APRIL 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1233

Clerk of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th April, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable JOHN PETER CLARKSON

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Selwyn, vice Constable J. Macgregor.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Official Visitor to Dunedin Prison resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th April, 1910.

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

Miss ELIZABETH BELTON (Sister Lizzie)

of her appointment as Female Official Visitor of H.M. Prison at Dunedin.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Gaol Surgeon appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th April, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HAMILTON ANDREW HUGH GILMER, Esq., M.D.,

to be Surgeon of H.M. Prisons at Wellington, vice C. D. Henry, Esq., M.D.

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Licensing Officer under “The Arms Act, 1908,” appointed.

Department of Justice (Police),
Wellington, 14th April, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant THOMAS GRIFFITH,

of the New Zealand Police Force, to be a Licensing Officer under “The Arms Act, 1908.”

JOHN G. FINDLAY.

Fruit Inspector appointed.—Notice No. 1404.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 20th April, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

CHARLES ERNEST CASTLE DYKE

to be a Fruit Inspector in the Civil Service of the Government of New Zealand (Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists), and an Inspector for the purposes of “The Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1908”; the appointments to date from 11th April, 1910.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce, and Tourist and Health Resorts.

Inspector of Stock, &c., appointed.—Notice No. 1405.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 20th April, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN WILLIAM OTWAY

to be an Inspector for the purposes of “The Stock Act, 1908,” and an Inspector for the purposes of “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1903”; the appointments to date from 1st April, 1910.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce, and Tourist and Health Resorts.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1910.

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

Wanganui Highland Rifle Volunteers.

Honorary Chaplain the Reverend Robert Middleton Ryburn. Date of resignation, 13th February, 1910.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer’s Acting Appointment cancelled.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to cancel, in accordance with section 5 (a) of “The Defence Act, 1909,” the acting appointment in the New Zealand Defence Forces of

Honorary Acting-Lieutenant JOHN MINTORN PAULL.

Hamilton Defence Rifle Cadets,

and with effect from 11th February, 1910.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th April, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointments :—

Auckland Highland Rifle Volunteers.

John Morison Melville to be Captain. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

Dunedin Engineer Cadet Volunteers.

Fred Waite to be Captain. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

1st Battalion, Otago Rifles.

The Reverend Robert Evan Davies to be Honorary Chaplain. Date of commission, 15th March, 1910.

Alexandra South Rifle Volunteers.

Edward Victor Freed to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

Ashburton Rifle Volunteers.

Robert Henry Davis to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

Auckland Highland Rifle Volunteers.

Thomas Matthew Finlayson to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry.

Thomas Masefield to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

Scottish Horse Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Alexander Peter McKay to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

No. 1 Squadron, Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Thomas Paterson to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

Franklin Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

John Shaw to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

Sydenham Rifle Volunteers.

Douglas George Smith to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

Christchurch Volunteer Cycle Corps.

Leonard Peter White to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 1st December, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.