JUNE 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1785

Vesting the Control of a Scenic Reserve in the Rangitikei County Council.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of the scenic reserve described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act) in the Rangitikei County Council, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say:—

1. The period for which the control of the reserve is hereby vested shall be three years from the date hereof, unless the reservation is previously altered or revoked under the said Act.
2. The said Council shall prepare a report each year ending on the thirty-first day of March, together with a statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the said reserve. Such report and statement shall be sent to the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act as soon as possible after the close of the year.
3. The said Council shall control the said reserve in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE.
SILVERHOPE SCENIC RESERVE.—WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 3, Block VI, Ongo Survey District: Area, 18 acres 1 rood 27 perches.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 25th day of June, 1923.
W. NOSWORTHY,
For Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

Resignations of Ministers.

Official Secretary’s Office,
Government House,
Wellington, 27th June, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignation of
The Honourable Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell, G.C.M.G., K.C.,
of the office of Minister of Justice, as on and from the 27th June, 1923;
The Honourable Christopher James Parr, C.M.G.,
of the office of Minister of Public Health, as on and from the 27th June, 1923; and
The Honourable William Downie Stewart
of the office of Minister of Internal Affairs, as on and from the 27th June, 1923.
By command.
A. C. DAY, Official Secretary.

Appointment of Ministers.

Official Secretary’s Office,
Government House,
Wellington, 27th June, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
The Honourable Christopher James Parr, C.M.G.,
to be Minister of Justice, as on and from the 27th June, 1923.
The Honourable Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., C.M.G.,
to be Minister of Health, as on and from the 27th June, 1923.
The Honourable Richard Francis Bollard
to be Minister of Internal Affairs, as on and from the 27th June, 1923.
By command.
A. C. DAY, Official Secretary.

Trustees for Christchurch Racecourse appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 26th June, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
John Grigg, Esq., and
Henry Arthur Knight, Esq.,
to be members of the Board of Trustees constituted under the Christchurch Racecourse Reserve Act, 1878, by the name of “The Trustees of the Christchurch Racecourse,” vice Mr. A. Boyle, deceased, and Mr. J. B. Reid, resigned, respectively.
WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Deputy Official Assignee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 27th June, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Clarence Masters, Esq.,
to be Deputy Official Assignee at Taihape, on and from the 1st day of June, 1923.
F. H. D. BELL, Minister of Justice.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st June, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
James Robert Hill, Esq.,
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the district of Taranaki, vice F. C. J. Bellringer, Esq., deceased.
F. H. D. BELL, Minister of Justice.

Clerk of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th June, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Harold Vincent Jerred
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the district of Ellesmere, vice Constable W. J. Whatman.
F. H. D. BELL, Minister of Justice.

Appointments in New Zealand Naval Forces.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments in the New Zealand Naval Forces:—
Paymaster Commander Harold M. Cockrem, appointed to H.M.S. “Chatham,” to date 1st July, 1923.
Mr. Victor S. Simmonds, Commissioned Gunner, appointed to H.M.S. “Philomel,” to date 21st June, 1923.
Mr. Harold J. Taylor, Gunner (T), appointed to H.M.S. “Philomel,” to date 21st June, 1923.
R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Honorary Forest Rangers.

State Forest Service,
Wellington, 26th June, 1923.

IT is hereby notified that
Alfred Flower, 57 Cambria Street, Nelson ;
Arthur Burt, Farmer, Twynham, Glenhope ; and
James Nathaniel Carpenter, Farmer, Flat Creek,
have been appointed Honorary Rangers for the purposes of the Forests Act, 1921–22.,
R. HEATON RHODES,
Commissioner of State Forests.

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, 22nd June, 1923.

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:—
Watkins, William Henry.
McDonald, Findlay J. F.
Back, William.
Sutherland, Donald.
Belton, William George.
Soown, Richard G.
Taylor, John Richard.
C. J. PARR, Minister of Health.