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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

Chief Judge of the Native Land Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HUGH GARDEN SETH SMITH, Esq.,

to be Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, on and from the 1st day of September, 1904, vice G. B. Davy, Esq., retired.

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

Cadet appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY HERBERT WILSON

to be a cadet in the District, Magistrate’s, and Warden’s Courts at Queenstown, from the 22nd instant.

JAS. McGOWAN.

Clerk of Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable PATRICK CASSIDY

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Kurow, from the 17th instant, vice Constable R. Miller, transferred.

JAS. McGOWAN.

Vaccination Inspectors appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 31st August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be Vaccination Inspectors, under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” namely :—

CONYERS PEACH

for the District of Featherston, vice P. E. Bean, transferred, as from the 20th day of August, 1904;

JOHN BROWN

for the District of Carterton, vice W. C. Drake, as from the 8th day of August, 1904;

WILLIAM DRYBURGH WALLACE

for the District of Lyttelton, vice John Fitzgerald, as from the 1st day of August, 1904;

JAMES SHENNAN KIRKPATRICK

for the District of Huntly, vice G. H. Cottam, as from the 10th day of August, 1904;

MICHAEL JOHN STAUNTON

for the District of Tokomairiro, vice R. C. Black, transferred, as from the 18th day of August, 1904.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Crown Lands Ranger appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER MEHARRY

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Land District of Westland.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land Transfer Officer appointed.

Head Office. Stamp Department,
Wellington, 26th August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES MEACHAM BATHAM, Esq.,

to be Registrar-General of Land for the Colony of New Zealand, as from the 1st day of September, 1904.

J. CARROLL,
Commissioner of Stamps.

Trustee for Hurunui Rabbit District appointed. — Notice No. 893.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CROSLEGH DAMPIER CROSSLEY

to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hurunui District constituted in terms of “The Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1886,” vice M. J. Burke, resigned; the appointment to date from 26th August, 1904.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Inspector and Grader of Dairy Produce appointed. — Notice No. 894.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM GRANT

to be an Inspector and Grader for the purposes of “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898”; the appointment to date from 22nd August, 1904.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Inspector under “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” appointed. —Notice No. 895.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th August, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

BENJAMIN WYLLY BAYLY

to be an Inspector for the purposes of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900”; the appointment to date from 1st August, 1904.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 31st August, 1904.

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

FREDERICK ELWOOD, Esq., of Woodville;
WALTER ALEXANDER MILNE, Esq., of Manakau; and
JAMES BUCHAN SIM, Esq., of Sydenham,

of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

JAS. McGOWAN.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1904.

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

Wallace Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

James Morrison Taylor to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd December, 1903

Alfred Edward Blatch to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Waitohi Rifle Volunteers.

Samuel Swanwick to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st June, 1904.

Deuniston Rifle Volunteers.

John Henry Levy to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd September, 1903.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1904.

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