Oct. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3861

Chief Medical Officer, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, appointed.

Cook Islands Department,
Wellington, 6th October, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
ROBERT SAMUEL TROTTER, Esquire, M.D.,
to be Chief Medical Officer at Rarotonga, from 1st September, 1917, vice G. P. Baldwin, Esquire, L.R.C.P., &c., Edin., resigned.

M. POMARE,
Minister for the Cook Islands.

Inspectors of Weights and Measures appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner.
Wellington, 2nd October, 1917.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service:-
KENNETH McLENNAN
to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1908, as from the 13th day of August, 1917.
ROBERT GLEN
to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of October, 1917.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Inspector for the Purposes of the Dairy Industry Act, 1908, appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 3rd October, 1917.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:-
JAMES GIBB JOHNSTON
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Dairy Industry Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of October, 1917.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrars of Electors and Returning Officers appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 5th October, 1917.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service:-
FREDERICK WILLIAM HART
to be Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Taranaki, for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 11th day of September, 1917.
CHARLES EDWARD TAYLOR
to be Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Wanganui, for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 11th day of September, 1917.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrar of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 8th October, 1917.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:-
THOMAS JAMES BOLAND
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths, and Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Wellington (at Courtenay Place), as from the 29th September, 1917.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary

Registrar of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th October, 1917.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:-
MARGARET JANE MCINTOSH
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths and Vaccination Inspector for the District of Fortrose at Waikawa, as from the 23rd day of October, 1917.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 9th October, 1917.

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.
WILLIAM GORDON DOWNES .. . Kawakawa.
NOBLE BAXTER .. . . . Tokatoka.
WILLIAM DRAKE .. . . . Temuka
ARTHUR WOOLESTON PYM HEWITT .. Helensville.
ERNEST EDWARD HIRST .. . Awitu.
FREDERICK WILLIAM DOWNES .. Motu.
ALBERT EDWARD DURRANT .. . Waiapu.
SAMUEL AUGUSTUS NEILL .. . Ongarue.
HUGH SCOTT .. . . . Motueka.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Authority to issue Permits to solicit Contributions for a War Fund.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th October, 1917.

IT is hereby notified for public information that, pursuant to section 22, subsection (2) (d), of the War Funds Act, 1915, I have this day authorized Mrs. Miria Woodbine Pomare to issue permits to solicit contributions on behalf of "The Lady Liverpool and Mrs. Pomare Soldiers Fund."

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Grant of a Lease of Railway Reserve and Private-siding Access at Auckland in favour of Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited).

In the matter of the Public Works Act, 1908; and in the matter of a grant of a lease of railway reserve and private-siding access at Auckland to Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited) as compensation for leasehold interest in part of land taken for railway purposes.

WHEREAS by a notice under the Harbours Act, 1908, published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 101, of the 26th day of August, 1915, page 3031, and deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Auckland as number 3668, all that area of land containing 31 acres 2 roods 16 perches, more or less, being portion of Auckland Harbour Board's endowments, Block VIII, Rangitoto Survey District, City of Auckland, was taken for railway purposes:

And whereas the said Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited) is the party entitled to the compensation payable for or in respect of a leasehold interest in part of the said land so taken for railway purposes as aforesaid:

And whereas the Minister of Railways has agreed to grant to the said Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited) a lease with private-siding access of all that parcel of railway reserve containing an area of 2 roods, more or less, being Lot 2 (comprised in certificate of title, Vol. 265, folio 231), Block VIII, Rangitoto Survey District, City of Auckland, as more particularly shown coloured green on plan numbered 11601 (W.R. 24708) deposited in the Land Registry Office at Auckland:

Now, therefore, I, William Herbert Herries, Minister of Railways, do hereby give notice, in pursuance of the provisions of section 84 of the Public Works Act, 1908, that an agreement for lease and grant of siding access as above, dated the 20th day of June, 1916, has been assented to by me.

Dated this 9th day of October, 1917.

W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Railways.

Grant of a Lease of Railway Reserve and Private-siding Access at Auckland in favour of Dalgety and Company (Limited).

In the matter of the Public Works Act, 1908, and in the matter of a grant of a lease of railway reserve and private-siding access at Auckland to Dalgety and Company (Limited) as compensation for leasehold interest in part of land taken for railway purposes.

WHEREAS by a notice under the Harbours Act, 1908, published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 101, of the 26th day of August, 1915, page 3031, and deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Auckland as number 3668, all that area of land containing 31 acres 2 roods 16 perches, more or less, being portion of Auckland Harbour Board's endowments, Block VIII, Rangitoto Survey District, City of Auckland, was taken for railway purposes:

And whereas the said Dalgety and Company (Limited) is the party entitled to the compensation payable for or in