Appointment of Member of the State Services Commission
Pursuant to section 3 of the State Services Act 1962, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Ronald Albert Kelly, Esquire of Wellington, to be a member of the State Services Commission from 1 January 1977 to 31 December 1982.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of December 1976.
R. D. MULDOON, Prime Minister.

Appointment of Honorary Launch Warden
Pursuant to section 7 of the Harbours Act 1950, I, Owen John Conway, of the Ministry of Transport, in exercise of powers delegated by the Minister of Transport, hereby appoint Harold Keith Simon to be an honorary launch warden for the purposes of the Motor Launch Regulations 1962.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1976.
O. J. CONWAY, for Secretary for Transport.
(M.O.T. H.O. 43/996/7; M.O.T. S.R. 43/0/70)

Appointment of Registrar of Nurseries (No. 1605 Ag. 12/16/5)
Pursuant to the Nursery Registration Regulations 1954, and to a delegation from the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries for the purposes of the said regulations, the Director, Administration Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, hereby appoints Geoffrey Henry Willson to be the Registrar of Nurseries for the Gisborne Registration District, vice L. W. Scott.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1976.
J. YUILL, Director, Administration Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Revocation of Appointment of Honorary Launch Warden
Pursuant to section 7 of the Motor Launch Regulations 1962, I, Owen John Conway, of the Ministry of Transport, in exercise of powers delegated by the Minister of Transport hereby revoke the appointment of Gerald Longford Symes as an honorary launch warden for purposes of the Motor Launch Regulations 1962.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1976.
O. J. CONWAY, for Secretary for Transport.
New Zealand Gazette, 4 October 1973, p. 1885.
(M.O.T. 43/996/7)

Revocation of Appointment of Honorary Assistant Harbour-master
Pursuant to section 7 of the Harbours Act 1950, I, Owen John Conway, of the Ministry of Transport, in exercise of powers delegated by the Minister of Transport hereby revoke the appointment of Allan Thomas Rolfe as honorary assistant harbourmaster for (Kingston) Otago inland harbours.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1976.
O. J. CONWAY, for Secretary for Transport.
New Zealand Gazette, 14 February 1974, p. 256
(M.O.T. 43/996/7)

Coroner Resigned
Pursuant to section 2 of the Coroners Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General has accepted the resignation of John Geoffrey Malthus, Esquire of Blenheim, of his appointment as a Coroner for New Zealand.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1976.
D. S. THOMSON, Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3/13/4/35 (6))

Officiating Ministers for 1976—Notice No. 77
Pursuant to the Marriage Act 1955, the following names of officiating ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information.
Brethren
John Harold Harrow.
Howard William Annan.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints President Peter Warren Burt.
Roman Catholic Reverend Robert F. Wood.
Paul Jackson.
The Haahi Ote Wairua Tapu Church Tooki Gilbert.
Temana Dyce Tohiariki.
Joseph Hohipa Tipoki.
Reuben Edward Olsen.
Ratana Church Tekaumarua Karena.
Karaka Paama.
Rameka Samuel Farrell.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 1976.
J. L. WRIGHT, Registrar-General.

Land Proclaimed as Road in Blocks XIII and XIV, Wairarapa Survey District, Featherston County
Pursuant to section 29 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1948, the Minister of Works and Development hereby proclaims as road the land described in the Schedule hereto which land shall vest in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Featherston.
SCHEDULE
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT
ALL those pieces of land, situated in Blocks XIII and XIV, Wairarapa Survey District, described as follows:
Area ha Being
5.7613 Part Section 47, Kahutara District; marked ‘A’ on plan.
4.2904 Part Section 47, Kahutara District; marked ‘B’ on plan.
As shown on plan S.O. 30903, lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Wellington, and thereon marked as above mentioned.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1976.
W. L. YOUNG, Minister of Works and Development.
(P.W. 41/1283; Wn. D.O. 16/537)

Land Proclaimed as Road in Blocks V and IX, Russell Survey District, Bay of Islands County
Pursuant to section 29 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1948, the Minister of Works and Development hereby proclaims as road the land described in the First and Second Schedules hereto, which land shall vest in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Bay of Islands.
FIRST SCHEDULE
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
ALL those pieces of land, situated in Block V, Russell Survey District, described as follows:
Area ha Being
1.4473 Part Section 10, Block V, Russell Survey District; marked “A” on plan.
1.7087 Part Section 31, Block V, Russell Survey District; marked “B” on plan.