Aug. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2607

Inspector under the Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908, appointed.—Notice No. 1526.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

PERCY TIVY EMERSON

(an officer of this Department) to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908; the appointment to date from 11th August, 1911.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture, and of Industries and Commerce.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Resignations of Officers of New Zealand Staff Corps and Territorial Force.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th August, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of appointments, promotions, transfers, and resignations of the undermentioned officers of the New Zealand Staff Corps and Territorial Force :—

New Zealand Staff Corps.

The undermentioned gentlemen to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation). Dated 14th August, 1911 :—

Robert Gleadow Purdy.
Wallace Allison Burn.
Arthur Halley Piper.
Thomas Martin Wilkes.

3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles.

Lieutenant Francis Charles Cameron Webster resigns his commission. Dated 1st July, 1911.

7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles.

Forbes Eadie, Esq., to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 8th July, 1911.

9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.

2nd Lieutenant Harry Bruce Lethbridge resigns his commission. Dated 18th July, 1911.

The undermentioned gentlemen to be 2nd Lieutenants :—

Harold Noel Kebbell, to complete establishment. Dated 20th June, 1911.
Francis Arthur Nelson, supernumerary to the establishment. Dated 20th June, 1911.
Harry Stuart Parnell McLernon, supernumerary to the establishment. Dated 29th June, 1911.

11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles.

Major Charles Ernest Randolph Mackesy to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 29th July, 1911.

2nd Lieutenant Alexander Robert Neilson to be Lieutenant, to complete establishment. Dated 4th August, 1911.

1st (Canterbury) Regiment.

Captain James Murphy to be Major. Dated 16th May, 1911.

Lieutenant William Holderness resigns his commission. Dated 27th July, 1911.

3rd (Auckland) Regiment (“Countess of Ranfurly’s Own”).

The undermentioned gentlemen to be 2nd Lieutenants :—

Reginald Henry Macdonald. Dated 5th June, 1911.
Herbert George Richardson. Dated 25th July, 1911.
John Thomas Graham, to complete establishment. Dated 2nd August, 1911.

6th (Hauraki) Regiment.

Major Arthur Tom Kenrick is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 30th May, 1911.

9th Regiment (Wellington East Coast Rifles).

Fergus Cumming, Esq., to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 14th July, 1911.

14th Regiment (South Otago Rifles).

Lieutenant Henry Tobin retires under the provisions of paragraph 119, General Regulations, 1911. Dated 29th April, 1911.

15th (North Auckland) Regiment.

The undermentioned gentlemen to be 2nd Lieutenants :—

Alexander Main. Dated 1st May, 1911.
Edward Puttick. Dated 1st May, 1911.
David Brigham. Dated 15th July, 1911.

16th (Waikato) Regiment.

The undermentioned gentlemen to be 2nd Lieutenants :—

George Watt. Dated 2nd May, 1911.
Lawrence Henry Gillett. Dated 13th August, 1911.

New Zealand Medical Corps.

George Lyons, Esq., to be Captain. Dated 2nd July, 1911.

New Zealand Chaplains Department.

The undermentioned are appointed Chaplains to the Forces, 4th Class :—

The Reverend Robert Inglis. Dated 31st July, 1911.
The Reverend James Aitken, M.A. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend James Johnston Cairney. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend John Erwin, B.A. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend David Keay Fisher. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend Henry Begg Gray. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend John Kilpatrick. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend Alexander Williamson Kinmont, M.A. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend William Scorgie. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend William Spence. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend Alexander Whyte, M.A. Dated 1st August, 1911.
The Reverend James McCaw. Dated 3rd August, 1911.
The Reverend Alexander Bruce Todd. Dated 12th August, 1911.

Unattached List (Senior Cadets).

The undermentioned gentlemen are appointed for service with the Senior Cadets :—

Ateo Frandi to be Captain. Dated 1st June, 1911.
John Wallace Brunt to be Captain. Dated 1st June, 1911.
Walter Fossey to be Captain. Dated 6th June, 1911.
John McDonald Johnston to be Captain. Dated 13th June, 1911.
William Frank Stent to be Captain. Dated 16th June, 1911.
Victor Horace Baker to be Captain. Dated 20th June, 1911.
Frank Bird to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st July, 1911.
Edward James Shearne to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 24th May, 1911.
Herbert John Moore to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 30th June, 1911.
Norman Annabell to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1st July, 1911.
Albert George Stanley to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 7th July, 1911.
D’Auvergne Stanley Leigh Grut to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 20th July, 1911.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Territorial Force Officers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th August, 1911.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of the undermentioned officers of the New Zealand Territorial Force :—

1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).

The undermentioned officers retire under the provisions of paragraph 119, General Regulations, 1911 :—

Captain John Washington Walker. Dated 1st August, 1911.

Lieutenant Richard Orme Dixon. Dated 1st August, 1911.

5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars).

Captain Philip Aldborough de la Perrelle, Reserve of Officers, to be Captain. Dated 7th August, 1911.

8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.

John Oswald Webber, Esq., to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 27th May, 1911.