JULY 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1639

Judge of the Waiariki Native Land Court District appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 12th July, 1937.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Hugh Fraser Ayson, Esquire,

a Judge of the Native Land Court, to be the Judge of the Waiariki Native Land Court District, vice Judge H. H. Carr, as from the 1st day of July, 1937.

FRANK LANGSTONE, Acting Native Minister.

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

Education Department,
Wellington, 25th June, 1937.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Peter Fraser, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint the following person as an Honorary Child Welfare Officer for the purposes of the said Act for the period ending 31st December, 1937 :-

Name. District.
St. Leo, Sister Mary of .. Waikowhai, Auckland.

P. FRASER, Minister of Education.

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

Education Department,
Wellington, 25th June, 1937.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Peter Fraser, 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, 1937 :-

Name. District.
Dalley, Reverend Ernest .. .. Helensville.
Gribble, Reverend Eric L. B. .. .. Okato.
Collins, Reverend Leonard K. .. .. Collingwood.

P. FRASER, Minister of Education.

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

Education Department,
Wellington, 1st July, 1937.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Peter Fraser, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint

Hermance Christiana Garcia, of Palmerston North, and Florence Maude Bascand, of Greymouth,

as Child Welfare Officers for the purposes of the said Act.

P. FRASER, Minister of Education.

Police Gaoler appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 7th July, 1937.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant John Isbister

to be Police Gaoler at Opotiki, vice Sergeant Miller, transferred.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Probation Officer appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 8th July, 1937.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

David Rees Lloyd

to be Probation Officer under the Offenders Probation Act, 1920, and the Crimes Amendment Acts, 1910 and 1920, for the Borough of Greymouth.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Retirement and Promotions in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 13th July, 1937.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following retirement and promotions in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division) :-

Commander Claude Hilton Kersley placed on the Retired List, to date 14th July, 1937, with permission to wear the prescribed uniform.

Lieutenant-Commander Ralph Newman promoted to Commander, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 15th July, 1937.

Lieutenant Frederick George Tidswell promoted to Acting Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 15th July, 1937.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Trustee of Winton Racecourse Reserve appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 8th July, 1937.

IN pursuance of section 3 of the Winton Racecourse Reserves Management Ordinance, 1873, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

John O’Shannessy

to be a trustee of the Winton Racecourse Reserve in place of Samuel Gilmour Woods, deceased.

FRANK LANGSTONE, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 54116.)

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioners,
Wellington, 9th July, 1937.

THE Public Service Commissioners have made the following appointments in the Public Service :-

Sergeant John Isbister,

to be Bailiff of the Magistrates’ Court at Opotiki for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928, as from the 28th day of June, 1937.

John McKinnon,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Tauranga, as from the 29th day of June, 1937.

Miss Linda McLachlan,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Orauta, as from the 1st day of July, 1937.

William Harris,

to be Registrar of Brands for the Wanganui, Rangitikei, Waimarino, and Patea Branding Registration Districts for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, as from the 4th day of June, 1937.

George Frederick Lawrence Hudson,

to be Registrar of Brands for the Wairoa Branding Registration District for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, as from the 8th day of July, 1937.

Reginald De Blaqueira Hill,

to be Registrar of Brands for the Stratford Branding Registration District for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, as from the 4th day of June, 1937.

David Cairns,

to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, as from the 29th day of May, 1937.

Constable Norman Ballance Batchelor,

to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates’ Court at Murchison 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 Murchison for the Westland Mining district constituted under the Mining Act, 1926, as from the 3rd day of July, 1937.

G. T. BOLT, Secretary.