Feb. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 539

4th (Otago) Regiment.

Captain Albert Edward Wolstenholme to be Major, vice Fordham, transferred to Reserve of Officers. Dated 23rd September, 1913.

Lieutenant David White to be Captain. Dated 19th August, 1913.

5th (Wellington) Regiment.

Captain Frank Thomas Moore resigns his commission. Dated 10th October, 1913.

6th (Hauraki) Regiment.

Captain Henry Joseph Pearse is transferred to the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Corps. Dated 10th December, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant Jules Cæsar Malfroy, from the 10th (North Otago) Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant Roy Waldo Fry Wood. Dated 5th November, 1913.

7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment.

Captain John Edward Barltrop, v.d., retires under the provisions of paragraph 118, General Regulations, 1911, with the honorary rank of Major, and permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 31st October, 1913.

8th (Southland) Regiment.

Major James Erskine Watson to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 25th October, 1913.

Captain Walter Bertie O’Toole is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 30th November, 1913.

9th (Wellington East Coast) Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant Atholl Courtney Forbes, from the Unattached List (b), to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant Allen Grindell Gardiner. Dated 2nd December, 1913.

10th (North Otago) Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant Jules Cæsar Malfroy is transferred to the 6th (Hauraki) Regiment. Dated 5th November, 1913.

Colour-Sergeant Walter Michael Mackenzie to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 19th January, 1914.

11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles).

Lieutenant Walter Bruce Johnstone is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 15th November, 1913.

Lieutenant George Fortescue Perston resigns his commission. Dated 1st December, 1913.

12th (Nelson) Regiment.

Lieutenant Leonard James Ford to be Captain, to complete establishment. Dated 19th August, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant Vincent Herbert Trask to be Lieutenant. Dated 12th June, 1913.

13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Clifford Clapcott Barclay is transferred to the 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment. Dated 19th December, 1913.

14th (South Otago) Regiment.

Lieutenant-Colonel John Bell McClymont is granted an extension of his period of command till 31st May, 1914.

15th (North Auckland) Regiment.

Colour-Sergeant Clarence Lawson Lane to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 19th January, 1914.

New Zealand Post and Telegraph Corps.

Captain Henry Joseph Pearse, from the 6th (Hauraki) Regiment, to be Captain. Dated 10th December, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant Ladley Leonard Pote Brabant resigns his commission. Dated 29th November, 1913.

New Zealand Medical Corps.

Major Percival Clennell Fenwick to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 19th January, 1914.

The undermentioned officers resign their commissions:—

Captain Adam Ramage. Dated 24th November, 1913.

Captain John Bell Thomson. Dated 27th November, 1913.

Captain George Byres. Dated 29th November, 1913.

Captain James Torrance is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 8th December, 1913.

Roderick Mackenzie Gunn to be Lieutenant. Dated 4th November, 1913.

Robert Brown Turnbull, M.B., to be Lieutenant. Dated 12th December, 1913.

Unattached List (b).

(Senior Cadets.)

James Robb (formerly Major of the Junior Cadets) to be Major (on probation). Dated 19th January, 1914.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

George Herbert Gray. Dated 5th December, 1913.

Oliver Duff. Dated 11th December, 1913.

Colour-Sergeant William Ward to be Lieutenant. Dated 19th January, 1914.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 19th January, 1914:—

Henry Robert Barrett.

Colour-Sergeant Alexander Craig.

Colour-Sergeant Alexander John Ross.

John Duggan to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 19th January, 1914.

Lieutenant William Mackenzie is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th November, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant Atholl Courtney Forbes is transferred to the 9th (Wellington East Coast) Regiment. Dated 2nd December, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) John Clouston Dunnet is transferred to the New Zealand Field Artillery. Dated 9th December, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant Douglas Playfair Fraser, from the 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 6th December, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Murray Woodhouse Puiaki Blathwayt is confirmed in his rank.

2nd Lieutenant Ewen Cameron resigns his commission. Dated 6th December, 1913.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th January, 1914.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalization, under the Aliens Act, 1908, in favour of the undermentioned persons:—

W. H. HERRIES,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

Date of Election to fill Extraordinary Vacancies in certain Fire Boards by Insurance Companies.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th February, 1914.

PURSUANT to the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, and the rules made thereunder, I, Francis Henry Dillon Bell, Minister of Internal Affairs, being the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act, do hereby appoint Friday, the 27th day of February, 1914, to be the day for holding an election of two members of

THE DANNEVIRKE FIRE BOARD,
THE FEILDING FIRE BOARD, and
THE PALMERSTON NORTH FIRE BOARD

by the insurance companies concerned, such election being held to fill the extraordinary vacancies caused by the resignations of Mr. J. J. Mallard, Mr. E. E. Hammond, and Mr. T. B. Ching.

And, in further pursuance of the said Act, and the rules made thereunder, I do also hereby appoint Friday, the 27th day of February, 1914, to be the day for holding an election of one member of the

PETONE FIRE BOARD and
HASTINGS FIRE BOARD

by the insurance companies concerned, such election being held to fill the extraordinary vacancies caused by the resignations of Mr. E. E. Hammond and Mr. T. B. Ching.

H. D. BELL.