Dec. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3017

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th December, 1904.

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.
WILLIAM HENRY DEMPSEY .. .. Dargaville.
WILLIAM E. KELLEY .. .. Springburn.
FREDERICK JAMES OLIVER .. .. Ahaura.
SAMUEL JAMES GAW .. .. Waipara.

J. G. WARD.

Appointment of Dentistry Board of Examiners, City of Wellington.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be the Board of Examiners for the City of Wellington under “The Dentists Act Amendment Act, 1891” :—

MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
Thomas Cahill, M.D. M.S. Univ. Irel.
William Edward Collins, B.M. Univ. Lond. &c.
Henry Pollen, M.B. M.S. &c. Univ. Dubl.

DENTISTS.
Richard Crofts Bulkley.
Arthur Hoby.
Herbert Pearson Rawson.

J. G. WARD.

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

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK PEARSON

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

J. G. WARD.

Clerks of Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable HANS PETER RASMUSSEN
to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Geraldine, from the 9th day of December, 1904, vice Constable L. Mullany, transferred;

Constable PATRICK GOUGH
to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Winton, and Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Awarua, from the 6th day of December, 1904, vice Constable H. P. Rasmussen, transferred; and

Constable JOHN MAHER
to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Taumarunui, from the 1st day of January, 1905, vice Constable John Builer.

JAS. McGOWAN,
Minister of Justice.

Deputy District Judge appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM REEVE HASELDEN, Esq., S.M.,
to be the Deputy of the District Judge of the District Courts of Taranaki, Wanganui, Wairarapa, Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru, Otago Goldfields, Western Otago, Westland, and Nelson.

JAS. McGOWAN,
Minister of Justice.

Member of Southland Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 14th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

DUNCAN KING
to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Southland, as from the 27th day of December, 1904.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Nelson Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 14th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

GEORGE WALKER
to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Nelson, as from the 27th day of December, 1904.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 16th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable PATRICK GOUGH
an Inspector of Factories under “The Factories Act, 1901,” as from the 14th day of December, 1904.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 21st December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES SCATCHARD, Esq., L.R.C.S. Edin., L.R.C.P. Ireland,
to be a Public Vaccinator under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” for the District of Kaitaia, vice Dr. Reekie, as from the 1st day of November, 1904.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Superintendent and Clerk, Nelson Lunatic Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy Department,
Wellington, 17th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE CHAPMAN
to be Superintendent and Clerk of the Lunatic Asylum at Nelson, vice James Morrison, retired. This appointment to take effect the 13th day of October, 1904.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Receiver, Nelson Lunatic Asylum, appointed.

Lunacy Department,
Wellington, 17th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE CHAPMAN
(Superintendent and Clerk of the Lunatic Asylum at Nelson) to be the person to receive all moneys payable in respect of the maintenance of any lunatic in the said asylum, and if necessary to sue for the same in any Court of competent jurisdiction.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commissions held by the undermentioned officers :—

Christchurch City Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Charles George Foster. Date of resignation, 15th November, 1904.