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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal, Award of.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1911.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to
Honorary Captain (Quartermaster) WILLIAM FRASER,
9th Regiment (Wellington East Coast Rifles),
he having a total service to 28th February, 1911, entitling him thereto of twenty years one hundred and twenty-eight days.
GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.
Extension of Period of Commands of Regiments.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1911.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve that the period in command of their regiments be extended in the case of the undermentioned officers :-
7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Bowler, to the 6th January, 1913.
10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant-Colonel D’Arcy Chaytor, to the 1st January, 1913.
8th Regiment (Southland).
Lieutenant-Colonel James Boyne, V.D., to the 8th June, 1912.
GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.
Appointment to the Command of a Regiment.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1911.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointment to the command of his regiment of the undermentioned officer :-
1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. George John Smith, M.L.C.
Dated 17th March, 1911.
GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.
Disbandment of a Defence Rifle Club.
Defence Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1911.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the disbandment, under section 42 (1) and (2), and section 44, of the Defence Act, 1909, of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club :-
Matata Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Matata, Auckland Military District. Date of disbandment, 1st June, 1911.
GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.
Officers appointed.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd May, 1911.
H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department,
THOS. MACKENZIE,
Acting Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs.
PERMANENT.
| Name. | Position. | Office. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballam, Duke .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | Wellington .. | 2 Dec., 1910. |
| Barker, Wilfred Glen .. | " | Palmerston North .. | 5 " |
| Bowater, Alfred George .. | " | Ashhurst .. | 18 June, " |
| Brennan, Francis Michael .. | " | Onehunga .. | 12 Dec., " |
| Casey, Eric Bernard .. | " | Lower Hutt .. | 22 Sept., " |
| Chamberlain, Douglas Harvey .. | " | Inglewood .. | 1 Dec., " |
| Cole, John Coates .. | " | Hunterville .. | 7 Nov., " |
| Compton, Harry Prichard .. | " | Wellington .. | 1 Dec., " |
| Cooper, Herbert Stanley .. | " | Nelson .. | 1 " |
| Coulter, James .. | Lineman .. | Wellington .. | 16 Nov., " |
| Crone, William James .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | New Plymouth .. | 14 " |
| Crossgrove, Thomas Pettigrew .. | " | Christchurch .. | 17 Dec., " |
| Curtis, Henry William .. | " | Auckland .. | 22 " |
| Dunstan, Stanley Hales .. | " | Waihi .. | 21 Nov., " |
| Farquhar, Archibald Crawford .. | Lineman .. | Dannevirke .. | 1 July, " |
| Ford, Catherine .. | Cadette, T.E. .. | Christchurch .. | 10 Nov., " |
| Gates, Thomas .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | Wellington .. | 20 " |
| Gould, Vera .. | Cadette, T.E. .. | Feilding .. | 1 " |
| Graham, William James .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | Thames .. | 11 " |
| Griffiths, Alfred .. | Lineman .. | Auckland .. | 16 Oct., " |
| Hamill, Charles Patrick .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | Wellington .. | 14 Dec., " |
| Hanna, William John .. | " | Napier .. | 8 July, " |
| Herivel, Richard St. George .. | " | Gisborne .. | 23 Dec., " |
| Hunt, John Alexander Irwin .. | " | Auckland .. | 22 " |
| Ingram, Robert Barnett .. | " | Dunedin .. | 28 Nov., " |
| Johnson, John Edward .. | Letter-carrier .. | Auckland .. | 17 " |
| Jones, William Cedric Vernon .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | Feilding .. | 5 Dec., " |
| Jounnax, Reginald William .. | " | Wellington .. | 12 " |
| Kennaway, Thomas Jamieson .. | " | Auckland .. | 1 " |
| Kilburn, David Albert .. | " | " .. | 20 " |
| Kilgour, Frederick .. | " | Penrose .. | 2 " |
| Kitts, Peter .. | Foreman Lineman .. | Wellington .. | 21 Nov., " |
| Lambie, Andrew Spencer .. | Mechanician .. | " .. | 1 " |
| Larking, Cecil Henry .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | " .. | 16 Dec., " |
| Laws, Hector Percy Charlton .. | " | Napier .. | 1 Nov., " |
| McLean, John Duncan .. | " | Reefton .. | 28 " |
| Magee, James Dowdell .. | Lineman .. | Wellington .. | 21 Oct., " |
| Murphy, Francis Martin .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | Kamo .. | 30 Nov., " |
| Murray, Lindsay Charles .. | " | Otaki .. | 11 Dec., " |
| Olsen, Edwin Christian .. | Lineman* .. | Wellington .. | 12 Aug., 1908. |
| Preston, Thomas Edward .. | " | " .. | 5 Dec., 1910. |
| Skellern, Sydney Elliott .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | Mamaku .. | 19 " |
| Smith, Howard Michael .. | " | Wellington .. | 5 " |
| Spurdle, Herbert James .. | " | Gisborne .. | 13 " |
| Stapp, Leslie Alton George .. | " | Nelson .. | 1 " |
| Steere, James William .. | " | Wellington .. | 13 Oct., " |
| Stewart, Catherine Ann .. | Cadette, T.E. .. | " .. | 9 Sept., " |
| Walsh, James Patrick .. | Telegraph Message-boy .. | Reefton .. | 28 Nov., " |
| Wood, Walter Charles .. | " | Wellington South .. | 19 Dec., " |
*Amending entry in New Zealand Gazette No. 6, of 26th January, 1911.
