Appointments of Registrars and Returning Officers




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

Registrars of Electors appointed.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Legislature Act, 1908,” it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may appoint such Returning Officers, Registrars, clerks, and other officers as are required to carry the provisions of the said Act into execution, and that every person so appointed shall hold office during the Governor’s pleasure:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, do hereby appoint each of the undermentioned persons respectively to be a Registrar for the electoral district the name of which is placed opposite the name of such person:—

William Hawea Kirkpatrick .. Bay of Islands.
William Jesse Reeve .. Marsden.
Joseph Hay .. Kaipara.
John Croom Webster .. Waitemata.
Henry Hawthorne Grant Ralfe .. Auckland West.
Thomas Culpan .. Auckland East.
Albert George Holland .. Auckland Central.
William Richard Holmes .. Grey Lynn.
James Gartside Culpan .. Eden.
Henry Bernard Massey .. Parnell.
Ewen Donald McLennan .. Manukau.
Robert Fellows Webster .. Franklin.
James Jordan .. Thames.
Henry Robertson Bush .. Ohinemuri.
James Shiner Bond .. Waikato.
William Arthur Thom .. Tauranga.
Arthur Frederick Bent .. Bay of Plenty.
Henry Ewart Hill .. Gisborne.
Theodore Minet Lawlor .. Hawke’s Bay.
John Parker .. Napier.
Hugh Tilsley .. Waipawa.
Daniel O’Rourke .. Pahiatua.
Michael Foley .. Masterton.
Ralph Robert Armstrong .. Wairarapa.
Thomas Buchanan .. Taumarunui.
Frederick Ebenezer Hardy .. Egmont.
John Terry .. Taranaki.
Donald Banks .. Patea.
David William Mason .. Stratford.
Alexander Howie Wilson .. Rangitikei.
Thomas Dick Cummins .. Wanganui.
Thomas Watson .. Oroua.
Charles Edward Shortt .. Palmerston.
Henry Morgan .. Manawatu.
Jeremiah Hurley .. Otaki.
Richard Mothes .. Hutt.
Arthur Harry Holmes .. Wellington North.
Gilbert Graham Hodgkins .. Wellington Central.
John William Hill .. Wellington East.
James Edward Frederick Perry .. Wellington South.
Joseph William Salmon .. Wellington Suburbs.
John Glen .. Nelson.
William Baird .. Motueka.
Owen Ernest Bowling .. Buller.
Benjamin Harper .. Grey.
John Nelson Nalder .. Westland.
Frederick William Hart .. Wairau.
William Henry Rhodes .. Hurunui.
Alexander George Ashby .. Kaiapoi.
George William Hulme .. Avon.
Samuel Albert Staples .. Riccarton.
John Heath Newlyn .. Christchurch North.
Lyonel Charles Williams .. Christchurch East.
Thomas Wilson Reese .. Christchurch South.
William Dryburgh Wallace .. Lyttelton.
George William Thomas .. Ellesmere.
Robert Colthart .. Selwyn.
William Winsbury White .. Ashburton.
John Gillespie .. Geraldine.
Alexander Montgomery .. Timaru.
Walter Yarwood Purchase .. Waitaki.
Alexander Adam Mair .. Oamaru.
Jules Cæsar Malfroy .. Tuapeka.
George Galloway Chisholm .. Chalmers.
David Larnach .. Dunedin North.
James Augustus Tipping .. Dunedin West.
Henry Maxwell .. Dunedin Central.
Robert Mercer .. Dunedin South.
Gilbert Burness Burns .. Taieri.
William Walker .. Bruce.
Robert Grigor .. Clutha.
George Hutchison Lang .. Mataura.
Andrew James Thompson .. Wakatipu.
Daniel Paul Phillips .. Wallace.
William Alfred Saunders .. Invercargill.
William Russell .. Awarua.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirty-first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Returning Officers appointed.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Legislature Act, 1908,” it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may appoint such Returning Officers, Registrars, clerks, and other officers as are required to carry the provisions of the said Act into execution, and that every person so appointed shall hold office during the Governor’s pleasure:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, do hereby appoint each of the undermentioned persons respectively to be a Returning Officer for the electoral district the name of which is placed opposite the name of such person:—

