Aug. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2387

the Rakai-Methven line. It is all good, flat, agricultural land, about 500 ft. above sea-level. Most of the buildings are in good condition. The settlement is well watered by water-races.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Resignation of Minister of Industries and Commerce.

Private Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1912.

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

The Honourable WILLIAM FRASER

of the office of Minister of Industries and Commerce, such resignation to date from 26th July, 1912.

By Command.

ARTHUR GUISE,
Private Secretary.

Minister of Industries and Commerce appointed.

Private Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable WILLIAM FERGUSON MASSEY

to be Minister of Industries and Commerce, in place of the Honourable William Fraser, who has resigned that office.

By Command.

ARTHUR GUISE,
Private Secretary.

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 24th July, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM JOHN PRATT

to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mount Benger.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Registrars of Births and Deaths appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 24th July, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be Registrars of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :

Name. District.
JOSEPH HAY .. .. .. Devonport.
THOMAS CULPAN .. .. .. Auckland.

Appointments to date from 1st August, 1912.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th July, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :

Name. District.
HENRY EDSER .. .. .. Mount Benger.
AUGUSTUS EDWARD BRAITHWAITE .. Patea.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Member of Wahi Takaro Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th July, 1912.

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

WILLIAM AUBREY NICHOLLS

to be a member of the Wahi Takaro Domain Board, in the place of Edward Augustus Rogers, resigned.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Winchester Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th July, 1912.

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

JOHN PATERSON

to be a member of the Winchester Domain Board, in the place of William Harrison, deceased.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Kawakawa Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 29th July, 1912.

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

ALBERT HENRY MORGAN

to be a member of the Kawakawa Domain Board, in the place of William Ward, resigned.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Cadet in the Department of Lands and Survey appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 30th July, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

OWEN DAVID PEARCE

to be a Draughting Cadet in the Department of Lands and Survey, as from the 19th day of October, 1911.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Appointment of an Inspector of Rabbits and Noxious Weeds.—Notice No. 1622.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 29th July, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM FRANCIS BODEN

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 the 8th July, 1912.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Agriculture.

Inspector of Rabbits and Noxious Weeds appointed.—Notice No. 1628.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 29th July, 1912.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

EDWARD THEOPHILUS SINCLAIR

(at present a temporary officer of this Department) to be an Inspector of Rabbits and Noxious Weeds in the Civil Service of the Government of New Zealand (Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists); the appointment to date from 1st August, 1912.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Agriculture.