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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:

Name. District.
WILLIAM ACCRINGTON ANDREWS .. Te Awamutu.
CHARLES CAMPBELL JENKINS .. Kawhia.
WILLIAM MCKINNON .. Waihi.
GEORGE ORMSBY .. Kaiapoi.
MARGARET WILHELMINA CLARK PEAT .. Awitu.

J. G. WARD.

Hemp-grader appointed.—Notice No. 980.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES ARTHUR DIXON HAWKINS

to be a Hemp-grader for the purposes of “The Products Export Act, 1903”; the appointment to date from 1st September, 1905.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Inspectors under “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900,” appointed.—Notice No. 982.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ARCHIBALD THEODORE PRENDERGAST HUBBARD,
FINLAY MACKENZIE, and
FRANK WILLIAM SUTTON

to be Inspectors for the purposes of “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900”; the appointments to date from 1st October, 1905.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Licensing Officer under “The Arms Act, 1880,” appointed.

Police Department,
Wellington, 15th September, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable PATRICK CARMODY,

of the New Zealand Police Force, to be a Licensing Officer under “The Arms Act, 1880.”

JAS. McGOWAN.

Inspector of Sea-fishing appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 15th September, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in him by subsection (2) of section 6 of “The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894,” appointed

JAMES McDOWELL IRWIN,

of Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island, to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing under the above-mentioned Act.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the appointment held by

Captain ARTHUR STONEHAM

as Adjutant to the 1st Battalion, Otago Rifle Volunteers, and to approve that he be promoted to the rank of Major to the above battalion, and with effect from 16th August, 1905.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

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

Te Puke Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Frank Bostock to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 7th June, 1905.

Timaru City Rifle Volunteers.
James Houlker to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 27th June, 1905.

Blenheim Rifle Volunteers.
William Girling to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st June, 1905.

Pahiatua Rifle Volunteers.
Wyvern Wilson to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 7th June, 1905.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Honorary Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

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

New Zealand Chaplains Department.
The Reverend Percy Scott Smallfield to be Honorary Chaplain (Fourth Class), with rank of Captain. Date of commission, 20th August, 1894.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

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

No. 6 Company, New Zealand Garrison Artillery (Petone Naval Artillery Volunteers).
Lieutenant Marmaduke Sedgwick. Date of resignation, 1st July, 1905.

No. 5 Company, New Zealand Engineer Volunteers (Wellington Engineer Volunteers).
Lieutenant George Lauchlan. Date of resignation, 4th September, 1905.

Timaru City Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Joseph Harold Moore. Date of resignation, 31st March, 1905.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the appointment of

Captain BRUCE GILLIES

as Adjutant to the 1st Battalion, South Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers, and to approve of his transfer to the Mackenzie Mounted Rifle Volunteers, with rank of Captain, and with effect from 27th July, 1905.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Active List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by

Captain (Adjutant) MARCUS ALBIN NEILL, V.D., 2nd Battalion, Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers,