SEPT. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2945

Justices of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th September, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint the undermentioned persons to be Justices of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies :—

Henry Mallock Prins, Esq., of Auckland.
James Macpherson, Esq., of Tokanui, Kihikihi, Co. Waipa.
Henry John Tizard, Esq., of Porirua, Co. Makara.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Shorthand Reporters appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Hilda Dorothy Matier,
Caterina Boffa,
Ada Ila Good, and
Janet Grace Weir,

to be shorthand reporters under the Shorthand Reporters Act, 1908.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Clerk of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th September, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Gavin Eugene Pollock

to be Clerk of the Awarua Licensing Committee, vice J. M. Adam, on leave.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Clerk of Magistrates’ Court, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th September, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Constable David Sinclair Moodie

to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrate’s Court, at Matainui, as from the 1st day of September, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Courthouse appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th September, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

The Wataroa Public Hall, Matainui,

to be a place wherein a Magistrate’s Court shall be held.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Sittings of Magistrates’ Court discontinued.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 20th September, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to direct that sittings of the Magistrate’s Court at Okarito be discontinued as from the 31st day of August, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Appointment in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointment in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy :—

Mr. Herbert Russell Sleeman confirmed in the rank of Warrant Writer in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, with seniority of 24th July, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

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Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 27th September, 1927.

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. :—

Harold Ashley Brathwaite .. Hastings.
Fitzroy Raynal Gordon Jensen .. Awakino.
Norman Burnett Money .. Ashburton, at Mayfield.*

• Births and Deaths only.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 27th September, 1927.

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

Robert Stanley Parr, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Te Haroto, as from the 6th September, 1927.

Richard Edward Morris, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Motatau, as from the 2nd September, 1927.

Walter James Kerr Taylor, Esquire

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Tokaanu, as from the 3rd September, 1927.

Hector John McDonogh, Esquire,

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of October, 1927.

Cecil Pretoria Simmonds, Esquire,

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court, Opotiki, for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, as from the 22nd day of September, 1927.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the New Zealand Military Forces.

COMMAND.

Captain J. J. Kean, the Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, is appointed to command the 5th Field Battery, N.Z.A. Dated 27th August, 1927.

STAFF.

Major C. E. Hercus, D.S.O., O.B.E., N.Z. Medical Corps, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst holding the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Southern Command. Dated 9th August, 1927.

Captain P. L. Villar, M.C., the South Wales Borderers, having left New Zealand on return to India, relinquishes the local rank of Captain. Dated 9th September, 1927.

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Cadet Clayden Shuttleworth to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority in the N.Z. Permanent Forces next below 2nd Lieutenant C. E. Weir. Dated 1st September, 1927.

Cadet Geoffrey Hardwin Heal to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority in the N.Z. Permanent Forces next below 2nd Lieutenant C. Shuttleworth. Dated 1st September, 1927.

THE REGIMENT OF ROYAL ARTILLERY.

Cadet Cyril Ettrick Weir to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1st September, 1927.

N.Z. PERMANENT FORCES.

General Duty Section.

Warrant Officer I. L. Inkster to be Honorary Lieutenant. Dated 14th September, 1927.