Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2367

Farrier-Sergeant GEORGE HENDERSON, Fourth New Zealand Contingent, to be Lieutenant.
Sergeant HENRY THACKERAY HECKLER, Fourth New Zealand Contingent, to be Lieutenant.
Sergeant-Major GEORGE LEECE, Fifth New Zealand Contingent, to be Lieutenant (since deceased).

The commissions of all the above officers to date from the 12th June, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointments:—

1st Battalion, North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Rochfort Snow, Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers, to be Major.

North Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers.
Captain Frank Benjamin Cresswell, Christchurch City Guards Volunteers, to be Major.
Lieutenant and Adjutant George Henry Merton to be Captain and Adjutant.

Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry Volunteers.
William Wilsden McRae to be Lieutenant.

Kaikoura Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Arthur John Murray to be Lieutenant.

Cust Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Edward Bowler Milton to be Captain.

Civil Service Rifle Volunteers (Christchurch).
William Henry Adams to be Lieutenant.

Canterbury Highland Rifle Volunteers.
Douglas McBean Stewart to be Captain.
Martin Moir to be Lieutenant.

Ellesmere Guards Rifle Volunteers.
Trevethan Burns to be Captain.
Samuel Patterson Guiney to be Lieutenant.
James Pearce to be Lieutenant.

The commissions of all the above officers to date from the 4th September, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers promoted and appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned promotions and appointment:—

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.
Surgeon-Captain Joseph Osborne Closs to be Surgeon-Major. Commission to date from the 4th October, 1901.
Surgeon-Captain George Gore Gillon to be Surgeon-Major. Commission to date from the 13th November, 1901.
William Evans to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from the 17th October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointments:—

Horowhenua Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Thomas Arthur Bertram Hudson to be Lieutenant.

Otaki Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Arthur Goodwin Whitehorn to be Lieutenant.

Commissions to date from the 6th March, 1901.

Stoke Rifle Volunteers.
The Venerable Archdeacon A. C. Wright to be Honorary Chaplain. Commission to date from 31st July, 1901.

Winton Rifle Volunteers.
Arthur Herzel Carey to be Lieutenant.

Orepuki Rifle Volunteers.
Walter Crowther to be Lieutenant.

Commissions to date from the 4th September, 1901.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.
John Bernard Wilson to be Surgeon-Captain. Commission to date from 15th August, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th November, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the under-mentioned officer:—

Christchurch City Guards Volunteers.
Lieutenant Frederick William Sandford to be Captain. Commission to date from the 3rd September, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred from the Honorary Unattached List, New Zealand Volunteers, to the Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the transfer of

Major ARTHUR MORROW, V.D.,

from the Honorary Unattached List, New Zealand Volunteers, to the Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, with effect from the 14th November, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred to the Unattached Active List on resigning Command of a Brigade.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the transfer of

Captain JOHN DUNCAN

from the Wellington Naval Artillery Volunteer Brigade to the Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers, as Captain, on resigning the command of the above-mentioned brigade, and with effect from the 14th November, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the under-mentioned officer:—

South Canterbury Battalion of Infantry Volunteers.
Lieutenant William Henry Foden, Timaru Rifle Volunteers, to be Captain and Adjutant. Commission to date from the 23rd October, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the transfer of

Lieutenant HENRY FAZAKERLEY GIBSON

from the Christchurch Volunteer Cycle Corps to the Christchurch City Rifle Volunteers, as Lieutenant, and with effect from the 8th July, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Services of a Rifle Cadet Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 39, (1), “The Defence Act, 1886,” and amended paragraph 264, Volunteer Regulations, the services of

The Masterton Church Lads Brigade Rifle Cadet Volunteers,

with headquarters at Masterton. Acceptance to date from the 15th April, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.