JULY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2481

The resignation of the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Athol Egbert Carrington is accepted. Dated 22nd May, 1915.

2nd Lieutenant Cyril Leonard Fleming, from the 3rd Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), Coast Defence Detachment, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 29th May, 1915.

New Zealand Medical Corps.

Thomas Harcourt Ambrose Valintine, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.H.P., Chief Health Officer and Inspector-General of Hospitals, is granted the honorary rank of Colonel. Dated 18th June, 1915.

The undermentioned to be Captains:—

William Bertram Ochiltree Ferguson, M.B., C.M. Dated 20th January, 1915.

William Cuthbert McCaw. Dated 1st May, 1915.

William Robertson. Dated 2nd June, 1915.

Alexander Kinder, M.B., F.R.C.S., Eng. Dated 2nd June, 1915.

Ferdinand Stanley Batchelor. Dated 7th June, 1915.

Arthur Charles Thomson, M.B., F.R.C.S., Eng. Dated 18th June, 1915.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette dated 28th January, 1915, relative to the appointment of Edward Yeates, F.R.C.S. I., as Captain, is cancelled at his own request. Dated 29th April, 1915.

Captain Charles Benjamin Rossiter resigns his commission. Dated 11th February, 1915.

Field Ambulances (No. 3).

William Francis Grenfell to be Quartermaster, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 27th May, 1915.

New Zealand Veterinary Corps.

John Danskin, M.R.C.V.S., to be Captain. Dated 16th June, 1915.

New Zealand Chaplains Department.

The undermentioned to be Chaplains to the Forces (4th Class):—

The Reverend Eric Evans. Dated 24th June, 1915.

The Reverend George Henry Mann. Dated 26th June, 1915.

The Reverend Herbert Daniel. Dated 26th June, 1915.

The Reverend William Albert Burley, M.A. Dated 26th June, 1915.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 63, dated 2nd July, 1914, relative to the resignation of the Reverend William Eugene Gillam, Chaplain to the Forces, 2nd Class, is cancelled.

The Reverend Herbert George Rosher, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, resigns his commission. Dated 28th May, 1915.

Unattached List (a).

Robert Candlish Hocking to be Captain. Dated 13th March, 1915.

Unattached List (b).

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

George Loftus Hawley Drew. Dated 19th August, 1914.

Frederick Rowe Logan. Dated 13th January, 1915.

Robert Hamilton Nimmo. Dated 19th February, 1915.

George Thomas Kellaway. Dated 12th May, 1915.

Norman Arthur Vercoe. Dated 24th May, 1915.

James William Humphreys Scotland to be Lieutenant. Dated 11th June, 1915.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:—

Arthur Sagar Bailey. Dated 4th June, 1915.

Colour-Sergeant Clifford Anderson Rowe. Dated 26th June, 1915.

Sergeant Bernard Harry Howes. Dated 26th June, 1915.

Sergeant Lionel Murray Hughes. Dated 26th June, 1915.

Colour-Sergeant Robert Sharp Alford. Dated 26th June, 1915.

Colour-Sergeant Matthew Priest Stewart. Dated 26th June, 1915.

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

Samuel Eldridge Lewis. Dated 20th May, 1915.

Ernest Percival Fenton. Dated 25th May, 1915.

Albert Ernest Neilson. Dated 29th May, 1915.

Alexander William Nisbet. Dated 29th May, 1915.

John Parker English. Dated 29th May, 1915.

William Ferguson Hogg. Dated 29th May, 1915.

Henry Banks. Dated 29th May, 1915.

Bernard Francis Scannell. Dated 7th June, 1915.

Frank Cargill Wade. Dated 7th June, 1915.

Frederick James Colmer. Dated 14th June, 1915.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed:—

Cyril Edwin Bell.

Harry Bertram Leaper.

Thomas Gains Vincent.

The resignation of the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Wilfred Dalton Shelton is accepted. Dated 9th June, 1915.

Lieutenant Lionel Hugh Titchener is transferred to the 15th (North Auckland) Regiment. Dated 9th April, 1915.

2nd Lieutenant Ronald Bampton Morton, is transferred to the 16th (Waikato) Regiment. Dated 7th May, 1915.

2nd Lieutenant Cyril Edwin Bell is transferred to the 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment. Dated 26th May, 1915.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Robert Henry Espiner is transferred to the 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles). Dated 31st May, 1915.

New Zealand Motor Service Corps (Motor-car Section).

(Auckland.)

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation). Dated 18th June, 1915:—

Hubert Sladden.

Geoffrey Benson Hull.

(Wellington.)

Edward Newman to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 25th June, 1915.

The commission granted Lieutenant George Alfred Maxwell is cancelled, under the provisions of paragraph 133 (1), General Regulations, 1913. Dated 27th May, 1915.

Memorandum.

Lieutenant-Colonel William Harold Moorehouse, Retired List, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List) for the specific purpose of sitting on Military Courts-martial. Dated 1st May, 1915.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Acceptance of Services of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 19th July, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, the services of the

New Zealand Farmers’ Union Mounted Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Maungaturoto (Auckland Military District). Date of acceptance, 17th July, 1915.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Acceptance of Services of a Defence Rifle Club.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 19th July, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept under section 43 (1) and (2) of the Defence Act, 1909, the services of the

Auckland Yachtmens’ Naval Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Auckland (Auckland Military District). Date of acceptance, 16th July, 1915.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Appointment of a Trustee of the Patumahoe Hall Site.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 19th July, 1915.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve, under the Patumahoe Hall Site Act, 1878, of the appointment of

JOSEPH JOHN HENRY, Esquire,

as a Trustee of the Patumahoe Hall Site, vice Thomas Arthur Kemp, Esquire, resigned. Date of appointment, 17th July, 1915.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.