May 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1617

Vice-Consul for the Netherlands at Dunedin appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th May, 1934.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that he has recognized provisionally the appointment by the Consul-General of the Netherlands, Sydney, of

J. M. Ritchie, Esquire,

as Vice-Consul of the Netherlands at Dunedin during the temporary absence of the Vice-Consul, G. R. Ritchie, Esquire.

J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 1934/60/9.)

Rangers under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th May, 1934.

I T is hereby notified that in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 35 of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, the under-mentioned persons have been appointed Rangers under and for the purposes of that Act for the undermentioned districts respectively :—

Name. Address. Acclimatization District.
Petry, Percy .. Morrinsville .. Auckland.
Hunter, Lindsay Horatio .. Patetonga .. Auckland.
Bridle, Frederick .. Colville .. Auckland.
Hovell, Charles .. Kennedy’s Bay .. Auckland.
Brown, Sailor .. Ahimia .. Auckland.
Henley, James Cyril .. Auckland .. Auckland.
Wintour, Gerald Charles .. Waingaro .. Auckland.
Walpole, Michael Carmichael .. Te Kopuru .. Hobson.
Steans, Charles Ernest .. Little River .. North Canterbury.

Hargreaves, Allister Guy .. Makarora .. Otago.
McCaldon, John Alexander .. Opotiki .. Rotorua.
Feakins, Albert .. New Plymouth .. Taranaki.
Wright, Thomas .. Okoke .. Taranaki.
Millar, John James .. Inglewood .. Taranaki.
McKenzie, Hugh Miller .. Pakotai .. Whangarei.

J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 1933/35/35.)

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers under the Child Welfare Act, 1925.

Education Department,
Wellington, 29th May, 1934.

I N pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Robert Masters, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint the following persons as Honorary Child Welfare Officers for the purposes of the said Act for the period ending 31st December, 1934 :—

Name. District.
Lockhead, James McKay .. Kawhia.
Bartrum, Miss Irene S. .. Tokomaru Bay.
Knights, Rev. Harold James West .. Hokitika.

R. MASTERS, Minister of Education.

Members of Adjustment Commission appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1934.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Charlton Douglas Morpeth, Esquire,
Will Appleton, Esquire, and
Ernest William Abraham Kellow, Esquire,

to be members of the Wellington City Adjustment Commission for the purposes of the Mortgagors and Tenants Relief Act, 1933 ; and, further, to appoint the said Charlton Douglas Morpeth, Esquire, to be Chairman of such Commission.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 29th May, 1934.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Frederick Richard Edward Davis, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Lyttelton, vice F. Knights, Esquire, resigned.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1934.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

James McCormick, Esquire, and
Reginald Rhodes, Esquire,

to be members of the Licensing Committee for the District of Thames ; and

Edward Arthur Collins, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Egmont, vice M. O’Brien, Esquire, resigned.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 29th May, 1934.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

(Miss) Catherine May Dowling

to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Hyde on and from the 18th January, 1934.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

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

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th May, 1934.

I T 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, cancelled the appointment of

Charles Palmer, of Awarua,

to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act in respect of the Bay of Islands Acclimatization District ; and has appointed

Walter Palmer, of Awarua,

to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act in respect of the Bay of Islands Acclimatization District.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Marine.

Superintendent of Mercantile Marine appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 28th May, 1934.

I T is hereby notified that in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by section 157 of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908—

John Daly

is appointed Superintendent of Mercantile Marine for the Port of Thames from the date hereof in place of James Francis Macnamara.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Marine.

Removal of Officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 28th May, 1934.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the removal of Sub-Lieutenant Horace Arthur Ledger from the list of officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division) for non-availability for service, to date 22nd May, 1934.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Acting Judge of the Court of Arbitration appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1934.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

The Honourable Archibald William Blair,

a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, to act as Judge of the Court of Arbitration during the absence of the Honourable Francis Vernon Frazer, pursuant to section 64 (3) of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925.

ADAM HAMILTON, Minister of Labour.