Mar. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 713

Legislative Councillor appointed.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 12th March, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in His Majesty’s name, summoned

The Honourable Sir Thomas Mackenzie, G.C.M.G., of Wellington,

to the Legislative Council of New Zealand, by writ of summons under the Seal of the Dominion of New Zealand, dated 12th March, 1928.

(I.A. 14/4.) J. G. COATES, Prime Minister.

Chairman of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th March, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Charles Rutherford Orr Walker, Esquire, S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Napier, Hawke’s Bay, and Waipawa, vice J. G. L. Hewitt, Esquire, S.M.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Chairman of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th March, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

John George Lewis Hewitt, Esquire, S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Napier, Hawke’s Bay, and Waipawa, vice C. R. Orr Walker, Esquire, S.M.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Clerks of Magistrates’ Courts, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th March, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon him by the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, and the Mining Act, 1926, to appoint

Constable Thomas James Wilton

to be Clerk of the Magistrates’ Court and Bailiff of the Magistrates’ and Warden’s Courts at Kumara, on and from the 28th day of February, 1928, vice Constable L. Fox, transferred ; and

Constable Lawrence Fox

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court and Bailiff of the Magistrates’ and Warden’s Courts at Naseby, on and from the 2nd day of March, 1928, vice Constable D. Vaughan, transferred.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Prisons.

Wellington, 7th March, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant John James Hogan

to be Police Gaoler at Rotorua, on and from the 28th February, 1928, vice Senior Sergeant Quinn, transferred.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, for Minister of Justice.

Inspector of Sea-fishing appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 9th March, 1928.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, and of the Official Appointments and Documents Act, 1919, appointed

Walter Cooper,

of Napier, Police Sergeant, to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing for the purposes of the first-mentioned Act.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister of Marine.

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Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 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. :

Douglas Anderson .. .. Otorohanga.
Reginald Rolfe Wright .. .. Grey.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.

CHARLES TRAVERS BUTLER, ESQUIRE, of Hobart, Tasmania, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, has this day been appointed by the Honourable Sir Charles Perrin Skerrett, K.C.M.G., Chief Justice of New Zealand, a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Tasmania, under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of March, 1928.

W. W. SAMSON,
Registrar, Supreme Court, Wellington.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 8th March, 1928.

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

STAFF.

Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Andrews, O.B.E., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Staff Officer in Charge No. 2 Regimental District, Pareoa, dated 25th January, 1928, and is appointed Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, Northern Command. Dated 26th January, 1928.

Lieut.-Colonel I. T. Standish, C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal N.Z. Artillery, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, Northern Command, dated 23rd January, 1928, and is appointed General Staff Officer (1st Grade), Central Command. Dated 24th January, 1928.

Major R. A. Row, D.S.O., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Staff Officer in Charge No. 10 Regimental District, Christchurch, dated 2nd December, 1927, and is appointed Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, Southern Command. Dated 3rd December, 1927.

Major W. I. K. Jennings, D.S.O., N.Z. Staff Corps, having returned to the Dominion on completion of tour of instruction abroad, ceases to be seconded, dated 16th February, 1928, and is appointed General Staff Officer (Operations), General Headquarters. Dated 17th February, 1928.

Major S. C. P. Nicholls, D.S.O., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, Southern Command, dated 2nd December, 1927, and is appointed General Staff Officer (Training), General Headquarters. Dated 3rd December, 1927.

Major A. E. Conway, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of General Staff Officer (Training), General Headquarters, dated 25th November, 1927, and is appointed Staff Officer in Charge No. 8 Regimental District, New Plymouth. Dated 3rd December, 1927.

Major D. E. Bremner, M.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Staff Officer in Charge No. 8 Regimental District, Hawera, dated 2nd December, 1927, and is appointed Staff Officer in Charge No. 10 Regimental District, Christchurch. Dated 3rd December, 1927.

Captain L. G. Goss, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Adjutant-General, General Headquarters, dated 20th January, 1928, and is appointed Staff Officer in Charge No. 2 Regimental District, Paeroa. Dated 26th January, 1928.

Captain A. de T. Nevill, Royal N.Z. Artillery, relinquishes the appointment of Staff Captain, Artillery, General Headquarters, dated 12th January, 1928, and is appointed Assistant Adjutant-General, General Headquarters. Dated 21st January, 1928.

Captain G. B. Parkinson, Royal N.Z. Artillery, is appointed Staff Captain, Artillery, General Headquarters. Dated 13th January, 1928.