Government Appointments




July 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2001

Trustees for the Waikaiā Public Cemetery appointed.

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the sixth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882,” I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

WILLIAM CHRISTIE,
GEORGE DENIS, and
PATRICK DE LAURIE

to be Trustees, in the place of William Nation, James Brighton Hutchinson, and John Miller Hazelden, and

KENNETH MCKENZIE and
COLIN ROBERTSON

to be additional Trustees, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Waikaiā Public Cemetery, in conjunction with the other persons previously appointed by His Excellency the Governor.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-ninth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seven.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.


Members of the Legislative Council appointed.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in His Majesty’s name, summoned

JOHN EDWARD JENKINSON, Esq., of Wellington, and
JOHN RIGG, Esq., of Wellington,

to the Legislative Council of New Zealand, by writs of summons under the Seal of the said Colony dated 1st July, 1907.

J. G. WARD,
Prime Minister.


Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE HENRY SHERWOOD

to be the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Kumara, vice John Nelson Nalder.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.


Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned gentlemen 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.
JOHN CHRISTOPHER CAPPER .. .. Birmingham.
WILLIAM HENRY HART .. .. .. Ashhurst.
ALBERT EDWARD COOMBER .. .. Cust.
WILLIAM FREDERICK BENNETTS .. .. Waimate.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.


Arrangements for First Election, &c., Hopelands Drainage Board.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM GEORGE WALKER

to be Returning Officer for the purpose of conducting the first election of five members of the Board of Trustees of the Hopelands Drainage District, as constituted under “The Land Drainage Act, 1904”; also to appoint Monday, the 24th day of June, 1907, to be the date, and the School-house, at Hopelands, to be the place, for holding such first election; and also to appoint Saturday, the 29th day of June, 1907, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, to be the time, and the Schoolhouse, at Hopelands, to be the place, at which the first meeting of Trustees shall be held.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.


Appointment of Honorary Consul of Chili, at Wellington, recognised provisionally.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has been instructed by His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies to recognise provisionally the appointment of

ALBERT MARTIN, Esq., M.D.,

as Honorary Consul of Chili, at Wellington.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Colonial Secretary.


Accountant, Dunedin Savings-bank, appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve the appointment by the Trustees of the Dunedin Savings-bank of

JAMES QUAILE

to be Accountant of the bank from the 18th ultimo.

J. G. WARD.


Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

PETER ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, Esq., J.P.,

of Opotiki, to be a Coroner within the Colony of New Zealand.

JAMES McGOWAN.


Clerk of Courts, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable JAMES ARTHUR CRUICKSHANK

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts, and Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar, at Ross, from the 22nd day of June, 1907, vice Constable C. W. Tonkinson, transferred.

JAMES McGOWAN.


Members of Harbour Boards appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance and exercise of all the powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, appointed

Robert Albert Anderson and
Thomas Gilroy

to be members of the Bluff Harbour Board;

John Harker,
James Stanistreet Large, and
Henry Williams

to be members of the Napier Harbour Board;

Daniel John Hughes, jun.,
Richard Price, and
Joe Ward

to be members of the New Plymouth Harbour Board;

William Gardiner,
Adam McKay,
William Horace Rose, and
Joseph Williams

to be members of the Oamaru Harbour Board;

Horace Elliott Deane

to be a member of the Patea Harbour Board;



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🏛️ Trustees for Waikaiā Public Cemetery Appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
29 June 1907
Cemetery, Trustee, Waikaiā, Appointment, Public Cemetery
  • William Christie, Appointed Trustee
  • George Denis, Appointed Trustee
  • Patrick De Laurie, Appointed Trustee
  • Kenneth McKenzie, Appointed additional Trustee
  • Colin Robertson, Appointed additional Trustee

  • William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor
  • Robert McNab, Minister of Lands

🏛️ Members of the Legislative Council Appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
1 July 1907
Legislative Council, Appointment, Wellington
  • John Edward Jenkinson (Esquire), Appointed to Legislative Council
  • John Rigg (Esquire), Appointed to Legislative Council

  • J. G. Ward, Prime Minister

🏛️ Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths Appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
25 June 1907
Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Kumara
  • George Henry Sherwood, Appointed Registrar

  • John G. Findlay, Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Deputy Registrars of Marriages and Births and Deaths Appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
25 June 1907
Deputy Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Appointments
  • John Christopher Capper, Appointed Deputy Registrar
  • William Henry Hart, Appointed Deputy Registrar
  • Albert Edward Coomber, Appointed Deputy Registrar
  • William Frederick Bennetts, Appointed Deputy Registrar

  • John G. Findlay, Colonial Secretary

🏛️ Returning Officer for Hopelands Drainage Board Appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
25 June 1907
Returning Officer, Drainage Board, Hopelands, Election
  • William George Walker, Appointed Returning Officer

  • John G. Findlay, Colonial Secretary

🌏 Honorary Consul of Chili Recognised

🌏 External Affairs & Territories
28 June 1907
Honorary Consul, Chili, Wellington, Appointment
  • Albert Martin (Esquire, M.D.), Recognised as Honorary Consul

  • John G. Findlay, Colonial Secretary

💰 Accountant of Dunedin Savings-bank Appointed

💰 Finance & Revenue
2 July 1907
Accountant, Dunedin Savings-bank, Appointment
  • James Quaille, Appointed Accountant

  • J. G. Ward

⚖️ Coroner Appointed

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
2 July 1907
Coroner, Appointment, Opotiki
  • Peter Alexander Crawford (Esquire, J.P.), Appointed Coroner

  • James McGowan

⚖️ Clerk of Courts and Receiver of Gold Revenue Appointed

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
3 July 1907
Clerk of Courts, Receiver of Gold Revenue, Mining Registrar, Ross
  • James Arthur Cruickshank (Constable), Appointed Clerk of Courts and Receiver of Gold Revenue

  • James McGowan

🚂 Members of Harbour Boards Appointed

🚂 Transport & Communications
2 July 1907
Harbour Board, Appointments, Bluff, Napier, New Plymouth, Oamaru, Patea
13 names identified
  • Robert Albert Anderson, Appointed member of Bluff Harbour Board
  • Thomas Gilroy, Appointed member of Bluff Harbour Board
  • John Harker, Appointed member of Napier Harbour Board
  • James Stanistreet Large, Appointed member of Napier Harbour Board
  • Henry Williams, Appointed member of Napier Harbour Board
  • Daniel John Hughes (junior), Appointed member of New Plymouth Harbour Board
  • Richard Price, Appointed member of New Plymouth Harbour Board
  • Joe Ward, Appointed member of New Plymouth Harbour Board
  • William Gardiner, Appointed member of Oamaru Harbour Board
  • Adam McKay, Appointed member of Oamaru Harbour Board
  • William Horace Rose, Appointed member of Oamaru Harbour Board
  • Joseph Williams, Appointed member of Oamaru Harbour Board
  • Horace Elliott Deane, Appointed member of Patea Harbour Board

  • His Excellency the Governor