MAY 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1489

Member of Tarata Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 15th May, 1908.

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

THOMAS CHAMNEY

to be a member of the Tarata Domain Board, in the place of Charles Gaustad, resigned.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Returning Officer appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 20th May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK JOHN MOUAT, Department of Lands, Dunedin,

to be Returning Officer of the Taieri Land Drainage Board, as from the 7th day of May, 1908, under the provisions of section 5 of “The Land Drainage Act, 1904.”

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Trustee of the Hawke’s Bay Rabbit District appointed.—Notice No. 1200.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 19th May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GODFREY NORRIS PHARAZYN

to be a Trustee of the Hawke’s Bay Rabbit District, constituted under “The Rabbit Nuisance Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1886,” in lieu of Thomas Crosse, resigned.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

Appointment of School Commissioners.

Education Department,
Wellington, 18th May, 1908.

IT is hereby notified that the gentlemen appointed by His Excellency the Governor on the 28th April, 1908, were

FREDERICK ROBERT FLATMAN, Esq., M.P., and
ERNEST HERBERT WILMOT, Esq.,

to be School Commissioners for the Provincial Districts of Canterbury and Otago respectively. The names notified on page 1251 of the New Zealand Gazette No. 34, of the 30th April, 1908, are hereby corrected accordingly.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.

Appointments of Trustees cancelled, Invercargill Drill-shed Reserve.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 9th May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to cancel, under “The Volunteer Drill-sheds and Lands Act, 1888,” “The Volunteer Drill-sheds and Lands Trustees Validation Act, 1890,” and the Defence Act Amendment Act, 1907, the appointments of Trustees to the Invercargill Drill-shed Reserve, published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 47 of 15th June, 1893, No. 68 of 15th September, 1898, and No. 60 of 14th July, 1904, as from 4th May, 1908.

ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1908.

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

1st Battalion, Wellington Rifle Volunteers.

Captain (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) William Grieve Duthie to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.

Captain (Acting-Major) Charles Daines Mackintosh to be Major. Date of commission, 4th March, 1908.

ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1908.

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

Ellesmere Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Walter Scott to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th September, 1907.

Eketahuna Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

James Prendeville to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.

Dunedin Rifle Volunteers.

James Edmond Percival Allen to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th March, 1908.

New Zealand Medical Corps.

David Gibb Johnston, M.B., to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 25th March, 1908.

Frederick Reid Mackay to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 30th March, 1908.

ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Active List (Unattached).

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by

Lieutenant HUGH DUNCANSON BUCHANAN, Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry Volunteers,

and to approve that his name be placed on the Active List (Unattached), with rank of Lieutenant, and with effect from 15th April, 1908.

ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Active List (Unattached).

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by

Lieutenant HERBERT HENRY COOK, Ellesmere Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

and to approve that his name be placed on the Active List (Unattached), with rank of Lieutenant, and with effect from 14th April, 1908.

ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Active List (Unattached).

Defence Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by

Captain WILLIAM GEORGE WRAY, Civil Service Rifle Volunteers (Wellington),

and to approve that his name be placed on the Active List (Unattached), with rank of Captain, and with effect from 8th April, 1908.

ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Defence.