THE GAZETTE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2130, 20 December 1894, Page 46

THE GAZETTE.

Friday's Gaztt'e contains n-gjlations under "The Lands Improvement »ud Native Lands Acquisition Act 1894- " ; particulars of the statements to be furnished under " The Foreign Insurance Companies' Deposits Act 1894- " ; and regulations for the examination of masters and mates. The appointments of William Gnty as secretary of the Post and Telegraph department, James Kennedy Logan as superintendent of electric lines, and Thomas Rose as assistant secretary and inspector of Postal and Tele grnph departments are gazetted. These three appointments date from January 1. The following appointments and promotions in the department ot Trade and Customs are gazetted : — W. B. Moutgemery, landing waiter and tide surveyor, Bluff; A. V. f'enn, lauding waiter, Christchurch ; E. T. W. M'Laurin, wart housekeeper, Auckland; H. J Marsh, recoid clerk, head effice; D. Johnston, collector, Invercargill ; E. P«-lf-y, collector, Povwt.y B»y ; A. C.irttr, collector, Wair^u.

The following are appointed superintendent collectors of agricultural statistics :— John Church — Waitaki, Wnihemo, and part of Waikouaiti north of the Waitati stream ; Thomas 11. Dodds— Part of Waikouaiti south of Waitati stream, Peninsula, and Taieri ; Peter NelBon, Bruce, Tuapeka, and Clutha ; William Russell — Southland, Wallace, Fiord, Stewart Island, and adjacent islands; Michael John Staunton— Maniototo, Vincent, and Lake.

BAS(JI T ET TO CAPTAIN RUSSELL. Napikr, December 14.

Captain Rasst-11, M.H.R for Hawke's Bay, was tendered a complimentary banquet at Iltstings last night. Mr Fitzr^y, mayor of Hastings, presided, and amongst; the g ests were Mr R. C. Buchanan aud Dr N«wman, M.H R 's. About 200 people were prcseut from all parts of the dinbricl. In responding to the toast of the evening Captain Russell said he was not worn out with 25 y«arn' political life, and v.a-< quifcc- willing to go right on for another qnaih-r of a ceutniy doing his best fov Now Zealand ai.d tbe constilui ncy he represented. As to the political citiiation, he decl-md fchat tho people had entirely neglected the old regular family of m< dical practitiouets, and were being led away by a quack cbarlatan impostor— tte Sequah of New ZenUnd politics. They had been carried away with blast of tiumpet and bunging of drum by this charlatan, who offered th' in a box of political pills, and *h i pulled out their teeth to the accotnpaui-mi-nt of the trumpet and drum aforesaid, at tbo same time assuring them that his treatment wns painless. The people had awakened to the fact that they hud been to all thi3 discomfort and bad paid 20 guineas for the teeth, when, if they had kept their own, they would have bef n that much richer. Captain RuHgtll 8. v< rely criticised the Sergeaut-at-armß appointment aurt the Pomahaka purchase.