Jan. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 283

Officer for the Purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed.

Government Buildings,
Wellington, 14th January, 1915.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed

CHARLES LOVETT,

of Kaitangiweka, near Ongaruhe, to be an Officer for the purposes of Part II of that Act.

H. D. BELL.

Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, licensed.

Friendly Societies Registry Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1915.

IN pursuance of the 10th section of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to license

EDWIN PARROTT,

of Eltham, to act as a Public Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909.

F. M. B. FISHER,
Minister in Charge.

Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, licensed.

Friendly Societies Registry Office,
Wellington, 19th January, 1915.

IN pursuance of the 10th section of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to license

PATRICK JAMES O’LEARY,

of Marton, to act as a Public Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909.

R. H. RHODES,
Minister in Charge.

Director of Education appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 12th January, 1915.

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

GEORGE HOGBEN, Esquire, C.M.G.,

to be Director of Education for the purposes of the Education Act, 1914, as from the 1st day of January, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Acting Secretary.

Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 14th January, 1915.

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

WILLIAM NELSON POOLE

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the District of Kaiapoi, as from 1st February, 1915.

JOSEPH SARJEANT

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the District of Rangiora, as from 1st February, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Acting Secretary.

Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 19th January, 1915.

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

EDWARD RIDLEY DE LACEY BEAN

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the District of Woodville, as from the 13th January, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

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Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 12th January, 1915.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHT-MILE AND CARTER’S CREEK BRIDGES, KOHATU-REEFTON ROAD.

Accepted.

Wall, James, Westport .. .. .. £ s. d.
747 3 0

Declined.

Franklin, H. C., Greymouth .. .. 823 0 0
Moore and Party, Runanga .. .. 899 10 0
Bignell, H., Greymouth .. .. 922 18 6
Rankin, J. H., Motueka .. .. 972 15 3
Drake, J., Greymouth .. .. 1,035 0 0
Maloney, M., Wellington .. .. 1,103 7 0
Cundy, A., Greymouth .. .. 1,285 0 0
Annear, W., Nelson .. .. 1,800 0 0

ERECTON OF SPECIAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS AT OTEKA IKE.

Accepted.

Robson and Crawford, Dunedin .. .. 8,498 0 0

Declined.

Blackmore, Chas., Dunedin .. .. 8,963 0 0
Fletcher Bros., Dunedin .. .. 9,303 0 0
Morris, A. J., Dunedin .. .. 9,577 0 0
Rhodes, W., and Son, Dunedin .. .. 9,822 0 0
Watson, John, and Co., Dunedin .. .. 9,998 0 0
Lyders, Henry, Dunedin .. .. 10,162 0 0
Campbell, Orr, Dunedin .. .. 11,289 0 0
Lawrence and Sons, Dunedin .. .. 12,969 11 2

Prohibition of Money-order and Postal Correspondence for the Observatory Watch and Jewellery Company and Others, London.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the companies and person whose names and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder are engaged in a fraudulent business, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of either of the said companies or of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to either of the said companies or to the Manager, Secretary, or other officer of either of them, or to the said person, or addressed to any of the addresses in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

OBSERVATORY WATCH AND JEWELLERY COMPANY, 187 Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, London.

KEW TRADING COMPANY, 14 Victoria Parade, Sandycombe Road, Kew, London.

ALFRED POWELL, “Melba,” Lichfield Road, Kew, London.

Dated this 18th day of January, 1915.

R. HEATON RHODES,
Postmaster-General.

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th January, 1915.

THE following result of the election of Trustees of the Freshfield Drainage District has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

Freshfield Drainage District, County of Waikato—

Fulton Cunningham.
Arthur William Edmonds.
Charles Honeybun.
George Hosking.
George McMullen.