SEPT. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3181

Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 6th September, 1915.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:—

· Mrs. ADA EMILY GAW

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the District of Tokaanu, as from the 30th August, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 7th September, 1915.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:—

EDWARD HOWARD LOGIE

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the District of Blueskin, as from the 3rd September, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th August, 1915.

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

5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars).

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (supernumerary to establishment):—

Sergeant George Gourley. Dated 11th August, 1915.
Sergeant Arthur Briscoe Moore. Dated 12th August, 1915.

11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles.

Lieutenant Richard Feaver, from the Unattached List (a), to be Lieutenant (supernumerary to establishment). Dated 12th July, 1915.

New Zealand Field Artillery.

2nd Lieutenant John Duggan, from the Unattached List (b), to be 2nd Lieutenant (supernumerary to establishment). Dated 19th July, 1915.

Corps of New Zealand Engineers.

New Zealand Railway Battalions (North Island).

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation):—

Sergeant William Robert Setter. Dated 22nd June, 1915.
Quartermaster-Sergeant Archibald Wallace. Dated 9th August, 1915.
Quartermaster-Sergeant Charles George Dunham. Dated 9th August, 1915.
Quartermaster-Sergeant Murdock Macaskill. Dated 9th August, 1915.

4th (Otago) Regiment.

Sergeant Eric Claude Spedding. Dated 15th July, 1915.
Sergeant William Keith Hamilton. Dated 15th July, 1915.
Sergeant George Edgar Henderson Garden. Dated 16th July, 1915.
2nd Lieutenant Vernon Augustus Norrish, from the 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (supernumerary to establishment). Dated 10th August, 1915.

5th (Wellington) Regiment.

Ernest Marsden to be Lieutenant (temporary during the period of the war). Dated 28th June, 1915.

13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant Vernon Augustus Norrish is transferred to the 4th (Otago) Regiment. Dated 10th August, 1915.

17th (Ruahine) Regiment.

Lieutenant Edward Harold Sharpe, from the Unattached List (b), to be Lieutenant. Dated 3rd August, 1915.

New Zealand Medical Corps.

The undermentioned Captains to be Majors:—

Archer Hosking, M.B. Dated 19th August, 1915.
James Whitton, M.D. Dated 16th February, 1915.

Unattached List (a).

Lieutenant Richard Feaver is transferred to the 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles. Dated 12th July, 1915.

Unattached List (b).

Lieutenant Edward Harold Sharpe is transferred to the 17th (Ruahine) Regiment. Dated 3rd August, 1915.
2nd Lieutenant Louis Wilfred Metcalfe to be Lieutenant. Dated 28th January, 1915.
2nd Lieutenant John Duggan is transferred to the New Zealand Field Artillery. Dated 19th July, 1915.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation):—

William James Little. Dated 16th June, 1915.
Claude Henry Thomas Skelley. Dated 13th August, 1915.

New Zealand Motor Service Corps.

Motor-car Section.

Major Norton Francis to be District Senior Officer (Canterbury Military District). Dated 8th July, 1915.

Motor-boat Section.

Alfred Charles Hanlon to be District Senior Officer (Otago Military District), with the rank of Captain. Dated 29th July, 1915.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Meritorious-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 24th August, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 12, Appendix IX, of the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1911, of the award of the Meritorious-service Medal to

No. 441, Sergeant-major Artificer HENRY ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Long-service and Good-conduct Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 24th August, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 14, Appendix IX, of the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1913, of the award of a Long-service and Good-conduct Medal to

No. 798, Gunner ALBERT ERNEST BERESFORD MCCLUSKEY, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Long-service and Good-conduct Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 24th August, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 14, Appendix IX, of the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1913, of the award of a Long-service and Good-conduct Medal to

No. 800, Corporal PETER JOHN WALSH, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of the Long-service and Good-conduct Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 24th August, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 14, Appendix IX, of the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1913, of the award of a Long-service and Good-conduct Medal to

No. 807, Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant THOMAS WEBSTER PAGE, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.