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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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the purposes of that Act for the Grey District Acclimatization District :—

George Hill, of Blaketown.

M. POMARE,
(I.A. 25/23/9.) Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Rangers under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 16th April, 1928.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 35 of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, the undermentioned persons have been appointed Rangers under and for the purposes of that Act for the Auckland Acclimatization District :—

Alfred George Peckham, of Mercer, and
William Christie Knight, of Brooklyn.

M. POMARE,
(I.A. 25/23/4.) Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Justice of the Peace resigned.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignation by

Edward Butt, Esquire,

of Blenheim, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

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Chairman of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th April, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

John Hector Luxford, Esquire, S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waikato, vice W. Wilson, Esquire, S.M., on leave.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

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Clerk of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 11th April, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

George William Brown

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Wakatipu, vice F. Stoop, on leave.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

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

Navy Office,
Wellington, 11th April, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointment in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division) :—

Laurence Alexander St. John Reid, as Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 2nd April, 1928.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

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Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 17th April, 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. :—

William David Baird . . . . Kohukohu.
Stanley William Thomas . . . . Matiere.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 12th April, 1928.

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

Thomas Garrick, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Little River, as from the 28th March, 1928, and Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Little River, as from the 28th March, 1928.

Leslie Leonard Donald Parris, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Hyde, as from the 3rd April, 1928.

Manuel Roy Lawton, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Mauriceville, as from the 28th March, 1928.

William Alexander Simpson Russell, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Duntroun, as from the 29th March, 1928.

Gerald McLellan Sheldon, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Fortrose, as from the 31st March, 1928.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 10th April, 1928.

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

QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S WELLINGTON WEST COAST MOUNTED RIFLES.

Colonel C. G. Powles, C.M.G., D.S.O., A.D.C. to the King, Reserve of Officers, to be Honorary Colonel. Dated 14th March, 1928.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

Lieutenant D. Y. Gemmell, 2nd C Battalion, is transferred to the Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 20th March, 1928.

THE WAIKATO REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant P. A. Hickling, from the Wellington Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 15th September, 1926, and is seconded for duty with the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 19th March, 1928.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :—

L. I. Day, 1st C Battalion.
G. U. Martin, 1st C Battalion.
W. C. S. Leys, 1st C Battalion.
H. H. F. Morton, 1st C Battalion.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT.

Captain D. E. McC. Thomson, from the Taranaki Regiment, to be Captain, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 29th October, 1927. Dated 20th March, 1928.

Lieutenant A. C. E. Loadsman, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 28th March, 1928.

2nd Lieutenant P. A. Hickling, 4th C Battalion, is transferred to the Waikato Regiment. Dated 19th March, 1928.

2nd Lieutenant R. B. Wood, from the Canterbury Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 11th May, 1926. Dated 20th March, 1928.

2nd Lieutenant J. J. Sythes, from the Hawke’s Bay Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 28th June, 1926. Dated 21st March, 1928.

THE WELLINGTON WEST COAST REGIMENT.

Lieutenant A. C. E. Loadsman, from the Wellington Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 12th July, 1921, and is seconded for duty with the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 28th March, 1928.