MAY 20] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 551

Resignation and Appointment of a Member of the Rules Committee for the Purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908

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Attorney-General’s Office,
Wellington, 17th May, 1943.

IT is hereby notified for public information that Alexander Howat Johnstone, Esquire, K.C., B.A., LL.B., has duly resigned his office as a member of the Rules Committee, and that the Right Honourable the Chief Justice has appointed

Philip Brunskill Cooke, Esquire, K.C., M.C., LL.B., of Wellington, Barrister,

to be a member of the Rules Committee pursuant to section 2 of the Judicature Amendment Act, 1930, for a term from the 17th day of May, 1943, until the 31st day of December, 1945.

H. G. R. MASON, Attorney-General.

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Auditors under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, licensed

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Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 17th May, 1943.

IN pursuance of section 10 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to license

Howard William Boddy, Esquire, of Dunedin,
John Porteous, Esquire, of Huntly, and
Ernest Warnes, Esquire, of Greymouth,

to act as Public Auditors under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909.

A. H. NORDMEYER, Minister in Charge.

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Members of Gisborne Land Board reappointed

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Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 18th May, 1943.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, pursuant to section 49 of the Land Act, 1924, been pleased to reappoint

Ivan Francis Watt and John William Gordon

to be members of the Land Board of the Land District of Gisborne, each for a further term of two years from the 31st May, 1943.

R. G. MACMORRAN, Under-Secretary.

(L. and S. 22/748/13.)

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Revocation of Appointment of Officer for the Purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908

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Marine Department,
Wellington, 18th May, 1943.

BY direction of the Hon. Minister of Marine, 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, revoked the appointment of

Alexander Thomas Newlands Simpson, of Balclutha,

as an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act in respect of the Otago Acclimatization District.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

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Appointments in the Public Service

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Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 12th May, 1943.

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

Michael Francis Mannion

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Te Karaka, on and from the 20th day of April, 1943.

Phebe Margaret Dickson (Miss)

to be Registrar of Marriages for the District of Nokomai and Switzers, on and from the 1st day of May, 1943, and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Nokomai and Switzers, on and from the 1st day of May, 1943.

James William Holland

to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Featherston, on and from the 12th day of May, 1943.

Alfred Cyril Davis

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Wairoa, on and from the 17th day of May, 1943.

William Neville Ralph Tier

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Kokako, on and from the 24th day of May, 1943.

G. T. BOLT, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed

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Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 18th May, 1943.

IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made :—

Frederick William Rivers

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Christchurch at Sumner, on and from the 27th day of March, 1943.

John Weymss Robertson

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Blackball, on and from the 5th day of April, 1943.

Margaret Anderson (Miss)

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Blackball, on and from the 27th day of April, 1943.

John Weymss Robertson

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Blackball, on and from the 1st day of May, 1943.

Alfred Cyril Davis

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Wairoa, on and from the 17th day of May, 1943.

Robert Angus Johnstone

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Kaikoura, on and from the 31st day of March, 1943.

John Thomas Harraway

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Kohukohu, on and from the 8th day of May, 1943.

Harry Leonard Norris

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Shannon, on and from the 15th day of March, 1943.

Agnes Elizabeth Dobson (Miss)

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Te Anga, on and from the 10th day of May, 1943.

Norman Lindsay Anderson

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Taupo, on and from the 11th day of May, 1943.

Arthur Wallace Murphy

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mount Benger, on and from the 7th day of May, 1943.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

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Notice under the National Savings Act, 1940, Section 4

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Wellington, 9th May, 1943.

IN terms of section 4 of the National Savings Act, 1940, I, Walter Nash, Minister of Finance, hereby prescribe that the fourth investment period shall run from the 30th June, 1943, to the 30th June, 1944.

The rate of interest to be paid on investments made during such investment period shall be 3 per cent.

Moneys invested during such investment period by deposit in an investment account shall be repayable on the 30th day of June, 1946.

Provided that where interest is not withdrawn in terms of section 8 (2) of the said Act and is added to the principal moneys of the investor such amount of interest, together with interest thereon, shall be repayable on the 30th day of June, 1945.

National Savings Bonds issued during such investment period shall be repayable five years after the date of issue thereof.

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

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Notice under the National Savings Act, 1940, Section 5

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Wellington, 9th May, 1943.

IN terms of section 5 of the National Savings Act, 1940, I, Walter Nash, Minister of Finance, hereby authorize the trustees of the undermentioned savings-banks (being savings-banks constituted under the Savings-banks Act, 1908), to receive investments by way of deposits in investment accounts under the National Savings Act, 1940, during the investment period expiring on the 30th June, 1944 :—

Auckland Savings-bank.
New Plymouth Savings-bank.
Dunedin Savings-bank.
Invercargill Savings-bank.

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.