JUNE 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1687
Trustee, Wellington Drill-shed Reserve, resigned.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th May, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under Part V of the Defence Act, 1908, the resignation of
Colonel ROBERT JOSEPH COLLINS, V.D., Active (Unattached) List, as a Trustee of the Wellington Drill-shed Reserve. Date of resignation, 16th March, 1910.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Territorial Force Officers appointed.
Defence Office, Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointments:-
New Zealand Medical Corps.
Denis Byrne Walshe to be Captain. Date of commission, 26th May, 1910.
H Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery.
Douglas Wilson Brown to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 16th March, 1910.
Palmerston North Rifles.
George Perston to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 16th March, 1910.
Woodville Rifles.
Gavin William Wardrop to be Lieutenant. Date of commission, 16th March, 1910.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Territorial Force Officer resigned.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer:-
Napier Guards Rifles.
Lieutenant James Edward Rundle. Date of resignation, 30th April, 1910.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Territorial Force Officers promoted.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the undermentioned officers:-
2nd Battalion, Wellington (West Coast) Rifles.
Major (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) Robert Hughes, V.D., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Date of commission, 14th April, 1910.
H Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery.
Lieutenant Alfred Augustus Grace to be Captain. Date of commission, 16th March, 1910.
2nd Battalion, Wellington (West Coast) Rifles.
Lieutenant Cecil Turnley Cox to be Pay- and Quartermaster, with rank of Honorary Captain. Date of commission, 16th March, 1910.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Services of a Senior Cadet Corps accepted.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, in accordance with section 6 (a) of the Defence Act, 1909; the services of the undermentioned Defence cadet corps :-
St. Vincent Rifle Cadets, with headquarters at Wellington. Date of acceptance, 30th May, 1910.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Services of a Defence Rifle Club accepted.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, the services of
The Chatham Islands Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Waitangi, Chatham Islands (Wellington Military District). Date of acceptance, 30th May, 1910.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Services of a Defence Rifle Club accepted.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, the services of
The Okawa Defence Rifle Club. with headquarters at Okawa, Hastings (Wellington Military District). Date of acceptance, 30th May, 1910.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to
Lieutenant-Colonel GEORGE ALEXANDER HARKNESS, lst Battalion, Nelson Infantry,
he having a total service to 28th February, 1910, entitling him thereto of twenty years two hundred and sixty-eight days.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to
Captain GEORGE EDWARD RHODES, Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry,
he having a total service to 30th April, 1910, entitling him thereto of twenty years and thirty-two days.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.
Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1910.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to
No. 208, Sergeant ANDREW PETER ANDERSON, Wanganui Rifles,
he having a total service to 28th February, 1910, entitling him thereto of twenty-one years three hundred and thirty days.
J. G. WARD, Minister of Defence.