APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 949

Appointment of Members of Licensing Committees.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 30th March, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Stanley Logan Paterson, Esquire, S.M.,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Hamilton, vice W. H. Freeman, Esquire, S.M., from 23rd March, 1942; and

Hugh Ross Mackenzie, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Onehunga, vice T. H. Geraghty, deceased.

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

The National Service Emergency Regulations 1940.—Appointment of Deputy Member of an Armed Forces Appeal Board.

National Service Department,
Wellington, 27th March, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by the National Service Emergency Regulations 1940, has been pleased to appoint

Charles Stephen Morris, of Auckland,

to be a Deputy Member of No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board with headquarters at Auckland, the said Charles Stephen Morris to hold and exercise the duties of office during pleasure.

D. WILSON,
For the Minister of National Service.

Members of Mining Assessment Court appointed under the Rating Act, 1925.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 25th March, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

William Jelley, Esquire, J.P., of Cromwell, and
James Ritchie, Esquire, of Bannockburn,

to be members of the Mining Assessment Court to hear and determine the objection lodged by the Austral New Zealand Mining Company, Limited, to the rateable value assigned to the mining property held by the said company in the Clutha Riding of the County of Vincent.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 100/58.)

Resignation of Member of the Town Planning Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th March, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignation of

Edward Vincent Blake, Esquire,

as a member of the Town Planning Board.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 148/3.)

Commissioner of Native Land Court appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 31st March, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Henry Taiporutu Mitchell, Esquire,

of Rotorua, to be a Commissioner of the Native Land Court, on and from the 1st day of April, 1942.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Native Minister.

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Members of Ratana Trust Board appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 24th March, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Erina Wiremu and
Pora Pehimana,

duly nominated by the beneficial owners of the land vested in the Ratana Trust Board,

Hawea Meihana,
Hepetema Heemi, and
Tamaiharoa Paiki,

duly nominated by adherents of the Ratana Movement,

Duncan Cook,

duly nominated by the Director-General of Health, and

Leslie John Brooker,

duly nominated by the Under-Secretary of the Native Department, to be members of the Ratana Trust Board for a term of three years from the 24th March, 1942.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Native Minister.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 31st March, 1942.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service:—

Edward John Robertson

to be a Registrar of Brands under the Stock Act, 1908, for the Geraldine, Mackenzie, and Waimate Branding Registration Districts on and from the 1st day of March, 1942.

Daniel John Butler

to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing for the purposes of Part I of the Fisheries Act, 1908, on and from the 5th day of March, 1942.

Maud Eunice Fricker (Mrs.)

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Awarua, on and from the 3rd day of March, 1942.

Richard Neville Clark

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Kumara, on and from the 6th day of March, 1942.

James Francis Paton

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Pukekohe, on and from the 18th day of March, 1942.

Hilda Ellen Dane (Mrs.)

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Matawaia, on and from the 7th day of April, 1942.

Albert George Charles Cottrell

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Makomako, on and from the 7th day of April, 1942.

Robert Henry Goodson

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Whirinaki, on and from the 7th day of April, 1942.

G. T. BOLT, Secretary.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 18th March, 1942.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by the Marriage Act, 1908, and the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, I, Percy Harold Wylde, Deputy Registrar-General, do hereby appoint

John Alfrey Tait

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Timaru.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.