JUNE 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1291

Waimakariri River Trust.—Commissioner appointed.

WHEREAS by Warrant dated the 18th day of April, 1923, and published in Gazette No. 37 of the 26th day of the same month, Joseph Henry Blackwell, Esquire, Merchant, Kaiapoi, was appointed a Commissioner of the Waimakariri River Trust, in terms of section 3 of the Waimakariri River Improvement Act, 1922:

And whereas it is considered expedient to appoint another commissioner in lieu of the said Joseph Henry Blackwell, who has now resigned:

Now, therefore, I, Robert Semple, the Minister of Public Works, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 3 of the Waimakiriri River Improvement Act, 1922, and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby appoint

Charles Morgan Williams, Esquire, M.P.,
of Kaiapoi, to be a commissioner of the Waimakariri River Trust.

As witness my hand at Wellington, this 20th day of May, 1938.

R. SEMPLE, Minister of Public Works.

(P.W. 48/95.)

Appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 25th May, 1938.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments of the following officers in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy:—

Captain H. E. Horan, D.S.C., Royal Navy, as Chief of the Naval Staff, New Zealand, and First Naval Member of the Naval Board with the rank of Commodore 2nd Class, to date 8th June, 1938.

Captain I. G. Glennie, A.D.C., Royal Navy, to “Achilles” in command, in continuation of present appointment and as Commodore 2nd Class commanding the New Zealand Squadron, to date 8th June, 1938.

W. E. PARRY,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointment in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 30th May, 1938.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the appointment of the undermentioned officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division):—

Probationary Surgeon-Lieutenant Cecil Arthur Pittar, M.B., B.S. (Sydney), F.R.A.C.S. (Oph.), as Surgeon-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 14th April, 1937.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Member of the Mangaorongo Rabbit Board appointed.—
(Notice No. Ag. 3557.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 31st May, 1938.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint, in terms of section 50 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928—

James Sing

to be a member of the Mangaorongo Rabbit Board established under the said Act.

FRANK LANGSTONE,
For the Minister of Agriculture.

Members of the Lake Wakatipu Rabbit Board appointed.—
(Notice No. Ag. 3558.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 31st May, 1938.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint in terms of section 50 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928—

Kenneth Alec Leslie Haggitt and
William Peterson Saunders

to be members of the Lake Wakatipu Rabbit Board established under the said Act.

FRANK LANGSTONE,
For the Minister of Agriculture.

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Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 31st May, 1938.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Name. District.
Francis Hiram Sowry .. .. .. Kawhia.
Edward Hugh Patton .. .. .. Waihi.
Neil Alexander Prussing .. .. Pahiatua.
William John Cummins .. .. Cambridge.
Claude William Taylor .. .. Motu.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioners,
Wellington, 25th May, 1938.

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

Eric Stanley North,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Rangiriri, as from the 1st day of June, 1938.

Colin Ainslie Montgomerie,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Thames, as from the 1st day of June, 1938.

John Julius Verdi Gordon,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Kawakawa, as from the 17th day of May, 1938.

Robert Barclay Willis McCutcheon,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Little River, as from the 13th day of May, 1938.

Francis Hiram Sowry,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Kawhia, as from the 23rd day of May, 1938.

Christopher Vincent Cosmos Stanich,

to be a Surveyor of Ships for the purposes of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, to carry out the measurement of fishing-boats, as from the 25th day of May, 1938.

George William Edward Coppell,

to be a District Registrar of Apprentices for the purposes of the Apprentices Act, 1923, as from the 25th day of May, 1938.

Alfred James Logie,

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Factories Act, 1921–22, as from the 1st day of March, 1938.

Richard Gordon Simpson,

to be Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Central Otago for the purposes of the Electoral Act, 1927, and its amendments, and Returning Officer for the Central Otago Licensing District for the purposes of the Licensing Act, 1908, and its amendments, as from the 24th day of May, 1938.

Constable Joseph Colbourne,

to be Bailiff of the Magistrates’ Court at Dannevirke for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928, as from the 23rd day of May, 1938.

James Gordon Kirk, and
James Linford,

to be Inspectors for the purposes of the Health Act, 1920, and officers for the purposes of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908, as from the 24th day of May, 1938.

Patrick Arthur Gavin,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Whakatane, as from the 19th day of April, 1938.

Neil Alexander Prussing,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Pahiatua, as from the 23rd day of May, 1938.

G. T. BOLT, Secretary.