FEB. 15.

Inspectors of Abattoirs, &c., County of Levels, appointed.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Constable JOHN MADDEN and Constable ROBERT CRAWFORD

Commissioner of Native Land Court appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint EDWARD CLARE BLOMFIELD, Esq., S.M.,
to be a Commissioner under the provisions of "The Native Land Court Act, 1894."
J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

Justice of the Peace appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM SWAN, Esq.,
of Dunedin, to be a Justice of the Peace for the colony.
JAMES McGOWAN.

Clerks of Courts appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Constable EDWIN EALES
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Herbertville, from the 23rd January, 1900, vice Constable A. Gray, transferred;
and Constable ARCHIBALD GRAY
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Levin, from the 26th January, 1900, vice Constable N. D. Abbott, transferred.
JAMES McGOWAN.

Stipendiary Magistrate, &c., appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint EDWARD CLARE BLOMFIELD, Esq.,
to be a Stipendiary Magistrate for the Colony of New Zealand, to exercise the extended jurisdiction, and also to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District of Bay of Islands, from the 1st instant.
JAMES McGOWAN.

Sittings of Magistrate’s Court appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint The PARISH HALL, Inglewood,
to be a place wherein a Magistrate's Court may be held under the provisions of "The Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1893," in lieu of the place appointed by warrant dated the 10th day of November, 1897, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 17th day of November, 1897.
JAMES McGOWAN.

Gaoler appointed.
Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 9th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint FRANCIS EGERTON SEVERNE
to be Gaoler of H.M. prison at Fort Cautley, vice G. S. Reston, services dispensed with.
JAMES McGOWAN.

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Member of Board of Examiners appointed under "The Coal-mines Act, 1891."
Mines Department,
Wellington, 14th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint ALFRED BENJAMIN LINDOP, Esq.,
of Denniston, to be a member of the Board of Examiners under "The Coal-mines Act, 1891," vice Thomas Brown, Esq., deceased.
JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister of Mines.

Member of Southland Land Board reappointed.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-appoint JOHN MCINTYRE
to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Southland as from the 10th February, 1900.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Persons to act on the Committee of the Maerewhenua Portion of the Waitaki Islands.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following persons acting on the Committee for the care and management of the Maerewhenua portion of the Waitaki Islands, in terms of Regulation No. 2 of the regulations for the management of the aforesaid portion of the said islands, dated 11th September, 1895, viz.,— BENJAMIN BARTER WELSH,
GERALD MORRIS, and ARCHIBALD GRANT,
in the place of Benjamin Barter Welsh and Gerald Morris, who retired in terms of said regulations, and Malcolm McKellar, deceased.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Persons to act on the Committee of the Otiaka Portion of the Waitaki Islands.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following persons acting on the Committee for the care and management of the Otiaka portion of the Waitaki Islands, in terms of Regulation No. 2 of the regulations for the management of the aforesaid portion of the said islands, dated 11th September, 1895, viz.,— THOMAS ALEXANDER MUNRO,
FREDRICK HILLE, and WILLIAM MULVENA,
in the place of Thomas A. Munro and James Milmine, who retired in terms of said regulations, and of Malcolm McKellar, deceased.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Persons to act on the Committee of the Awamoko Portion of the Waitaki Islands.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th February, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following persons acting on the Committee for the care and management of the Awamoko portion of the Waitaki Islands, in terms of Regulation No. 2 of the regulations for the management of the aforesaid portion of the said islands, dated 5th January, 1899, viz.,— JOHN JOHNSTONE,
JOHN WALL, and GERALD MORRIS,
the said persons having retired from the Committee by ballot, and having been re-elected in terms of the said regulations.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.