JUNE 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1445

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th May, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GILBERT RUTHERFORD SELBY

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

J. G. WARD.

District Judge appointed.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES DUDLEY ROBERT WARD, Esq.,

to be the District Judge for the District Court of Nelson, on and from the 1st day of May instant, vice H. W. Robinson, Esq., resigned.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Justice.

Cadet appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 1st June, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE PANTON FINLAY

to be a cadet in the District and Magistrates’ Courts at Hamilton, from the 5th day of May instant.

J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Justice.

Cadets appointed, Education Department.

Education Department,
Wellington, 13th May, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

IVY MAITLAND JOHNSTONE,
DONALD WATSON, and
JOHN A. ORR

to be cadets in the Education Department. The appointments to date from 30th March, 1904, 3rd May, 1904, and 9th May, 1904, respectively.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Education.

Inspector of Native Schools promoted.

Education Department,
Wellington, 14th May, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM WATSON BIRD, M.A.,

Assistant Inspector of Native Schools, to be Inspector of Native Schools. The appointment to date as from the 1st April, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Education.

Control and Management of Public-hall Site in Potaka Township, Wellington Land District, vested in Trustees.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24th May, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to vest the control and management of the public-hall site in Potaka Township, Wellington Land District, being Section No. 14, Block I., of the said township, in

GREGOR MCGREGOR,
HENRY PEARCE,
JOHN DOOLE,
MICHAEL GREEN, and
ALBERT POTAKA

in pursuance of the provisions of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Trustee for Cromwell Racecourse appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24th May, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 6 of “The Cromwell Racecourse Reserve Act, 1876,” been pleased to appoint

JOHN JAMESON

to be a Trustee of the Cromwell Racecourse, in the place of Thomas Rooney, deceased.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

New Zealand Militia (Retired List): Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st May, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve that

Captain JOHN THOMPSON LARGE,

who was retired from the New Zealand Militia and posted to the Retired List, with rank of Captain, as from 31st August, 1903, be granted the rank of Major, and with effect from the date of his retirement.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st May, 1904.

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

Civil Service Rifle Volunteers (Wellington).

Lieutenant Alan Eyre Turnbull to be Captain. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Awarua Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant John Flaas to be Captain. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st May, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointments:—

No. 2 Battalion Auckland Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Joseph Lyons to be Honorary Veterinary Surgeon. Date of commission, 3rd May, 1904.

No. 2 Company Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Henry Francis Edgecumbe to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

No. 2 Company Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

William Rose Holden to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Awarua Rifle Volunteers.

Walter Bertie O’Toole to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Hampden Rifle Volunteers.

Thomas Alfred Paterson to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Winton Rifle Volunteers.

Robert Montgomery Gilmour to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Denniston Rifle Volunteers.

Arthur Trevella to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Popotunoa Rifle Volunteers.

James Begg to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

Surgeon-Captain John Adolphus Laing (New Zealand Militia) to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 16th April, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.