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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

marked L. and S. 4/581, 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 20th day of December, 1930.

R. MASTERS,
For Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.
(L. and S. 4/581.)

Members of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd December, 1930.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

William George Martin, Esq., and
Arthur William Pirie, Esq.,

to be members of the Licensing Committee for the District of Napier.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace authorized to exercise Jurisdiction in Children’s Courts.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd December, 1930.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorize

Blanche Eleanor Carnachan, J.P.,

to exercise jurisdiction in the Children’s Court established at Auckland.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 19th December, 1930.

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

Charles Bamford Daniel,
Ivan Isadore Anderson,
George Richard Migan, and
Claude Albert Gibbs

to be Rangers under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, to exercise their duties generally throughout New Zealand, as from the 15th day of December, 1930.

Augustus Tilby

to be a Ranger (temporarily) under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, to exercise his duties generally throughout New Zealand, as from the 15th day of December, 1930.

Arthur Harry Cutler

to be the Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Masterton for the purposes of the Electoral Act, 1927, as from the 10th day of December, 1930.

Louis Fenton

to be an Officer for the purposes of section 234 (1) (b) of the Harbours Act, 1923, as from the 8th day of March, 1920.

T. MARK, Secretary.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 20th December, 1930.

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.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Captain G. R. Cowie, 17th Medium Battery, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 9th December, 1930.

Lieutenant W. B. Stewart, 2nd Field Brigade, Artillery Section, Napier Boys’ High School Cadets, to be Captain. Dated 12th September, 1930.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 11th December, 1930 :—

H. L. Towers, 1st Field Brigade, Secondary Schools, Artillery Section.

W. S. Wilson, 1st Field Battery.

H. M. Lewis, 4th Field Battery.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants and are posted to batteries as stated. Dated 9th December, 1930 :—

James Alan Mars, 21st Field Battery.

Robert Fenwick Spragg, 4th Field Battery.

Harold Stewart Wilson, 21st Field Battery.

Thomas Henry Bevan, 21st Field Battery.

David Watson, 1st Field Battery.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

Hugh Allan Henderson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is posted to the 3rd C. Battalion. Dated 10th December, 1930.

The Canterbury Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant P. S. Walker, 4th C. Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 11th December, 1930.

The Otago Regiment.

Lieutenant A. T. McNaughton, 1st C. Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 11. Dated 10th December, 1930.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The Regiment of N.Z. Artillery.

Captain H. S. Morran is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 5th December, 1930.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 22nd December, 1930.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor, Rangiora Borough Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

E. A. RANSOM, Acting Minister of Finance.

RANGIORA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

I beg to notify you of the result of the poll taken on Wednesday, 10th December, 1930, on a proposal to borrow the sum of £13,880 for the purpose of installing a high-pressure water-supply in a special-rating area of the Borough of Rangiora, as follows: For the proposal, 291; against the proposal, 147; informal votes, 7.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 16th day of December, 1930.

C. S. AYERS, Mayor.

Special Order made by the Ashburton County Council merging Mount Somers Road District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 18th December, 1930.

THE following special order, made by the Ashburton County Council, merging the Mount Somers Road District is published in accordance with the provisions of the Counties Act, 1920.

P. A. DE LA PERRELLE,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.

THE following resolution was passed at a special meeting of the Ashburton County Council on Friday, 7th November, 1930, and confirmed at an ordinary meeting of the Council held on Friday, 5th December, 1930 :—

“That, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 27 of the Counties Act, 1920, the Ashburton County Council, on a petition of a majority of the ratepayers of the Mount Somers Road District, resolves by way of special order that on or after the 31st day of March, 1931, the said Road District shall be merged in the County of Ashburton, and the Board thereof abolished.”

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made.

GEORGE KELLY, County Clerk.

10th December, 1930.
(I.A. 19/30/57.)