26 MARCH]

Ernest Duncan, of Invercargill,
John Percival Eastmure, of Auckland,
Michael Edward Egan, of Akaroa,
Robert James Fleming, of Whangaroa,
Peter William Flinn, of Great Barrier Island,
Ernest Clyde Fowler, of Patumahoe,
William MacKenzie Fraser, of Whangarei,
Cyril George Gadsby, of Karamea,
Aubrey Sydney Desmond Geary, of Chatham Islands,
Albert James Goodwin, of Waitara,
Arthur Thomas Gore, of Grey Lynn,
George Henry Graham, of Havelock,
Norman Gray, of Kaikoura,
Stewart Maurice Wheatley Guy, of Porangahau,
Hans Otto Lauritz Hansen, of Palmerston North,
Arthur Merlin Harding, of Devonport,
James Cyril Henley, of Auckland,
John Harold Houghton, of Waimauku,
Richard Robert Hull, of Maungaturoto,
Robert Hynds, of Coromandel,
William Paki Isaacs, of Dargaville,
Mervyn Patrick Jonas, of Muriwai Beach,
John Bernard Jones, of Ross,
Walter Leo Ker, of Picton,
Michaele Kunac, of Parua Bay,
George Peter Leef, of Miti Miti,
Selwyn Joseph LeRoy, of Great Barrier Island,
Lawrence Henry Lilley, of Half Moon Bay,
Samuel Winfred McBurney, of Waihi,
Frederick William McCormick, of Auckland,
Albert McIntyre, of Hokitika,
Duncan Loye McKay, of Tangoio,
James Alexander McLean, of Dargaville,
Robert Thomas James McNeill, of Houhora,
William Manson, of Dunedin,
Hira Marino, of Kakaramea,
Gilbert Stanley Mitchell, of Dargaville,
Henry Murray (sen.), of Whangaruru South,
Robert Leslie Murray, of Whakatane,
Arthur Herbert Neild, of Dargaville,
Leslie Nicol, of Otaki,
Noel Oxnam, of Waitarere Beach,
Nolan Bayden Oxnam, of Takaka,
Henry Pateman, of Belfast,
Sydney William Paton, of Kaihu,
George Penny, of Waiheke Island,
Wharengaio Pio, of Bowentown,
Urikora Pirika, of Coromandel,
Watson Pita, of Whangaruru South,
Harry Potts, of Dargaville,
Keremata Purukamu, of Katikati,
Ruka Rarere, of Opoutama,
Walter Frederick Reber, of Kumeu,
William Arthur Roach, of Clevedon,
Allan Rudge, of Whangaroa Heads,
David Salt, of Kaikoura,
Alan Sanderson, of Totara North,
Herbert Carrol Seccombe, of Mahurangi Heads,
Noel Kenneth Egmont Smith, of Rawene,
Tom Hape Smith, of Opoutama,
Arthur Henry Sorrenson, of Muriwai Beach,
Stanley Penny Stables, of Motueka,
Edward Ernest Strawbridge, of Kaitaia,
Frank Joseph Subritzky, of Muriwai Beach,
Donal Thurston Murray Thomson, of Waimuku,
Harold Nalton Unsworth, of Napier,
Robert Veitch, of Owaka,
William John Voyce, of Kohukohu,
Wi Takoko Waiti, of Hick's Bay,
Frederick Stanley Wainhouse, of Auckland,
Archibald Hume Watt, of Te Kao,
William Robert Waugh, of Newton,
Sydney Stephen Wells, of Ruawai,
Frederick Stanley West, of Te Kopuru,
James Pearson White, of Dargaville,
Kaaka Wiki, of Te Kao,
Rewi Wikiriwhi, of Maketu,
Denis Rowland Albert Wombwell, of Whataroa,
James Woods, of New Plymouth,
George Frederick Wright, of Dargaville,
James Hotham Wyatt, of Mititai,
to be Honorary Fishery Officers for the purposes of Part I
of the Fisheries Act 1908, such persons to hold office until
the 31st day of March 1956.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of March 1953.
W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Marine.

Registrar of Marriages, &c., Appointed
PURSUANT to the Marriage Act 1908, the Births and
Deaths Registration Act 1951, and the Maori Births and
Deaths Registration Regulations 1935, it is hereby notified
that the following appointments have been made:
Ruby Scoffield (Mrs.)
to be Registrar of Marriages for the District of Omaha and
Registrar of Births and Deaths at Leigh on and from the
6th day of November 1952.
John Edward Ettershank
to be Registrar of Marriages for the District of Pahiutua and
Registrar of Births and Deaths and of Births and Deaths of
Maoris at Pahiutua on and from the 1st day of April 1953.
Joan Isobel Vale (Mrs.)
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Mokai on
and from the 3rd day of March 1953.
Ernest James Cardno
to be Registrar of Marriages for the District of Tokomairiro
and Registrar of Births and Deaths at Milton on and from
the 8th day of July 1952.
Leslie Edward Ireland
to be Acting Registrar of Marriages for the District of
Tokomairiro and Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths at
Milton on and from the 5th day of March 1953.
John Sylva Macdonald
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages for the District of
Hamilton and Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths and of
Births and Deaths of Maoris at Hamilton on and from
the 5th day of January 1953.
Trevor Raymond Teague
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages for the District of
Hamilton and Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths and of
Births and Deaths of Maoris at Hamilton on and from the
1st day of April 1953.
Arthur Wallace Murphy
to be Registrar of Marriages for the District of Lyttelton and
Registrar of Births and Deaths and of Births and Deaths of
Maoris at Lyttelton on and from the 27th day of February
1953.
Frank Justin Staples
to be Acting Registrar of Marriages for the District of
Featherston and Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths at
Featherston on and from the 9th day of March 1953.
Valerie Eunice Kenny (Mrs.)
to be Registrar of Marriages for the District of Hamilton’s
and Registrar of Births and Deaths at Patearoa on and from
the 2nd day of March 1953.
Dated at Wellington, this 23rd day of March 1953.
S. T. BARNETT, Registrar-General.

Members of Domain Boards Appointed
PURSUANT to section 49 of the Public Reserves, Domains,
and National Parks Act 1928, His Excellency the
Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
James Gordon Stewart Morrison,
Jack Winston Morrison, and
George Robert Hemi Steedman
to be members of the Mataroa Domain Board in place of
Charles Cleaver, deceased, Reginald Cave Hurst, and Valentine
Davis Soper, both left the district.
Charles Gardner
to be a member of the Putorino Domain Board in place of
Thomas Macmillan, resigned.
John Clay Jenkins,
Henry Thomas Meehan, and
William Graham West
to be members of the Wanaka Islands Domain Board in
place of Mark Davis, Hector Alexander Halliday, and Leslie
Sinclair Robertson, left the district.
Henry Bruce Proctor, and
Hiriweteri Mariu
to be members of the Tokaanu Domain Board in place of
Victor Joseph Ford, resigned, and Tupu Paurini, deceased.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of March 1953.
L. AVANN, Assistant Director-General of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/261)

Plants Declared Noxious Weeds in the Borough of Winton
(Notice No. Ag. 5401)
PURSUANT to the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Minister
of Agriculture hereby publishes the following special
order made by the Winton Borough Council on the 3rd day
of March 1953.
SPECIAL ORDER
THAT, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by the
Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Winton Borough Council hereby
resolves and declares by way of special order that the following
plants are noxious weeds: Hemlock, Blackberry, Silver Poplar,
Californian Thistle, Scotch Thistle.
Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of March 1953.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 70/10/156)