Parliamentary Under-Secretary appointed.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 14th January, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in terms of the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936, to appoint
James Thorn, Esquire, of Wellington,
a Member of the House of Representatives, to be a Parliamentary Under-Secretary in relation to the office of the Prime Minister.
P. FRASER, Prime Minister.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th January, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Ernest Macdonald, Esquire,
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waitaki, vice George Murray, Esquire, resigned.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Members of the Fireblight Committee of the Waimea Commercial Fruitgrowing District appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 3991.)

PURSUANT to Regulation 3 (13) of the Fireblight Committee Regulations 1928 the Minister of Agriculture doth hereby appoint—
Lionel John Mytton Mackay,
William Edward Stanley Rowling, and
Horace John Chignell
to be members of the Fireblight Committee of the Waimea Commercial Fruitgrowing District, vice Frederick Edward Clark, John Dicker, and David Haining respectively, resigned.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of January, 1943.
J. G. BARCLAY, Minister of Agriculture.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 19th January, 1943.

IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made :—
Olive Elizabeth McCorkindale (Miss)
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Waitahuna, on and from the 11th January, 1943.
William Fred Cobb
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Tauranga, on and from the 18th January, 1943.
Moira Elizabeth Meehan (Miss)
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Ongarue, on and from the 4th January, 1943.
Maurice Daniel Hunter
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Auckland at Avondale, on and from the 29th December, 1942.
Andrew Rennie
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Port Chalmers, on and from the 30th November, 1942.
Alexander George Dickson
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Kaitaia at Awanui, on and from the 2nd December, 1942.
J. G. A’COURT,
Acting Deputy Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service.
Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 11th January, 1943.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service :—
Cecil Pretoria Simmonds
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Wairoa, on and from the 4th day of January, 1942.
Gertrude Joan Hayman (Mrs.)
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Motiti Island, on and from the 5th day of October, 1942.
Royal John Arthur McConville
to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Nightcaps, on and from the 3rd day of December, 1942.
Edward Earl McLoughlin
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Mangonui, on and from the 3rd day of December, 1942.
Frederick James Payne
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Wanganui, on and from the 9th day of December, 1942.

Albert James Ching
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Nelson, on and from the 21st day of December, 1942.
Gladys Rose Sutton (Mrs.)
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Te Kuiti, on and from the 21st day of December, 1942.
Joan Cecily Walls (Miss)
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Westport, on and from the 21st day of December, 1942.
Lena Mary Clements (Miss)
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Hokitika, on and from the 22nd day of December, 1942.
Michael John McCormack
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Feilding, on and from the 24th day of December, 1942.
Wallace Eric Brough
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at New Plymouth, on and from the 4th day of January, 1943.
G. T. BOLT, Secretary.

Honours and Awards conferred by His Majesty the King.
Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 14th January, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs the publication in the New Zealand Gazette of the Honours and Awards conferred by His Majesty the King as follows :—

MILITARY DIVISION.

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)—
Brigadier Henry Esau Avery, C.M.G., D.S.O., New Zealand Military Forces, of Wellington.

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)—
Commander Andrew Douglas Holden, Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve.
Lieutenant-Colonel George Frederick Bertrand, New Zealand Military Forces, of New Plymouth.
Wing Commander Esmond Allen Gibson, Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Wellington.

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)—
Flight Lieutenant Frank Lionel Goldsmith, Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Christchurch.
Commissioned Gunner William Robert Corner, Royal Navy.
Warrant Officer (Class II) Martin Te Takahi McRae, New Zealand Military Forces, of Ohinemutu, Rotorua.
Squadron Sergeant-Major (Warrant Officer, Class II) Eric William Gerrie Hutton Forsyth, New Zealand Military Forces, of Auckland.

Air Force Cross—
Squadron Leader James Duff Hewett, Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Wellington.
Squadron Leader Henry Campbell Walker, Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Palmerston North.

British Empire Medal (B.E.M.)—
Pilot Officer Walter Andrew Chandler, Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Christchurch.
Warrant Officer Gordon Kells, Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Wellington.
Chief Engine-room Artificer Charles Thomas John Foster, Royal Navy.
Supply Chief Petty Officer John Fleetwood Potts, Royal Navy.
Sergeant John Rennie, New Zealand Military Forces, of Christchurch.
Corporal Leslie Maddren, New Zealand Military Forces, of Cape Colville.
F. JONES,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 164/1.)

Results of Elections of Members of the Ohakune and Taihape Fire Boards by Fire-insurance Companies.
Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 18th January, 1943.

THE following results of the elections of members of the Ohakune and Taihape Fire Boards have been reported to the Minister of Internal Affairs, and are notified in accordance with the rules under the Fire Brigades Act, 1926 :—
Ohakune Fire Board.. ... R. H. A. Wood.
Taihape Fire Board .. ... R. H. A. Wood.
W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 76/4/28-55.)