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under the Town Boards Act, 1908; also to appoint Saturday, the 23rd day of March, 1912, to be the date, and the Kohukohu Public Hall, Kohukohu, to be the place, at which the first election shall be held; and also to appoint Thursday, the 28th day of March, 1912, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, to be the time, and the said Kohukohu Public Hall, Kohukohu, to be the place, at which the first meeting of the said Commissioners shall be held.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Appointment of Inspector under Public Health Act, and Officer under Sale of Food and Drugs Act.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 29th February, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS PARGETER

to be an Inspector under the Public Health Act, 1908, and an Officer under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908, as from the 4th day of September, 1911.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Public Health.

Member of Tauranga Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 29th February, 1912.

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

THOMAS STUART

to be a member of the Tauranga Domain Board, in the place of George Frederick Spooner, resigned.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Clerk of Courts, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th March, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GUY NORMAN MORRIS

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts and Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar at Cromwell, from the 1st day of March, 1912, vice L. M. Tansey, resigned.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Justice.

Cadet appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th March, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ANDREW JAMES PARK

to be a Cadet in the Supreme and Magistrate’s Courts at Wanganui, from the 21st day of February, 1912.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Justice.

Clerk in Magistrate’s Court resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th March, 1912.

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

JOHN DAWSON

of his appointment as a Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Gisborne, as from the 29th day of February, 1912.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Justice.

Cadet appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 4th March, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FRANK O’CONNOR

to be a Cadet in the Head Office, Stamp Department, as from the 1st day of March, 1912.

J. CARROLL,
Minister of Stamp Duties.

Appointment of an Inspector of Rabbits and Noxious Weeds.—Notice No. 1588.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 4th March, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

EDWARD THEOPHILUS SINCLAIR

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908, an Inspector for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, and an Inspector for the purposes of the Fertilizers Act, 1908 (temporary appointments); the appointments to date from 1st February, 1912.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture and of Industries and Commerce.

Formation of a Battalion to complete Establishment of a Regiment.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th February, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with section 6 (a) of the Defence Act, 1909, of the formation of the 2nd Battalion, 9th Regiment (Wellington East Coast Rifles), with headquarters at Masterton. Dated 22nd December, 1911:

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th February, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

Lieutenant-Colonel KENNETH MACKENZIE, Reserve of Officers, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment,

he having a total service to 29th December, 1911, entitling him thereto of twenty-two years and sixty-eight days.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

Holiday on 18th March (St. Patrick’s Day).

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 1st March, 1912.

THE Public Offices throughout the Dominion will be closed on Monday, the 18th day of March, 1912, for the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

By-law of Spreydon Borough Council confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 4th March, 1912.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of the by-law made by the Spreydon Borough Council on the 23rd November, 1911, entitled By-law No. 1.

D. BUDDO,
Minister of Internal Affairs.