JULY 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1531

Ranger under the Animals Protection Acts, Wellington District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY JAMES CANTON

to be a Ranger, under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, for the District of Wellington.

J. G. WARD.

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Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :

Name. District.
GEORGE PERCY WAKE .. .. .. Eltham.
ARTHUR FREDERICK BENT .. .. Riverton.
DOUGLAS ST. GEORGE .. .. .. Hokitika.

J. G. WARD.

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Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :

Name. District.
SAMUEL MARA MOORE .. .. .. Takapau.
JOHN RITCHIE BOSWELL .. .. .. Oxford.
ERNEST JOSEPH HARRINGTON .. .. Buller.

J. G. WARD.

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Acting Consul-General for Belgium at Melbourne, State of Victoria.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 30th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has been informed by Mr. Pollet, the retiring Consul-General for Belgium for Australasia at Melbourne, that the Vice-Consul,

Mr. F. DRION,

will act as Consul-General for Belgium pending the arrival of Mr. Pollet’s successor.

J. G. WARD.

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Registrars of Electors, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, and Wallace Electoral Districts, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 30th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN FITZGERALD

to be Registrar of Electors, under “The Electoral Act, 1902,” for the Electoral District of Lyttelton, vice W. Shanaghan; appointment to date from 1st May, 1903: also to appoint

ALEXANDER GEORGE ASHBY

to be Registrar of Electors, under the said Act, for the Electoral District of Kaiapoi, vice M. Lynskey; appointment to date from 1st July, 1903: and also to appoint

ARTHUR FREDERICK BENT

to be Registrar of Electors, under the said Act, for the Electoral District of Wallace, vice A. G. Ashby; appointment to date from 1st July, 1903.

J. G. WARD.

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A Trustee, Hokitika Savings-bank, appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 26th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY LESLIE MICHEL

to be a Trustee of the Hokitika Savings-bank, as from the 23rd instant.

R. J. SEDDON,

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Probation Officer appointed.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 23rd June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The POLICE GAOLER

at Clyde, Otago, to be Probation Officer under “The First Offenders’ Probation Act, 1886,” for the Township of Clyde

JAS. McGOWAN.

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Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ANDREW CUMMING, Esq., of Kokatahi, and
ALEXANDER W. HUTCHISON, Esq., of Kanieri,

to be Justices of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

JAS. McGOWAN.

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Native Interpreters licensed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise

HATARA MATEHE TE AWARAU, of Gisborne,
CHARLES FERRIS, of Gisborne,
MAIHI RANGIPO METE KINGI, of Wanganui, and
TAKEREI KINGI WETERE, of Paemako,

to act as Native Interpreters of the Second Grade.

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

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Judge of Native Land Court, Native Appellate Court, and Validation Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st July, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT NOBLE JONES, Esq.,

to be a Judge of the Native Land Court, and a Judge of the Native Appellate Court, and also to be a Judge of the Validation Court under “The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893.” Such appointments to date from the 1st day of July, 1903.

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

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Clerks of Court, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st July, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER GEORGE ASHBY

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Kaiapoi and Rangiora, and Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Kaiapoi, from the 1st July, 1903, vice M. Lynskey, retired;

ARTHUR FREDERICK BENT

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts and Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar at Riverton and Orepuki, and Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Wallace, from the 1st July, 1903, vice A. G. Ashby, transferred; and

Constable LEWIS READ

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts and Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar at Motueka, and Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Motueka, from the 1st July, 1903, vice H. E. Gilbert.

JAS. McGOWAN.

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Vaccination Inspector appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 29th June, 1903.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

EDWIN JOHN WHITE,

Kaikoura, to be a Vaccination Inspector, under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” for the District of Kaikoura, vice A. Absolum. Appointment to date from the 21st day of May, 1903.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.