JULY 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1789

Assistant Surveyors promoted.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 26th June, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to promote
ANDREW WILSON,
ALFRED JOHN MOUNTFORT,
ANDREW ARCHIBALD SEATON,
ERNEST HENRY FARNIE,
JOHN RODDICK,
THOMAS WILLIAM HUGHES,
CHARLES ADRIAN MOUNTFORT,
JOHN STEVENSON,
CAESAR OTWAY,
CHARLES HENRY MORISON,
DUNCAN MACPHERSON,

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

Member of Hororata Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 30th June, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of "The Domain Boards Act, 1904," been pleased to appoint
HERBERT HENRY THORNE
to be a member of the Hororata Domain Board, in the place of the Hon. Sir John Hall, deceased.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Ranfurly Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 30th June, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of "The Domain Boards Act, 1904," been pleased to appoint
MOSES HALORD HANRAHAN and
PATRICK WILLIAM KEARNEY
to be members of the Ranfurly Domain Board, in the place of John Morrison and Soren Hansen, removed from the district.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Registrar of Brands appointed.-Notice No. 1210.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th June, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
HUGH MUNRO
to be Registrar of Brands for the Clifton, Waitara, and New Plymouth Branding Registration Districts, in terms of "The Stock Act, 1893," vice F. H. Brittain, transferred; the appointment to date from 22nd June, 1908.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister for Agriculture

Inspector of Stock, &c., appointed.-Notice No. 1211.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th June, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JAMES HALLIGAN
to be an Inspector of Stock in the Civil Service of the Government of New Zealand in terms of "The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," an Inspector for the purposes of "The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882," an Inspector for the purposes of "The Stock Act, 1893," and an Inspector for the purposes of "The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900"; the appointment to date from 1st June, 1908.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister for Agriculture

Inspector of Stock, &c., appointed.-Notice No. 1212.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 1st July, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
SIDNEY HENRY USSHER
to be an Inspector of Stock in the Civil Service of the Government of New Zealand in terms of "The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," an Inspector for the purposes of "The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900," an Inspector for the purposes of "The Stock Act, 1893," and an Inspector for the purposes of "The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882."
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

Public Vaccinators appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington. 27th June, 1908.
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.
THOMAS STUART, Esq., M.D. Univ. Edin. 1899 Tauranga.
JOHN PATRICK HASTINGS, Esq., M.B. Ch.B., &c. Dunedin.
ADAM RAMAGE, Esq., L.R.C.P. L.R.C.S. Edin. 1889, &c., vice Dr. W. A. Wheeler .. Kaikoura.
GEO. FOW LDS,
Minister of Public Health.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1908.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the undermentioned officers:-
1st Regiment, North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Captain (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) Robert Heaton Rhodes to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.
Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry Volunteers.
Lieutenant George Edward Rhodes to be Captain. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.
1st North Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers.
Captain (Acting-Major) Edward Richardson to be Major. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.
ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Cancellation of Appointments of Trustees, Hamilton Rifle Range Reserves.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 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 Hamilton Rifle Range Reserves, published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 90, of 19th October, 1905, as from 22nd June, 1908.
ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Cancellation of Appointments of Trustees, Kaiapoi Drill-shed Reserve.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 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