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NZ Gazette 1911, No 49
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🛡️ Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal
🛡️ Defence & Military6 June 1911
Award, Long-service Medal, Colonial Auxiliary Forces, Quartermaster, Fraser
- William Fraser (Honorary Captain (Quartermaster)), Awarded Long-service Medal
- GEO. FOWLDS, Acting Minister of Defence
🛡️ Extension of Period of Commands of Regiments
🛡️ Defence & Military6 June 1911
Military Command, Regiment Extension, Officers, Mounted Rifles
- Edmund Bowler (Lieutenant-Colonel), Period of command extended
- D’Arcy Chaytor (Lieutenant-Colonel), Period of command extended
- James Boyne (Lieutenant-Colonel, V.D.), Period of command extended
- GEO. FOWLDS, Acting Minister of Defence
🛡️ Appointment to the Command of a Regiment
🛡️ Defence & Military6 June 1911
Military appointment, Regiment command, Officer
- George John Smith (Lieutenant-Colonel, Honourable, M.L.C.), Appointed to command regiment
- GEO. FOWLDS, Acting Minister of Defence
🛡️ Disbandment of a Defence Rifle Club
🛡️ Defence & Military6 June 1911
Defence Rifle Club, Disbandment, Matata, Auckland
- GEO. FOWLDS, Acting Minister of Defence
🚂 Appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department
🚂 Transport & Communications22 May 1911
Appointments, Post and Telegraph Department, Staff
49 names identified
- Duke Ballam, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Wilfred Glen Barker, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Alfred George Bowater, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Francis Michael Brennan, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Eric Bernard Casey, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Douglas Harvey Chamberlain, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- John Coates Cole, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Harry Prichard Compton, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Herbert Stanley Cooper, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- James Coulter, Appointed Lineman
- William James Crone, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Thomas Pettigrew Crossgrove, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Henry William Curtis, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Stanley Hales Dunstan, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Archibald Crawford Farquhar, Appointed Lineman
- Catherine Ford, Appointed Cadette, T.E.
- Thomas Gates, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Vera Gould, Appointed Cadette, T.E.
- William James Graham, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Alfred Griffiths, Appointed Lineman
- Charles Patrick Hamill, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- William John Hanna, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Richard St. George Herivel, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- John Alexander Irwin Hunt, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Robert Barnett Ingram, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- John Edward Johnson, Appointed Letter-carrier
- William Cedric Vernon Jones, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Reginald William Jounnax, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Thomas Jamieson Kennaway, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- David Albert Kilburn, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Frederick Kilgour, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Peter Kitts, Appointed Foreman Lineman
- Andrew Spencer Lambie, Appointed Mechanician
- Cecil Henry Larking, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Hector Percy Charlton Laws, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- John Duncan McLean, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- James Dowdell Magee, Appointed Lineman
- Francis Martin Murphy, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Lindsay Charles Murray, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Edwin Christian Olsen, Appointed Lineman (Amended Entry)
- Thomas Edward Preston, Appointed Lineman
- Sydney Elliott Skellern, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Howard Michael Smith, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Herbert James Spurdle, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Leslie Alton George Stapp, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- James William Steere, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Catherine Ann Stewart, Appointed Cadette, T.E.
- James Patrick Walsh, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- Walter Charles Wood, Appointed Telegraph Message-boy
- THOS. MACKENZIE, Acting Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs