APRIL 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1167

Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE HENRY CATES

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Petone.

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Colonial Secretary.

Visiting Justice appointed.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 11th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FRANCIS McGOVERN, Esq., J.P.,

to be a Visiting Justice of H.M. Prisons at Auckland and Fort Cautley.

C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Justice.

Registrar of Supreme Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 27th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HARRY EYRE KENNY, Esq., S.M.,

to be Registrar of the Supreme Court at Nelson, from the 1st May, 1894, vice H. W. Robinson, Esq., retired.

JAS. McGOWAN.

Chairman of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 27th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HARRY EYRE KENNY, Esq., S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District of City of Nelson, vice H. W. Robinson, Esq.; and to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District of Motueka, vice W. Heaps, Esq. Such appointments to take effect from the 1st day of May next.

JAS. McGOWAN.

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 27th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES HUGH BUCHANAN COATES, Esq., of Wellington;
GEORGE PRIOR DONNELLY, Esq., of Crissoge, Hastings;
ROBERT JOSEPH COLLINS, Esq., Wellington;
JOSEPH HAMBLETON, Esq., of Greymouth;
WILLIAM ERNEST HUGHES, Esq., of Wellington;
BARTHOLOMEW KENT, Esq., of Auckland; and
THOMAS STONE, Esq., of Woodlands, Waikato,

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

JAS. McGOWAN.

General Manager, State Fire Insurance Office, appointed.

The State Fire Insurance Office,
Wellington, 22nd April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN WALTER BRINDLEY, Esq.,

to be the General Manager of the State Fire Insurance Office, established under “The State Fire Insurance Act, 1903.”

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

Vaccination Inspector appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 27th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FRANCIS HILGENDORF

to be a Vaccination Inspector, under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” for the District of Blueskin, vice Robert Landreth, deceased. The appointment dates from the 20th day of April, 1904.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Public Vaccinator appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 27th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALBERT JOHN ORCHARD, Esq., B.M. Ch.M. Univ. Edin. 1896,

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Member of Westland Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

ANDREW CUMMING

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Westland, as from the 21st day of April, 1904.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 22nd April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable WILLIAM HENRY McANERIN

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

J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Labour.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 26th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable PHILIP JOHN McCARTHY

to be an Inspector of Factories under “The Factories Act, 1901,” as from the 25th instant.

J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Labour.

Land Transfer and Deeds Registration Officer appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 25th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

H. EYRE KENNY, Esq.,

to be District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles for the Land and Deeds Registration District of Nelson, during pleasure, as from the 1st day of May, 1904.

J. CARROLL,
Commissioner of Stamps.

Licensing Officer under “The Arms Act, 1880,” appointed.

Police Department
(Commissioner’s Office),
Wellington, 20th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable WILLIAM HENRY McANERIN,
of the New Zealand Police Force, to be a Licensing Officer under “The Arms Act, 1880.”

JAS. McGOWAN.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th April, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the undermentioned officers:—

Wairoa Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant William James Davis to be Captain. Date of commission, 23rd January, 1904.

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