Jan. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 227

Appointment of Representatives to Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards.

Public Health, Hospitals, and Charitable Aid Department,
Wellington, 18th January, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint, under section 15 of the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909, representatives to Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards as set out in the Schedule hereunder.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Contributing authorities—
Waitara Borough Council and Inglewood Borough Council (combined district): Richard Morgan, representative.
Taranaki County Council: Charles Andrews, representative.

MANIOTOTO HOSPITAL AND CHARITABLE AID BOARD.

Contributing authority—
Maniototo County Council: Peter Aitken and Edward Morgan, representatives.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Public Health.

By-laws of the Otorohanga Town Board confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 21st January, 1918.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of the by-laws made by the Otorohanga Town Board on the 5th day of November, 1917.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

In pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the within-written by-laws, and declare that the same came into force on the 16th day of November, 1917.

Dated this 21st day of January, 1918.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs

Appointment of Members of Revaluation Committees.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 17th January, 1918.

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by section 15 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1915, I, William Ferguson Massey, Minister of Lands for the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the undermentioned persons to be members of the Revaluation Committees set out hereunder respectively, for a period of one year from the 1st January, 1918:—

Northern portion of the Auckland Land District—
HERBERT BISMARK MATTHEWS, Esq., of Kaitaia, Farmer.

Southern portion of the Auckland Land District—
JAMES BODDIE, Esq., of Te Kuiti, Farmer.

Poverty Bay portion of the Hawke’s Bay Land District—
OWEN EDWIN BARTRAM, Esq., of Tolaga Bay, Sheep-farmer.

Southern portion of the Hawke’s Bay Land District—
PATRICK PATTULLO, Esq., of Newstead, Napier, Sheep-farmer.

Taranaki Land District—
WILLIAM ARTHUR McCUTCHAN, Esq., of Whangamomona, Farmer.

Wellington Land District—
GEORGE ROBERT NICOL WRIGHT, Esq., of Wellington, Licensed Sharebroker.

Nelson Land District—
THOMAS HEWETSON, Esq., of Upper Moutere, Farmer and Sawmiller.

Marlborough Land District—
WILLIAM BOYD STEVENSON, Esq., of Upcot, Awatere, Farmer.

Northern portion of the Canterbury Land District—
FREDERICK GEORGE HORRELL, Esq., of Horrelville.

Southern portion of the Canterbury Land District—
JAMES SCOTT, Esq., of Wai-iti Road, Timaru.

Westland Land District—
WILLIAM WILSON, Esq., of Hokitika, Land and Estate Agent.

Otago Land District—
PATRICK KINNEY, Esq., of Rockvale, Hyde, Sheep-farmer.

Southland Land District—
WILLIAM JAMES ANNAN McGREGOR, Esq., of Mount Linton, Runholder.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Lands.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 19th January, 1918.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Mangere Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

MANGERE ROAD BOARD.

Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Special Loan of £3,000 for Purpose of Supplying Water to Part of District, as defined in previous Advertisements.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, notice is hereby given that the following is the result of the poll taken on the proposal mentioned above, on Wednesday, 9th January, 1918.

Total number of valid votes recorded, 99: For the proposal, 83; against the proposal, 16; informal votes, 1.

I therefore declare the proposal duly carried.

M. B. KIRKBRIDE,
Chairman, Mangere Road Board.

10th January, 1918.

Certificate and Declaration of Execution of Criminal.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st January, 1918.

THE following certificate and declaration are published in conformity with the provisions of the Crimes Act, 1908.

THOMAS M. WILFORD,
Minister of Justice.

CERTIFICATE.

I, Hamilton A. H. Gilmer, the Medical Officer in attendance at the execution of Frank Edward Bennier at the Prison of Wellington, do hereby certify and declare that I have this day witnessed the execution of the said Frank Edward Bennier at the said prison, and I do further certify and declare that the said Frank Edward Bennier was, in pursuance of the sentence of the Supreme Court, hanged by the neck until his body was dead.

Given under my hand this 19th day of January, 1918, at the Prison at Wellington.

HAMILTON A. H. GILMER, M.D.

DECLARATION.

We do hereby testify and declare that we have this day been present when the extreme penalty of the law was carried into execution on the body of Frank Edward Bennier, convicted at the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court held at Wanganui on the 26th day of November last, and sentenced to death; and that the said Frank Edward Bennier was, in pursuance of the said sentence, hanged by the neck until his body was dead.

Dated this 19th day of January, 1918, at the Prison at Wellington.

W. A. HAWKINS, Sheriff.
M. HAWKINS, Deputy Inspector of Prisons.
G. H. CROOK, Gaoler.
HENRY FOREMAN, Chief Warder.
EDWIN ARNOLD, J.P.
HENRY HUME, J.P.
ERIC C. S. MARSHALL.
J. CHAS. NORMAN.
DAVID M. GORMAN.
H. WATSON, Clerk in Holy Orders.