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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

New Zealand Permanent Force: Appointment of Officer Commanding.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1904.

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

Captain JOHN EDWARD HUME,
Royal New Zealand Artillery, as Officer Commanding New Zealand Permanent Force, and with effect from 1st June, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1904.

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

New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers Divisional Staff, Auckland District.

Captain (Acting-Major) George Warren Shaw Patterson to be Major. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

B Battery New Zealand Field Artillery Volunteers.

Lieutenant Harold Livingstone Tapley to be Captain. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

Surgeon-Captain Robert Valpy Fulton to be Surgeon-Major. Date of commission, 26th May, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the undermentioned appointments:—

No. 1 Company New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Auckland Naval Artillery Volunteers).

James Frank Percival Howden to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

No. 8 Company New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Ponsonby Naval Artillery Volunteers).

Alexander William Baragwanath to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

No. 5 Company New Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Lyttelton Naval Artillery Volunteers).

Percy Richmond Fordham to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Marsden Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

George James Rastrick to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

5th Battalion Wellington (Centre or Ruahine) Rifle Volunteers.

Walter Cairns to be Pay- and Quarter-master, with rank of Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Christchurch City Rifle Volunteers.

Walter Norman Bates to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Hastings Rifle Volunteers.

Allen Owen Bishop to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Sydenham Rifle Volunteers.

Archibald Stevens to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd March, 1904.

Brunner Ranger Rifle Volunteers.

The Reverend Neville Selmes Barnett to be Honorary Chaplain. Date of commission, 12th March, 1904.

New Zealand Volunteer Medical Staff.

William McAra to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 26th March, 1904.

Charles Buchanan Snow to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 28th March, 1904.

Arthur Challinor Purchas to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 21st April, 1904.

William McKay to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 26th May, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and transferred to Battalion.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by

Captain ROBERT MATHISON ROBERTSON,
Palmerston South Rifle Volunteers, and to approve of his appointment as Pay- and Quarter-master to the 3rd Battalion Otago Rifle Volunteers, with rank of Captain, and with effect from 11th June, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commissions held by the undermentioned officers:—

Wakatipu Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant Graham Dick Baird. Date of resignation, 26th May, 1904.

Feilding Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant John Finlaison Sutherland. Date of resignation, 16th May, 1904.

Gisborne Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant William George Yardley. Date of resignation 20th May, 1904.

Nelson College Volunteer Cycle Corps.

Lieutenant William Westbrook Squires. Date of resignation, 11th March, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned, and posted to Retired List, New Zealand Volunteers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 28th June, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by

Captain GEORGE HARPER,
Christ's College Rifle Volunteers, and to approve that he be posted to the Retired List, with rank of Captain, and with effect from 4th June, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1904.

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

Captain GEORGE HENRY FORBES
from the Union Rifle Volunteers to No. 1 Company New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers, with the rank of Lieutenant, and with effect from 16th May, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under paragraph 57, Volunteer Regulations, 1895, of the transfer of

Lieutenant JOHN WILLIAM WALSH
from the Foxton Rifle Volunteers to No. 1 Company Waikato Mounted Rifle Volunteers, with rank of Lieutenant, and with effect from 16th April, 1904.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.