Aug. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2375

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 29th July, 1913.

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

No. 49/537, Private JAMES STRANG, 8th (Southland)
Regiment,

he having a total service to the 1st April, 1913, entitling him
thereto of twenty years and four days.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Services of a Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 29th July, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept,
under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909,
the services of the

Opunake Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Opunake, Wellington Military District.
Date of acceptance, 29th July, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Disbandment of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 24th July, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve,
under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909,
of the disbandment of the undermentioned Defence rifle
club :-

The Pihama Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Pihama, Wellington Military District.
Date of disbandment, 29th July, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Dismissal of a Territorial from the New Zealand Defence
Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 31st July, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to dismiss
from the New Zealand Defence Forces, under sec-
tion 6 (b) of the Defence Act, 1909,

LYLE STANLEY,

he having been convicted by the Civil power of theft. Dated
22nd July, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Existing Designation of Units abolished and redesignated.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 31st July, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to abolish,
in accordance with section 6 (a) of the Defence Act,
1909, the existing designations of the undermentioned units,
and to approve that such units be redesignated in the manner
as set forth hereunder :-

New Zealand Signal Corps to be redesignated Mounted
Signal Troops and Divisional Signal Companies, and to form
part of the Corps of New Zealand Engineers.

New Zealand Railway Corps to be redesignated New Zea-
land Railway Battalions, and to form part of the Corps of
New Zealand Engineers.

Dated 1st July, 1913,

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1913.

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

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th August, 1913.

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

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Members of Hamilton Fire Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 6th August, 1913.

THE undermentioned persons have been appointed or
elected to be members of the Hamilton Fire Board
constituted under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Appointed by the Governor—
Montague Darke.

Elected by the fire-insurance companies—
John James Kingston.
Walter Pavitt.
Gladwyn Armstrong Wynyard.

Elected by the Hamilton Borough Council—
John Edwin Hammond.
John McKinnon.
George Albert Hayter.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Nehua and Eru Streets, in
the Town of Takapuna Extension No. 46, of a Width of
not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 31st July, 1913.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby autho-
rize the laying-off of Nehua and Eru Streets, in the Town
of Takapuna Extension No. 46, Auckland Land District,
of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.