JUNE 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1917

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

Government Buildings,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 79 of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed

JOSEPH ROBERT TURNER,

of Te Pu, to be an Officer for the purposes of Part II of that Act.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Members of Sheldon Park Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 5th June, 1916.

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

ALEXANDER BROWN and
WILLIAM ROBERT GUTHRIE

to be members of the Sheldon Park Domain Board, in the places of Edward Thompson, who has left the district, and Robert Guthrie, deceased.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Hawke’s Bay Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 6th June, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to reappoint

LACHLAN MCKAY

to be a member of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board, as from the 19th May, 1916.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Probation Officer appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th May, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS PERCY MILLS

to be a Probation Officer under the First Offenders Probation Act, 1908, for the City of Wellington and the Boroughs of Miramar, Karori, and Onslow, and the Town District of Johnsonville.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Justice.

Clerk of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th June, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY HAWTHORNE GRANT RALFE

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Auckland, Parnell, and Waitemata, on and from the 1st day of June, 1916, vice C. A. Barton, retired on superannuation.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Justice.

Appointment of Officer to the Cook Islands Public Service.

Cook Islands Department,
Wellington, 7th June, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHNSTONE DYER, Esq.,

to be Resident Agent for the Island of Atiu, to be a Commissioner of the High Court of the Cook Islands, to be Postmaster at the Island of Atiu, and to be a Deputy Registrar of the High Court of the Cook Islands.

M. POMARE,
Minister for the Cook Islands.

Clerk of the Magistrates’ Court at Te Kuiti under the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, appointed.

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

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

CHARLES WILLIAM CARVER

to be Clerk of the Magistrates’ Court at Te Kuiti, under the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, as from the 22nd day of May, 1916.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Inspector for the Purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908, and the Fertilizers Act, 1908, appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner.
Wellington, 2nd June, 1916.

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

WILLIAM WILSON

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908, and the Fertilizers Act, 1908, as from the 13th day of May, 1916.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Inspector for the Purposes of the Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1908, appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1916.

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

IWAN WASSIL HELMSING

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1908, as from the 9th day of May, 1916.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Appointment of Agent at Queenstown for the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1916.

IT is hereby notified for general information that

Mr. JOHN JAMES MCBRIDE

has been appointed Agent for the Public Trustee at Queenstown, as from the 24th day of May, 1916.

FRED. FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 7th June, 1916.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Council of the County of Tauranga, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

TAURANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Pursuant to the provisions of section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1915, I hereby notify that the following is the result of the poll of ratepayers of the Katikati Riding of the County of Tauranga taken on the 20th day of May, 1916, on the proposal to borrow a sum of £600 for the purpose of grading and metalling main roads in the Katikati Riding of the County of Tauranga: Number of valid votes recorded, 39; against the proposal, 1; for the proposal, 38.

The number of valid votes recorded in favour of the proposal being more than three-fifths of the total number of valid votes recorded, I hereby declare the proposal to be carried.

Dated this 24th day of May, 1916.

H. SOUTHEY,
Chairman.