FEB. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 475

Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that the persons set out in the Schedule hereto, being persons holding the office of Postmaster under the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, at the places set opposite their names in the said Schedule, are authorized to take and receive statutory declarations under the two-hundred-and-eighty-eighth section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

May Pretoria Roberts Trusler .. .. Arthurton. Ralph Pearson .. .. .. Whakarapa.

As witness my hand this 8th day of February, 1922.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ERRATUM.--In the Warrant published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 15th December, 1921 (page 2933), authorizing Postmasters to take and receive statutory declarations under the 288th section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908, for "George Haynes Morrish" read "George Haymes Morrish."

Deputy of the Public Service Commissioner appointed.

Wellington, 6th February, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General in Council has been pleased to appoint PAUL DESIRE NESTOR VERSCHAFFELT, Esq., to act as deputy for William Russell Morris, Esq., Public Service Commissioner, during his absence from Wellington, as from the 14th February, 1922, until his return to duty, under section 7 (4) of the Public Service Act, 1912.

W. F. MASSEY, Prime Minister.

Rangers under the Animals Protection Act appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 10th February, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint WILLIAM JOHN PALMER, of Weraroa; and JAMES THOMAS HAZELWOOD, of Upper Hutt, Rangers under the Animals Protection Act, 1908, for the Wellington Acclimatization District.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART, Minister of Internal Affairs.

Trustees for Public Cemeteries appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 16th February, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 4 of the Cemeteries Act, 1908, been pleased, on the 6th day of February, 1922, to appoint WILLIAM ARTHUR LONGWORTH to be a trustee, in the place of John Templeton Robson, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Ashhurst Public Cemetery.

JOHN PRIOR PUTTICK to be a trustee, in the place of John Travis Oakden, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Oamaru Public Cemetery.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Clerks, &c., of Magistrates' Courts appointed.

Department of Justice, Wellington, 15th February, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Constable ALFRED JOHN MAIDEN to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrate's Court at Kai-tangata, on and from the 24th day of January, 1922, vice Constable E. T. C. Turner, transferred; and Constable PERCY COURTNEY FELTON to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrate's Court at Carter-ton, on and from the 28th day of January, 1922, vice Constable R. R. Millar, transferred.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.

Consul of China at Western Samoa recognized.

Department of External Affairs, Wellington, 2nd February, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that, in accordance with instructions from His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, he has recognized the appointment of Mr. CHAO-SONG LEE as Consul of China in Western Samoa.

E. P. LEE, Minister of External Affairs.

Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, licensed.

Friendly Societies Department, Wellington, 7th February, 1922.

IN pursuance of the 10th section of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to license JOSEPH HEWITT BIDDLE, of Rotorua, to act as a Public Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister in Charge.

Inspector of Weights and Measures appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, 9th February, 1922.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:- ALFRED JOHN MAIDEN to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1908, as from the 30th day of January, 1922.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Registrar of Poisons for the District of Otago appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, 13th February, 1922.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:- FREDERICK WILLIAM HART to be Registrar of Poisons for the district of Otago, for the purposes of the Poisons Act, 1908, as from the 9th day of December, 1921.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles, &c., appointed for the District of Canterbury.

Office of Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, 14th February, 1922.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:- FREDERICK WOODCOCK BROUGHTON to be District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles for the district of Canterbury, for the purposes of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, and Registrar of Deeds for the district of Canterbury, for the purposes of section 6 of the Deeds Registration Act, 1908, as from the 4th day of February, 1922.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and Sheriff appointed for the District of Auckland.

Office of Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, 14th February, 1922.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:- ROBERT PERCY WARD to be Registrar at Auckland of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and Sheriff for the district of Auckland, for the purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908, as from the 1st day February, 1922.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Commissioner of Stamp Duties, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, 16th February, 1922.

THE Deputy Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:- DONALD GEORGE CLARK, Esq., to be Commissioner of Stamp Duties, Registrar of Companies, Registrar of Building Societies, Registrar of Industrial and Provident Societies, and Secretary for Land and Deeds, as from the 14th day of February, 1922.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.