APRIL 22.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Chief Draughtsman in the Department of Lands, Napier, appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 15th April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
HENRY GAUNT PRICE
to be Chief Draughtsman in the Department of Lands at Napier, as from the 1st day of April, 1908.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands

Appointment of Registrars, Patea, Stratford, and Tauranga Electoral Districts.

Electoral Department,
Wellington, 15th April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
DAVID WILLIAM MASON
to be Registrar of Electors under "The Legislature Act, 1908," for the Electoral District of Patea, vice Donald Banks, resigned; also
FRANK BIRD, Jun.,
to be Registrar of Electors under the said Act for the Electoral District of Stratford, vice D. W. Mason, transferred ; also
THOMAS RICHARD WINSBURY PHILPOTTS
to be Registrar of Electors under the said Act for the Electoral District of Tauranga, vice W. A. Thom, resigned.
J. G. WARD,
Minister in Charge of Electoral Department.

Stamp Officer appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 15th April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM GREER FLETCHER
to be a Deputy Commissioner of Stamps and an Assistant Registrar of Companies, as from the 19th instant.
JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Stamp Duties.

Land Transfer Officer appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 21st April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JAMES SIM EVANS
to be District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles, at Nelson, for the Land and Deeds Registration District of Nelson, as from the 1st day of May, 1909.
JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Stamp Duties.

Land Transfer Officer appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 21st April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
THOMAS HALL
to be District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles, at Auckland, for the Land and Deeds Registration District of Auckland, as from the 20th day of April, 1909.
JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Stamp Duties.

Clerks of Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Constable THOMAS FITZGIBBON
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Inglewood, from the 6th day of April, 1909, vice Constable P. Duddy, resigned; and
Constable ROBERT MORIARTY
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Southbridge, from the 7th day of April, 1909, vice Constable W. Pool, transferred.
JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Chairmen of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
ERNEST CARGILL CUTTEN, Esq., S.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Marsden, Kaipara, Waitemata, Auckland, Grey Lynn, Eden, and Parnell, vice R. W. Dyer, Esq., S.M. ;
FRANK O'BRIEN LOUGHNAN, Esq., S.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waikato, vice E. C. Cutten, Esq., S.M.; and
CHARLES CHRISTIE GRAHAM, Esq., S.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Pahiatua, Masterton, and Wairarapa, vice W. P. James, Esq., S.M.
JOHN G. FINDLAY

Members of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
EDWARD COLLIE,
ROBERT McKENZIE,
WILLIAM JOHN PARSONS,
JAMES REID, and
ROBERT ALEXANDER WRIGHT
to be members of the Licensing Committee for the District of Wellington South.
JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Stipendiary Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JAMES RANKIN BARTHOLOMEW, Esq.,
to be a Stipendiary Magistrate within the Dominion of New Zealand; to exercise the ordinary and extended jurisdiction of the Magistrate's Court. The appointment to take effect on and from the 22nd day of April, 1909.
JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Police Gaoler appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 9th April, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Constable BENJAMIN TARRANT
to be Police Gaoler at Picton, vice Constable David Lloyd, retired.
JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Justice.