APRIL 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1227

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 31st March, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE WILLIAM STONE

to be the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Riverton, on and from the 2nd April, 1917.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Inspector of Clubs appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 10th April, 1917.

IT is hereby notified that

SAMUEL PERCIVAL NORWOOD

has been appointed, under the Licensing Act, 1908, to be an Inspector of Clubs for the purpose of inspecting and reporting upon chartered clubs, as defined by the said Licensing Act, 1908.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Member of Canterbury Land Board resigned.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 5th April, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor has accepted the resignation of

JAMES STEVENSON

as a member of the Canterbury Land Board.

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

Native Interpreters appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorize

JOHN WEBSTER, of Horeke, Hokianga;
TAARE WAAKA, of Rotorua; and
PARATENE NGATA, Jun., of Rangitukia,

to act as licensed Native Interpreters of the First Grade, under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder.

W. H. HERRIES,
Native Minister.

Judges of the Native Land Court Districts appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 4th April, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

ROBERT NOBLE JONES, Esq.

(a Judge of the Native Land Court), to be the Judge of the Ikaroa and South Island Native Land Court Districts, vice M. Gilfedder, Esq., transferred;

CHARLES EDWARD MACCORMICK, Esq.

(a Judge of the Native Land Court), to be the Judge of the Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Court District, vice A. G. Holland, Esq., transferred;

JAMES WAKELIN BROWNE, Esq.

(a Judge of the Native Land Court), to be the Judge of the Aotea Native Land Court District, vice J. B. Jack, Esq., resigned;

MICHAEL GILFEDDER, Esq.

(a Judge of the Native Land Court), to be the Judge of the Tairawhiti Native Land Court District, vice R. N. Jones, Esq., transferred;

ALBERT GEORGE HOLLAND, Esq.

(a Judge of the Native Land Court), to be the Judge of the Tokerau Native Land Court District, vice T. H. Wilson, Esq., transferred; and

THOMAS HENRY WILSON, Esq.

(a Judge of the Native Land Court), to be the Judge of the Waiariki Native Land Court District, vice J. W. Browne, Esq., transferred.

The appointments to take effect on and from the 11th April, 1917.

W. H. HERRIES,
Native Minister.

License of Native Interpreter revoked.

Native Department,
Wellington, 5th April, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to revoke the license granted to

WI KARENA WIHAPI, o Te Puke,

authorizing him to act as an Interpreter under the Native Land Act, 1909; and also to remove the said Wi Karena Wihapi from his office as an Interpreter under the said Act.

W. H. HERRIES,
Native Minister.

Licensing Officers under Arms Act, 1908, appointed.

Police Department,
Wellington, 5th April, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant DONALD CHARLES FRASER and
Constable WILLIAM EDWARD HUNT,

of the New Zealand Police Force, to be Licensing Officers under the Arms Act, 1908.

A. L. HERDMAN,
Minister in Charge of Police Department.

Inspector for the Purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 30th March, 1917.

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

JOHN CASE

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, as from the 27th day of March, 1917.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrar of Brands appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 30th March, 1917.

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

JOHN CASE

to be Registrar of Brands for the Wairoa Branding Registration District, as from the 27th day of March, 1917, in lieu of Walter Dalgliesh.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrars of Electors and Returning Officers appointed.

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

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

JAMES McINDOE

to be Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Grey, under the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 9th February, 1917.

WILLIAM HENRY FREEMAN

to be Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Egmont, under the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 18th January, 1917.

WILLIAM DRYBURGH WALLACE

to be Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Buller, under the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 5th day of February, 1917.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 10th April, 1917.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Regis-