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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 South Canterbury Accli-
matization District :—
Gerald Murray, of Lake Tekapo.
M. POMARE,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 25/23/16.)

Ranger under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22,
appointed.
Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 10th October, 1927.
IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Pro-
tection and Game Act, 1921-22, I, Maui Pomare,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New
Zealand, do hereby appoint
William McKenzie Fraser, of Whangarei,
to be a Ranger under the said Act, to exercise his duties for
the Hen, Poor Knights, and Chicken Islands.
As witness my hand at Wellington, this 5th day of October,
1927.
M. POMARE,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.

Appointment of Officers under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.
Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 4th October, 1927.
IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-
General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the
Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed
Ernest Batt, of Napier,
William Mitchell, of Waipukurau, and
John Anderson, of Dannevirke,
to be officers for the purposes of Part II of the said Act for
the Hawke’s Bay Acclimatization District.
M. POMARE,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 25/23/18.)

Chairman of Licensing Committee appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th October, 1927.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Edward Page, Esquire, S.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Franklin, vice J. H. Salmon, Esquire, S.M.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Clerk of Licensing Committee appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 7th October, 1927.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint
Richard Tierney McLean
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of
Ohinemuri, vice P. H. Wylde, transferred.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Stipendiary Magistrate authorized to exercise Jurisdiction in
Children’s Courts.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th October, 1927.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased,
pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of section 27
of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, to authorize
Edward Page, Esquire, S.M.,
to exercise jurisdiction in the Children’s Courts established
at Helensville, Maungaturoto, Paparoa, Waipu, Warkworth,
Wellsford, Onehunga, Otahuhu, Papakura, Pukekohe, and
Waiuku.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Shorthand Reporter appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 12th October, 1927.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint
Edith Grace Toomath
to be a Shorthand Reporter under the Shorthand Reporters
Act, 1908.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Appointments in the Public Service.
Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th October, 1927.
THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointments in the Public Service :
Richard Tierney McLean, Esquire,
to be Clerk of the Magistrates’ Courts at Paeroa and Te Aroha,
for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, and
Clerk of the Warden’s Courts, Receiver of Gold Revenue,
and Mining Registrar at Paeroa and Te Aroha for the Hauraki
Mining District, constituted under the Mining Act, 1926, as
from the 4th day of October, 1927.
(Miss) Ratareria Matini
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Wero Wero,
as from the 1st day of June, 1927.
A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 11th October, 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 re-
spectively opposite their names, viz. :-
James Victor Turner ... Owhango.
Arthur Geoffrey Roach ... Motu.
W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of
Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.
Department of Defence,
Wellington, 8th October, 1927.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the appointments, promotions, resigna-
tions, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the N.Z.
Military Forces.
THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant R. E. B. Hopkirk, 8th Field Battery, N.Z.A., is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 6.
Dated 26th September, 1927.
2nd Lieutenant G. G. Jackson is transferred from the 8th
Field Battery, N.Z.A., to the 19th Medium Battery, N.Z.A.,
with seniority as from the 29th May, 1925. Dated 26th
September, 1927.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.
The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).
Lieutenant W. B. Stewart, 3rd C Battalion, is transferred to
the Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Dated 26th September, 1927.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) J. W.
Fawcett, 3rd C Battalion, lapses. Dated 19th September,
1927.
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 46 of 7th July relating to Lieutenant C. F. Sea-
ward, M.C., for the words “to be Lieutenant” read “to be
Captain.”

The North Auckland Regiment.
Captain H. E. G. Smith, 1st C Battalion, is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 3. Dated 26th Sep-
tember, 1927.

The Waikato Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant G. F. Pryce, 1st Battalion, is transferred to
the Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Dated 19th September, 1927.

The Wellington Regiment.
Captain C. W. H. Ronaldson, 1st Battalion, is transferred to
the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 22nd
September, 1927.