Feb. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 447

Deputy Official Assignee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 15th February, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN LATHAM

to be Deputy Official Assignee at Gore from the 10th day of February instant, vice Robert Dewar, resigned.

JAS. McGOWAN.

Vaccination Inspectors reappointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 15th February, 1905.

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

CHARLES EDMUND NICHOLAS

for the District of Tauranga (boundaries altered), as from the 15th day of February, 1905;

ARNOLD WILLIAM MANN

for the District of Waihi (boundaries altered), as from the 15th day of February, 1905.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Vaccination Inspector appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 15th February, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ERNEST COOKE BROWN

to be a Vaccination Inspector, under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” for the District of Taumarunui, vice John Eger-ton Ward, as from the 10th day of February, 1905.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Appointment of Persons to act on the Committee of the Maerewhenua Portion of the Waitaki Islands.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th February, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following persons acting on the Committee for the Care and Management of the Maerewhenua Portion of the Waitaki Islands, in terms of clause 2 of the rules and regulations for the management of the aforesaid portion of the said islands, dated the 11th day of September, 1895:—

JAMES PARK,
MALCOLM McIVER, and
ROBERT McBEAN,

the said gentlemen having retired and having been re-elected in terms of the said regulations.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Members of Waikaka Commonage Committee appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th February, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of clause 3 of the rules and regulations, dated 25th April, 1904, for the management of the Waikaka Commonage, been pleased to approve of

DAVID LAMB (re-elected),
THOMAS MASLIN, and
EDWARD ROBERTS

being members of the Waikaka Commonage Committee, in the place of David Lamb, Malcolm McCorkindale, and John McLellan; to act in conjunction with Frank Shirley, William Francis Bennetts, Hugh Rankin, and James Okane, previously appointed.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Members of Otago Land Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th February, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN TOUGH and
JOHN MUNRO McKENZIE

to be members of the Land Board of the Land District of Otago.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Crown Lands Ranger appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th February, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES WESLEY

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

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Trustee for Te Aroha Racecourse appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th February, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of “The Te Aroha Recreation-ground and Racecourse Act, 1892,” “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” and “The Public Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1885,” been pleased to appoint

PETER GILCHRIST,

of Te Aroha, solicitor, to be a Trustee of Te Aroha Racecourse, in the place of James Mills, resigned.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Members of Auckland Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 13th February, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of the provisions of section 7 of “The Auckland Harbour Board Act, 1885,” and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, to appoint

FREDERICK EHRENFRIED BAUME, M.H.R., and
WILLIAM JOSEPH NAPIER

to be members of the Auckland Harbour Board.

WM. HALL-JONES.

New Zealand Militia Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th February, 1905.

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

New Zealand Militia.

Captain Lewis John Joyce to be Major. Date of commission, 19th January, 1905.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.