Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1001

of Taranaki, as constituted under “The Town Districts Act, 1881”; also to appoint Thursday, the 18th day of April, 1907, to be the time, and the Fitzroy Hall, at Fitzroy, to be the place, at which such first election shall be held; and also to appoint Thursday, the 25th day of April, 1907, at 8 o’clock in the afternoon, to be the time, and the said Fitzroy Hall, at Fitzroy, to be the place, at which the first meeting of the said Commissioners shall be held.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.

Cadets appointed in the Treasury.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 20th March, 1907.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be cadets in the Treasury under section 4 of “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886”:

THOMAS JOSEPH KING, as from the 15th ultimo.
WILLIAM HENRY WELSH, “ 23rd “
DONALD ERIC MACKAY, “ 25th “

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Officers dismissed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to dismiss from the public service

WALTER JOHNSTON LOWTHER,
late cadet in the Chief Post-office at Auckland, and

LEONARD NIELD,
late assistant in the Post-office at Aratapu.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Acting Postmaster-General.

Land Transfer Officers appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 19th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE ALEXANDER LLEWELLYN PAULING to be Examiner of Titles for the District of Wellington; and

JAMES JOSEPH LEANDER BURKE to be Assistant Land Registrar and Deputy Registrar of Deeds for the District of Westland.

Each appointment to take effect as from the 1st day of April, 1907.

J. CARROLL,
Minister of Stamp Duties.

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES HENRY PAULING

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Masterton, vice C. E. Daniell, resigned; and

JOHN GEORGE ARMSTRONG

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Wairau.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Sittings of Magistrate’s Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The WAIAPU COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE, Waipiro Bay,

to be a place wherein a Magistrate’s Court shall be held, under the provisions of “The Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1893.”

JAMES McGOWAN.

Clerk of Magistrate’s Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable GEORGE THOMAS BAKER

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Waipiro Bay.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th March, 1907.

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

ALEXANDER BELL, Esq., of Taumarunui;
EDWARD WALTER DORSET, Esq., of Kilbirnie; and
WILLIAM GEORGE TUSTIN, Esq., of Wellington,

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

JAMES McGOWAN.

Members of the Rotorua Town Council resigned.

Department of Tourist and Health Resorts,
Wellington, 20th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignations of

CHARLES WALLNUTT (Chairman) and
GEORGE AUGUSTUS EMPSON

as members of the Rotorua Town Council. The resignations to date from the 1st March and 21st February, 1907, respectively.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Acting Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts.

Chairman of Rotorua Town Council appointed.

Department of Tourist and Health Resorts,
Wellington, 20th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor, in pursuance of the powers and authorities contained in section 4, (a), of “The Rotorua Town Council Act, 1900,” has been pleased to appoint

LAWRENCE BIRKS, Esq.,

to be Chairman of the Rotorua Town Council, vice Charles Wallnutt, Esq., resigned. Appointment to date from 4th March, 1907.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Acting Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts.

Member of Board of Examiners under “The Mining Act 1905,” appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 19th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE SMEATON CLARK, Esq.,

of Thames, to be a member of the Board of Examiners under “The Mining Act, 1905,” vice T. A. Dunlop, Esq., resigned.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister of Mines.

Assistant Geologist appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 19th March, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointment to the staff of the Geological Survey Branch of the Mines Department:—

JAMES HENRY ADAMS

to be an Assistant Geologist, as from the 1st April, 1907.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister of Mines.