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Savings-bank Officer appointed

The Treasury,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1945.

PURSUANT to the powers delegated to me in terms of section 3 of the Savings-bank Act, 1908, I hereby approve of the appointment of the undermentioned officer of the Auckland Savings-bank :—

Name of Officer. Appointment. From
Twiname, Peter Edward .. Junior Clerk .. 1st January, 1945.
B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

Appointments in the Public Service

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 6th February, 1945.

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

John Reginald Herd, Esquire,
to be Chief Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa for the purposes of section 64 of the Samoa Act, 1921, on and from the 1st day of January, 1945.

Oswald Hilton Keys
to be an Analyst for the purposes of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908, and a Gas Examiner for the purposes of the Board of Trade (Gas) Regulations 1924, on and from the 1st day of February, 1945.

Samuel Harry Brown
to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Hawke’s Bay Land District for the purposes of the Land Act, 1924, on and from the 18th day of January, 1945.

William Lewis Comrie
to be Deputy Superintendent of the Fund for the purposes of the National Provident Fund Act, 1926, on and from the 30th day of November, 1944.

Leonard Lawrence Lafferty
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Mokai, on and from the 10th day of January, 1945.

Wallace William Bird
to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Pelorus, on and from the 11th day of January, 1945.

Nora Mary Arnott (Mrs.)
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Marton, on and from the 24th day of January, 1945.

Samuel Eoin Percy
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Whangarei, on and from the 30th day of January, 1945.

Wallace Eric Brough
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at New Plymouth, on and from the 3rd day of February, 1945.

Thomas Allen Prentice
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Hiruharama, on and from the 5th day of February, 1945.

Douglas Vivian Banks
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Whangape, on and from the 5th day of February, 1945.

Donald Francis John Melrose
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Whangaparaoa, on and from the 5th day of February, 1945.

Terence Michael Tuohy
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Taharoa, on and from the 5th day of February, 1945.

Riwai Hiwinui Tawhiri
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Reporoa, on and from the 5th day of February, 1945.

Mary Lavery (Miss)
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Rangiahua, on and from the 5th day of February, 1945.

L. A. ATKINSON, Secretary.

Appointing Wednesday as the Statutory Closing-day in the Town District of Bulls

WHEREAS a poll to determine the statutory closing-day in the Town District of Bulls was duly taken under the authority of section 20 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, on the 27th day of May, 1944 :

And whereas the Clerk of the Town District of Bulls has notified the Minister of Labour that the majority of the votes given at such poll were in favour of the appointment of Wednesday as the statutory closing-day in the said town district :

Now, therefore, the Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 20 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921-22, doth hereby appoint Wednesday as the statutory closing-day in the said town district on and from the 12th day of February, 1945.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of February, 1945.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Minister of Labour.

The Enemy Trading (Italy) Notice 1945

PURSUANT to clause (2) of Regulation 5 of the Enemy Trading Emergency Regulations 1939, the Minister of Industries and Commerce doth hereby give notice as follows :—

1. This notice may be cited as the Enemy Trading (Italy) Notice 1945.

2. Communication in writing is authorized with reference to any commercial, financial, or other matter with any person in any area in Italy which is in the occupation of His Majesty or a Power allied with His Majesty :

Provided that nothing in this notice shall authorize (a) the supply of any goods to or for the benefit of, (b) the obtaining of any goods from, or (c) the payment or transmission of any money, negotiable instrument, or security for money to or for the benefit of any such person.

Dated at Wellington, this 31st day of January, 1945.

A. H. NORDMEYER,
For the Minister of Industries and Commerce.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Hunterville Town District.— (Notice No. Ag. 4162)

Office of the Minister of Agriculture,
Wellington, 31st January, 1945.

THE following special order made by the Hunterville Town Board on the 15th day of January, 1945, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928.

SPECIAL ORDER

"That, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928, the Hunterville Town Board at a special meeting held on Monday, 11th December, 1944, hereby resolves and declares, by way of special order, that hawthorn, gorse (Ulex europaeus), broom (Cytisus scoparius), being plants mentioned in the Second Schedule of the Act, as extended from time to time by the Governor-General in Council, are noxious weeds within the Hunterville Town District as from the 12th day of March, 1945."

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Agriculture.

The Lemon Marketing Regulations 1940.—Notice fixing Prices of certain Grades

Office of the Minister of Marketing,
Wellington, 1st February, 1945.

PURSUANT to Regulation 5 : 1 of the Lemon Marketing Regulations 1940, I hereby fix the following prices per loose bushel to be paid by the Marketing Department for lemons delivered to the Department during the undermentioned period.

The prices of Preferred Commercial and Commercial Grades are fixed on a basic rate of 4s. 8d. per loose bushel.

Period of delivery (both days inclusive): 1st February to 28th February, 1945 :—

Loose packed fresh lemons, Preferred Commercial Grade .. 9s. 6d.
Loose packed fresh lemons, Commercial Grade .. 8s. 0d.
Loose packed fresh lemons, First-grade Peel .. 4s. 9d.
Loose packed fresh lemons, Second-grade Peel .. 3s. 2d.
Loose packed fresh lemons, Juice Grade .. 1s. 7d.

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Marketing.

Electrical Wiremen’s Registration Act, 1925.—Names removed from Register during the Quarter ended 30th December, 1944

REGISTER OF INSPECTORS OF ELECTRICAL WIRING

Combs, Edward Charles .. Late Inspector for the Central Hawke’s Bay Electric-power Board. Address last notified : Care of Bay of Islands Electric-power Board, Kaitaia.

McGregor, Peter .. Late Inspector for the Otago Electric-power Board. Address last notified : Care of Otago Electric-power Board, Stirling.

Pollock, Alexander Elder .. Late Inspector for the Stratford Borough Council. Address last notified : 50 Miranda Street, Stratford.

Smith, Sydney Charles .. Late Inspector for the Waitemata Electric-power Board. Address last notified : Great North Road, Henderson.

Toomer, Herbert Norwood .. Late Inspector for the Nelson City Council. Address last notified : 17B Wainui Street, Nelson.

Wilson, Mervyn Charles .. Late Inspector for the Horowhenua Electric-power Board. Address last notified : Salisbury Street, Levin.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of January, 1944.

R. SEMPLE, Minister of Works.