Feb. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 659

Corps of New Zealand Engineers.

2nd Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Alexander, from the 8th (Southland) Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 14th November, 1913.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 21st February, 1914:—
Sergeant Harry Harrison Fisher.
Sergeant Herbert Joseph Hobbs.

New Zealand Railway Battalions.

Captain (on probation) John Kennaway Lowe to be Major (on probation). Dated 9th February, 1914.

Lieutenant James Hill is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 18th December, 1913.

1st (Canterbury) Regiment.

Corporal Montague Tisdall to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 21st February, 1914.

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

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
Frederick Allen Hellaby, vice Snodgrass, resigned. Dated 18th August, 1913.
Hugh Price Rainger Caughey, vice McIntosh, transferred to Reserve of Officers. Dated 14th October, 1913.

4th (Otago) Regiment.

Captain John Falconer Ewen is transferred to the Unattached List. Dated 24th January, 1914.

2nd Lieutenant Gordon McIntosh resigns his commission. Dated 19th January, 1914.

5th (Wellington) Regiment.

Lieutenant Charles White Mellor is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 15th December, 1913.

6th (Hauraki) Regiment.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 21st February, 1914:—
Colour-Sergeant James Robert Bodley.
Sergeant Alexander Milliken.

8th (Southland) Regiment.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants resign their commissions:—
Henry Jasper Walden. Dated 20th August, 1913.
John Ashley England. Dated 13th September, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Alexander is transferred to the Corps of New Zealand Engineers. Dated 14th November, 1913.

9th (Wellington East Coast) Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant Alexander Bastin McColl is transferred to the 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles). Dated 15th January, 1914.

10th (North Otago) Regiment.

Major John Harper Moir, from the 14th (South Otago) Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 31st December, 1913.

Major John Meggett Forrester is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 31st December, 1913.

Lieutenant Alexander Hoggans, from the 14th (South Otago) Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority next below Lieutenant Peter Mackenzie. Dated 4th December, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Stanley Cameron Roberts, from the Unattached List (b), to be Lieutenant (on probation), with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Walter Michael Mackenzie. Dated 4th February, 1914.

11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles).

2nd Lieutenant Alexander Bastin McColl, from the 9th (Wellington East Coast) Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant Kenneth Munro. Dated 15th January, 1914.

13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.

Captain William Jeffries, from the 16th (Waikato) Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority next below Captain Albert John Broughton Cresswell. Dated 27th August, 1913.

14th (South Otago) Regiment.

Major John Harper Moir is transferred to command the 10th (North Otago) Regiment, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 31st December, 1913.

Lieutenant Alexander Hoggans is transferred to the 10th (North Otago) Regiment. Dated 4th December, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant William Alexander Hislop is transferred to the Unattached List (b). Dated 28th January, 1914.

2nd Lieutenant Thomas Dwyer resigns his commission. Dated 19th January, 1914.

16th (Waikato) Regiment.

Captain William Jeffries is transferred to the 13th (North Canterbury) and Westland Regiment. Dated 27th August, 1913.

New Zealand Medical Corps.

Herbert Bertram, M.B., to be Lieutenant. Dated 6th February, 1914.

New Zealand Chaplains Department.

The Reverend Harry Frank Tracey, T.D., Chaplain, 1st Class (Home Territorial Force), to be Chaplain to the Forces, 1st Class. Dated 21st February, 1914.

The Reverend Taylor Thomas Fielden to be Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 21st February, 1914.

Unattached List (a).

Captain John Falconer Ewen, from the 4th (Otago) Regiment, to be Captain. Dated 24th January, 1914.

Lieutenant Richard Feaver, from the Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, to be Lieutenant. Dated 27th January, 1914.

Unattached List (b).

(Senior Cadets.)

Lieutenant George Foden Rooking Hall resigns his commission. Dated 13th December, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Stanley Cameron Roberts is transferred to the 10th (North Otago) Regiment. Dated 4th February, 1914.

2nd Lieutenant William Alexander Hislop, from the 14th (South Otago) Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 28th January, 1914.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 21st February, 1914:—
Colour-Sergeant Herbert Campbell.
Sergeant Ernest Arthur Ingram.

New Zealand Forces Motor Reserve of Officers.

(Wellington Section.)

Charles Frederick Buscke to be Lieutenant. Dated 21st February, 1914.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Conditions of the Issue of Licenses under the Race Meetings Act, 1909.

WHEREAS by the Race Meetings Act, 1909, it is provided that any racing club may make application to the Minister of Internal Affairs for a license under that Act to conduct horse-races: And whereas the said Minister may in his discretion grant any such license, subject to such conditions as he thinks fit with respect to the number, character, times, and places of the horse-races which may take place under the authority of the license, and as to the management and control of those races: And whereas it is expedient to publish the following conditions, which shall apply to all licenses granted under the authority of the said Act, in addition to any other conditions which the said Minister may in any particular case impose upon the issue of any license as aforesaid:

Now, therefore, I, Francis Henry Dillon Bell, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand, hereby give notice that all licenses granted under the Race Meetings Act, 1909, will be granted under and subject to the following conditions:—

1. Every application for a license under the said Act shall be addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, and shall be in the form No. 1 in the Schedule hereto, or to the like effect; such application to be made at least one month before the date of the proposed race meeting.

2. Before granting any such application the Minister of Internal Affairs will refer the application to a Commissioner of Police for report.

3. After the receipt of the police report the Minister of Internal Affairs will consider the application.

4. Licenses will be in the form No. 2 in the Schedule hereto, or to the like effect.

5. A condition will always be imposed that not more than eight races per diem shall be run at any race meeting.

6. Where only one race meeting is authorized to be held in any racing year, that race meeting may be authorized by the license to extend over two days; but in all other cases the license will only authorize one day’s racing.