Nov. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3141

Postmasters appointed to take and receive Statutory Declarations.

Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the two-hundred-and-eighty-eighth section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, 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.

Albert Irving Flett .. .. Devonport.
Reginald Wallace Noake .. .. Te Aroha.
George Henry Bush .. .. Waimiha.

As witness my hand this 26th day of October, 1926.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

Ross Dependency (Officer of the Government of) appointed.

In pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by His Majesty’s Order in Council under the British Settlements Act (Imperial), 1887, dated the thirtieth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and all other powers me thereunder authorizing, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor of the Ross Dependency, do hereby appoint

William Whiteford, Esquire,

as an officer of the Government of the said dependency with authority to do all things and take all steps necessary or expedient to safeguard, preserve, and cause to be observed within such dependency His Majesty’s rights and sovereignty and the laws and regulations in force in the same; and the better to enable him to carry out such duties do hereby confer on him in respect of such dependency all the powers and authorities which may be exercised in New Zealand by a Stipendiary Magistrate, and also all the powers and authorities which may be so exercised by a Justice of the Peace, but so, nevertheless, that such powers shall in no way derogate from or limit his general executive and administrative authority in so preserving His Majesty’s rights and sovereignty and the laws and regulations in force in such dependency in the same manner and with the same powers and authorities as the various executive and administrative authorities have in the Dominion of New Zealand for carrying out and enforcing the laws of such Dominion to hold such office and exercise the duties thereof during pleasure.

As witness my hand this 23rd day of October, 1926.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor.

Honorary Naval Aide-de-Camp appointed.

Government House,
Wellington, 28th October, 1926.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Captain Cecil Nugent Reyne, R.N.,
Honorary Naval Aide-de-Camp on his staff.

By His Excellency’s Command.

GEORGE J. LITTLE, Private Secretary.

Appointment of Officers under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 23rd October, 1926.

It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed.

George Evans, of Invercargill,
Alfred Percival Walker, of Monowai, and
John Alexander Reid, of Invercargill.

to be officers for the purposes of Part II of the said Act.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

Appointment of Officer under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1926.

It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed

William Henry Claringbold, of Clinton,

to be an Officer for the purposes of Part II of the said Act.

RICH. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Ranger under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 1st November, 1916.

It is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 35 of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, the under-mentioned person has been appointed Ranger under and for the purposes of that Act for the Otago Acclimatization District:—

William Henry Claringbold, of Clinton.

RICH. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Native Interpreter appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 26th October, 1926.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorize

John te Herekiekie Grace,

of Auckland, to act as an Interpreter of the first grade, under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder.

RICH. F. BOLLARD,
For Native Minister.

Member of Maori Council appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1926.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Kowhai Tito

to be a member of the Maori Council for the Maori Council District of Wairoa, vice Riwhi Erimana, resigned.

W. NOSWORTHY,
For Acting Native Minister.

Members of Domain Boards appointed.

Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1926.

His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 41 of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, been pleased to make the following appointments:—

Charles William Cowan

to be a member of the Te Araroa Domain Board, in place of William Robert Morell, resigned.

Alfred John Chambers

to be a member of the West Melton Domain Board, in place of Evan McLennan, resigned.

Arthur Vivian Barrett

to be a member of the Mayfield Domain Board, in place of Alfred Ernest White, resigned.

Leslie David Hooker

to be a member of the Wainui Domain Board, in place of William Donald McPhail, resigned.

Lachlan Patrick Mackenzie

to be a member of the Clayton Domain Board, in place of George Thomas Moran, resigned.

William Hunter

to be a member of the Rangitaiki Domain Board, in place of Mungo Douglas, deceased.

Arthur Squire Allen

to be a member of the Huatoki Domain Board, in place of William Edward Bendall, deceased.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, for Minister of Lands.