Shorthand Reporter appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 11th February, 1919.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

MURIEL MARGARET McFADYEN
to be a Shorthand Reporter under the Shorthand Reporters
Act, 1908.

W. H. HERRIES,
For Minister of Justice.

Registrars of Poisons appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 4th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointments in the Public Service:-

CECIL JOHN HEWLETT
to be a Registrar of Poisons for the Wellington District,
vice Robert Percy Ward, under the Poisons Act, 1908; as
from the 19th day of December, 1918.

FRED SYDNEY ROCKS KNIGHT
to be a Registrar of Poisons for the Southland District, vice
Cecil John Hewlett, under the Poisons Act, 1908 ; as from
the 13th day of December, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

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

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 5th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointment in the Public Service:-

DONALD THOMAS MILNE
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Slaughtering and
Inspection Act, 1908; as from the 1st day of September,
1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Sheriff appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 7th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointment in the Public Service:-

ROBERT PERCY WARD
to be Sheriff for the District of Otago for the purposes of
the Judicature Act, 1908, as from the llth day of January,
1919.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrar of Supreme Court appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 7th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointment in the Public Service:-

ROBERT PERCY WARD
to be Registrar at Dunedin of the Supreme Court of New
Zealand for the purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908; as
from the 11th day of January, 1919.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Supreme Court appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointments in the Public Service:-

ALFRED McCARTHY
to be Deputy Registrar at Auckland of the Supreme Court
of New Zealand for the purposes of the Judicature Act,
1908; as from the 14th day of January, 1919.

JOHN REID
to be Deputy Registrar at Christchurch of the Supreme
Court of New Zealand for the purposes of the Judicature
Act, 1908; as from the 21st day of December, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrars of Electors, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointments in the Public Service:-

THOMAS PURCELL
to be the Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the
Electoral District of Stratford for the purposes of the
Legislature Act, 1908; as from the 1st day of January,
1919.

ALFRED ERNEST REYNOLDS
to be the Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the
Electoral District of Wakatipu for the purposes of the
Legislature Act, 1908; as from the 6th day of January,
1919.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary

Inspector for the Purposes of the Orchard and Garden
Diseases Act, 1908, appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointment in the Public Service:-

GORDON HERRIOT CUNNINGHAM
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Orchard and
Garden Diseases Act, 1908; as from the 8th day of August,
1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Clerk of Warden's Court, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointment in the Public Service:-

ALFRED ERNEST REYNOLDS
to be Clerk of the Warden's Court, Receiver of Gold Revenue,
and Mining Registrar at Queenstown and Arrowtown, in
the Otago Mining District, constituted under the Mining
Act, 1908, as from the 6th day of January, 1919.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary

Clerks of Magistrates' Courts appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th February, 1919.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointments in the Public Service:-

ALFRED ERNEST REYNOLDS
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Queenstown for the
purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1908; as from the
6th day of January, 1919.

HENRY HECTOR SCOTT
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Waipawa and
Waipukurau for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts
Act, 1908; as from the 20th day of November, 1918.

CECIL JOHN HEWLETT
to be Clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Wellington for the
purposes of the Magistrate's Courts Act, 1908; as from the
19th day of December, 1918.

ARTHUR HARRY CUTLER
to be Clerk of the Magistrates' Courts at Kaiapoi and
Rangiora for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act,
1908; as from the 3rd day of February, 1919.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Public Trust Office.—Appointment of Agent at Rotorua.

IT is hereby notified for public information that

WILLIAM SYDNEY GEORGE BRIDLE
has been appointed Agent of the Public Trust Office at
Rotorua.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of February, 1919.

R. TRIGGS,
Public Trustee.