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Member of Maori Council appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1928.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Wetini Hotu
to be a member of the Maori Council for the Maori Council
District of Maniapoto, vice Rongo Wetere, resigned.
J. G. COATES, Native Minister.

Member of Maori Council appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1928.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Frank Harold Fearnley
to be the Official Member of the Maori Council for the Maori
Council District of Maniapoto, vice Constable G. H. Fry,
resigned.
J. G. COATES, Native Minister.

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

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1928.
It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-
General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the
Fisheries Act, 1908, appointed
William Cambell, of Pirinoa,
James Blake, of Featherston,
Gordon Oliver Sutherland, of Whakatomotomo, and
James Gilbert Sutherland, of Whakatomotomo,
to be officers for the purposes of Part II of the said Act for
the Wellington Acclimatization District.
O. HAWKEN,
For Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 25/23/5.)

Acting Consul of Belgium at Wellington appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th February, 1928.
His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be
notified that the King's Exequatur empowering
Monsieur A. Nihotte
to act as Consul of Belgium at Wellington has received His
Majesty's signature.
M. POMARE,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 13/35/63.)

Member of Nelson Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 18th February, 1928.
Notice is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-
General has, in pursuance of section 49 of the Land
Act, 1924, reappointed
George MacMahon
as a member of the Nelson Land Board, as from the 9th
March, 1928.
A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Crown Solicitor appointed.

Crown Law Office,
Wellington, 27th February, 1928.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint
Ernest James Kemnitz, Esquire,
to be Crown Solicitor at Nelson, such appointment to take
effect on and from the 1st day of March, 1928, and to be for
the period of absence from New Zealand of Charles Richmond
Fell, Esquire.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Attorney-General.

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Clerks of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1928.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Percy Harold Wylde
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of
Hawke's Bay, vice W. M. Will, on leave; and
Alexander William McDonald
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of
Wairau, vice A. F. Bent, on leave.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Appointment in the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand
Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1928.
The New Zealand Naval Board have approved the fol-
lowing appointment in the Royal Naval Reserve (New
Zealand Division):—
Leo Patrick Bourke, as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant
R.N.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 23rd February,
1928.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Day for Nomination of Member of Court of
Arbitration.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 24th February, 1928.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint the 24th day of March, 1928, as the day
for the nomination of persons to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr. William Scott, Nominated Member of the
Court of Arbitration representing Industrial Unions of Em-
ployers.
G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Labour.

Cemetery Trustees appointed.—(H. 2/78.)

Department of Health,
Wellington, 24th February, 1928.
His Excellency the Governor-General, pursuant to
section 55 of the Cemeteries Act, 1908, has been
pleased to appoint the Uawa County Council to be the
Trustees of the Tolaga Bay Public Cemetery in place of John
Abraham Moore, William Lockwood, Arthur Mitchell, Henry
Glover, Patrick Vincent Hickey, Alfred John Sharpe, and
Francis Wilkinson, who have resigned.
J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Health.

Appointment in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1928.
The Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointment in the Public Service:—
Alexander Wallace Swap, Esquire,
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and
Deaths for the District of Putaruru, as from the 8th February,
1928.
A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 28th February, 1928.
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.:—
Victor Hugo Ball .. .. Mataura.
William John Cummins .. Waihi.
Herbert Charles Foster .. .. Cambridge.
Ernest Edward Hirst .. .. Morrinsville.
Willis Alfred Laing .. .. Carterton.
James Edward Simpson .. Kaitaia, at Awanui.*
Leonard Albert Wells .. .. Kaponga.

• Births and deaths only.
  W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.