Dec. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3655

New Zealand Field Artillery.
2nd Lieutenant Robert Stirrat McQuarrie to be Lieutenant, vice Rose, promoted. Dated 16th May, 1911.

New Zealand Garrison Artillery.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
Sergeant William Robert Golden. Dated 27th October, 1911.
Frederick Vivian Connell, Esq., supernumerary to the establishment. Dated 2nd September, 1911.

Corps of New Zealand Engineers.
Sergeant-Major George Leonard Evans to be Lieutenant. Dated 10th October, 1911.

1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Alan Norman Oakey to be Lieutenant, to complete establishment. Dated 1st November, 1911.

4th Regiment (Otago Rifles).
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 3rd October, 1911 :—
Cyril Hendry Croker, vice Melville, promoted.
Arthur Vivian Spedding, to complete establishment.

5th Regiment (Wellington Rifles).
Lieutenant Rogers William Wilkinson, late Active List (Unattached), to be Lieutenant. Dated 21st October, 1911.
Lieutenant Arthur Aubrey Mee is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 1st November, 1911.
Captain William Hobbs, Reserve of Officers, resigns his commission. Dated 20th November, 1911.

6th (Hauraki) Regiment.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
Corporal George Finch Miller. Dated 27th October, 1911.
Sergeant Archibald Douglas Reid. Dated 4th November, 1911.

7th Regiment (Wellington West Coast Rifles).
The retirement of Captain John Edward Barltrop, v.d., notified in New Zealand Gazette dated 12th October, 1911, is hereby cancelled. Dated 20th November, 1911.

11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles).
Sergeant Harold Arnold to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 22nd August, 1911.
2nd Lieutenant Adrian Stanley Marett resigns his commission. Dated 20th September, 1911.

16th (Waikato) Regiment.
The undermentioned gentlemen to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
George Wallace Bollinger, Esq. Dated 4th October, 1911.
James Lamont, Esq. Dated 4th October, 1911.
Sergeant John William Peake, to complete establishment. Dated 24th October, 1911.

New Zealand Medical Corps.
The undermentioned gentlemen to be Captains. Dated 19th October, 1911 :—
William Malcolm Thomson, Esq. (late Captain Indian Medical Service).
David Storer Wylie, Esq. (late Surgeon South African Field Force).
The commission granted to Captain John Sorley, Reserve of Officers, is hereby cancelled. Dated 20th November, 1911.

New Zealand Veterinary Corps.
Lieutenant William Watkin Herbert Edwards, M.R.C.V.S., to be Captain. Dated 20th November, 1911.

New Zealand Chaplains Department.
The undermentioned to be Chaplains to the Forces, 4th Class :—
The Reverend Percy Reginald Paris. Dated 8th September, 1911.
The Reverend Alexander John Reed. Dated 10th November, 1911.

The undermentioned Chaplains, 4th Class, to be Chaplains, 3rd Class :—
The Reverend Arthur William Henry Compton, M.A. Dated 24th July, 1911.
The Reverend Archdeacon Charles Coleridge Harper, M.A. Dated 21st November, 1910.
The Reverend Francis Delach. Dated 21st January, 1911.
The Reverend Adam Begg, M.A. Dated 6th March, 1911.
The Reverend Robert Young. Dated 28th March, 1911.

The undermentioned Chaplains to the Forces resign their commissions. Dated 20th November, 1911 :—
The Reverend William Thomson, M.A.
The Reverend William Swinburn.

Unattached List.
The undermentioned Territorial Force and Defence Cadet Officers are transferred for service with the Senior Cadets, under the provisions of paragraph 88 (b), General Regulations, 1911, with the rank specified :—

Major.
Lieutenant Sidney Arthur Edinger (Retired List). Dated 20th November, 1911.

Captains.
Owen Wallis Williams. Dated 11th October, 1911.
John George Thomas Castle. Dated 12th October, 1911.
Francis Foote. Dated 12th October, 1911.
Alexander James McIntosh Cross. Dated 12th October, 1911.
Frederick Martyn Renner. Dated 12th October, 1911.

Lieutenants.
Ira Valor Allan Dobbie. Dated 12th October, 1911.
Walter Paterson Anderson. Dated 12th October, 1911.

The undermentioned are appointed for service with the Senior Cadets, under the provisions of paragraph 88 (b), General Regulations, 1911, with the rank specified :—

Lieutenants.
James Barr Struthers. Dated 23rd August, 1911.
Ernest Charles Parry. Dated 21st October, 1911.
James Milne Adam. Dated 28th October, 1911.
Frank Robert Brown. Dated 28th October, 1911.
Peter Clarke. Dated 28th October, 1911.
Colin John Gray. Dated 28th October, 1911.
Hugh Scott Hannah. Dated 28th October, 1911.
Richard Jones. Dated 28th October, 1911.
James Wyllie Smellie. Dated 28th October, 1911.
Frank Hadfield Statham. Dated 28th October, 1911.
John William Stevenson. Dated 28th October, 1911.
Thomas Frank Christian. Dated 30th October, 1911.
James Donald. Dated 30th October, 1911.
Duncan Stewart. Dated 30th October, 1911.
Eben Brown Patrick. Dated 30th October, 1911.
Frederick Robert Hughes Sutherland. Dated 30th October, 1911.
Robert William Thompson. Dated 30th October, 1911.

2nd Lieutenants.
Ernest Leslie Walton. Dated 27th October, 1911.
Edwin Edwards. Dated 30th October, 1911.
Leslie Stewart Ashton. Dated 30th October, 1911.
Arthur James Webber. Dated 30th October, 1911.
John Haddin Barr. Dated 8th November, 1911.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :—
Noel Mackenzie Phillips Gibson. Dated 7th December, 1910.
William Colenso Drummond. Dated 4th September, 1911.
2nd Lieutenant Jack Beaumont Le Mottée to be Captain.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Colonel-in-Chief to the Regiment of Royal New Zealand Artillery.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1911.

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

The Regiment of Royal New Zealand Artillery.
H.M. Field-Marshal the Right Honourable Frederick Sleigh, Earl Roberts, K.G., K.P., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., v.d., to be Colonel-in-Chief. Dated 22nd November, 1911.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Colonel-in-Chief to the New Zealand Artillery.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1911.

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

New Zealand Artillery.
H.M. Field-Marshal the Right Honourable Frederick Sleigh, Earl Roberts, K.G., K.P., G.C.B., O.M., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., v.d., to be Colonel-in-Chief. Dated 22nd November, 1911.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Defence.