Harry Clough Blundell .. Bay of Islands.
Thomas Herbert Steadman .. Marsden.
Joseph Hay .. Kaipara.
John Croom Webster .. Waitemata.
Henry Hawthorne Grant Ralfe .. Auckland West.
Thomas Culpan .. Auckland East.
Albert George Holland .. Auckland Central.
William Richard Holmes .. Grey Lynn.
Benjamin Gilmer .. Eden.
Henry Bernard Massey .. Parnell.
Sydney John Brookfield .. Manukau.
William Joseph King .. Franklin.
William Henry Potts .. Thames.
Joseph Nathan .. Ohinemuri.
Henry James Dixon .. Waikato.
Thomas Hartly .. Tauranga.
Percy Thom .. Bay of Plenty.
Henry Ewart Hill .. Gisborne.
Robert Brathwaite .. Hawke’s Bay.
John Parker .. Napier.
Hugh Tilsley .. Waipawa.
William Gibb Crawford .. Pahiatua.
William Gillespie .. Masterton.
Adam Armstrong .. Wairarapa.
Thomas Buchanan .. Taumarunui.
Frederick Ebenezer Hardy .. Egmont.
John Terry .. Taranaki.
Donald Banks .. Patea.
David William Mason .. Stratford.
Allan Stephen Brooker .. Rangitikei.
Thomas Dick Cummins .. Wanganui.
Thomas Watson .. Oroua.
Charles Edward Shortt .. Palmerston.
Frederick Charles Wilson .. Manawatu.
Jeremiah Hurley .. Otaki.
Richard Mothes .. Hutt.
Arthur Harry Holmes .. Wellington North.
Gilbert Graham Hodgkins .. Wellington Central.
Percy Cording .. Wellington East.
John Carse Arbuckle .. Wellington South.
Joseph William Salmon .. Wellington Suburbs.
John Glen .. Nelson.
Robert Wardrop .. Motueka.
Owen Ernest Bowling .. Buller.
Benjamin Harper .. Grey.
John Nelson Nalder .. Westland.
Richard Doidge Nosworthy .. Wairau.
William Henry Rhodes .. Hurunui.
Charles Henry Wright .. Kaiapoi.
George William Hulme .. Avon.
Charles William Comer .. Riccarton.
John Heath Newlyn .. Christchurch North.
Lyonel Charles Williams .. Christchurch East.
Thomas Wilson Reese .. Christchurch South.
Claude Ferrier .. Lyttelton.
George William Thomas .. Ellesmere.
Robert Colthart .. Selwyn.
John Fitz-Gerald .. Ashburton.
John Gillespie .. Geraldine.
Thomas William Tayler .. Timaru.
Walter Yarwood Purchase .. Waitaki.
Alexander Adam Mair .. Oamaru.
Jules Cæsar Malfroy .. Tuapeka.
George Galloway Chisholm .. Chalmers.
David Larnach .. Dunedin North.
James Augustus Tipping .. Dunedin West.
Henry Maxwell .. Dunedin Central.
Robert Mercer .. Dunedin South.
Gilbert Burness Burns .. Taieri.
Gilbert Scott .. Bruce.
Robert Grigor .. Clutha.
James Boyne .. Mataura.
Andrew James Thompson .. Wakatipu.
William Saunders .. Wallace.
James Roland Colyer .. Invercargill.
William Russell .. Awarua.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirty-first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.



