JUNE 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1797

Inspector under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, appointed.—
Notice No. 1964.

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce,
Wellington, 6th June, 1919.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

CHARLES BRUNSKILL

to be an Inspector under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, for
the Borough of Paeroa.

W. D. S. MACDONALD,
Minister of Agriculture and of Industries
and Commerce.

Public Trust Office.—Appointment of District Manager,
Blenheim.

IT is notified for public information that

Mr. P. A. DEVEREUX

has been appointed District Manager of the Public Trust
Office at Blenheim, as from the 1st July, 1919.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of June, 1919.

R. TRIGGS,
Public Trustee.

Inspector of Weights and Measures appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner.
Wellington, 28th May, 1919.

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

ROBERT LLOYD

to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of June, 1919.

T. MARK,
Acting-Secretary.

Receiver of Land Revenue appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 6th June, 1919.

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

DAVID SMITH

to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Land District of Southland, for the purposes of the Land Act, 1908, as from the 15th day of May, 1919.

T. MARK,
Acting-Secretary.

Clerk of Magistrate’s Court appointed.

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

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

HENRY ROBERTSON BUSH

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Thames, for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, as from the 26th day of April, 1919.

T. MARK,
Acting-Secretary.

Registrars of Electors appointed.

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

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

HENRY ROBERTSON BUSH

to be Registrar of Electors for the Electoral District of Thames, for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 26th day of April, 1919.

RUPERT GARFIELD POULTON

to be Registrar of Electors for the Electoral District of Wellington North, for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 28th day of May, 1919.

T. MARK,
Acting-Secretary.

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

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

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

HENRY ROBERTSON BUSH

to be Clerk of the Warden’s Court, Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Mining Registrar at Thames, in the Hauraki Mining District constituted under the Mining Act, 1908, as from the 26th day of April, 1919.

T. MARK,
Acting-Secretary.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1919.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to

Captain ERNEST CHARLES WILMOT PORTER, 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles,

he having a total rank and commissioned service to the 31st March, 1919, entitling him thereto, of twenty-two years one hundred and seventy-two days.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1919.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel DANIEL CROSS BATES,
Reserve of Officers,

he having a total service to the 30th April, 1919, entitling him thereto, of twenty years and forty-four days.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1919.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

The Reverend WILLIAM HENRY WILSON, Chaplain to the Forces, 2nd Class, Retired List,

he having a total service to the 3rd May, 1917, entitling him thereto, of twenty-two years one hundred and seventy-three days.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1919.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

Captain JOHN BRUCE, 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles,

he having a total service to the 12th May, 1919, entitling him thereto, of twenty years and eleven days.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration of Boundaries, Waitoa Drainage District, Counties of Ohinemuri and Piako.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th June, 1919.

IT is hereby notified that a petition has been presented to His Excellency the Governor-General, under the Land Drainage Act, 1908, praying that the area described in the Schedule hereto may be included in the Waitoa Drainage District. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed