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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 38

Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, licensed.

Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 29th March, 1916.

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

FRANK HADFIELD LAWTON,

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

J. A. HANAN,
Minister in Charge.

Appointment of Officers to the Cook Islands Public Service.

Cook Islands Administration Department,
Wellington, 4th April, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments to the Cook Islands Public Service :—

To be Head Teacher of the Arorangi School at Rarotonga, and also to be Superintendent of the schools in the Cook Islands (other than the Island of Niue)—

HERBERT ROGERS, Esq.

To be Head Teacher of the Takitumu School, Rarotonga—

WILLIAM CHARLES SMITH, Esq.

To be First Assistant Teacher at the Arorangi School, Rarotonga—

Mrs. ETHEL EMMELINE ROGERS.

To be Third Assistant Teacher at the Arorangi School, Rarotonga—

Miss NGAPOKO PIRANGI.

To be First Assistant Teacher at the Takitumu School, Rarotonga—

Mrs. LAURA LOUISA SMITH.

To be Second Assistant Teacher at the Takitumu School, Rarotonga—

Miss IRENE MAY SMITH.

To be Third Assistant Teacher at the Takitumu School, Rarotonga—

Miss LILIAN ADELE SMITH.

To be Head Teacher at the Araura School, Aitutaki—

GEOFFREY HENRY.

To be Assistant Teacher at the Araura School, Aitutaki—

METUA HENRY.

Such appointments to date from the 1st day of April, 1916.

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

Appointment of Officers to the Cook Islands Public Service.

Cook Islands Administration Department,
Wellington, 4th April, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments to the Cook Islands Public Service :—

To be Clerk of the Island Council of Rarotonga—

STEPHEN SAVAGE, Esq.

To be Clerk of the Island Council of Niue—

JOSEPH PATRICK McMAHON-BOX, Esq.

Such appointments to date from the 1st day of April, 1916.

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

Inspector of Stone-quarries appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 31st March, 1916.

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

ALBERT ARTHUR BOYLAND

to be an Inspector of Stone-quarries under the Stone-quarries Act, 1910, as from the 14th day of March, 1916.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Secretary for the Cook Islands appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 4th April, 1916.

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

GIBBES CLAUDE BORLASE JORDAN

to be Secretary for the Cook Islands, under the Cook Islands Act, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 4th April, 1916.

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.
GEORGE AMBROSE EASTICK .. .. Weber.
WILLIAM ACCRINGTON ANDREWS .. .. Buller.
HAROLD JAMES HENRY SMITH .. .. Tirau.
ALBERT ERNEST MOORE .. .. Huntly.
GEORGE EDWARD PEARSON .. .. Dargaville.
MATTHEW JOHN THOMPSON .. .. East Taieri.
GEORGE COCKBURN SALMOND .. .. Wakatipu.
JOSEPH GREGORY SHEPHERD .. .. Dipton.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 29th March, 1916.

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

5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars).

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 23rd February, 1916 :—

Robert Bruce Meek.
Robert Law.
Richard James Ernest Smith.

8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.

Major George Searight Hardy is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and absorbed into the establishment. Dated 16th March, 1916.

New Zealand Field Artillery.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—

Sergeant Albert Eric Lawry (F Battery). Dated 29th November, 1915.
Sergeant George Falkland Gardiner (F Battery). Dated 29th November, 1915.
Corporal Ronald Charles Abraham (J Battery). Dated 21st February, 1916.
Corporal Charles Harry Millar (E Battery). Dated 24th February, 1916.

New Zealand Garrison Artillery.

Major Robert Gardner, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Major (temp.), vice Major Greenhough, with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 22nd February, 1916.
Francis Potter, formerly Captain in Auckland Garrison Artillery Division, to be Captain (temp.), Auckland Garrison Artillery Division, vice Captain Kirker. Dated 3rd March, 1916.
Captain Reginald William Fisher is transferred to the Unattached List (b), Dated 12th December, 1915.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) during the absence of officers with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force :—

Miles Clement Waller Mason (Wellington Garrison Artillery Division), vice Lieutenant Pearce. Dated 11th February, 1916.
Richard Henry Nagle (Wellington Garrison Artillery Division), vice Lieutenant Dunn. Dated 28th February, 1916.