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NZ 412474 Sergeant George Ernest King is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.). Dated 5th November, 1942.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II (A.T.C.)
Appointment.
George Frederick Tobin is granted an Air Training Corps Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 16th November, 1942.

CORRIGENDUM.
In the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 103 of the 19th November, 1942, page 2763, under the heading “General Duties Branch, Appointments, as Pilots,” relating to Flight Sergeant William Christiansen, for “6th October, 1942,” read “6th October, 1941.”
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Director of State Advances Corporation of New Zealand.
Office of Minister of Finance, Wellington, 30th December, 1942.
IT is notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by section 9 of the State Advances Corporation Act, 1936, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, has appointed David Barnes, Esquire, to be a Director of the State Advances Corporation of New Zealand, to hold office during pleasure, such appointment to take effect on and from the 1st day of January, 1943.
F. JONES,
For the Minister of Finance.

Justice of the Peace appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 29th December, 1942.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Robert Barry, Esquire, of Otahuhu, to be a Justice of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand and its dependencies.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 24th December, 1942.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Simon Thomas O’Rourke, Esquire, to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Otaki.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Vice-Consul of the United States of America at Wellington appointed.
Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 9th January, 1943.
His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that the appointment of T. Eliot Weil, Esquire, as Vice Consul of the United States of America at Wellington has been recognized.
F. JONES,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 68/11/1.)

The Strike and Lockout Emergency Regulations 1939.—Appointment of Emergency Disputes Committee.
In the matter of a dispute between the Wellington Federated Seamen’s Industrial Union of Workers and Richardson and Company, Limited, in connection with the vessel “Pakura.”
IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Strike and Lockout Emergency Regulations 1939, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint the following persons to be an Emergency Disputes Committee for the purpose of deciding such dispute, and doth refer such dispute to such Committee accordingly :
Workers’ Representative.
Hon. A. Cook.
Employers’ Representative.
Captain S. Holm.
Chairman.
Mr. J. A. Gilmour, S.M.
Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of January, 1943.
D. G. SULLIVAN,
For the Minister of Labour.

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Appointment of Primary Industries Controller.—(Notice No. Ag. 3990.)
IN exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the Primary Industries Emergency Regulations 1939, I, James Gillispie Barclay, Minister of Agriculture, do hereby appoint Ernest James Fawcett, Esquire, M.A. (Cantab.), to be Primary Industries Controller for the purposes of the said regulations, vice Alfred Hyde Cockayne, Esquire, I.S.O.
Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of January, 1943.
J. G. BARCLAY, Minister of Agriculture.

Appointment of Officer for Purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.
Marine Department, Wellington, 31st December, 1942.
IT 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, appointed Francis Hugh McIntosh, of Ashburton, to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act in respect of the Ashburton Acclimatization District.
JAS. O’BRIEN, Minister of Marine.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 22nd December, 1942.
IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made :— Frederick James Payne to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Wanganui, on and from the 9th December, 1942.
Edward Earl McLoughlin to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mangonui, on and from the 3rd December, 1942.
Joan Cecily Walls (Miss) to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Buller, on and from the 21st December, 1942.
Albert James Ching to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Nelson, on and from 21st December, 1942.
Gladys Rose Sutton (Mrs.) to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Te Kuiti, on and from the 21st December, 1942.
P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 12th January, 1943.
IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made :— Lena Mary Clements (Miss) to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Hokitika, on and from the 22nd December, 1942.
Cecil Pretoria Simmonds to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Wairoa, on and from the 4th January, 1943.
Wallace Eric Brough to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of New Plymouth, on and from the 4th January, 1943.
Ellen Mary Paul (Miss) to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Ahaura, on and from the 14th December, 1942.
Michael John McCormack to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Feilding, on and from the 24th December, 1942.
P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

Date of Election by Fire-insurance Companies to fill Extraordinary Vacancy on the Eltham Fire Board.
Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 13th January, 1943.
Pursuant to the Fire Brigades Act, 1926, and the rules made thereunder, the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act doth hereby appoint Friday, the 5th day of February, 1943, to be the date for holding the election of one member of the Eltham Fire Board by the fire-insurance companies concerned, such election being held to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. A. W. L. Griffiths.
W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 76/4/43.)