ROYAL GAZETTE.

Council Office, 27th July, 1867.

IS Excellency the Lieutenant Governor in Council has been pleased to appoint Archibald John Mac-Donald, Esquire, Collector of Impost and Excise, and Controller of Navigation Laws, for the Port of Georgetown, in the place of William Beairsto Aitken, Esquire. CHARLES DESRRISAY, C. E. C.

Report of the Colonial Rifle Competition.

Patron—His Excellency the Commander-in-Chiei‘. Umpires—Lieut. Colonel T. H. Haviland, Major A. Mitchell. Range Ofiicers—Major H. Beer, Major R. Mabon.

'3 3’ RANK. NAMES. Gears. 5 PRIZES. r-1 8 1 Captain J. Tanton St. Eleanor’s Rifles 30 £10 & Medal 2 Sergt. J. Woodside Do 27 8 (it Medal 3 Ensign D. Harper Thistle Rifles 27 7 0 0 4 Lieut. G. Tanton Military School 26 6 0 0 5 Private E. Catford Prince Edw. Rifles 25 5 0 0 6 Do J. Hardy Little York Rifles 25 4 0 0 _7 Ensign J. Newson Prince Wales Rifles 25 3 0 O 8Gunner L. Younker lst Artillery 24 2 0 0 3 Corpl. C. Callaghan Irish Rifles 24 I 10 0 10 Captain G. Dogherty Ist Q. C’ty Militia 24 l 0 0 ll Gunner W. Wyatt Ist Artillery 24 O 15 0 12 Private W. C. White P. Wales Rifles 23 0 12 6 I3Lieut. D. Tobin Irish Rifles 23 0 10 0 14 Private C. Newbery Royalty Rifles 23 0 7 6 15 Do W. Thorn Do 22 0 5 0

iRanges—BOO and 500 yards. The priority of Ties was decided by extra shots.

The first prize was the Silver Medal of the National Rifle Association of England, and £5 from His Excellency the Com- mander-in-Chief, and £5 from the grant of the Colonial Govern— ment. Another Medal accompanied the second prize.

There has been a very marked improvement on the firing of last year—the 4th prize making a higher score than the lat prize

of 1866. A. DOUGLAS SMITH, COL, Insp. Militia. August 21, 1867.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST or was

COLONIAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

Secretary -—L1sor. COLONEL P. D. Srswsnr, A. G. M.

His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, o £5 0 0 )olonel the Honorable J. H. Gray, - — 1 0 0

Admiral Baylield, - - - ~ - 1 10 0 The Chief Justice, - - - . 0 10 0 Colonel Donglas Smith, I. M., — - . 2 0 0 .Lt. Colonel the Honorable T. II. Haviland, - 0 10 0 Do do J. Longworth, . — 0 10 0

Do do J. C. Pepe, - - 0 10 0

Hon. Jos. Hensley, A. G. - - . - o 10 0 Major L. C. Owen, - - - - . . 0 10 0 Major R. R. Ilodgson, - - - . o 10 0 “ r - ~ 0 10 0

Inc. Dr. ‘Young, - -

“i Captain T. Morris, - - - - - - O 10 0 Major DeBlois, - - - - - - 0 10 0 'I‘heopl:ilns DesBrisay, Esq. - - - - 0 10 0 Hon. G. R. Goodman, - - - - - 0 5 0 Captain J. Peaks. o ~ - - — o 0 10 0 Captain J. Duncan, -' - - _- - 0 5 0 lion. D. Dawes, - a - — — - 0 10 0 Daniel Hodgson, Esq. - - - - ~ 0 11 0 John Ings, Esq. - - - - - - 0 10 0 William Murphy, Esq. - - - - O 10 0 Captain F. Breckeu, - - - - - 0 5 3 Major II. Beer, - - o e - - 0 10 0 Hon. K. Henderson. - - — - - 0 10 0 George Atkinson, Esq. - ~ - - - 0 10 0 Captain A. Ilensley, ~ - - - - 0 10 0 William Pethick. Esq. - - ~ - ~ 0 6 3 Hon. R. P. IIuythorne, - - - o 0 10 0 Captain George Peaks, - - - - 0 10 0 Bank of P. E. Island, - - - - - 3 0 0 Union Bank, - - - - - - 2 10 0 To which are added,

From the Colonial Government, - ~ 15 0 0 From Militia Grant, - - - ~ - 7 l7 6

£50 0 0

A. DOUGLAS SMITH, Col., Insp. Militia.

NOTICE.

THE undersigned will receive Tenders at his Office, corner of Sydney and IIillsborough streets, until FRIDAY. the 23rd instant, at 6 o'clock, p. m., for repairing the Breastwork in front of Government House, scoording to specification to be

seen on application to . B. WILLIAMS, Sup. Pub. Works. Ch’town, August let, 1867. .

NOTICE.

THE undersigned will lot at Auction, at Nine Mile Creek, Lot 65. on SATURDAY. the 24th instant. at 3 o'clock, p. m., certain repairs to the Wharf at that place. B. WILLIAMS, Sup. Pub. Works. Ch’town. August 21st, 1867.

NOTICE.

THE undersigned will be at the new Wharf, North East Corner, Lot 48, on MONDAY, the 26th instant, at 2. o’clock, p. m., to let certain work to be done on said Wharf. B. WILLIAMS, Sup. Pub. Works. Ch’town, August 21st, 1857.

PU BLIC NO I‘ICE.

IIEREAS a Commision, bearing date the 6th day ofJoly instant, has been issued to us under and by virtucot' an Act passed in the 14th year of the reign ofIIer present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled “ an Act to regulate the laying out and altering of Highways,” and the Act in amendment thereof, whereby we are commanded to estimate the damage or advan- tage that may accrue to those persons who are interested in the land through which a certain new Road is intended to pass, leading from the Saint Peter’s Road, as run of by the late Superintendent of Public Works, through Hayden’s or Longworth’s Shipyard. to the site of the new Wharf, on the north side of the Hillsborongh, opposite Fisher's Wharf: Now we do hereby give Public Notice to all persons concerned that we will commence the execution of the said Commission, by attending at the house of Alexander Hayden, in Township number Thirty-six, on Monday, the 16th day of September next, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of'the said day, and proceed along the said intended newline of Road, and complete the said Commission according to law. Given under our hands this 14th day of August, 1867.

FRANCIS McQUAID. ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, GEORGE MILLER,

} Commissioners.