JUNE 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2057

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to the undermentioned officers :—

Colonel JAMES ROBERT PURDY, New Zealand Medical Corps,

he having a total commissioned service to 20th May, 1911, entitling him thereto of twenty years and seventeen days.

Colonel STUART NEWALL, C.B., Retired List,

he having a total rank and commissioned service to 1st April, 1903, entitling him thereto of thirty-seven years two hundred and ninety-five days.

Major FREDERICK JOHN WILLIAM GASCOIGNE, Retired List,

he having a total commissioned service to 31st August, 1911, entitling him thereto of forty years and fifty-one days.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

No. 230, Sergeant-Major GEORGE FINLAY, No. 2 Company, Wellington Division, New Zealand Garrison Artillery,

he having a total service to 28th February, 1911, entitling him thereto of twenty years and seven days.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Award of the Meritorious-service Medal.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 468, General Regulations of the Defence Forces of New Zealand, 1906, of the award of the Meritorious-service Medal to

Staff Sergeant-Major HENRY PEACOCK, New Zealand Permanent Staff.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Revocation of Commission.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to revoke the commission granted to Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Severin Heard (2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers) as Colonel of the New Zealand Militia, as published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 9, of the 2nd February, 1911, on his appointment as Colonel on the Imperial General Staff whilst employed as Director of Military Training and Staff Duties, New Zealand Military Forces, and with effect from the 30th May, 1911.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 21st June, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalization, under the Aliens Act, 1908, in favour of the undermentioned persons:—

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D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Notice (amended) respecting Proposed Alteration in Boundaries of Borough of St. Kilda.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 21st June, 1911.

PURSUANT to section 118 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that a petition, in accordance with regulations, signed by not less than one-fourth of the electors of the area described in the Schedule hereto, has been presented to him, praying that the said area may be included in the Borough of St. Kilda. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed alteration within one month from the first publication of this notice. Such objections or petitions are to be addressed and forwarded to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BOROUGH OF ST KILDA.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District bounded towards the north generally by the Bay Town District, as described in the New Zealand Gazette No. 55, of the 8th June, 1905, from the present eastern boundary of the Borough of St. Kilda to the south-eastern side of Bowen Street; thence towards the south-east by the south-eastern side of Bowen Street to the present boundary of the Borough of St. Kilda; and thence towards the south-west by the present boundary of the Borough of St. Kilda to the place of commencement.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

[NOTE.—The above notice is published in substitution for that published on page 1700 of the New Zealand Gazette No. 41, of 18th May, 1911, and in the Otago Daily Times of 20th May, 1911.]

By-laws of Waipukurau County Council confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1911.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of by-laws made by the Waipukurau County Council on the 7th January, 1911.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

IN pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the within-written by-laws, and declare that the same came into force on the 7th day of February, 1911.

Dated this 23rd day of June, 1911.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.