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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 36

Member of Sefton Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of “The Domain Boards Act, 1904,” been pleased to appoint

DAVID BOYCE

to be a member of the Sefton Domain Board, in the place of John McDonald Anderson, resigned.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Members of Kowai Pass Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 3 of “The Domain Boards Act, 1904,” been pleased to appoint

JAMES SEYMOUR and
PERCY HAWKINS JOHNSTON

to be members of the Kowai Pass Domain Board, in the place of Frederick Benham, deceased, and George Leslie Rutherford, removed from the district.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Inspector under “The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882,” appointed.—Notice No. 1194.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th April, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FREDERICK WILLIAM BLAIR

to be an Inspector under “The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882”; the appointment to date from 21st April, 1908.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

Cadets appointed.—Notice No. 1196.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

FRED SMITH and
JOSEPH WALKER

to be cadets in the Civil Service of the Government of New Zealand (Department of Agriculture) in terms of “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886”; the appointments to date from 20th and 21st April, 1908, respectively.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.

Volunteer Officers promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1908.

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

1st Regiment, Auckland Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Captain William Read Bloomfield to be Major. Date of commission, 27th March, 1908.

1st Battalion, Wellington Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant and Adjutant (Acting-Captain) Jabez Alfred Cowles to be Captain. Date of commission, 4th December, 1907.

Clutha Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant (Acting-Captain) George Mitchell to be Captain. Date of commission, 4th March, 1908.

ROBERT MCNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1908.

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

Kaikoura Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
James Allan Johnston to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th March, 1908.

Christchurch City Rifle Volunteers.
Frank Farthing to be Captain. Date of commission, 4th March, 1908.

New Zealand Medical Corps.
John Slingsby Reekie to be Surgeon-Captain. Date of commission, 26th March, 1908.

New Zealand Veterinary Corps.
Peter Maxwell Edgar, M.R.C.V.S., England, to be Captain, and with effect from 6th April, 1908.
Herbert Seton Stewart Kyle, Melb., to be Captain, and with effect from 6th April, 1908.
Harry Avery Reid, M.R.C.V.S., England, to be Captain, and with effect from 7th April, 1908.

Canterbury Scouts Volunteers Reserve.
Cyril Ernest Gwatkin (Lieutenant, New Zealand Militia) to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd October, 1907.
Philip Arthur Keddell (Lieutenant, New Zealand Militia) to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 2nd October, 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Honorary Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1908.

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

2nd Regiment, North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
William Thomson to be Pay- and Quarter-master, with rank of Honorary Lieutenant. Date of commission, 4th March, 1908.

ROBERT MCNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer transferred.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 84, General Regulations of the Defence Forces of New Zealand, 1906, of the transfer of

Lieutenant HENRY ALFRED FEATHERSTONE

from the Kaiapoi Rifle Volunteers to the Sydenham Rifle Volunteers, with rank of Lieutenant, and with effect from 8th April, 1908.

ROBERT MCNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1908.

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

Divisional Staff, Otago Garrison Artillery Volunteers.
Lieutenant (Pay- and Quarter-master) D’Arcy Haggitt. Date of resignation, 8th January, 1908.

Bruce Rifle Volunteers.
Captain John Bell McClymont. Date of resignation, 8th April, 1908.

ROBERT MCNAB,
For Minister of Defence.

Honorary Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 24th April, 1908.

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

2nd Regiment, North Canterbury Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
Honorary Veterinary Surgeon William Thomson. Date of resignation, 29th February, 1908.

ROBERT MCNAB,
For Minister of Defence.