SEPT. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2821

Justice of the Peace resigns.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 14th September, 1931.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to accept the resignation by
Wilfred Thomas Slee, Esquire,
of Westport, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace
for the Dominion of New Zealand.
JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Appointment of Officer under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.
Marine Department,
Wellington, 11th September, 1931.
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
Richard Francis Bale, of Gisborne,
to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-
mentioned Act, in respect of the East Coast Acclimatization
District.
JAS. B. DONALD, Minister of Marine.

Appointment of Officer under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.
Marine Department,
Wellington, 8th September, 1931.
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, appoint
Ernest William Eddy,
of Pahiatua, to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the
first-mentioned Act, in respect of the Wellington Acclimatiza-
tion District.
JAS. B. DONALD, Minister of Marine.

Producers Representatives on the New Zealand Fruit-export
Control Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 2995.)
Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 16th September, 1931.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint, in terms of paragraph (b) of subsection (2)
of section 5 of the Fruit Control Act, 1924,
Thomas Cuddie Brash, Esquire, and
Alexander Morris Robertson, Esquire,
to be representatives of producers on the New Zealand Fruit-
export Control Board established under the said Act, each
such person to hold office for a period of three years com-
mencing on the 1st day of September, 1931.
A. J. MURDOCH, Minister of Agriculture.

Member of Mahunui Maori Council appointed.
Native Department,
Wellington, 11th September, 1931.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint :—
Martine Piki,
Te Ari Pitama,
W. Karaiteana, and
Henare Huru Pohio
to be members of the Maori Council for the Maori Council
District of Mahunui, vice J. Tikao, William Barrett, Ihaia
Tainui, and Joseph Kareta, resigned.
A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

Member of Hokianga Maori Council appointed.
Native Department,
Wellington, 11th September, 1931.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint
Hori te Tai
to be a member of the Maori Council for the Maori Council
District of Hokianga, vice Penetana te Tai, deceased.
A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

Appointments in the Public Service.
Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th September, 1931.
The Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointments in the Public Service :—
Thomas Melville Sim
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, as
from the 28th day of August, 1931.
Robert Edward Binfield
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Orchard and Garden
Diseases Act, 1928, as from the 1st day of September, 1931.
Constable Robert Audley
to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Collingwood
for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, and
Clerk and Bailiff of the Warden's Court, Receiver of Gold
Revenue, and Mining Registrar at Collingwood for the Kara-
mea Mining District constituted under the Mining Act, 1926,
as from the 5th day of September, 1931.
Arthur Albert Luckham
to be Resident Agent, Commissioner of the High Court,
Deputy Registrar of the High Court, Postmaster and Deputy
Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages at Aitutaki as
from the 17th day of August, 1931.
Edward Carlyon Vellenoweth
to be Resident Agent, Postmaster and Deputy Registrar of
Births, Deaths, and Marriages at Mauke, as from the 21st
day of August, 1931.
T. MARK, Secretary.

Appointments in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
(New Zealand Division).
Navy Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1931.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the following promotions in the Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division):—
Acting Lieutenant-Commander Frederick Fraser, con-
firmed in the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.V.R.
(N.Z.D.), to date 15th September, 1931.
Lieutenant Ralph Newman, to Acting Lieutenant-
Commander, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 9th Sep-
tember, 1931.
Lieutenant Phillip George Connolly, to Acting Lieutenant-
Commander, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 16th Sep-
tember, 1931.
Lieutenant Carl William Wilson, to Acting Lieutenant-
Commander, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 23rd Sep-
tember, 1931.
Sub-Lieutenant Jack Durant Hudson, to Lieutenant,
R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 9th September, 1931.
JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Transfers of Officers of the
N.Z. Military Forces.
Department of Defence,
Wellington, 9th September, 1931.
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 :—

THE NELSON-MARLBOROUGH MOUNTED RIFLES.
2nd Lieutenant N. Taylor to be Lieutenant. Dated 24th
April, 1931.

REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant H. McC. Taylor has been granted leave of absence
from the Dominion, and is seconded until 1st June, 1932.
2nd Lieutenant J. A. Mars ceases to be posted to the 21st
Field Battery, and is posted to the 18th Medium Battery.
Dated 21st August, 1931.
Leslie Percival Harker to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted
to the 9th Field Battery. Dated 12th September, 1930.