Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2421

Member of Southland Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-appoint

ALFRED BALDEY

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Southland, as from the 4th December, 1901.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 11th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HAROLD DEVEREUX DAVENPORT, Lic. R. Coll. Surg. Irel., 1885,

to be a Public Vaccinator under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” for the District of Christchurch.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Vaccination Inspectors appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 27th November, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be Vaccination Inspectors for the districts set opposite their names respectively, namely:—

Name. District.
FRANCIS GEORGE DAVIS .. .. Little River.
HENRY ARTHUR JACKMAN .. .. Wairau.
ROBERT FELLOWES WEBSTER .. .. Pukekohe.
FREDERICK WOOD .. .. Rangiriri.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 17th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable THOMAS BARRETT

to be an Inspector under “The Factories Act, 1901.”

C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Labour.

Presidents and Members of Councils under “The Maori Land Administration Act, 1900,” appointed.

Native Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments under the provisions of “The Maori Lands Administration Act, 1900 ”:—

William Alfred Barton, Stipendiary Magistrate, of Gisborne, to be President, and John Townley, Edward Patricks Joyce, and Heta te Kani, all of Gisborne, to be members, of the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Council.

David Scannell, Judge of the Native Land Court, to be President, and Richard John Gill, of Auckland, and Timi Waata Rimini, of Maketu, to be members, of the Waiariki District Maori Land Council.

William Pattison James, Stipendiary Magistrate, of Masterton, to be President, and Thaia Hutana, of Waipawa, and Te Whatahoro, of Papawai, to be members, of Te Ikaroa District Maori Land Council.

William James Butler, Judge of the Native Land Court, to be President, and Thomas William Fisher, of New Plymouth, Ru Reweti, of Wanganui, and Taraua Marumaru, of Parewanui, Bull’s, to be members, of the Aotea District Maori Land Council.

Edward Clay Blomfield, Stipendiary Magistrate, of Russell, Bay of Islands, to be President, and Henry Speer Wilson, of Gloriat, Maunu, and Kiingi Ruarangi, of Helensville, to be members, of the Tokerau District Maori Land Council.

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

Resignation of Trustee of Carterton Public Cemetery accepted.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of

WILLIAM PARKER

as a Trustee of the Carterton Public Cemetery.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

New Zealand Militia Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment:—

New Zealand Militia.

Sergeant Edward Churton Clarke, of the 4th New Zealand Contingent, to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 22nd October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Additional Member appointed to the Several Local Boards for the Examination of Candidates in the New Zealand Defence Forces.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Major St. Leger Montgomery Moore, New Zealand Militia (Captain Royal Garrison Artillery),

to be an additional member of the several Local Boards for the Examination of Candidates for Commissions in the New Zealand Defence Force, for the Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago Military Districts, and the North Otago and Southland Sub-districts. Appointment to date from the 5th October, 1901.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Defence.

New Zealand Militia Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointments in the New Zealand Militia:—

Regimental Sergeant-Major Arthur Henry Jones, Sixth New Zealand Contingent, to be Lieutenant. Commission to date from the 16th August, 1901.

Squadron Sergeant-Major Bruce Sommerville Hay, Sixth New Zealand Contingent, to be Lieutenant. Commission to date from the 22nd August, 1901.

Squadron Sergeant-Major Edward John Quinlan, Sixth New Zealand Contingent, to be Lieutenant. Commission to date from the 2nd September, 1901.

Farrier Staff Sergeant-Major Harry Gordon McMillan, Sixth New Zealand Contingent, to be Veterinary Lieutenant. Commission to date from the 1st September, 1901.

JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointments:—

Wakatu Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Sydney Vincent Trask to be Lieutenant.

Motueka Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Henry O’Brien Deck to be Captain.

Joseph Wilfred Senior to be Lieutenant.

Frederick Craven Batchelor to be Lieutenant.