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350·1 links ; towards the south generally by the Lawrence-Roxburgh railway, 154·8, 329·4, and 404·1 links ; and towards the south-west generally by a public road, 47·0, 1172·6, and 91·0 links.

Also all that piece of Crown land in the Otago Land District containing 1 perch, more or less, and bounded as follows: Towards the north-east generally by Section 12s, Teviot Settlement, 146·9 and 50·8 links ; and towards the south-west by the Lawrence-Roxburgh railway, 197·0 links.

Also all that piece of Crown land in the Otago Land District containing 9 acres 0 roods 13 perches, more or less, and bounded as follows: Towards the east generally by Sections 12s and 13s, Teviot Settlement, 928·5, 2180·4, 113·5, 542·5, 542·5, and 1967·4 links ; and towards the west generally by the Lawrence-Roxburgh railway, 267·4, 1274·5, 680·5, 190·0, 356·8, 332·1, 476·1, 363·7, 179·0, 116·1, 975·5, 457·6, and 726·9 links.

Be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. As the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 21/94, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 24th day of August, 1928.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Warrant vesting the Control of the Stoney Creek Bridge at Milleas on the Neavesville to Hikuai Road, in the Thames County Council.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the Public Works Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby direct that the bridge over Stoney Creek (as more particularly described in the Schedule hereto) shall, on and after the date of the gazetting hereof, be under the exclusive care, control, and management of the Thames County Council.

SCHEDULE.

THAT bridge in the Auckland Land District over Stoney Creek on the Neavesville to Hikuai Road, known as the Stoney Creek Bridge at Milleas, situated between Sections 1s and 29s, Hikuai Settlement, Block II, Tairua Survey District. As the site of the said bridge is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 72890, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 23rd day of August, 1928.

K. S. WILLIAMS, Minister of Public Works.
(P.W. 34/2383.)

Resignation of Ministers.

Official Secretary’s Office, Government House, Wellington, 24th August, 1928.

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

The Honourable William Nosworthy

of the office of Minister of External Affairs, as from the 24th day of August, 1928 ; and

The Honourable George James Anderson,

of the office of Minister of Marine, as from the 24th day of August, 1928.

By Command—
A. C. DAY, Official Secretary.

(I.A. 14/8/5.)

Ministers appointed.

Official Secretary’s Office, Government House, Wellington, 25th August, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

The Right Honourable Joseph Gordon Coates, P.C., M.C.,

to be Minister of External Affairs ;

The Right Honourable Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell, P.C., G.C.M.G., K.C.,

to be Minister of Marine ; and

The Honourable Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., C.M.G.,

to be Minister of Internal Affairs.

By Command—
A. C. DAY, Official Secretary.

(I.A. 14/8/5.)

Member of Maori Council appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Webster Harold Wills

to be the official member of the Maori Council for the Maori Council District of Raukawa, vice John Bagrie, resigned.

J. G. COATES, Native Minister.

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

Marine Department,
Wellington, 23rd August, 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

Joseph Gawith, of Putaruru,

to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act, in respect of the Auckland Acclimatization District.

F. H. D. BELL, for Minister of Marine.

Appointment of Inspector under Part I of the Fisheries Act, 1908.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 23rd August, 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

Alexander Winks Amon, of Bulls,

to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing for the purposes of Part I of the first-mentioned Act.

F. H. D. BELL, for Minister of Marine.

Appointment as Ranger under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, Maui Pomare, Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

Captain Islay McLellan, of Dunedin,

to be a Ranger under the said Act for the Lakes District and Southland Acclimatization Districts.

As witness my hand at Wellington, this 22nd day of August, 1928.

M. POMARE,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 25/23/13.)

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 25th August, 1928.

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

James Edward Biggar

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Pongaroa, as from the 16th August, 1928.

William Frazer

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Tokomaru Bay, as from the 14th May, 1928.

Richard Edgar Williams

to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Helensville, and Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Helensville, as from the 18th August, 1928.

Robert Gilchrist Forrester

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Malvern, at Darfield, as from the 1st day of September, 1928.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Agent of the Public Trust Office appointed.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1928.

IT is notified for public information that Mr. W. McClure has been appointed Agent of the Public Trust Office at Geraldine.

Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of August, 1928.

J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.