APRIL 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1085

Resident Commissioner, &c., appointed.

Cook Islands Department,
Wellington, 27th March, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

GUY NORMAN MORRIS, Esquire,

to be Resident Commissioner of Niue, a Judge of the High Court of the Cook Islands, a Judge of the Native Land Court of the Cook Islands, and also to be Collector of Customs at the Port of Alofi at Niue, and Postmaster at Niue, as from the 1st day of April, 1918, vice H. G. Cornwall, retired.

M. POMARE,
Minister for the Cook Islands.

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

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

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

ARTHUR HESELTINE WATT

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908, as from the 1st February, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrar of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 12th April, 1918.

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

EDWARD HENRY WHITMORE

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Vaccination Inspector, and Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris for the District of Mangonui, as from the 21st March, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrar of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 16th April, 1918.

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

JOSEPH THOMAS BRIDGMAN

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Wairau, as from the 1st May, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Chief Health Officer appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 11th April, 1918.

THE Public Service Commissioner has (in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of the Public Service Act, 1912) directed as follows:—

JOSEPH PATRICK FRENGLLEY, Esquire, M.D., F.R.C.S.I., D.P.H., R.C.P. and S.I. and D.P.H., R.C.S. (Eng.), et R.C.P. (Lond.), Deputy Chief Health Officer,

to perform and exercise the duties and functions of

THOMAS HARCOURT AMBROSE VALENTINE, Esquire, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), D.P.H. R.C.S. (Eng.), et R.C.P. (Lond.),

in his capacity of Chief Health Officer, as from the 11th day of April, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—ROBERT EDWARD LEWIS, Esquire, of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, has this day been appointed by the Honourable the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in that State, under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of April, 1918.

A. H. CUTLER,
Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—DONALD KERR, Esquire, of Adelaide, in the State of South Australia, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia, has this day been appointed by the Honourable the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in that State, under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of April, 1918.

A. H. CUTLER,
Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 16th April, 1918.

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.
DONALD CROSBIE BURNS .. Waipara.
JOHN STEPHENSON ANDERSON .. Kaitangata.
EDWARD NATHAN FALCK .. Palmerston.
WILLIAM MCKINNON .. Wyndham.
HECTOR WILLIAM MCDONALD .. *Orepuki (at Tuatapere).

• Births and deaths only.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 16th April, 1918.

IT is hereby notified that

WALTER ALEXANDER CROFT

has been appointed Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Glenavy on and from the 22nd April, 1918.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 17th April, 1918.

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

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenant-Colonel Mathew Holmes, M.D., F.R.C.S., Edin., N.Z. Medical Corps (N.Z. Expeditionary Force), is appointed a member of a Special District Medical Board, with pay and allowances of Lieutenant-Colonel at Expeditionary Force rates whilst so acting. Dated 12th March, 1918.

Honorary Lieutenant (temp.) Albert George Barlow, N.Z. Permanent Staff, relinquishes the appointment of Quartermaster, Tauherenikau Camp, and the honorary rank of Lieutenant whilst so employed. Dated 25th March, 1918.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Andrew Melville Jameson, Unattached List (b), General List, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Provost Marshal, and the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 13th March, 1918.

PROMOTIONS, RESIGNATIONS, AND TRANSFERS.

CORPS OF NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS.

New Zealand Railway Battalions (North Island).

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) William Robert Setter is confirmed under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913.

Sergeant Lewis Walter King to be 2nd Lieutenant on probation. Dated 6th February, 1918.

5th (Wellington) Regiment.

Colonel James Jacob Esson, C.M.G., is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 31st May, 1916, and is absorbed into the regiment with his original rank and seniority therein—viz., Major, as from 17th March, 1911 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 8, of the 1st February, 1912); and retains the rank of Colonel, temporarily, whilst holding the appointment of D.Q.M.G., N.Z. Military Forces.

7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) Norman Davidson Cox is terminated on his being posted to the Unattached List (b), General List.