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Coroner Appointed
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26 September 1951.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Frederick Henry Barnard, Esquire, J.P., of Pukekohe, to be a Coroner for the Dominion of New Zealand.
T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Appointing Maori Wardens Under the Maori Social and Economic Advancement Act 1945
Pursuant to section 11 of the Maori Social and Economic Advancement Act 1945, I hereby appoint the persons named in the first column of the Schedule hereunder to be Maori wardens for the tribal districts shown in the second column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE
Haywood Murray .. Te Rarawa Tribal District.
Henare Puhipi (Hapi) .. Te Rarawa Tribal District.
Simon Snowden .. Te Rarawa Tribal District.
Nopera (Bob) Rudolph .. Ngati Kahu Tribal District.
Poi Popata .. Ngati Kahu Tribal District.
Charlie Marino .. Ngati Kahu Tribal District.
Roy Matthews (Matiu) .. Ranginui Tribal District.
James Foster .. Ranginui Tribal District.
Allen Walter Morgan .. Taniwharau Tribal District.
Joe Taiaaroa .. Southern Ngati Ruanui Tribal District.
Rangihaeata Hemi Kiro .. Whangarei Tribal District.
Daniel Staite .. Arawa No. 2 Tribal District.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of September 1951.
E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Maori Affairs.
(M.A. 35/1/10/1)

Inspector of Dangerous Drugs Appointed
Department of Health,
Wellington, 26 September 1951.
Pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of section 12 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1927, I, John Ross Marshall, Minister of Health, do hereby authorize Fredric James Tannock, an officer of the Department of Health, to enter the premises of any person carrying on the business of a producer, manufacturer, seller, or distributor of any dangerous drugs, and to demand the production of, and to inspect any books or documents relating to, dealings in any such drugs, and to inspect, weigh, measure, and record the stocks of any such drugs.
J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Health.
(H. D.D. 51/5)

Additional Members of Domain Board Appointed
Pursuant to section 46 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to increase the total number of members of the Waimana Domain Board from seven to nine, and to appoint Allan Forde Mitchell and Claude Melvin Harford to be the additional members thereby rendered necessary.
Dated at Wellington, this 26th day of September 1951.
D. M. GREIG, Director-General of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/190 ; D.O. 8/302)

Additional Members of Domain Board Appointed
Pursuant to section 46 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to increase the total number of members of the Te Miro Domain Board from five to seven, and to appoint Adelina Webster Langlands and Alexander Ninion Oliver to be the additional members thereby rendered necessary.
Dated at Wellington, this 26th day of September 1951.
D. M. GREIG, Director-General of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/945 ; D.O. 8/792)

Registrar of Marriages, &c., Appointed
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 1 October 1951.
It is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made :-
Mary Amelia Ryan (Mrs.) to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Blueskin on and from the 27th day of August 1951.
Ernest Arthur Gould to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Wanganui and Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Wanganui on and from the 24th day of September 1951.
Leslie Andrew Parlane to be Acting Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Wanganui and Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Wanganui on and from the 24th day of September 1951.
Martin Keeling Kennedy Bourke to be Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Thames at Turua on and from the 13th day of September 1951.
Jack Kenneth Thompson to be Acting Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Tokaanu on and from the 7th day of September 1951.
Michael Emmet McGivern Hickey to be Acting Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Heriot on and from the 6th day of September 1951.
Charles Benedict Waigth to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Maungaturoto on and from the 20th day of August 1951.
Jack Byron Chew to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mangaroa on and from the 4th day of September 1951.
P. H. WYLDE, Registrar-General.
Plants Declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Wanganui County (Notice No. Ag. 5138)
Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 26 September 1951.
The following special order, made by the Wanganui County Council on the 14th day of September 1951, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950.
SPECIAL ORDER
That, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it by section 3 (1) of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Wanganui County Council hereby, by way of special order, declares the plants named in the Schedule hereto to be noxious weeds within the whole of the County of Wanganui as from the 1st day of October 1951.
SCHEDULE
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris).
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus and Rubus laciniatus).
Burdock (Arctium, any species).
Common broom (Cytisus scoparius).
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
Gorse (Ulex, any species).
Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha and Crataegus monogyna).
Hemlock (Conium maculatum).
Milk thistle or variegated thistle (Silybum marianum).
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).
Sweetbrier (Rosa eglanteria syn. Rosa rubiginosa).
That the special order be in substitution of any previous special order relating to noxious weeds, and any such previous special orders are hereby revoked and shall cease to have any effect after the coming into effect of this special order.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 70/10/197)
Plants Declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Oroua County (Notice No. Ag. 5139)
Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 26 September 1951.
The following special order, made by the Oroua County Council on the 12th day of September 1951, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950.
SPECIAL ORDER
The Oroua County Council, having assumed responsibility for the administration of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, as from the 1st day of April 1951, hereby resolves by way of special order that the plants named in the Schedule hereto be declared noxious weeds in the County of Oroua.