3 MAY

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

583

Members of National Parks Authority Appointed

Pursuant to subsection (1) (f), (g), (h), and (i) of section 4 of the National Parks Act 1952, the under-mentioned persons are hereby appointed to be members of the National Parks Authority for a term of three years from lst April 1956:

Walter Reginald Brook Oliver, D.SC., F.R.S.N.Z.,
on the recommendation of the Royal Society of New Zealand;

Alfred Morris Jones,
on the recommendation of the Executive of the Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, Incorporated;

Roderick Syme,
on the recommendation of the Dominion Executive of the Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand Incorporated; and

Lancelot William McCaskill, M.AGR.SC., DIP.C.A.C.,
to represent the National Park Boards constituted under the aforesaid Act.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of April 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. N.P. 3)

Member of the Whakatohea Maori Trust Board Appointed

Pursuant to section 16 of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council has been pleased to appoint

Frank Matchitt
to be a member of the Whakatohea Maori Trust Board to represent the Ngati Ngahere sub-tribe, in place of Charles Matchitt, deceased.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of April 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 26/18/2)

Resignation of Coroner Accepted

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to accept the resignation of

Gerard Henry Nicholls, Esquire, of Te Aroha, of his appointment as a Coroner for New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Coroner Appointed

Pursuant to section 2 of the Coroners Act 1951, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Gordon Bridson, Esquire, J.P., of Te Aroha,
to be a Coroner for New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Coroner Appointed

Pursuant to section 2 of the Coroners Act 1951, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint-

Thomas Eric Crossen, Esquire, J.P., of Cheviot,
to be a Coroner for New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Stipendiary Magistrate Appointed

Pursuant to section 5 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Alfred William Yortt, Esquire,
of Palmerston North, Barrister and Solicitor, to be a Stipendiary Magistrate on and from the 1st day of June 1956, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Stipendiary Magistrate Appointed to be a Warden

Pursuant to section 9 of the Mining Act 1926, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Alfred William Yortt, Esquire,
Stipendiary Magistrate, to be a Warden on and from the lst day of June 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Stipendiary Magistrate Appointed to Exercise Jurisdiction in the Children's Court

Pursuant to section 27 of the Child Welfare Act 1925, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Alfred William Yortt, Esquire,
Stipendiary Magistrate, to exercise jurisdiction in the Children's Court established at New Plymouth, on and from the 1st day of June 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Stipendiary Magistrate Appointed

Pursuant to section 5 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Gerald Alfred Nicholls, Esquire,
of Kaitaia, Barrister and Solicitor, to be a Stipendiary Magistrate on and from the 21st day of May 1956, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Stipendiary Magistrate Appointed to be a Warden

Pursuant to section 9 of the Mining Act 1926, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Gerald Alfred Nicholls, Esquire,
Stipendiary Magistrate, to be a warden on and from the 21st day of May 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Stipendiary Magistrate Appointed to Exercise Jurisdiction in the Children's Court

Pursuant to section 27 of the Child Welfare Act 1925, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Gerald Alfred Nicholls, Esquire,
Stipendiary Magistrate, to exercise jurisdiction in the Children's Court established at Invercargill, on and from the 21st day of May 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of April 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court Appointed

Pursuant to section 47 of the Judicature Act 1908, the Right Honourable Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough, K.C.M.G., Chief Justice of New Zealand, has this day appointed Norman Robert McDowell, Esquire, of Sydney, New South Wales, a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, to be a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in New South Wales, for the purposes of administering and taking of such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of April 1956.

V. J. HITCHCOCK, Deputy Registrar.