Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 53

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 17th December, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS WALKER PHAUP

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mauriceville.

J. CARROLL,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1908.

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.
WILLIAM KERR .. .. Dipton.
JOHN RILEY FORBES .. .. Otepopo.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Arrangements for First Election, &c., Morrinsville Town District, County of Piako.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER BREMNER, of Morrinsville,

to be the Returning Officer to conduct the first election of the Commissioners of the Town District of Morrinsville, County of Piako, as constituted under “The Town Districts Act, 1881”; also to appoint Thursday, the 13th day of February, 1908, to be the date, and the Piako County Council Chambers, Morrinsville, to be the place, at which such first election shall be held; and also to appoint Thursday, the 20th day of February, 1908, at 7.30 o’clock in the afternoon, to be the time, and the Piako County Council Chambers, Morrinsville, to be the place, at which the first meeting of the said Commissioners shall be held.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Arrangements for First Election, &c., Makara County.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE HISLOP

to be the person to make up electors’ rolls for the Ridings of Porirua and Makara, in the County of Makara, as constituted by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and “The Makara County Act, 1907”; also to be Returning Officer to conduct the first election of members of the Council of the said county, and to be the Clerk of the Council of the said county for the purpose of presiding at the first meeting thereof.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Shorthand-writer and Typiste appointed.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 11th December, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

INA ADELAIDE BENTLEY

to be a Shorthand-writer and Typiste in the Government Insurance Department; the appointment to date from the 12th August, 1907.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister in Charge of Government Insurance Department.

Cadet appointed.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 17th December, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE DEVEREUX TURNBULL

to be a clerical cadet in the Public Works Department, as from the 29th August, 1907.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Acting Minister for Public Works.

Revising Barrister appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 24th December, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JAMES HENRY QUILLIAM, Esq.,

to be Revising Barrister under “The Building Societies Act, 1880,” for the District of Taranaki, as from the 20th day of December, 1907.

J. CARROLL,
Minister of Stamps.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th January, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

COLIN COOK

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

JAMES McGOWAN.

Cadet appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th January, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

PETER PAUL JUSTIN AMODEO

to be a cadet in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington, from the 14th day of December, 1907.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Clerks of Courts, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th January, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS WILLIAM TAYLER

to be Clerk of the District and Magistrate’s Courts at Timaru, from the 1st day of January, 1908, vice T. Howley, retired;

HENRY JAMES DIXON

to be Clerk of the District Court at Hamilton, and Clerk of the Magistrate’s Courts at Hamilton, Mercer, Pukekohe, Waiuku, Huntly, and Ngaruawahia, from the 1st day of January, 1908, vice W. Shanaghan, deceased;

Constable WILLIAM ARTHUR MATTHEWS

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Chatham Islands, from the 1st day of January, 1908, vice R. W. Rayner, retired;

Constable CHARLES WILLIAM LOPDELL

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Balclutha, from the 26th day of November, 1907, vice Constable W. A. Matthews, transferred; and

Constable JAMES CAHILL

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Courts at Kawakawa and Waimate North, from the 19th day of December, 1907, vice Constable P. Crean, transferred.

JAMES McGOWAN.