JAN. 19] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 35

1st Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. (Waikato)—

Captain W. Herewini, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 4th May, 1945. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Captain F. H. Greer, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 27th December, 1947. Dated 1st May, 1949.

The Royal N.Z. Engineers—

Lieutenant J. W. S. Abernethy, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 3rd April, 1947. Dated 1st May, 1949.

2nd Lieutenant J. S. Roberts, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 18th July, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

2nd Lieutenant N. S. Ayson, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 29th April, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment—

Lieutenant A. B. Sheehan is posted to the Retired List. Dated 12th October, 1949.

General List—

The Royal N.Z. Artillery—

Captain N. Carson, from the Retired List, to be Captain, with seniority from 17th August, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Lieutenant R. A. Lawson, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 19th January, 1947. Dated 1st May, 1949.

The Royal N.Z. Engineers—

Gordon John Williams, late Temp. Major 2 (West African) Field Company (Gold Coast), to be Major, with seniority from 6th January, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Lieutenant C. C. Couchman, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 28th January, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals—

Captain M. J. Philpott, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 12th August, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps—

Temp. Captain W. D. Williams, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 6th January, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Consul-General of the Philippines in Australia, for New Zealand, Provisionally Recognized

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 10th January, 1950.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that the appointment of

Roberto Regala, Esquire,

as Consul-General of the Philippines in Australia, for New Zealand, has been provisionally recognized.

F. W. DOIDGE, Minister of External Affairs.

Registrars of Marriages, &c., Appointed

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 16th January, 1950.

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

Ronald Cameron Innes

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Naseby at Naseby, on and from the 30th day of July, 1949.

James Christensen

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Rangiora, on and from the 29th day of December, 1949.

Leonard Langley Street

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Rakaia, on and from the 29th day of December, 1949.

William Ernest Osmand

to be Acting Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Waimate, on and from the 16th day of January, 1950.

Frederick Anderson

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Pukekohe and Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Pukekohe, on and from the 19th day of December, 1949.

Donald Alexander Prain

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Fortrose, on and from the 29th day of December, 1949.

William Dawson McKechnie

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Martinborough, on and from the 29th day of December, 1949.

James Templeton

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Stewart Island and Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Half Moon Bay, on and from the 31st day of October, 1949.

Nevil Kingson Higgins

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Te Kuiti, and Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Te Kuiti, on and from the 17th day of January, 1950.

Charles Benedict Waigth

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Tokatoka, on and from the 5th day of January, 1950.

Edward Charles Rooney

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Otatau, on and from the 9th day of January, 1950.

Colin Edward James Carr

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Waiwera, on and from the 5th day of January, 1950.

Arthur Malcolm Gilfred Cummings

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Te Aroha, on and from the 29th day of December, 1949.

Donald Graham Davis

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Nightcaps at Ohai, on and from the 9th day of January, 1950.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service

Office of the Public Service Commission,
Wellington, 17th January, 1950.

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

John Joseph McGirr

to be an Inspector under the Meat Act, 1939, on and from the 1st day of December, 1949.

Donald Fraser Ross

to be Registrar and Bailiff of the Magistrate’s Court at Roxburgh for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1947; Maintenance Officer at Roxburgh for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act, 1926; and Clerk of Warden’s Court and Mining Registrar at Roxburgh for the purposes of the Mining Act, 1926, on and from the 23rd day of December, 1949.

Henry Ernest Hollinshead

to be Deputy Registrar of the Magistrate’s Court at Warkworth for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1947, on and from the 21st day of December, 1949.

William Frederick Hames

to be Deputy Registrar of the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1947, on and from the 1st day of January, 1950.

John Kennedy

to be Registrar of the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1947, and Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Licensing Districts of Christchurch, Avon, Selwyn, Fendalton, Riccarton, and Lyttelton for the purposes of the Licensing Act, 1908, on and from the 1st day of January, 1950.

Wallace Eric Brough

to be Deputy Registrar of the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1947, on and from the 1st day of January, 1950.

V. W. THOMAS, Secretary.

Plant Declared to be a Noxious Weed in the Borough of Te Puke.— (Notice No. Ag. 4813)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 16th January, 1950.

THE following Special Order, made by the Te Puke Borough Council on the 19th day of December, 1949, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928.

SPECIAL ORDER

“THAT in pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the Municipal Corporations Act, 1933, and of all and every the other powers contained in any other Act it thereunto enabling the Te Puke Borough Council hereby declares Hemlock to be a noxious weed within the Borough of Te Puke.”

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.

(Ag. 70./10/209.)