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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Members of Domain Boards appointed.

Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance
of section 41 of the Public Reserves and Domains Act,
1908, been pleased to make the following appointments:—

Charles Reginald Collins

to be a member of the Waikato Domain Board, in place of
Douglas Campbell Sproat, deceased.

George Powell

to be a member of the Karioi Domain Board, in place of
Alexander Strachan, deceased.

James Brownlie

to be a member of the Frasertown Domain Board, in place of
Alexander Sinclair, resigned.

Albert Hugh Delaney

to be a member of the Ongarue Domain Board, in place of
William Henry Barber, resigned.

Roland Lovat Fraser

to be a member of the Kuaotunu Domain Board, in place of
John O’Brien, resigned.

Frederick Young Andrews

to be a member of the Huirangi Domain Board, in place of
Percy Harold Edward Surrey, resigned.

Arthur Booth,
Albert Sidney Clulow, and
Charles Henry Jowers

to be members of the Kaitawa Domain Board in place of
Olaf Manson, deceased, Alexander Forbes Stevenson and
Patrick James McCarthy, resigned.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Clerk of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th October, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

Walter Parker

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of
Christchurch, Riccarton, and Avon, vice M. Foley, on leave.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Probation Officer appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 12th October, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint

John William Huggins, Esquire,

to be Probation Officer under the Offenders’ Probation Act,
1920, and the Crimes Amendment Acts, 1910 and 1920, for
the Borough of Palmerston North.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 18th October, 1928.

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

Henry Morgan, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Poisons for the Southland District for the
purposes of the Poisons Act, 1908, as from the 8th day of
October, 1928.

Constable William Stuart Boyle

to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates’ Court at Lumsden
for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, as from
the 10th day of October, 1928.

William Dryburgh Wallace, Esquire,

to be Registrar at Christchurch of the Supreme Court of New
Zealand and Sheriff for the District of Canterbury for the
purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908, as from the 13th day of
October, 1928.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

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

Marine Department,
Wellington, 18th October, 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

James Hastie,

of Matata, to be an Officer for the purposes of Part II of
the first-mentioned Act, in respect of the Rotorua Acclima-
tization District.

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

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd October, 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.:—

Maurice William Dando .. Thames, at Turua.*
Reginald Holford .. Tokatoka.
William Alexander Hutchinson Morrinsville.
Sydney Nelson Kinraid .. Duntroun.

• Births and Deaths only.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 16th October, 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.

COMMANDS.

Lieutenant-Colonel R. Wyman, D.S.O., The Waikato Mounted
Rifles, relinquishes command of the Regiment, and is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 4.
Dated 2nd October, 1928.

Lieutenant-Colonel C. R. Spragg, v.d., The Waikato Mounted
Rifles, is appointed to command the Regiment. Dated 3rd
October, 1928.

THE WAIKATO MOUNTED RIFLES.

Major C. R. Spragg, v.d., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated
3rd October, 1928.

THE WELLINGTON EAST COAST MOUNTED RIFLES.

Major J. O. Scott (Retired List) to be Major. Dated 10th
September, 1928.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Southern Depot.

2nd Lieutenant T. H. F. Nevins is transferred from the
Southern Depot to the Central Depot, with seniority as
from the 31st October, 1925. Dated 9th October, 1928.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).

Captain H. A. Wernham, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 8th October,
1928.

2nd Lieutenant N. V. Rix-Trott, 1st Battalion, is transferred
to the Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 9th
October, 1928.

2nd Lieutenant E. P. Wills, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the
Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 9th October,
1928.

2nd Lieutenant E. P. Baty, from the Waikato Regiment, to
be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 22nd Novem-
ber, 1923, and is posted to the 6th C Battalion. Dated
8th October, 1928.

The Waikato Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant E. P. Baty, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the
Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own). Dated
8th October, 1928.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant E. P. Wills, from The Auckland Regiment
(Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant, with
seniority as from the 19th November, 1923, and is posted
to the 1st C Battalion. Dated 9th October, 1928.