Aug. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1599

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

REGINALD SKERMAN

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Hunter ville.

J. CARROLL.

Appointment of Acting-Consul of Republic of Hawaii, at Auckland, recognised provisionally.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has recognised provisionally the appointment by the Hawaiian Consul-General, at Sydney, of

GEORGE DUNNET, Esq.,

as Acting-Consul of the Republic of Hawaii, at Auckland.

J. CARROLL.

Inspector of Abattoirs, &c., County of Rangitikei, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

SYDNEY ARTHUR ROBERT MAIR

to be an Inspector of Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses and of Cattle intended for Slaughter, under “The Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act, 1894,” for the County of Rangitikei.

J. CARROLL.

Inspector of Weights and Measures, Borough of Cambridge, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable ALEXANDER McGILP

to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures under “The Weights and Measures Act, 1868,” and the Acts amending the same, for the Borough of Cambridge, vice Constable Timothy Cahill.

J. CARROLL.

Clerks of Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MOORE

to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrate’s Court at Rawene, from the 15th day of August, 1899, vice Constable A. McGilp, transferred; and

Constable THOMAS WHELAN

to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrate’s Court at Waihi, from the 21st day of August, 1899.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Justice.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 30th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES BOWKER

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Timaru, vice A. Sherratt, deceased.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Justice.

Native Interpreters licensed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 30th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise

WILLIAM H. STAFFORD, of Taradale, and
GEORGE HENRY WOODS, of Ohaeawai,

to act as Interpreters under “The Native Land Court Act, 1894.”

R. J. SEDDON,
Native Minister.

Rangers of Crown Lands, Otago, appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES BUDGE

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land District of Otago, to act within that part of the district known as the Cromwell Commonage; and

WALTER DALGLIESH

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land District of Otago, to act within that part of the district known as the Clyde Commonage.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Member of Otago Land Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-appoint

HUGH HERRIES KIRKPATRICK

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Otago, as from the 14th August, 1899.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Ranger of Crown Lands, Southland, appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WALTER TRAILL

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land District of Southland, and to act within that portion of the district known as Stewart Island.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Revoking Appointment of Crown Lands Ranger, Otago.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to revoke the appointment of

ALEXANDER IRONSIDE

as a Ranger of Crown Lands within the Land District of Otago.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Nautical Adviser to Marine Department, &c., appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th August, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance of the power and authority vested by “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act, 1877,”

HAROLD SEWALLIS BLACKBURNE

has been appointed Nautical Adviser to the Marine Department, Chief Examiner of Masters and Mates, and an Inspector and Surveyor under the said Act.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment under paragraph 63, Volunteer Regulations, 1895:—

Hampden Rifle Volunteers.

Archibald McWilliam to be Captain. Date of commission, 9th August, 1899.

T. THOMPSON.

Volunteer Officer retired.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned officer being retired under the provisions of paragraph 260, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, he being over sixty-five years of age:—

Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Captain and Adjutant James Porter Gerrard.

T. THOMPSON.