APRIL 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1021

Clerk of Magistrate’s Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th April, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Constable WILLIAM DANIEL FARR
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Port Awanui, on
and from the 2nd day of March, 1918, vice Constable M. J.
Kyne, transferred.
THOMAS M. WILFORD,
Minister of Justice.

Town of Rotorua.—Appointment of Returning Officer revoked.

Department of Tourist and Health Resorts,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1918.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of the regulations made
under the Rotorua Town Act, 1907, that the appointment of
FREDERICK MAXWELL LYONS
as Returning Officer for the Town of Rotorua has been
revoked.
W. D. S. MACDONALD,
Minister of Tourist and Health Resorts.

Sheriff appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1918.

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

MICHAEL FOLEY
to be Sheriff for the District of Hawke's Bay for the
purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908, as from the 1st day
of April, 1918.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrars of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 8th April, 1918.

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

HAROLD LINCOLN SLYFIELD
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, Registrar
of Births and Deaths, and Vaccination Inspector for the
District of Otahuhu, as from the 2nd April, 1918.
JOHN JOSEPH KEARNEY
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths and Vaccination
Inspector for the District of Onehunga, as from the 2nd
April, 1918.
GEORGE STACEY FULLER
to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and
Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Raglan, as from
the 2nd April, 1918.
GEORGE HAYMES MORRISH
to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Vaccina-
tion Inspector, and Registrar of Births and Deaths of
Maoris for the District of Ngaruawahia, as from the 2nd
April, 1918.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrars of Births and Deaths of Maoris, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th April, 1918.

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

WILLIAM ANDERSON
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris and Vaccina-
tion Inspector at Whangaruru, as from 16th February,
1918.
(Miss) JULIA BENJAMIN
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris and Vaccina-
tion Inspector at Waihua, as from 26th February, 1918.
FREDERICK JAMES HAYMAN
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris and Vaccina-
tion Inspector at Tokaanu, as from 1st January, 1918.
(Mrs.) ALICE D'OLEY HEATLEY
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris and Vaccina-
tion Inspector at Pamona, as from 8th October, 1917.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Inspector for the Purposes of the Slaughtering and Inspection
Act, 1908, appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1918.

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

JAMES BRAYDON SPEEDY
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Slaughtering and
Inspection Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of February, 1918.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 9th April, 1918.

It is hereby notified that the undermentioned person
has been appointed to be the Deputy of the Registrar
of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the district set
opposite his name, viz.:—
Name. District.
JOHN McKITTERICK Mataura.
W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th March, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the appointments, promotions, retire-
ments, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the
Territorial Force.

APPOINTMENTS.

Major Cyril Victor Atmore Baigent, M.B., N.Z. Medical
Corps (N.Z. Expeditionary Force), is appointed a member
of a Special District Medical Board, and is granted the
pay of Lieut.-Colonel at Expeditionary Force rates whilst
so acting. Dated 2nd March, 1918.
Lieutenant Charles Cockburn Miles, 5th (Wellington) Regi-
ment, performed the duties of Assistant Provost Marshal,
Auckland Military District, from 5th September, 1917,
and is confirmed in the appointment. Dated 7th March,
1918.

PROMOTIONS, RETIREMENTS, AND TRANSFERS.

10TH (NELSON) MOUNTED RIFLES.

Lieutenant Reginald William Sparrow is struck off the
strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from
12th April, 1918, and is absorbed into the regiment with
his original rank and seniority therein—viz., Captain, as
from 14th August, 1917 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 139,
of the 6th September, 1917).

CORPS OF NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS.

N.Z. Post and Telegraph Corps.

North Island Battalion.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) William
Charles Edwin Hudson is confirmed.

South Island Battalion.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Harold
Joseph Gray is confirmed.

4TH (OTAGO) REGIMENT.

Coast Defence Detachment.

Lieutenant Frank Leslie Hunt, from the Unattached List (b),
to be Lieutenant. Dated 8th November, 1917.

6TH (HAURAKI) REGIMENT.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 35,
of the 7th March, 1918, relating to 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
David Albert Cumming Lilburne, is amended to read as
follows:—

7TH (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) REGIMENT.

David Albert Cumming Lilburne to be 2nd Lieutenant
(temp.). Dated 14th February, 1918.

15TH (NORTH AUCKLAND) REGIMENT.

Captain Claude Spencer White is struck off the strength of the
N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 12th April, 1918,
and is absorbed into the regiment with his original rank
and seniority therein—viz., Captain, as from 4th Sep-
tember, 1916 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 107, of the
21st September, 1916).