✨ Military Appointments and Postal Notices




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Ensign William Broderick to be Lieutenant. Date
of commission, 1st January, 1869.
George Aickin (late Honorary Captain, Wellington
Rifle Volunteer Cadet Corps) to be Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 2nd January, 1869.
Henry Freer Rawson (late Taranaki Rifle Volunteers)
to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th
January, 1869.
Alfred George Bertie Willoughby (late Wellington
Rifle Volunteers) to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 5th January, 1869.
James Caffin (Wellington Rifle Volunteers) to
be Ensign. Date of commission, 2nd January,
1869.
William E. S. Hickson (Wellington Rifle Volunteers)
to be Ensign. Date of commission, 4th January,
1869.
Edward Bull (late Wellington Rifle Volunteers) to
be Ensign. Date of commission, 5th January,
1869.
William John Tagg (late Wellington Rifle Volunteers)
to be Ensign. Date of commission, 6th January,
1869.

In the 2nd (Hutt) Battalion, Wellington Militia.
William S. Milne to be Captain. Date of commission,
30th December, 1868.
Lieutenant Nathaniel Grace to be Captain. Date of
commission, 31st December, 1868.
Thomas Grace to be Lieutenant. Date of commis-
sion, 30th December, 1868.
Nathaniel Valentine to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 31st December, 1868.

In the Wanganui Militia.
Peter Bell to be Ensign. Date of commission, 16th
December, 1868.
George Beaven to be Ensign. Date of commission,
17th December, 1868.
William Henry Quick to be Ensign. Date of com-
mission, 18th December, 1868.
Joseph Wilcox to be Ensign. Date of commission,
19th December, 1868.
Freeman Jackson to be Ensign. Date of commission,
21st December, 1868.
John Morgan to be Ensign. Date of commission,
22nd December. 1868.

In the Otahuhu Troop, Royal Cavalry Volunteers.
Walter Pemberton Fooks to be Honorary Assistant
Veterinary Surgeon. Date of commission, 7th
December, 1868.

In the Forest Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Daniel Henderson Lusk (New Zealand
Militia, unattached) to be Captain. Date of com-
mission, 17th December, 1868.
Henry Wilson Hill to be Lieutenant. Date of com-
mission, 17th December, 1868.
James Mellsop to be Ensign. Date of commission,
17th December, 1868.

In the Waiuku Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Gustav Hensen (Auckland Militia) to be
Captain. Date of commission, 17th December,
1868.

In the Royal Company, Rangitikei Rifle Volunteers.
Arthur William Follett Halcombe to be Captain.
Date of commission, 28th December, 1868.

In the Wellington Rifle Volunteer Cadet Corps.
James Gray to be Honorary Ensign. Date of com-
mission, 30th December, 1868.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th January, 1869.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-

Captain James Hirst, Taranaki Militia.
Ensign James Olding, Patea Rifle Volunteers.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th January, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
discontinue the services of
The Castle Point Cavalry Volunteers,
at their own request.
The under-mentioned gentleman has therefore
ceased to hold the rank of Captain, his commission
having, under the provisions of "The Volunteer
Act, 1865," lapsed :β€”
Thomas Guthrie, sen., Esq.
T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th January, 1869.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the under-mentioned
Corps, viz. :-
The Waiuku Rifle Volunteers. Date of acceptance,
17th December, 1868.
T. M. HAULTAIN.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1869.
IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Post-
master-General by His Excellency the Governor,
the following appointments have been made in the
Postal Service of the Colony.
By order,
G. ELIOTT ELIOTT,
Secretary.

HAWKE'S BAY.
Name. To be Postmaster at From
Edwin Hudson Mohaka ... 1 Oct., 1868.
William Schultze Havelock ... 1 Jan., 1869.
Hugh Calders ... The Spit ... "

AUCKLAND.
John Rathbone ... Russell ... 1 Nov., 1868.
E. Reynolds ... Onehunga ... 1 Oct., 1868.
J. H. Broadfoot ... Mercer ... "
Edward Waddington Te Awamutu ... "
Robert Hustwich Grahamstown ... 1 Dec., 1868.
William Vaughan Parnell ... 1 Jan., 1869.
Robert J. Davidson Tararu ... "
George Rogers Hasting ... "

NELSON.
Robert McFarland Rochfort ... "

MARLBOROUGH.
William Whitehorn Havelock ... ...

WELLINGTON.
W. G. Watson Taueru ... 1 Oct., 1868.
Elizabeth Reading... Karori ... "
"

CANTERBURY.
John Drou Hurunui ... 1 July, 1868.
Howard Jacobson... Lincoln ... 1 Jan., 1869.
William Styche Spreydon ... "

WESTLAND.
John Watkins Twelve Mile ... 1 Sept., 1868.
Landing
George Muir Red Jacks ... 20 Oct., 1868.
Hodgson Steel Arahura ... 1 Nov., 1868.
William Keech Chesterfield ... 1 Jan., 1869.
Richard Murphy Arnold ... "

OTAGO.
John Reekie Kawarau ... 1 Sept., 1868.
Robert Grieve Bluespur ... 1 Oct., 1868.
H. A. Maidman Lugget ... ...



