Dec. 16.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
4051

Inspector of School of Anatomy, Dunedin, appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 13th December, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ARTHUR HOBINS WRIGHT,

Superintendent of Police, Dunedin, to be an Inspector of the School of Anatomy at Dunedin, under Part II of the Medical Act, 1908.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Resignation of Trustees of Rangataua Public Cemetery.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 10th December, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignations of

EDWARD GEORGE DRAYTON,
REGINALD SIGLEY,
JASPER SAMUEL MCDONALD,
EDWARD PASK, and
ARTHUR NUNNS

as Trustees of the Rangataua Public Cemetery.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Member of Hirstfield Domain Board resigned.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th December, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to accept the resignation of

WALTER CROWTHER

as a member of the Hirstfield Domain Board.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 10th December, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable WILLIAM HENRY ALMOND

to be an Inspector under the Factories Act, 1908. The appointment is dated the 9th day of December, 1915.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Labour.

Chairman of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th December, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM KERR, Esq., S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Wanganui and Rangitikei, vice W. R. Haselden, Esq., S.M.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Justice.

Chairman of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 9th December, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM REEVE HASELDEN, Esq., S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District of Patea, vice W. G. K. Kenrick, Esq., S.M.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Justice.

Resident Commissioner for Cook Islands appointed.

Cook Islands Administration Department,
Wellington, 13th December, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK WILLIAM PLATTS, Esq.,

to be Resident Commissioner for the Cook Islands (other than the Island of Niue) on and from the 1st January, 1916.

M. POMARE,
Minister in Charge, Cook Islands Administration.

Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th December, 1915.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:—

GEORGE CLINCH

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the District of Balclutha, as from the 6th December, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Harbourmaster and Customs Officer appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 13th December, 1915.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment to the Public Service:—

JOSEPH WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES

to be Harbourmaster and Customs Officer at Picton, for the purposes of the Harbours Act, 1908, and the Customs Act, 1908, respectively, as from the 1st day of November, 1915, vice Captain Burgess, promoted.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

[NOTE.—Amending entry on page No. 3909 of the New Zealand Gazette No. 135, of Thursday, 25th November, 1915.]

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 15th December, 1915.

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.
JAMES JOHN DICKSON .. .. .. East Taieri.
JOHN SIDEY WINSTANLEY .. .. .. Takaka.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the Permanent Staff and Territorial Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 8th December, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the Permanent Staff and Territorial Force:—

Permanent Staff.

The notice published in Gazette No. 128, dated 11th November, 1915, relative to Staff Sergeant-major John Sydney Thomson having been granted the rank of Honorary Lieutenant during the period of the war is hereby cancelled.

Staff Sergeant-major John Thomson (W.O.) is granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant during the period of the war.

Dated 1st October, 1915.

9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) William George Wood is confirmed.

10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) George Edmund Parsons is confirmed.