Resignations

The undermentioned officers resign their commissions with effect from the date indicated against each name:-
Flight Lieutenant James Francis SHERIDAN (404952), 23 July 1951.
Flight Lieutenant Trevor Cyril Cox (416193), 31 March 1951.
Flying Officer Paul Saxon Alexander FOSTER (4212436), 18 September 1951.
Pilot Officer George Farquhar Ridley, B.Sc. (4312054), 30 November 1951.

RETIRED LIST

Air Commodore Maurice William Buckley, C.B.E., is posted to the Retired List "A". Dated 3 February 1951.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

The Cargo Control Emergency Regulations 1947—Appointment of Member of the Cargo Control Committee for the City of Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton

Pursuant to the Cargo Control Emergency Regulations 1947, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint-
John Joseph Anderson to be a member of the Cargo Control Committee for the City of Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton, vice Walter Archer Breach, retired.
Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of April 1952.
W. SULLIVAN, Minister of Labour.

Visiting Justice to a Prison Appointed

Justice Department,
Wellington, 12 May 1952.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint-
Beatrice Eleanor Beeby, J.P., to be a Visiting Justice to the Arohata Reformatory for Women, Tawa Flat.
T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Appointment of Honorary Officers

In pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 29 of the Statutes Amendment Act 1946, I, William Stanley Goosman, Minister of Marine, do hereby appoint the persons named in the following Schedule to be Honorary Officers for the acclimatization district shown in such Schedule for the purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act 1908, such persons to hold office until the 31st day of March 1953.
Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of May 1952.

SCHEDULE

Hawke's Bay Acclimatization District
Cuthbert Low Crooks.
Sydney George Peterken.
William Arthur Whyte.
W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Marine.

Appointments in the Public Service

Public Service Commission,
Wellington C. 1, 5 May 1952.
The Public Service Commission has made the following appointments in the Public Service:-
George Graham Slater to be the State Fire Insurance General Manager for the purposes of the State Fire Insurance Act 1908, on and from the 1st day of April 1952.
Lawrence Hamilton McClelland to be an Assistant Land Registrar for the Registration District of Canterbury for the purposes of the Land Transfer Act 1915, on and from the 8th day of April 1952.
Harold Edgar Squire to be District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles for the District of Westland pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act 1915, Registrar of Deeds for the District of Westland pursuant to provisions of section 6 of the Deeds Registration Act 1908, Assistant Registrar of Companies for the purposes of section 6 of the Companies Act 1933, and Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies for the purposes of section 2 of the Incorporated Societies Amendment Act 1922 at Hokitika, on and from the 28th day of April 1952.
John Stephen Turner to be Assistant Land Registrar for the District of Gisborne for the purposes of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act 1915, and Deputy Registrar of Deeds for the District of Gisborne for the purposes of section 6 of the Deeds Registration Act 1908, on and from the 28th day of April 1952.
V. W. THOMAS, Secretary.

Appointments in the Public Service

Public Service Commission,
Wellington C. 1, 12 May 1952.
The Public Service Commission has made the following appointments in the Public Service:-
Allan Henry Wadham to be Assistant Commissioner of Stamp Duties at Nelson, on and from the 31st day of March 1952.
William McBride to be District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles for the Land Registration District of Auckland for the purposes of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act 1915; Registrar of Deeds for the District of Auckland for the purposes of section 6 of the Deeds Registration Act 1908, on and from the 28th day of March 1952.
Ernest Keith Phillips to be Assistant Registrar of Companies at Christchurch for the purposes of section 6 of the Companies Act 1933, and Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies at Christchurch for the purposes of section 2 of the Incorporated Societies Amendment Act 1922, on and from the 4th day of April 1952.
John Laurie to be District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles for the Land Registration District of Canterbury for the purposes of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act 1915; Registrar of Deeds for the District of Canterbury for the purposes of section 6 of the Deeds Registration Act 1908; Assistant Registrar of Companies at Christchurch for the purposes of section 6 of the Companies Act 1933; and Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies at Christchurch for the purposes of section 2 of the Incorporated Societies Amendment Act 1922, on and from the 31st day of March 1952.
Gordon Hedley Bycroft to be Deputy Registrar of the Magistrate's Court at Featherston for the purposes of the Magistrate's Courts Act 1947, and Maintenance Officer at the Magistrates' Court, Featherston, for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act 1926, on and from the 5th day of May 1952.
Frank Bernard Loxley Jameson to be Registrar of the Magistrate's Court at Featherston for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1947, on and from the 5th day of May 1952.
V. W. THOMAS, Secretary.

Registrar of Marriages, &c., Appointed

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 12 May 1952.
It is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made:-
Leonard William George Eldershaw to be Acting Registrar of Marriages for the District of Takapau and Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths and of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Takapau, on and from the 9th day of April 1952.
Michael Joseph McNabb to be Acting Registrar of Marriages for the District of Akaroa and Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths and of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Akaroa, on and from the 15th day of April 1952.
Alfred George Shirley to be Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths at Avondale, on and from the 15th day of April 1952.
Muriel Galloway (Miss) to be Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Brunner, on and from the 11th day of March 1952.
Terence Michael Tuohy to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Te Mahia, on and from the 26th day of May 1952.
Gordon Alan Simpson to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Ngataki, on and from the 16th day of April 1952.
Bernard Finch to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Tuhara, on and from the 26th day of May 1952.
William Raymond Crane to be Acting Registrar of Marriages for the District of Gabriels and Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths at Lawrence, on and from the 10th day of April 1952.
Annie Valiant (Mrs.) to be Acting Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mangapai, on and from the 18th day of March 1952.
Claude William Henry Foster to be Acting Registrar of Marriages for the District of Ormondville and Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths at Ormondville, on and from the 16th day of April 1952.
Harold George Fletcher to be Acting Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Springburn, on and from the 28th day of March 1952.
Allen Francis Higgs to be Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths and of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Taneatua, on and from the 10th day of April 1952.