Nov. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2705

DAVID ROBERT HOWDEN,
JOHN CAIRNIE SOMERVILLE, and
JOHN BLEATON MCINTOSH
to be Rangers under "The Animals Protection Act, 1880," and the Acts amending the same, for the District of Otago.
J. G. WARD.

Clerk of Court appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Constable JOHN BUTLER
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Taumarunui, from the 27th October, 1904, vice Constable A. H. Hyde.
JAS. McGOWAN.

Crown Prosecutor appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
The Hon. Joseph Augustus Tole
to be Crown Prosecutor at Thames.
JAS. McGOWAN.

Justices of the Peace appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 10th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
CHARLES GEORGE FREDERICK MORICE, Esq., M.R.C.S.E. L.R.C.P. Lond., F.R.C.S. Edin., M.D. Brussels, of Greymouth, and
SAMUEL GEORGE FERGUSON, Esq., of Waitaha, County Westland, to be Justices of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.
JAS. McGOWAN.

Vaccination Inspectors appointed.
Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 8th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be Vaccination Inspectors, under "The Public Health Act, 1900," namely :-
ROBERT DAVID SCOTT
for the District of Heriot, vice E. G. Bennett, transferred, as from the 27th day of October, 1904;
RICHARD WILLIAM RAYNER
for the District of Chatham Islands, vice R. S. Florance, transferred.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Public Vaccinator appointed.
Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 8th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
GEORGE CRAIG, Esq., M.B. Mast. Surg. 1890 Univ. Edin.,
to be a Public Vaccinator under "The Public Health Act, 1900," for the District of Ohinemuri.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Members of Tane Domain Board appointed.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 7th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of "The Domain Boards Act, 1904," been pleased to appoint
MARK CASELBERG and
WILLIAM ORR
to be members of the Tane Domain Board, in the place of Harry Edward Venner Crawford and Michael Joseph Hodgins, who have left the district.
T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Mackaytown Domain Board appointed.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 7th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of "The Domain Boards Act, 1904," been pleased to appoint
CHARLES TREZISE
to be a member of the Mackaytown Domain Board, in the place of Ernest Graham, resigned.
T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Factories appointed.
Department of Labour,
Wellington, 4th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Constable JOHN BUTLER
an Inspector under "The Factories Act, 1901"; appointment dating from 2nd November, 1904.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

Acting Member of Court of Arbitration appointed.
Department of Labour,
Wellington, 8th November, 1904.
ON the recommendation of the President of the Arbitration Court, as provided by "The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act, 1904," His Excellency the Governor has appointed
WILLIAM SCOTT, of Dunedin,
an Acting Member of the Court of Arbitration under "The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900," to attend and act for the purpose of hearing and determining the dispute between the Wellington Drivers Industrial Union of Workers and the employers.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

New Zealand Militia Officer resigned.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:-
New Zealand Militia.
Captain John Russell MacDonald. Date of resignation, 8th October, 1904.
ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers promoted.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th November, 1904.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the undermentioned officers:-
No. 1 Battalion Wellington (West Coast) Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Ebenezer Maxwell (Opunake Mounted Rifle Volunteers) to be Major. Date of commission, 7th September, 1904.
North Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant George William Campbell Macdonald to be Captain. Date of commission, 10th June, 1904.
Dannevirke Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Frederick Alexander Harrison to be Captain. Date of commission, 7th September, 1904.
Masterton Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Alexander Burnet Charters to be Captain. Date of commission, 7th September, 1904.
ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.