✨ Government Appointments
Members of Domain Boards appointed.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st September, 1920.
HIS Excellency the Administrator has, in pursuance of
section 41 of the Public Reserves and Domains Act,
1908, been pleased to make the following appointments:—
RICHARD ROUSE
to be a member of the Hukerenui Domain Board, in place
of John Gray, deceased.
ADAM HUME
to be a member of the Glenorchy Domain Board, in place of
James Knowles, resigned.
CHARLES ISAKSON
to be a member of the Scarborough Domain Board, in place
of Thomas Price Girdwood, resigned.
JOHN MORRIS ANNETT
to be a member of the Burke’s Pass Domain Board, in place
of Arthur George Nalder, resigned.
WILLIAM OLSEN and
ERNEST OSBOURNE LOVEI
to be members of the Kohunui Domain Board, in place of
Frederick William Groves and William Nicholson Miller, left
the district.
D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.
Member of Wanganui River Trust appointed.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1920.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has,
in pursuance of section 11 of the Wanganui River
Trust Act, 1891, been pleased, on the 21st day of September,
1920, to appoint
ARTHUR STEWART BURGESS
to be a member of the Wanganui River Trust, in the place
of Thomas Dick Cummins, deceased.
D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.
Visiting Justice appointed.
Prisons Department,
Wellington, 15th September, 1920.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM ROY McKEAN, Esq., S.M.,
to be a Visiting Justice to the Auckland Prison.
J. G. COATES,
Minister in Charge of Prisons Department.
Member of Island Council, Mauke, appointed.
Cook Islands Department,
Wellington, 21st September, 1920.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government
has been pleased to appoint
TIPAPA
to be a member of the Island Council of Mauke, vice
Teariaroa, retired.
M. POMARE,
For Minister of External Affairs.
Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, &c., appointed.
Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 18th September, 1920.
THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointments in the Public Service :—
JOSEPH THOMAS ECCLETON
to be Registrar of Marriages, Registrar of Births and Deaths,
Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, and Vaccination
Inspector, for the district of Greytown, as from the 4th Sep-
tember, 1920.
GEORGE HENRY FRANK
to be Registrar of Marriages, Registrar of Births and Deaths,
and Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Methven, as
from the 9th September, 1920.
JAMES EDWARD WARD
to be Registrar of Marriages, Registrar of Births and Deaths,
and Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Popotuna, from
the 8th September, 1920.
A. C.TURNBULL, Secretary.
Appointments by the Public Service Commissioner.
Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 16th September, 1920.
THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointments in the Public Service :—
MICHAEL WILLIAM WATT
to be the Registrar of Brands, for the purposes of the Stock
Act, 1908, for the Tauranga Branding Registration District,
as from the 11th day of September, 1920.
WILLIAM FARQUHAR FINDLAY and
ALEXANDER DUNCAN SHANKS WHYTE
to be District Health Officers for the purposes of section 8
of the Public Health Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of August,
1920.
A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.
Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 21st September, 1920.
IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons
have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Regis-
trars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts
set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—
William Wanlockhead Wilson .. .. Richmond.
Bruce McFarlane .. .. Ohaeawai (at Kaikohe).
James Bruce Davis .. .. Lumsden.
Arthur Edmonds .. .. Ngaruawahia (at Taupiri).
John Thomas Williams .. Te Awamutu
John Francis Barrett.. .. Te Awamutu (at Ohaupo).
Births and Deaths only.
W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.
Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and
Retirements of Officers of the Territorial Force.
Department of Defence,
Wellington, 20th September, 1920.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to approve of the appointments, pro-
motions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of the under-
mentioned officers of the Territorial Force.
4TH (Waikato) MOUNTED RIFLES.
Captain John Bruce resigns his commission. Dated 6th Sep-
tember, 1920.
Major Arthur Charles Hinman, from the Reserve of Officers
(General List), to be Major. Dated 6th September, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Herbert
Alison Collins, M.C., from the Unattached List (General
List), to be Lieutenant. Dated 6th September, 1920.
N.Z. FIELD ARTILLERY.
“A” Battery.
2nd Lieutenant Arthur Athelstan Currey, M.M., from the
Unattached List (General List), to be 2nd Lieutenant.
Dated 1st September, 1919.
“G” Battery.
Major Erima Harvey Northcroft, D.S.O., to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, and is appointed to command (temp.) Auckland
Field Artillery Brigade. Dated 26th February, 1920.
N.Z. GARRISON ARTILLERY.
Wellington G.A. Division.
Captain Bernard Callcott Kirk, M.C., from the 11th Regiment
(Taranaki Rifles), to be Captain. Dated 6th September,
1920.
CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.
N.Z. Post and Telegraph Corps (North Island).
Lieutenant Harold Joseph Gray, from the South Island
Battalion, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from 14th
August, 1918. Dated 11th September, 1920.
Philip Owen Downes to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation).
Dated 7th September, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) Montague Melrose Simpson resigns
his commission. Dated 6th September, 1920.
South Island.
Lieutenant Harold Joseph Gray is transferred to the North
Island Battalion. Dated 11th September, 1920.
Company Sergeant-Major Arthur Douglas Cooper to be 2nd
Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 8th September, 1920.
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🗺️ Appointment of Members of Domain Boards
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey21 September 1920
Domain Boards, Appointments, Hukerenui, Glenorchy, Scarborough, Burke’s Pass, Kohunui
12 names identified
- Richard Rouse, Appointed to Hukerenui Domain Board
- John Gray, Deceased, replaced on Hukerenui Domain Board
- Adam Hume, Appointed to Glenorchy Domain Board
- James Knowles, Resigned, replaced on Glenorchy Domain Board
- Charles Isakson, Appointed to Scarborough Domain Board
- Thomas Price Girdwood, Resigned, replaced on Scarborough Domain Board
- John Morris Annett, Appointed to Burke’s Pass Domain Board
- Arthur George Nalder, Resigned, replaced on Burke’s Pass Domain Board
- William Olsen, Appointed to Kohunui Domain Board
- Ernest Osbourne Lovei, Appointed to Kohunui Domain Board
- Frederick William Groves, Left district, replaced on Kohunui Domain Board
- William Nicholson Miller, Left district, replaced on Kohunui Domain Board
- D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands
🗺️ Appointment of Member of Wanganui River Trust
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey23 September 1920
Wanganui River Trust, Appointment
- Arthur Stewart Burgess, Appointed to Wanganui River Trust
- Thomas Dick Cummins, Deceased, replaced on Wanganui River Trust
- D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands
⚖️ Appointment of Visiting Justice
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement15 September 1920
Visiting Justice, Auckland Prison
- William Roy McKean (Esquire, S.M.), Appointed Visiting Justice to Auckland Prison
- J. G. Coates, Minister in Charge of Prisons Department
🌏 Appointment of Member of Island Council, Mauke
🌏 External Affairs & Territories21 September 1920
Island Council, Mauke, Cook Islands
- Tipapa, Appointed to Island Council of Mauke
- Teariaroa, Retired from Island Council of Mauke
- M. Pomare, For Minister of External Affairs
🏥 Appointment of Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
🏥 Health & Social Welfare18 September 1920
Registrars, Births, Deaths, Marriages, Vaccination Inspector
- Joseph Thomas Eccleton, Appointed Registrar for Greytown
- George Henry Frank, Appointed Registrar for Methven
- James Edward Ward, Appointed Registrar for Popotuna
- A. C. Turnbull, Secretary
🏛️ Appointments by the Public Service Commissioner
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration16 September 1920
Public Service, Registrar of Brands, District Health Officers
- Michael William Watt, Appointed Registrar of Brands for Tauranga
- William Farquhar Findlay, Appointed District Health Officer
- Alexander Duncan Shanks Whyte, Appointed District Health Officer
- A. C. Turnbull, Secretary
🏥 Appointment of Deputy Registrars of Marriages and Births and Deaths
🏥 Health & Social Welfare21 September 1920
Deputy Registrars, Marriages, Births, Deaths
6 names identified
- William Wanlockhead Wilson, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Richmond
- Bruce McFarlane, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Ohaeawai
- James Bruce Davis, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Lumsden
- Arthur Edmonds, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Ngaruawahia
- John Thomas Williams, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Te Awamutu
- John Francis Barrett, Appointed Deputy Registrar for Te Awamutu (Ohaupo)
- W. W. Cook, Registrar-General
🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the Territorial Force
🛡️ Defence & Military20 September 1920
Territorial Force, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, Retirements
10 names identified
- John Bruce (Captain), Resigned commission
- Arthur Charles Hinman (Major), Promoted to Major
- Herbert Alison Collins (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
- Arthur Athelstan Currey (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
- Erima Harvey Northcroft (Lieutenant-Colonel), Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel
- Bernard Callcott Kirk (Captain), Promoted to Captain
- Harold Joseph Gray (Lieutenant), Transferred to North Island Battalion
- Philip Owen Downes (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
- Montague Melrose Simpson (2nd Lieutenant), Resigned commission
- Arthur Douglas Cooper (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant