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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1931.

Resignation of Members of the Executive Council and of
Ministers.

Official Secretary's Office,
Government House,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1931.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
accept the resignations of—
The Right Honourable GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES, holding
a seat in the Executive Council, and the offices of
Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of External Affairs, Minister of Customs, and Minister of
Stamp Duties;
The Honourable ETHELBERT ALFRED RANSOM, holding a
seat in the Executive Council, and the offices of
Minister of Lands and Commissioner of State Forests;
The Honourable Sir APIRANA TURUPA NGATA, Kt., holding
a seat in the Executive Council, and the offices of
Native Minister and Minister for the Cook Islands;
The Honourable HARRY ATMORE, holding a seat in the
Executive Council, and the office of Minister of Education;
The Honourable WILLIAM ANDREW VEITCH, holding a
seat in the Executive Council, and the offices of Minister
of Railways and Minister of Transport;
The Honourable Sir THOMAS KAY SIDNEY, Kt., holding a
seat in the Executive Council, and the office of Attorney-General;
The Honourable WILLIAM BURGOYNE TAVERNER, holding
a seat in the Executive Council, and the office of
Minister of Public Works;
The Honourable PHILIP ALDBOROUGH DE LA PERRELLE,
holding a seat in the Executive Council, and the offices
of Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of Industries and Commerce;
The Honourable JOHN GEORGE COBBE, holding a seat in
the Executive Council, and the offices of Minister of
Defence and Minister of Justice;
The Honourable JAMES BELL DONALD, holding a seat in
the Executive Council, and the offices of Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs, and Minister of
Marine;
The Honourable ARTHUR JOHN STALLWORTHY, holding a
seat in the Executive Council, and the office of Minister
of Health;
The Honourable SYDNEY GEORGE SMITH, holding a seat
in the Executive Council, and the offices of Minister of
Labour and Minister of Immigration;
The Honourable ALFRED JAMES MURDOCH, holding a
seat in the Executive Council, and the offices of
Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines; and
The Honourable ROBERT MASTERS, holding a seat in the
Executive Council.

By Command—

A. C. DAY,
Official Secretary.

Members of Executive Council appointed.

Executive Council Chambers,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

The Right Honourable GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES;
The Right Honourable JOSEPH GORDON COATES, M.C.;
The Honourable ETHELBERT ALFRED RANSOM;
The Honourable WILLIAM DOWNIE STEWART;
The Honourable Sir APIRANA TURUPA NGATA, Kt.;
The Honourable JAMES ALEXANDER YOUNG;
The Honourable ROBERT MASTERS;
The Honourable DAVID JONES;
The Honourable JOHN GEORGE COBBE; and
The Honourable ADAM HAMILTON

to be members of the Executive Council of the Dominion of
New Zealand; and the above-named gentlemen have taken
the oath of office accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Ministers appointed.

Official Secretary's Office,
Government House,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint

The Right Honourable GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES, to be
Prime Minister, Minister of Railways, and Minister of
External Affairs;
The Right Honourable JOSEPH GORDON COATES, M.C., to
be Minister of Public Works and Minister of Transport;
The Honourable ETHELBERT ALFRED RANSOM, to be
Minister of Lands and Commissioner of State Forests;
The Honourable WILLIAM DOWNIE STEWART, to be
Minister of Finance, Minister of Customs, Minister of
Stamp Duties, and Attorney-General;
The Honourable Sir APIRANA NGATA, Kt., to be Native
Minister and Minister for the Cook Islands;
The Honourable JAMES ALEXANDER YOUNG, to be Minister
of Health and Minister of Immigration;
The Honourable ROBERT MASTERS, to be Minister of
Education and Minister of Industries and Commerce;
The Honourable DAVID JONES, to be Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines;
The Honourable JOHN GEORGE COBBE, to be Minister of
Defence, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Marine;
and
The Honourable ADAM HAMILTON, to be Minister of
Labour, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs.

By command—

A. C. DAY,
Official Secretary.

By Authority : W. A. G. SKINNER, Government Printer, Wellington.

Price 6d.]