DEC. 4. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3587

Commissioner under the Extradition Act, 1908, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM GLENDINNING RIDDELL, Esq., S.M.,

of Wellington, to be a Commissioner for the purposes of the Extradition Act, 1908.

A. L. HERDMAN,
Minister of Justice.

Assayer appointed.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK ALLEN ELLIS

to be an Assayer of Gold for the purposes of the Gold Duty Act, 1908.

F. M. B. FISHER,
Minister of Customs.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1913.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed 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.
HELEN DOROTHY GRANT Maungaturoto.
JOHN ANDREW GORDON MACKAY Forangahau.
DUNCAN MALCOLM MCINTOSH Wainui.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Disbandment of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 26th November, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, of the disbandment of the

Hammer Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Hammer, Canterbury Military District. Date of disbandment, 26th November, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Disbandment of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 26th November, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, of the disbandment of the

Lyttelton Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Lyttelton, Canterbury Military District. Date of disbandment, 26th November, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Disbandment of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 27th November, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, of the disbandment of the

Renwick Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Renwick, Canterbury Military District. Date of disbandment, 27th November, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Disbandment of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 27th November, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, of the disbandment of the

Tory Channel Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Te Awaite, Picton, Canterbury Military District. Date of disbandment, 27th November, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Acceptance of Services of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 27th November, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, the services of the

Hyde Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Hyde, Otago Military District. Date of acceptance, 27th November, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Acceptance of Services of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 27th November, 1913.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, the services of the

Waimea Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Brightwater, Nelson, Canterbury Military District. Date of acceptance, 27th November, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

By-laws of the Thames County Council confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 25th October, 1913.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of By-law No. 1 made by the Thames County Council on the 4th day of February, 1913.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

In pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the within-written By-law No. 1, and declare that the same came into force on the 1st day of May, 1913.

Dated this 25th day of October, 1913.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th November, 1913.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of by-laws made by the Waihi Borough Council on the 2nd October, 1913.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

In pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the within-written by-laws, and declare that the same came into force on the 16th October, 1913.

Dated this 27th day of November, 1913.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.