JULY 1.]

Police Gaoler appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable GEORGE MACARTNEY
to be Police Gaoler at Oamaru, vice Constable M. Madden,
transferred. The appointment to take effect from 1st July,
1909.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Chairman of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 29th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

WILLIAM REEVE HASELDEN, Esq., S.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Committees for the Districts
of Egmont, Patea, and Stratford, vice A. Turnbull, Esq.,
S.M.

JOHN G. FINDLAY

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 29th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ERNEST ARTHUR PACEY
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Patea, vice H. W. Climie, resigned.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Clerk of Magistrate's Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 29th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

THOMAS RICHARD WINSBURY PHILPOTTS
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Tauranga, from the
1st day of July, 1909, vice W. A. Thom, retired.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Deputy Registrar of Supreme Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 30th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

OWEN ERNEST BOWLING
to be Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court at Westport,
from the 1st day of July, 1909.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Accountant, State Fire Insurance Office, appointed.

State Fire Insurance Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, under the provisions
of "The State Fire Insurance Act, 1908," been
pleased to appoint

CLAUDE BERTRAM REDWARD
to be Accountant in the Head Office of the State Fire
Insurance Office.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister in Charge of State Fire Office.

School Commissioners appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 28th June, 1909.

PURSUANT to "The Education Reserves Act, 1908," His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to

appoint the undermentioned gentlemen to be School Commissioners as follows:

For the Provincial District of Auckland—
Eric Charles Gold Smith, Esq.

For the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay—
Thomas Noel Brodrick.

For the Provincial District of Nelson—
Robert Thomas Sadd.

For the Provincial District of Westland—
Gordon Hurrell Morland McClure.

For the Provincial District of Canterbury—
Frederick William Flanagan.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.

Persons appointed to inspect Secondary Schools, Manual and Technical Instruction Classes, Special Schools, and Industrial Schools.

Education Department,
Wellington, 30th June, 1909.

IT is hereby notified that

WILLIAM JOHN ANDERSON, Esq., M.A., LL.D.,
WILLIAM EDWARD SPENCER, Esq., M.A., M.Sc., and
THOMAS HENRY GILL, Esq., M.A., LL.B.,

have been appointed to be Inspectors in terms of the provisions of sections 97, 170, and 189 of "The Education Act, 1908," and section 41 of "The Industrial Schools Act, 1908."

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.

New Zealand Militia Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1909.

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

New Zealand Militia

Lieutenant John Evelyn Duigan to be Captain. Date of appointment, 1st June, 1909.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1909.

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

Takaka Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Honorary Chaplain the Reverend Alexander Henry Heron. Date of resignation, 28th February, 1908.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Services of Rifle Cadet Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, in accordance with section 106 (3) of "The Defence Act, 1908," the services of the undermentioned rifle cadet corps:

Gore High School Rifle Cadet Volunteers,
with headquarters at Gore. Date of acceptance, 22nd June, 1909.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.