JUNE 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1663

Resignation of Minister of Customs, &c., and Member of the Executive Council.

Private Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 17th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of

The Honourable ALEXANDER WILSON HOGG

of his offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Labour, and also of his office as a member of the Executive Council of the Dominion of New Zealand. Such resignations to date from the 17th June, 1909.

By command.
H. C. WATERFIELD,
Private Secretary.

Ministers appointed.

Private Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 17th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable JOHN ANDREW MILLAR

to be Minister of Labour, vice the Honourable A. W. Hogg, resigned; also to appoint

The Honourable GEORGE FOWLDS

to be Minister of Customs, vice the Honourable A. W. Hogg, resigned.

By command.
H. C. WATERFIELD,
Private Secretary.

Members of the Public Service Classification Board appointed.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 11th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

RICHARD CARTER, Esq., Secretary of Customs;
JOSEPH FRANK STRONG HAY, Esq., M.B., M.S., Inspector-General of Mental Hospitals;
WILLIAM CHARLES KENSINGTON, Esq., Under-Secretary, Lands Department; and
FRANK GEOFFREY BURTON WALDEGRAVE, Esq., Under-Secretary, Justice Department,

being permanent heads of departments of the public service, to be members of the Public Service Classification Board under “The Public Service Classification and Superannuation Act, 1908,” vice Messrs. T. E. Donne, W. T. Glasgow, T. H. Hamer, and J. D. Ritchie, resigned.

J. G. WARD,
Prime Minister.

General Manager, State Fire Insurance Office, appointed.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 17th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE FREDERICK COLIN CAMPBELL, Esq.,

to be the General Manager of the State Fire Insurance Office under “The State Fire Insurance Act, 1908,” vice J. W. Brindley, Esq. Appointment to date from 1st June, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Prime Minister.

Chief Health Officer appointed.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 17th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS HARCOURT AMBROSE VALENTINE, Esq., M.D.,

to be Chief Health Officer under “The Public Health Act, 1908,” vice Dr. Mason. Appointment to date from 1st June, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Prime Minister.

Commissioner of Old-age Pensions appointed.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 17th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM RUSSELL MORRIS, Esq.,

to be Commissioner under “The Old-age Pensions Act, 1908,” vice J. E. Smith, Esq. Appointment to date from 1st August, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Prime Minister.

Member of Hampden Bush Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 21st June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 41 of “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908,” been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM CHALMERS CLARK

to be a member of the Hampden Bush Domain Board, in the place of Emanuel Scarrott, who has resigned.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands

Members of Taupiri Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 21st June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 41 of “The Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908,” been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM ALBERT JOLL and
RICHARD FRANCIS BOLLARD

to be members of the Taupiri Domain Board, in the place of Edmund Blackford Cox and John William Bailey, who have removed from the district.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands

Native Interpreter’s License revoked.

Native Department,
Wellington, 17th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to revoke the license as a Native Interpreter, under “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and “The Native Interpreters Classification Act, 1900,” held by the undermentioned person:—

EPIHA NGAWIKI, of Paeroa.

J. CARROLL,
Minister of Native Affairs.

Appointing Official Member of Te Arawa District Maori Council under “The Maori Councils Act, 1900.”

Native Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 17th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The Reverend FREDERICK BENNETT, of Rotorua,

to be official member of Te Arawa District Maori Council under the provisions of “The Maori Councils Act, 1900,” vice Captain Gilbert Mair, resigned.

J. CARROLL,
Native Minister.

Director of the Meteorological Branch of the Marine Department appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 16th June, 1909.

IT is hereby notified that the

REV. DANIEL CROSS BATES

has been appointed Director of the Meteorological Branch of the Marine Department; the appointment to date from the 1st July, 1909.

J. A. MILLAR.