1756

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 67

Inspector under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, appointed.-- Notice No. 1961.

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, Wellington, 29th May, 1919.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
ALFRED JANE
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, for the Waipa County; the appointment to date as from the 19th May, 1919.
W. D. S. MACDONALD,
Minister of Agriculture and of Industries and Commerce.

Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, licensed.

Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 27th May, 1919.
IN pursuance of the 10th section of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to license
JAMES ALEXANDER GENTLES,
of Auckland, to act as a Public Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909.
J. A. HANAN,
Minister in Charge.

Chairmen of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1919.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
ERNEST WILLIAM BURTON, Esq., S.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the district of Waimarino, vice J. G. L. Hewitt, Esq., S.M.; and Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the district of Raglan, vice J. W. Poynton, Esq., S.M.; and
EDWARD PAGE, Esq., S.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the district of Oroua, vice J. G. L. Hewitt, Esq., S.M.
THOMAS M. WILFORD,
Minister of Justice.

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1919.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
ARTHUR JAMES
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the district of Waimarino;
WILLIAM SCOTT
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the district of Ellesmere, vice E. G. Hubbard, deceased; and
ARTHUR EDWARDS MANNING and THOMAS MERVYN WELLS
to be members of the Licensing Committee for the district of Waikato.
THOMAS M. WILFORD,
Minister of Justice.

Sittings of Magistrate's Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1919.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
THE ALLIANCE HALL,
situate in the Main Street, Te Puke, to be a place wherein sittings of the Magistrate's Court shall be held under the provisions of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1908, in lieu of the Mission Hall, Te Puke, previously appointed.
THOMAS M. WILFORD,
Minister of Justice.

Teacher at Takitumu, Cook Islands, resigned.

Cook Islands Department,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1919.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignation by
MARY OLAUSEN
of her appointment as Third Assistant Teacher at Takitumu School, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, as from 31st May, 1919.
M. POMARE,
Minister for the Cook Islands.

Registrars of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 31st May, 1919.
THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service:-
EDWARD PERCY EARLE
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, and Vaccination Inspector, at Auckland, as from the 3rd January, 1919.
Mrs. ANNIE JANE RIDDELL,
to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Tokaanu, as from the 21st May, 1919.
BEAUCHAMP URQUHART BARLOW
to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Morrinsville, as from the 2nd day of June, 1919.
WILLIAM MARTIN HAYES DIAMOND
to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Te Aroha, as from the 2nd June, 1919.
T. MARK,
Acting-Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 4th June, 1919.
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.
CHARLES KRIPPNER EDWARDS . . Te Awamutu.
ROBERT MARTIN . . . . Morrinsville.
GEORGE WILLIAM HAZELTON . . Te Aroha.
(Miss) SUSAN NELLIE STRINGER . . Apiti.
LAWRENCE MOTER ROGERS . . Catlin's.
ARCHIBALD RICHARD KING . . Castlepoint.
GEORGE ALBERT RUTHEFORD LETTS . . Hokianga.
W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the N.Z. Staff Corps, Royal N.Z. Artillery, and Territorial Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 31st May, 1919.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the N.Z. Staff Corps, Royal N.Z. Artillery, and Territorial Force, and the reposting of officers from the N.Z. Expeditionary Force to the N.Z. Staff Corps, Royal N.Z. Artillery, and Territorial Force.

APPOINTMENTS.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Ivon Tatham Standish, C.M.G., D S.O., Royal N.Z. Artillery, is appointed Director of Artillery (Field) and Officer Commanding the Regiment of Royal N.Z. Artillery. Dated 7th May, 1919.
Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.) Duncan Barrie Blair, D.S.O., M.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Military Secretary and Aide-de-Camp to the Commandant, N.Z. Military Forces, and retains the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel until further notice. Dated 23rd May, 1919.
Captain Nathaniel William Benjamin Butler Thoms, D.S.O., M.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, is appointed Assistant Military Secretary (temp.), N.Z. Military Forces, and retains the rank of Major (temp.) whilst so employed. Dated 23rd May, 1919.