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πŸ›‘οΈ Promotions and Appointments in the New Zealand Militia and Volunteers (continued from previous page)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
11 January 1869
Militia, Volunteers, Promotions, Appointments, Commissions, Wellington, Wanganui, Otahuhu
25 names identified
  • William Broderick, Promoted to Lieutenant
  • George Aickin (Honorary Captain), Appointed Lieutenant
  • Henry Freer Rawson, Appointed Lieutenant
  • Alfred George Bertie Willoughby, Appointed Lieutenant
  • James Caffin, Appointed Ensign
  • William E. S. Hickson, Appointed Ensign
  • Edward Bull, Appointed Ensign
  • William John Tagg, Appointed Ensign
  • William S. Milne, Appointed Captain
  • Nathaniel Grace (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
  • Thomas Grace, Appointed Lieutenant
  • Nathaniel Valentine, Appointed Lieutenant
  • Peter Bell, Appointed Ensign
  • George Beaven, Appointed Ensign
  • William Henry Quick, Appointed Ensign
  • Joseph Wilcox, Appointed Ensign
  • Freeman Jackson, Appointed Ensign
  • John Morgan, Appointed Ensign
  • Walter Pemberton Fooks, Appointed Honorary Assistant Veterinary Surgeon
  • Daniel Henderson Lusk (Captain), Appointed Captain
  • Henry Wilson Hill, Appointed Lieutenant
  • James Mellsop, Appointed Ensign
  • Gustav Hensen (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
  • Arthur William Follett Halcombe, Appointed Captain
  • James Gray, Appointed Honorary Ensign

  • T. M. Haultain

πŸ›‘οΈ Acceptance of Resignations of Militia Officers' Commissions

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
11 January 1869
Resignations, Commissions, Militia, Volunteers, Taranaki
  • James Hirst (Captain), Resigned commission
  • James Olding (Ensign), Resigned commission

  • T. M. Haultain

πŸ›‘οΈ Discontinuance of Castle Point Cavalry Volunteers Services

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
11 January 1869
Discontinuance, Volunteer Corps, Commission lapsed, Castle Point Cavalry
  • Thomas, senior Guthrie (Esquire), Commission lapsed

  • T. M. Haultain

πŸ›‘οΈ Acceptance of Waiuku Rifle Volunteers Corps Services

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
11 January 1869
Acceptance, Volunteer Corps, Waiuku Rifle Volunteers
  • T. M. Haultain

πŸš‚ Appointments in the Colonial Postal Service by Region

πŸš‚ Transport & Communications
2 January 1869
Postal Service, Appointments, Postmaster, Hawke's Bay, Auckland, Nelson, Wellington, Otago
26 names identified
  • Edwin Hudson, Appointed Postmaster at Mohaka
  • William Schultze, Appointed Postmaster at Havelock
  • Hugh Calders, Appointed Postmaster at The Spit
  • John Rathbone, Appointed Postmaster at Russell
  • E. Reynolds, Appointed Postmaster at Onehunga
  • J. H. Broadfoot, Appointed Postmaster at Mercer
  • Edward Waddington, Appointed Postmaster at Te Awamutu
  • Robert Hustwich, Appointed Postmaster at Grahamstown
  • William Vaughan, Appointed Postmaster at Parnell
  • Robert J. Davidson, Appointed Postmaster at Tararu
  • George Rogers, Appointed Postmaster at Hasting
  • Robert McFarland, Appointed Postmaster at Rochfort
  • William Whitehorn, Appointed Postmaster at Havelock
  • W. G. Watson, Appointed Postmaster at Taueru
  • Elizabeth Reading, Appointed Postmaster at Karori
  • John Drou, Appointed Postmaster at Hurunui
  • Howard Jacobson, Appointed Postmaster at Lincoln
  • William Styche, Appointed Postmaster at Spreydon
  • John Watkins, Appointed Postmaster at Twelve Mile Landing
  • George Muir, Appointed Postmaster at Red Jacks
  • Hodgson Steel, Appointed Postmaster at Arahura
  • William Keech, Appointed Postmaster at Chesterfield
  • Richard Murphy, Appointed Postmaster at Arnold
  • John Reekie, Appointed Postmaster at Kawarau
  • Robert Grieve, Appointed Postmaster at Bluespur
  • H. A. Maidman, Appointed Postmaster at Lugget

  • G. Eliott Eliott, Secretary