2298
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

Registrars of Births and Deaths appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1923.

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

Frederick Charles Robinson, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Thames (at Turua), as from the 10th September, 1923.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 28th August, 1923.

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

John Chipelen Robins, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the district of Stratford, as from the 1st day of September, 1923.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Inspector appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1923.

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

John Wagstaff, Esq.,

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Dairy Industry Act, 1908, an Inspector for the purposes of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908, and an Inspector for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908; as from the 20th day of August, 1923.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Receiver of Land Revenue appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1923.

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

Henry William Charles Mackintosh, Esq.,

to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Wellington Land District, for the purposes of the Land Act, 1908, as from the 16th day of August, 1923.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Receiver of Land Revenue appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 24th August, 1923.

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

Roy William Cumming, Esq.,

to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Gisborne Land District, for the purposes of the Land Act, 1908, as from the 16th day of August, 1923.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1923.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Francis Xavier O’Neill .. .. .. Kahukura.
Robert Wilkin Firman .. .. .. Cheviot.
Joseph Stewart .. .. .. Birmingham.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 28th August, 1923.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Council of the Borough of Lower Hutt, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

LOWER HUTT BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Result of Poll on Proposal to raise Loan.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of the Lower Hutt Borough was taken on Wednesday, the 15th day of August, 1923, on a proposal to raise a special loan of £14,000 for the purchase of certain land in the Lower Hutt Borough for the use, enjoyment, or recreation of the inhabitants of the said borough.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 336, and the number of votes against the proposal was 36.

I therefore declare the proposal carried.

Dated this 20th day of August, 1923.

W. T. STRAND, Mayor.

Defence Rifle Clubs disbanded.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 21st August, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the disbandment, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909, of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Clubs:—

New Zealand Farmers’ Union Mounted Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Pokeno.
Papakura Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Papakura.
Waiuku Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Waiuku.

Date of disbandment, 15th August, 1923.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 24th August, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909, the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club:—

Kaiparoro Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Kaiparoro.

Dated 3rd July, 1923.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to Lieutenant-Colonel E. R. Bowler, Retired List.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments in New Zealand Naval Forces.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments in the New Zealand Naval Forces:—

Commodore Alan Geoffrey Hotham, C.B., C.M.G., as Naval Adviser to the Government of New Zealand’s representative at the Imperial Conference in London, to take effect from date of assembly of Conference.

Commodore Alister Francis Beal, C.M.G., as Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Station and the New Zealand Naval Forces, and as First Naval Member of the Naval Board constituted in and for the Dominion of New Zealand, to date 24th August, 1923, vice Commodore Alan Geoffrey Hotham, C.B., C.M.G.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.