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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

New Zealand Militia Officer promoted.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th May, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following promotion:—

New Zealand Militia.
Lieutenant Thomas John Marr Todd to be Captain, as from the 10th May, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Designation of a Volunteer Corps changed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 20th May, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve of the Huramua Rifle Volunteers (Wairoa), Hawke’s Bay, being changed into a mounted rifle corps, under the designation of “Huramua Mounted Rifle Volunteers,” from the 30th April, 1901.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Volunteer Battalion disbanded and re-formed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 17th May, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to disband, as from the 30th day of April, 1901, the following Battalions of Rifle Volunteers, approved by His Excellency on the 9th July, 1898:—

2nd Battalion, Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers.
3rd Battalion, Wellington (East Coast) Rifle Volunteers.

And also to approve, under Paragraphs 211 and 213, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the formation of the under-mentioned corps in the Wellington Military District into four Battalions of Rifle Volunteers, under the several designations shown below, and with effect from the 1st May, 1901:—

2nd Battalion, Wellington (West Coast) Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Royal Rifle Volunteers (Marton).
B " Wanganui Rifle Volunteers.
C " Palmerston North Rifle Volunteers.
D " Manchester Rifle Volunteers.
E " Wanganui Guards Rifle Volunteers.
F " Wanganui Highland Rifle Volunteers.
G " Foxton Rifle Volunteers.
H " Palmerston Guards Rifle Volunteers.
With headquarters at Wanganui.

3rd Battalion, Wellington (East Coast) Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Napier Guards Rifle Volunteers.
B " Napier Rifle Volunteers.
C " Hastings Rifle Volunteers.
D " Waipawa Rifle Volunteers.
E " Clive Rifle Volunteers.
F " Ranfurly Rifle Volunteers.
G " Gisborne Rifle Volunteers.
With headquarters at Napier.

4th Battalion, Wellington (Taranaki) Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Taranaki Rifle Volunteers.
B " Taranaki Guards Rifle Volunteers.
C " Patea Rifle Volunteers.
D " Inglewood Rifle Volunteers.
E " Eltham Rifle Volunteers.
F " Hawera Rifle Volunteers.
G " Stratford Rifle Volunteers.
H " Waitara Rifle Volunteers.
With headquarters at New Plymouth.

5th Battalion, Wellington (Centre or Ruahine) Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Woodville Rifle Volunteers.
B " Dannevirke Rifle Volunteers.
C " Masterton Rifle Volunteers.
D " Pahiatua Rifle Volunteers.
E " Greytown Rifle Volunteers.
F " Union Rifle Volunteers, Ormondville.
With headquarters at Woodville.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Volunteer Battalion disbanded and re-formed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to disband, as from the 30th day of April, 1901, the

Otago Battalion of Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

approved by His Excellency on 27th June, 1898; and also to approve, under paragraphs 211 and 213, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the formation of the under-mentioned corps in the Otago Military District into two Battalions of Mounted Rifle Volunteers, under the several designations shown below, and with effect from the 1st day of May, 1901:—

No. 1 Battalion, Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Otago Hussar Volunteers (Dunedin).
B " North Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Oamaru).
C " Maniototo Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Ranfurly).
D " Tuapeka Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Lawrence).
With headquarters at Dunedin.

No. 2 Battalion, Otago Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Southland Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Invercargill).
B " Clutha Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Balclutha).
C " Mataura Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Gore).
D* " Kelso Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Kelso).
With headquarters at Invercargill.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Defence.

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Formation of Mounted Rifle Volunteer Battalions.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 20th May, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to approve, under paragraphs 211 and 213, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the formation of the under-mentioned mounted corps in the Auckland Military District into two Battalions of Mounted Rifles under the several designations shown below, and with effect from the 1st day of May, 1901:—

No. 1 Battalion, Auckland Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—Auckland Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
B " Pukekohe Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
C " Seddon Horse Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Auckland).
D " Franklin Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Clevedon).
E " Waiuku Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Waiuku).
With headquarters at Auckland.

No. 2 Battalion, Auckland Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
A Company—No. 1 Company, Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Hamilton).
B " Piako Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Waihou).
C " No. 2 Company, Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Alexandra).
D " No. 3 Company, Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Cambridge).
E " Raglan Mounted Rifle Volunteers (Raglan).
With headquarters at Cambridge.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

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Mounted Rifle Volunteer Battalion disbanded and re-formed.
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Defence Office,
Wellington, 20th May, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor, by his Deputy, has been pleased to disband, as from the 30th day of April, 1901, the

Canterbury Battalion of Mounted Rifle Volunteers,

approved by His Excellency on the 1st May, 1899; and also to approve, under paragraphs 211 and 213, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the formation of the under-mentioned corps in the Canterbury Military District into three Battalions of Mounted Rifle Volunteers, under the several designations shown below, and with effect from the 1st day of May, 1901.