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🏛️ Registrars of Electors appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
31 October 1908
Appointments, Registrars of Electors, Electoral Districts, Legislature Act 1908
76 names identified
  • William Hawea Kirkpatrick, Registrar for Bay of Islands
  • William Jesse Reeve, Registrar for Marsden
  • Joseph Hay, Registrar for Kaipara
  • John Croom Webster, Registrar for Waitemata
  • Henry Hawthorne Grant Ralfe, Registrar for Auckland West
  • Thomas Culpan, Registrar for Auckland East
  • Albert George Holland, Registrar for Auckland Central
  • William Richard Holmes, Registrar for Grey Lynn
  • James Gartside Culpan, Registrar for Eden
  • Henry Bernard Massey, Registrar for Parnell
  • Ewen Donald McLennan, Registrar for Manukau
  • Robert Fellows Webster, Registrar for Franklin
  • James Jordan, Registrar for Thames
  • Henry Robertson Bush, Registrar for Ohinemuri
  • James Shiner Bond, Registrar for Waikato
  • William Arthur Thom, Registrar for Tauranga
  • Arthur Frederick Bent, Registrar for Bay of Plenty
  • Henry Ewart Hill, Registrar for Gisborne
  • Theodore Minet Lawlor, Registrar for Hawke’s Bay
  • John Parker, Registrar for Napier
  • Hugh Tilsley, Registrar for Waipawa
  • Daniel O’Rourke, Registrar for Pahiatua
  • Michael Foley, Registrar for Masterton
  • Ralph Robert Armstrong, Registrar for Wairarapa
  • Thomas Buchanan, Registrar for Taumarunui
  • Frederick Ebenezer Hardy, Registrar for Egmont
  • John Terry, Registrar for Taranaki
  • Donald Banks, Registrar for Patea
  • David William Mason, Registrar for Stratford
  • Alexander Howie Wilson, Registrar for Rangitikei
  • Thomas Dick Cummins, Registrar for Wanganui
  • Thomas Watson, Registrar for Oroua
  • Charles Edward Shortt, Registrar for Palmerston
  • Henry Morgan, Registrar for Manawatu
  • Jeremiah Hurley, Registrar for Otaki
  • Richard Mothes, Registrar for Hutt
  • Arthur Harry Holmes, Registrar for Wellington North
  • Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Registrar for Wellington Central
  • John William Hill, Registrar for Wellington East
  • James Edward Frederick Perry, Registrar for Wellington South
  • Joseph William Salmon, Registrar for Wellington Suburbs
  • John Glen, Registrar for Nelson
  • William Baird, Registrar for Motueka
  • Owen Ernest Bowling, Registrar for Buller
  • Benjamin Harper, Registrar for Grey
  • John Nelson Nalder, Registrar for Westland
  • Frederick William Hart, Registrar for Wairau
  • William Henry Rhodes, Registrar for Hurunui
  • Alexander George Ashby, Registrar for Kaiapoi
  • George William Hulme, Registrar for Avon
  • Samuel Albert Staples, Registrar for Riccarton
  • John Heath Newlyn, Registrar for Christchurch North
  • Lyonel Charles Williams, Registrar for Christchurch East
  • Thomas Wilson Reese, Registrar for Christchurch South
  • William Dryburgh Wallace, Registrar for Lyttelton
  • George William Thomas, Registrar for Ellesmere
  • Robert Colthart, Registrar for Selwyn
  • William Winsbury White, Registrar for Ashburton
  • John Gillespie, Registrar for Geraldine
  • Alexander Montgomery, Registrar for Timaru
  • Walter Yarwood Purchase, Registrar for Waitaki
  • Alexander Adam Mair, Registrar for Oamaru
  • Jules Cæsar Malfroy, Registrar for Tuapeka
  • George Galloway Chisholm, Registrar for Chalmers
  • David Larnach, Registrar for Dunedin North
  • James Augustus Tipping, Registrar for Dunedin West
  • Henry Maxwell, Registrar for Dunedin Central
  • Robert Mercer, Registrar for Dunedin South
  • Gilbert Burness Burns, Registrar for Taieri
  • William Walker, Registrar for Bruce
  • Robert Grigor, Registrar for Clutha
  • George Hutchison Lang, Registrar for Mataura
  • Andrew James Thompson, Registrar for Wakatipu
  • Daniel Paul Phillips, Registrar for Wallace
  • William Alfred Saunders, Registrar for Invercargill
  • William Russell, Registrar for Awarua

