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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

Trustees for Public Cemeteries appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 4 of the Cemeteries Act, 1908, been pleased to appoint

Alfred John Chambers

to be a trustee, in place of Evan McLennan, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the West Melton Public Cemetery.

William McLeod

to be a trustee, in place of James Cock Walton Gilmore, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Palmerston Public Cemetery.

Herbert Rouse

to be a trustee, in place of Thomas George Hight, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Hukerenui South Public Cemetery.

Alfred John Sharpe and Francis Wilkinson

to be trustees, in place of Henry Gibson Davison and Henry Arthur Findlay, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Tolaga Bay Public Cemetery.

Robert Fenton and
William Henry Fitzer

to be trustees, in place of Arthur William Pattison and Samuel Thomas, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Te Kuiti Public Cemetery.

John Francis Butler,
Thomas Malcolm McBride,
James Nolan, and
William Smith

to be trustees, in place of Robert Adamson, Alfred Dehn, Timothy Joseph Hallahan, and James William Thomson, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Wataroa Public Cemetery.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, for Minister of Lands.


Members of Christchurch Domains Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 28th October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 4 of the Christchurch Domains Amendment Act, 1913, and section 28 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1926, been pleased to appoint

Edgar Fraser Stead,
Sidney Arthur Orchard, and
Richard Bedward Owen

to be members of the Christchurch Domains Board.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.


Member of Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, 1926, appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 28th October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

James Long Gilmour, Esq.,

to be a member of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, 1926, for a period of three years as from the 12th instant.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Mines.


Member of Board of Examiners under the Coal-mines Act, 1925, appointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 28th October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

William Carson, Esq.,

to be a member of the Board of Examiners under the Coal-mines Act, 1925, for a period of three years as from the 12th instant.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Mines.


Member of New Zealand Meat-producers’ Board appointed.—Notice No. Ag. 2608.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 1st November, 1926.

IT is hereby notified for public information that His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint, in terms of subsection (7) of section 2 of the Meat-export Control Act, 1921–22,

Henry Dyke Acland

to be a representative of the producers on the New Zealand Meat-producers’ Board, vice John Charles Nattle Grigg, deceased.

O. HAWKEN, Minister of Agriculture.


Chairman of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Henry Aiken Young, Esq., S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Christchurch, Avon, Lyttelton, and Ellesmere, vice H. Y. Widdowson, Esq., S.M.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.


Clerk and Bailiff of Magistrates’ Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 19th October, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Constable Thomas Wolfendale

to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates’ Court at Kaikohe on and from the 5th day of October, 1926, vice Constable J. W. Claasen, transferred.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.


Police Gaoler appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 1st November, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Constable William McLennan

to be Police Gaoler at Kaikoura on and from the 4th October, 1926, vice Constable Hodgson.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.


Appointment of Hospital Board Representative.

Department of Health,
Wellington, 28th October, 1926,

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint, under section 46 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1909, as amended by section 6 of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Amendment Act, 1920,

Mr. R. J. W. Turner

to represent the Sounds County on the Picton Hospital Board, vice Mr. C. H. Mills.

J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Health.


Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 29th October, 1926.

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

James Edwin Laing, Esq.,

to be Clerk of the Magistrates’ Courts at Ohakune and Raetihi for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, as from the 18th day of October, 1926.

Douglas Hamilton Hannah, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Wanaka, as from the 5th day of October, 1926.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.



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🗺️ Trustees for Public Cemeteries Appointed

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
23 October 1926
Cemeteries, Trustees, Appointments, Public Cemeteries Act, 1908
22 names identified
  • Alfred John Chambers, Appointed trustee for West Melton Public Cemetery
  • Evan McLennan, Resigned as trustee for West Melton Public Cemetery
  • William McLeod, Appointed trustee for Palmerston Public Cemetery
  • James Cock Walton Gilmore, Resigned as trustee for Palmerston Public Cemetery
  • Herbert Rouse, Appointed trustee for Hukerenui South Public Cemetery
  • Thomas George Hight, Resigned as trustee for Hukerenui South Public Cemetery
  • Alfred John Sharpe, Appointed trustee for Tolaga Bay Public Cemetery
  • Francis Wilkinson, Appointed trustee for Tolaga Bay Public Cemetery
  • Henry Gibson Davison, Resigned as trustee for Tolaga Bay Public Cemetery
  • Henry Arthur Findlay, Resigned as trustee for Tolaga Bay Public Cemetery
  • Robert Fenton, Appointed trustee for Te Kuiti Public Cemetery
  • William Henry Fitzer, Appointed trustee for Te Kuiti Public Cemetery
  • Arthur William Pattison, Resigned as trustee for Te Kuiti Public Cemetery
  • Samuel Thomas, Resigned as trustee for Te Kuiti Public Cemetery
  • John Francis Butler, Appointed trustee for Wataroa Public Cemetery
  • Thomas Malcolm McBride, Appointed trustee for Wataroa Public Cemetery
  • James Nolan, Appointed trustee for Wataroa Public Cemetery
  • William Smith, Appointed trustee for Wataroa Public Cemetery
  • Robert Adamson, Resigned as trustee for Wataroa Public Cemetery
  • Alfred Dehn, Resigned as trustee for Wataroa Public Cemetery
  • Timothy Joseph Hallahan, Resigned as trustee for Wataroa Public Cemetery
  • James William Thomson, Resigned as trustee for Wataroa Public Cemetery

