FEB. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 563

Member of Buffalo Domain Board resigned.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 6th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of
JOHN MOORE BRIDSON
as a member of the Buffalo Domain Board.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Nelson Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 6th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint
OWEN LYNCH
to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of
Nelson, as from the 26th day of February, 1908.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Trustee of Waikouaiti Athenæum appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 6th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 8 of "The Waikouaiti Athenæum Land Act,
1877," been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM McDOUGALL
to be a Trustee of the Waikouaiti Athenæum, in the place of
Joseph Bates, resigned.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Chief Accountant in Lands Department appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 6th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
ROBERT AIMERS PATERSON
to be Chief Accountant in the Department of Lands.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Trustee of Rotherham Public Cemetery resigned.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 6th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of
JAMES ALLAN
as a Trustee of the Rotherham Public Cemetery.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Members of Hawksbury Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 10th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of "The Domain Boards Act, 1904," been
pleased to appoint
BEN WITT FELL and
DONALD WRIGHT MALLOCH
to be members of the Hawksbury Domain Board, in the
place of Henry Buckland, deceased, and Thomas Smith.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Manager of Industrial School approved.

Education Department,
Wellington, 11th February, 1908.
BY virtue of the power vested in me by section 11 of "The Industrial Schools Act, 1882," I, George Fowlds,
the Minister of Education, do hereby notify my approval of
the
Reverend JAMES HICKSON
as Manager of St. Joseph's Industrial School, Wellington.
GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.

Vaccination Inspectors appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 6th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be Vaccination Inspectors, under "The Public Health Act, 1900,"
namely:—
CHRISTOPHER ISAAC DENBY,
for the District of Waipara, vice Charles Frederick Somerfield, as from the 25th day of December, 1907;
SAMUEL MORROW SCOTT,
for the District of Karamea, vice Robert Ray, as from the
1st day of February, 1908;
JAMES EDWARD CARTER,
for the District of Ellesmere, vice Christopher Isaac Denby,
as from the 24th day of December, 1907.
GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Public Health.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the undermentioned
officers:—
E Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant (Acting-Captain) Norman McPherson Duncan
to be Captain. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.
Scottish Horse Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant (Acting-Captain) Harry Gordon McMillan to be
Captain. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.
Hauraki Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant (Acting-Captain) William Smeaton Clark to be
Captain. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointments:—
Bay of Islands Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Arthur Conrad Hingston to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.
Johnsonville Rifle Volunteers.
Alexander James Mirrielees to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 4th December, 1907.
George Salier Willis to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:—
Greytown Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Henry Francis Skey. Date of resignation,
27th November, 1907.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th February, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 15 of "The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900," the services of the
St. Andrew's Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at St. Andrew's (Canterbury Military
District). Acceptance to date from the 3rd day of February,
1908.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Defence.