  • Plunket, Governor
  • John G. Findlay

🏛️ Returning Officers appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
31 October 1908
Appointments, Returning Officers, Electoral Districts, Legislature Act 1908
76 names identified
  • Harry Clough Blundell, Returning Officer for Bay of Islands
  • Thomas Herbert Steadman, Returning Officer for Marsden
  • Joseph Hay, Returning Officer for Kaipara
  • John Croom Webster, Returning Officer for Waitemata
  • Henry Hawthorne Grant Ralfe, Returning Officer for Auckland West
  • Thomas Culpan, Returning Officer for Auckland East
  • Albert George Holland, Returning Officer for Auckland Central
  • William Richard Holmes, Returning Officer for Grey Lynn
  • Benjamin Gilmer, Returning Officer for Eden
  • Henry Bernard Massey, Returning Officer for Parnell
  • Sydney John Brookfield, Returning Officer for Manukau
  • William Joseph King, Returning Officer for Franklin
  • William Henry Potts, Returning Officer for Thames
  • Joseph Nathan, Returning Officer for Ohinemuri
  • Henry James Dixon, Returning Officer for Waikato
  • Thomas Hartly, Returning Officer for Tauranga
  • Percy Thom, Returning Officer for Bay of Plenty
  • Henry Ewart Hill, Returning Officer for Gisborne
  • Robert Brathwaite, Returning Officer for Hawke’s Bay
  • John Parker, Returning Officer for Napier
  • Hugh Tilsley, Returning Officer for Waipawa
  • William Gibb Crawford, Returning Officer for Pahiatua
  • William Gillespie, Returning Officer for Masterton
  • Adam Armstrong, Returning Officer for Wairarapa
  • Thomas Buchanan, Returning Officer for Taumarunui
  • Frederick Ebenezer Hardy, Returning Officer for Egmont
  • John Terry, Returning Officer for Taranaki
  • Donald Banks, Returning Officer for Patea
  • David William Mason, Returning Officer for Stratford
  • Allan Stephen Brooker, Returning Officer for Rangitikei
  • Thomas Dick Cummins, Returning Officer for Wanganui
  • Thomas Watson, Returning Officer for Oroua
  • Charles Edward Shortt, Returning Officer for Palmerston
  • Frederick Charles Wilson, Returning Officer for Manawatu
  • Jeremiah Hurley, Returning Officer for Otaki
  • Richard Mothes, Returning Officer for Hutt
  • Arthur Harry Holmes, Returning Officer for Wellington North
  • Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Returning Officer for Wellington Central
  • Percy Cording, Returning Officer for Wellington East
  • John Carse Arbuckle, Returning Officer for Wellington South
  • Joseph William Salmon, Returning Officer for Wellington Suburbs
  • John Glen, Returning Officer for Nelson
  • Robert Wardrop, Returning Officer for Motueka
  • Owen Ernest Bowling, Returning Officer for Buller
  • Benjamin Harper, Returning Officer for Grey
  • John Nelson Nalder, Returning Officer for Westland
  • Richard Doidge Nosworthy, Returning Officer for Wairau
  • William Henry Rhodes, Returning Officer for Hurunui
  • Charles Henry Wright, Returning Officer for Kaiapoi
  • George William Hulme, Returning Officer for Avon
  • Charles William Comer, Returning Officer for Riccarton
  • John Heath Newlyn, Returning Officer for Christchurch North
  • Lyonel Charles Williams, Returning Officer for Christchurch East
  • Thomas Wilson Reese, Returning Officer for Christchurch South
  • Claude Ferrier, Returning Officer for Lyttelton
  • George William Thomas, Returning Officer for Ellesmere
  • Robert Colthart, Returning Officer for Selwyn
  • John Fitz-Gerald, Returning Officer for Ashburton
  • John Gillespie, Returning Officer for Geraldine
  • Thomas William Tayler, Returning Officer for Timaru
  • Walter Yarwood Purchase, Returning Officer for Waitaki
  • Alexander Adam Mair, Returning Officer for Oamaru
  • Jules Cæsar Malfroy, Returning Officer for Tuapeka
  • George Galloway Chisholm, Returning Officer for Chalmers
  • David Larnach, Returning Officer for Dunedin North
  • James Augustus Tipping, Returning Officer for Dunedin West
  • Henry Maxwell, Returning Officer for Dunedin Central
  • Robert Mercer, Returning Officer for Dunedin South
  • Gilbert Burness Burns, Returning Officer for Taieri
  • Gilbert Scott, Returning Officer for Bruce
  • Robert Grigor, Returning Officer for Clutha
  • James Boyne, Returning Officer for Mataura
  • Andrew James Thompson, Returning Officer for Wakatipu
  • William Saunders, Returning Officer for Wallace
  • James Roland Colyer, Returning Officer for Invercargill
  • William Russell, Returning Officer for Awarua

  • Plunket, Governor
  • John G. Findlay