Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 55

Assistant Surveyors promoted.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 19th December, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to promote

ALBERT GEORGE ALLOM and
HENRY FRANCIS EDGECUMBE,

Assistant Surveyors, to the rank of District Surveyors in the Department of Lands.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Pohangina Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 26th December, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of “The Domain Boards Act, 1904,” been pleased to appoint

GEORGE HAINES

to be a member of the Pohangina Domain Board, in the place of John Lankey.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector under “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900,” appointed.—Notice No. 1171.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE FORD

to be an Inspector for the purposes of “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900”; the appointment to date from 1st December, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

Registrars of Brands appointed.—Notice No. 1172.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in terms of “The Stock Act, 1893”:

JAMES BUDGE

to be Registrar of Brands for the Manaiā, Hawera, and Patea Branding Registration Districts, vice J. W. Deem, transferred; the appointment to date from 9th December, 1907.

ROBERT ROWAN

to be Registrar of Brands for the Auckland Branding District, vice W. C. Robinson, transferred; the appointment to date from 9th December, 1907.

THOMAS CHARLES WEBB

to be Registrar of Brands for the Nelson Branding District, vice E. B. Burdekin, resigned; the appointment to date from 9th December, 1907.

JOSEPH MAYNARD HIGNETT

to be Registrar of Brands for the Opunake, Stratford, and Strathmore Branding Registration Districts, vice J. Budge, transferred; the appointment to date from 16th December, 1907.

WILLIAM ROSS

to be Registrar of Brands for the Cook Branding District, vice C. Thomson, retired; the appointment to date from 16th December, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

Inspector under “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1903,” appointed.—Notice No. 1173.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 7th January, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK WILLIAM BLAIR

to be an Inspector for the purposes of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1903”; the appointment to date from 1st January, 1908.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

Cadet resigned.—Notice No. 1174.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 7th January, 1908.

IT is hereby notified for public information that

WILLIAM HENRY WHITE

has resigned his appointment as cadet in the Civil Service of the Government of New Zealand (Department of Agriculture), as from 30th November.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

Chief Clerk in Land for Settlements Department appointed.

Land for Settlements Department,
Wellington, 7th January, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

OLIVER MEWHINNEY, Esq.,

Chief Clerk in the Department of Hospitals and Charitable Aid, to be Chief Clerk in the Land for Settlements Department; the appointment to date from 1st October, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister in Charge, Land for Settlements Department.

Public Vaccinators appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 21st December, 1907.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be Public Vaccinators, under “The Public Health Act, 1900,” for the districts set opposite their names respectively, namely:—

Name. District.
CHARLES ARNOLD PEMBERTON, Esq., M.R.C.S. Eng. 1907, L.R.C.P. Lond. 1907. . . Catlin’s.
ARTHUR HERBERT HALLEN, Esq., M.B., Mast. Surg., 1889, M.D., 1892, Univ. Edin. . . . . Gisborne.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Public Health.

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th December, 1907.

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

Fifth Battalion, Wellington Rifle Volunteers.
Captain (Acting-Major) Robert Ward Tate to be Major. Date of commission, 5th September, 1906.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th December, 1907.

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

H Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteers.
Jonathan Taylor Brough to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th September, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th December, 1907.

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

No. 1 Company, Canterbury Division, New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant Alfred Constable Maxwell Barker. Date of resignation, 26th November, 1907.