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CIKCTJLAE LETTEE OE NOTICE TO COMMANDING- OFFICERS. Deputy Adjutant General's Office, Auckland, February 18th, 1864. I am directed to give notice, that arrangements are in progress, by which men of the Auckland Militia and Volunteers, now on service out of Auckland may procure Substitutes upon payment of the Cost, viz: £10 each. Those who are desirous of availing themselves of this provision will, as soon as possible, hand in their names to their commanding officers. H. C. Balneayis, Lieutenant. Colonel. Deputy. Adjutant. General.

MINISTER TOE COLONIAL DEFENCE TO MAJOR-GENERAL GALLOWAY. Colonial Defence Office, Auckland, 4th March, 1864. Sir — I have the honor to inform you, that the Military Settlers recently arrived from Australia, and at present embodied as the 4th Waikato Regiment, under Major Moule, have been brought here by the Government, as Substitutes for such members of the Auckland Militia as desire to avail themselves of the regulations recently made by the Government in that behalf. I have therefore to request that you will regard this Regiment as a part of the Auckland Militia, and in the future dispoBitions of the Militia and Volunteers, that you will be good enough to arrange that these men may at all times take such duties aa would devolve upon that section of the local forces under your command. I have, Ac, Tiiomas Russell. Major General Galloway, Commanding Militia and Volunteers, Auckland.

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2nd CLASS AUCKLAND MILITIA.— {continued) KO. EANK AND NAMES. EEMAEKS. 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 80 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 80 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 Private Thorne, Walter. Hart, William. " Monk, Richard. " Craig, Joseph. " Balh William. " Marriage, Alfred. " Barton, William. " Rolton, George. " Coomb, Joseph. " Lang, Robert. " Edson John. " Johns, C. F. Potter, Henry. " Oxley, J. P. " Johnson, William. " Leighton, J. Frederick. Porter, Edward. " Castles, John. " Pierson Christopher. " Pilckington, John S. " Douglas, Samuel. Steel, John. " Hargraves, Charles. " Dabb, M. " Ingram, Charles. " Dickey, A. James. " Bond, D. R Gillies, Allen. " Lambourne, Frederick. " Rose, Chai-les Henry. " Priaul, John. " Pettit; J. " Atkins, George. " Edmonds, Alfred. Bell, Thomas. " Cea, Edward John. • Total—2nd Class, 105. 1st Class - - 133 2nd Class - - 105 Total, 238 M. Tigiie, Major, Commanding Auckland Militia.