Matahao County Commissioner appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, Ist May, 1933.

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council has
been pleased, in terms of section 10 of the Local
Legislation Act, 1932-33, to appoint

Charles Henry Bull, Esquire,
to be Matahao County Commissioner.

J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 1933/222/1.)

Chairman of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1933.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint

Felix Hector Levien, Esquire, S.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee for the District of
Raglan, vice F. W. Platts, Esquire, S.M.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy

Navy Office,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1933.

His Excellency the Deputy of the Governor-General has
been pleased to approve the following appointments in
the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, with effect as
from the date of transfer of the broad pendant of the
Commodore Commanding New Zealand Station from H.M.S.
“Diomede” to H.M.S. “Dunedin”:-

Captain Fischer Burges Watson, D.S.O., Royal Navy, to
H.M.S. “Dunedin” in Command as Commodore 2nd
Class Commanding New Zealand Station and Naval
Forces, and as First Naval Member of the New Zealand
Naval Board ;

Captain Colin Sinclair Thomson, A.D.C., Royal Navy, to
H.M.S. “Dunedin,” additional, as Second Naval Member
of the New Zealand Naval Board ;

Paymaster Commander Richard Francis Durman, Royal
Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin” as Secretary to the
Commodore Commanding New Zealand Station, and as
Naval Secretary to the New Zealand Naval Board ;

Lieutenant Commander Gilbert St. Aubyn Alcock, Royal
Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” additional, as Staff Officer
(Operations and Intelligence), Wellington ;

Paymaster Lieutenant Charles Edward Joy, Royal Navy,
to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” additional, for duty at Navy
Office;

Paymaster Lieutenant John Michael Hogan, Royal Navy,
to H.M.S. “Dunedin” as Assistant Secretary to the
Commodore Commanding New Zealand Station ;

Lieutenant Keith McNeil Walter, Royal Navy, to H.M.S.
“Dunedin,” for watchkeeping duties and as Squadron
Signal Officer ;

Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant (Acting) Peter Weekes, Royal
Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin” ;

Commissioned Writer Herbert Russell Sleeman, Royal Navy,
to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” additional, for duty at Navy
Office ;

Lieutenant Kendal Stuart Backhouse, Royal Navy, to
H.M.S. “Diomede” for navigating duties ;

Lieutenant Norman Richard Quill, Royal Navy, to H.M.S.
“Diomede” ;

Paymaster Lieutenant John Garfield Bennett, Royal Navy,
to H.M.S. “Diomede.”

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1933.

It is hereby notified that the undermentioned person has
been appointed to be the Deputy of the Registrar of
Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the district set
respectively opposite his name, viz.-

Name. District
Gordon Keith Ross... Palmerston North.

R. P. WARD, Registrar-General.

Registrars of Births and Deaths of Maoris appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1933.

It is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have
been appointed Registrars of Births and Deaths of
Maoris at the places set respectively opposite their names,
viz. :-

Name. Place.
Harold Victor Walker ... Hikurangi.
Dorothy Grahame (Mrs.) ... Karetu.
William Robert Hamilton Steward ... Russell.
Stephen John Rush Barry .. Karakanui.
William Sparks.. . . Pukehina.
Eric Halcrow Kirk . . Rakaunui.
Joyce Inez Dabinett (Miss) . . Pamona.
Andrew Norman Murray . . Makomako.
Ralph Lancelot Tasker . . Rangiawhia.
Laurence Robert Middleweek . . Waikare.
Norman Washer Gilling . . Waiomio.
William Seddon Bestic .. Whakapara.

R. P. WARD, Registrar-General.

Appointment in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1933.

The Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointment in the Public Service:

Nelson Thomas Lambourne, Esquire, M.A.,
to be Director of Education for the purposes of the Education
Act, 1914, as from the lst day of May, 1933.

T. MARK, Secretary.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, , 1933.

The Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointments in the Public Service:-

Frederick Stanley Collier
to be Deputy Registrar at Palmerston North of the Supreme
Court of New Zealand for the purposes of the Judicature Act,
1908, and Assistant Clerk of the Magistrates’ Court at
Palmerston North for the purposes of section 19 of the
Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928, as from the 24th day of April,
1933;

Thomas Percival Pain
to be Registrar at Hokitika of the Supreme Court of New
Zealand for the purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908; Clerk
of the Magistrates’ Court at Hokitika for the purposes of the
Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928; Clerk of the Warden’s Courts,
Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Mining Registrar, at Hokitika,
Ross, and Kumara, for the Mining District of Westland, con-
stituted under the Mining Act, 1926; Official Assignee at
Hokitika for the Supreme Court District of Westland for the
purposes of the Bankruptcy Act, 1908; Clerk of the Licensing
Committee for the District of Westland; and Local Patent
Officer at Hokitika for the purposes of section 115 of the
Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921-22, as from the
24th day of April, 1933.

T. MARK, Secretary.

Including Additional Land in Mahoenui Development Scheme.

Whereas notice was published in the Gazette of the
17th April, 1930, of the Native Minister’s intention
to apply the provisions of subsection (3) of section 23 of the
Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment
Act, 1929, to Mahoenui A 2B l and other Blocks, and
known as the Mahoenui Development Scheme :

Now, therefore, I, the said Native Minister, do decide to
apply the provisions of section 522 of the Native Land Act,
1931, to the additional land mentioned in Schedule hereto as
a part of such scheme, and hereby give notice of my intention
accordingly.

No owner, except with the consent of the Native Minister,
is entitled to exercise any rights of ownership in connection
with the land affected so as to interfere with or obstruct the
carrying-out of the development scheme.

Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of April, 1933.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

SCHEDULE.

The following land in the Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land
Court District, situate in the Awakino Survey District:-

Block. Area.
Puketiti 2B 1 Block. A. R. P. 645 2 34