New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 49

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✨ Government Appointments and Election

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

Member of Executive Council appointed.

Executive Council Chamber,
Wellington, 17th May, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE JAMES ANDERSON, Esq.,

to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Dominion of New Zealand, and the above-named gentleman has taken the Oath of Office accordingly.

By Command.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointment of Ministers.

Private Secretary's Office,
Government House,
Wellington, 17th May, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

The Right Honourable WILLIAM FERGUSON MASSEY, P.C.,

to be Minister of Finance ;

The Honourable Sir WILLIAM HERBERT HERRIES, K.C.M.G.,

to be Minister of Labour ;

The Honourable WILLIAM NOSWORTHY

to be Minister of Immigration ;

The Honourable ERNEST PAGE LEE

to be Minister of External Affairs ; and

The Honourable GEORGE JAMES ANDERSON

to be Minister of Internal Affairs.

By Command.

GAVIN M. HAMILTON,
Private Secretary.

Clerk of the Legislative Council, &c., appointed.

Prime Minister's Office,
Wellington, 15th May, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

ALEXANDER FRANCIS LOWE, Esq.,

to be Clerk of the Legislative Council and Clerk of Parliaments for the Dominion of New Zealand, vice Leonard Stowe, C.M.G.

W. F. MASSEY,
Prime Minister.

Judge of the Supreme Court appointed.

Wellington, 17th May, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Sir JOHN WILLIAM SALMOND, K.C., Kt.,

to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, under section 11 of the Judicature Act, 1908.

W. F. MASSEY,
Prime Minister.

Member of the House of Representatives elected, Stratford Electoral District.

Clerk of the Writs Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1920.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ issued on the 19th day of April, 1920, for the election of a member of Parliament to serve in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Stratford, and by the endorsement on such writ it appears that

ROBERT MASTERS

has been duly elected to serve as a member for the said district.

J. HISLOP,
Clerk of the Writs.

By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer Wellington.

Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1920, No 49

NZLII — NZ Gazette 1920, No 49

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Member of Executive Council Appointment

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated17 May 1920
KeywordsAppointment, Executive Council, Oath of Office
👱🏽 Names

George James Anderson (Esquire), Appointed Member of the Executive Council

👩‍💼 Officials

F. D. Thomson, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏛️ Appointment of Ministers

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated17 May 1920
KeywordsAppointment, Minister of Finance, Minister of Labour, Minister of Immigration, Minister of External Affairs, Minister of Internal Affairs
👱🏽 Names

William Ferguson Massey (The Right Honourable, P.C.), Appointed Minister of Finance
William Herbert Herries (The Honourable Sir, K.C.M.G.), Appointed Minister of Labour
William Nosworthy (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Immigration
Ernest Page Lee (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of External Affairs
George James Anderson (The Honourable), Appointed Minister of Internal Affairs

👩‍💼 Officials

Gavin M. Hamilton, Private Secretary

🏛️ Clerk of the Legislative Council Appointment

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated15 May 1920
KeywordsAppointment, Clerk of the Legislative Council, Clerk of Parliaments
👱🏽 Names

Alexander Francis Lowe (Esquire), Appointed Clerk of the Legislative Council and Clerk of Parliaments

👩‍💼 Officials

W. F. Massey, Prime Minister

⚖️ Judge of the Supreme Court Appointment

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated17 May 1920
KeywordsAppointment, Judge of the Supreme Court, Judicature Act 1908
👱🏽 Names

John William Salmond (Sir, K.C., Kt.), Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court

👩‍💼 Officials

W. F. Massey, Prime Minister

🏛️ Member of the House of Representatives Elected

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated13 May 1920
KeywordsElection, Member of Parliament, Stratford Electoral District
👱🏽 Names

Robert Masters, Elected Member of the House of Representatives for Stratford

👩‍💼 Officials

J. Hislop, Clerk of the Writs

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