Jan. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 147

Crown Solicitor appointed.

Crown Law Office,
Wellington, 18th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

VINCENT ROBERT SISSONS MEREDITH, Esq.,

to be Crown Solicitor at Auckland, vice the Honourable J. A. Tole, K.C., deceased.

F. H. D. BELL, Attorney-General.

Members of Clutha River Board appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 13th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

JOHN CRAWFORD ANDERSON, Esq., of Stirling; and JOSEPH MOSLEY, Esq., of Clydevale,

to be members of the Clutha River Board, under the Clutha River Board Empowering Act 1898 Amendment Act, 1900.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Member of the State Fire Insurance Board appointed.

State Fire Insurance Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

THOMAS SHERRIFF RONALDSON, Esq., of Wellington,

to be a member of the State Fire Insurance Board, under the State Fire Insurance Act, 1908, as from the 1st January, 1921, vice Mr. J. W. A. Marchant, deceased.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
Minister in Charge, State Fire Insurance Office.

Ranger of Crown Lands appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 19th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 29 of the Land Act, 1908, been pleased to appoint

JOHN WASHINGTON SMITH

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands for the Taranaki Land District, as from the 1st January, 1921.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
For Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Representatives of the Patea County Council on the Patea Hospital Board, in accordance with Section 15 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909.

Department of Health,
Wellington, 14th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint the following persons to be representatives of the Patea County Council on the Patea Hospital Board:—

MATTHEWS, F. O.
MCDONALD, FINDLAY JOHN FERGUSON.
WATKINS, WILLIAM HENRY.
HOOPER, FREDERICK.
HURLEY, JEREMIAH.
TAYLOR, JOHN RICHARD.
BELTON, WILLIAM GEORGE.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
For Minister of Public Health.

Officer for the Purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 26th December, 1920.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, and of the Official Appointments and Documents Act, 1919, appointed

WI PARATENE, of Ruatoki, Bay of Plenty,

to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act.

W. H. HERRIES, Minister of Marine.

Appointment of Inspector of Sea Fishing for the Purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1998, revoked.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 26th December, 1920.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has revoked the appointment of Wi Paratene, of Ruatoki, Bay of Plenty, as an Inspector of Sea Fishing for the purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, and dated 23rd July, 1920.

W. H. HERRIES, Minister of Marine.

Native Interpreter appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 14th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorize

WATENE PUKETOKI RUHA, of Raukokore,

to act as a licensed Native Interpreter of the First Grade, under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder.

W. H. HERRIES, Native Minister.

Probation Officer under Offenders Probation Act, 1920, appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 7th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

OSCAR BLUNDELL, Esq.,

to be Probation Officer under the Offenders Probation Act, 1920, for the Borough of New Plymouth.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.

Clerk of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

FRANK GRAHAM HUTTON

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the districts of Waitemata, Auckland, and Parnell, vice J. Terry, on leave.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.

Courthouse appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

THE COURTHOUSE, Middlemarch,

to be a place wherein a Magistrate’s Court shall be held, in lieu of the place previously appointed.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.

Trustee for the Hurunui Rabbit District appointed.—Notice No. 2051.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 13th January, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint, in terms of section 47 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908,

WILLIAM JOHN MCMILLAN

to be a trustee for the Hurunui Rabbit District, vice Thomas Chapman, resigned.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Agriculture.

Receiver of Land Revenue appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 13th January, 1921.

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

WILLIAM STEWART HARDY

to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Nelson Land District, for the purposes of the Land Act, 1908, as from the 4th day of January, 1921.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.