  • G. Jas. Anderson, for Minister of Lands

🗺️ Members of Christchurch Domains Board Appointed

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
28 October 1926
Christchurch Domains Board, Appointments, Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act, 1926
  • Edgar Fraser Stead, Appointed member of Christchurch Domains Board
  • Sidney Arthur Orchard, Appointed member of Christchurch Domains Board
  • Richard Bedward Owen, Appointed member of Christchurch Domains Board

  • A. D. McLeod, Minister of Lands

🌾 Member of Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, 1926, Appointed

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 October 1926
Mining Act, 1926, Board of Examiners, Appointment
  • James Long Gilmour (Esquire), Appointed member of Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, 1926

  • W. Nosworthy, for Minister of Mines

🌾 Member of Board of Examiners under the Coal-mines Act, 1925, Appointed

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 October 1926
Coal-mines Act, 1925, Board of Examiners, Appointment
  • William Carson (Esquire), Appointed member of Board of Examiners under the Coal-mines Act, 1925

  • W. Nosworthy, for Minister of Mines

🌾 Member of New Zealand Meat-producers’ Board Appointed

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
1 November 1926
Meat-export Control Act, 1921–22, Meat-producers’ Board, Appointment
  • Henry Dyke Acland, Appointed representative of producers on the New Zealand Meat-producers’ Board
  • John Charles Nattle Grigg, Deceased, previously representative of producers on the New Zealand Meat-producers’ Board

  • O. Hawken, Minister of Agriculture

⚖️ Chairman of Licensing Committees Appointed

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
28 October 1926
Licensing Committees, Appointment, Justice Department
  • Henry Aiken Young (Esquire, S.M.), Appointed Chairman of Licensing Committees for Christchurch, Avon, Lyttelton, and Ellesmere
  • H. Y. Widdowson (Esquire, S.M.), Previously Chairman of Licensing Committees for Christchurch, Avon, Lyttelton, and Ellesmere

  • F. J. Rolleston, Minister of Justice

⚖️ Clerk and Bailiff of Magistrates’ Court Appointed

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 October 1926
Magistrates’ Court, Clerk and Bailiff, Appointment, Kaikohe
  • Thomas Wolfendale (Constable), Appointed Clerk and Bailiff of Magistrates’ Court at Kaikohe
  • J. W. Claasen (Constable), Transferred, previously Clerk and Bailiff of Magistrates’ Court at Kaikohe

  • F. J. Rolleston, Minister of Justice

⚖️ Police Gaoler Appointed

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
1 November 1926
Police Gaoler, Appointment, Kaikoura
  • William McLennan (Constable), Appointed Police Gaoler at Kaikoura
  • Hodgson (Constable), Previously Police Gaoler at Kaikoura

  • F. J. Rolleston, Minister of Justice

🏥 Appointment of Hospital Board Representative

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
28 October 1926
Hospital Board, Appointment, Picton Hospital Board, Sounds County
  • R. J. W. Turner (Mr), Appointed to represent Sounds County on Picton Hospital Board
  • C. H. Mills (Mr), Previously represented Sounds County on Picton Hospital Board

  • J. A. Young, Minister of Health

🏛️ Appointments in the Public Service

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
29 October 1926
Public Service, Appointments, Magistrates’ Courts, Registrar of Marriages, Registrar of Births and Deaths
  • James Edwin Laing (Esquire), Appointed Clerk of Magistrates’ Courts at Ohakune and Raetihi
  • Douglas Hamilton Hannah (Esquire), Appointed Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for Wanaka

  • A. C. Turnbull, Secretary