Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2945

Postmaster appointed to take and receive Statutory Declarations.

Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the eighth section of “The Justices of the Peace Act Amendment Act, 1888,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that

HENRY JAMES HOBBS,

being a person holding the office of Postmaster under “The Post Office Act, 1900,” at Hurleyville, is authorised to take and receive statutory declarations under the two-hundred-and-thirty-fourth section of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

As witness my hand, this ninth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and four.

PLUNKET, Governor.

Officer under the Fisheries Conservation Acts appointed, Canterbury.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th December, 1904.

It is hereby notified that

EDWARD GEORGE GARDINER,

of New Brighton, has been appointed to be an Officer for the purposes of “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” and the Acts amending the same.

J. G. WARD.

Appointment of Consular Agent for Italy, at Wellington, recognised.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 9th December, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has recognised the appointment, by the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne, of

ROLAND THOMAS ROBERTSON, Esq.,

as Consular Agent for Italy at Wellington.

J. G. WARD.

Rangers under the Animals Protection Acts, Canterbury and Grey Districts, appointed.

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

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be Rangers under “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, for the districts set opposite their names respectively, viz.:

Name. District.
EDWARD GEORGE GARDINER .. .. Canterbury.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL .. .. .. Grey.

J. G. WARD.

Assessor of the Native Land Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th December, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

TUTA NIHONIHO

to be an Assessor of the Native Land Court.

J. CARROLL.

Stipendiary Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th December, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HOWELL YOUNG WIDDOWSON, Esq.,

to be a Stipendiary Magistrate for the Colony of New Zealand, to exercise the extended jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court, as from 1st day of January, 1905.

JAS. McGOWAN.

Members of Taupiri Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th December, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of “The Domain Boards Act, 1904,” been pleased to appoint

JOHN WILLIAM BAILEY,
GEORGE POWELL,
THOMAS TRISTRAM ALFRED ARTHUR WHITE,
CHARLES RALPH LOVELL, and
ARTHUR HENRY WARING,

to be members of the Taupiri Domain Board, in the place of Thomas Henry White, John Cartwright Hill, George Frederick Millar, George Talbot Worthington, and Benjamin John Maclean.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Members of Taumata Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th December, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of “The Domain Boards Act, 1904,” been pleased to appoint

CHARLES ANDERSON WILKINSON,
THOMAS CHARLES STANNERS, and
WILLIAM NAYLOR JENKINS

to be members of the Taumata Domain Board, in the place of James William Middleton, William Lloyd, and Thomas Runciman.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Hampden Bush (Hawke’s Bay) Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 10th December, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of “The Domain Boards Act, 1904,” been pleased to appoint

JOHN REGINALD GARRATT

to be a member of the Hampden Bush (Hawke’s Bay) Domain Board, in the place of William Francis Glass, deceased.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Appointment in the Department of Roads.

Department of Roads,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES WILLIAM CARVER,

to be a clerical cadet in the Department of Roads, as from 22nd April, 1904.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 9th December, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable JOHN FRASER

an Inspector of Factories under “The Factories Act, 1901,” as from 22nd October, 1904.

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Minister of Labour.

Cadets appointed.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 29th November, 1904.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FRANCIS JOHN MUSHET,
FREDERICK JAMES COLMER, and
MINNIE MADELEINE MOORE