New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 109

Page 3125

✨ Military Recruiting Districts and Service Boards

SEPT. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3125

No. 17 (BAY OF PLENTY) RECRUITING DISTRICT.
Comprising the counties of Opotiki, Whakatane, Tauranga, Rotorua, and East Taupo.

No. 18 (WAIKARAPA) RECRUITING DISTRICT.
Comprising the counties of Featherston, Wairarapa South, Masterton, Castlepoint, Mauriceville, Eketahuna, Pahiatua, Akitio, Weber, Woodville, and Dannevirke.

No. 19 (POVERTY BAY) RECRUITING DISTRICT.
Comprising the counties of Wairoa, Cook, Waikohu, and Waiapu.

No. 20 (WANGANUI) RECRUITING DISTRICT.
Comprising the counties of Wanganui, Waitotara, Waimarino, Kaitieke, and Ohura.

No. 21 (WEST COAST) RECRUITING DISTRICT.
Comprising the counties of Westland, Grey, Inangahua, Buller, and Murchison.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Military Service Act, 1916.—Warrant constituting Military Service Boards and appointing the Members thereof.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

I, ARTHUR WILLIAM DE BRITO SAVILE, Earl of Liverpool, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance of the authority conferred upon me in that behalf by section nineteen of the Military Service Act, 1916, do hereby constitute and establish for the purposes of that Act four Military Service Boards, to be known and distinguished respectively as the Auckland Military Service Board, the Wellington Military Service Board, the Canterbury Military Service Board, and the Otago Military Service Board.

And, in pursuance of the like authority, I do hereby appoint as the members of the Auckland Military Service Board the following persons, to hold office during my pleasure, to wit:—

FREDERICK JAMES BURGESS, of Thames, Stipendiary Magistrate (who shall be the Chairman of the said Board);
GEORGE ELLIOT, Esquire, of Remuera; and
JOHN MCCAW, Esquire, of Matamata.

And, in pursuance of the like authority, I do hereby appoint as the members of the Wellington Military Service Board the following persons, to hold office during my pleasure, to wit:—

DANIEL GEORGE ARTHUR COOPER, of Wellington, Stipendiary Magistrate (who shall be the Chairman of the said Board);
DAVID McLAREN, Esquire, of Wellington; and
WILLIAM PERRY, Esquire, of Masterton.

And, in pursuance of the like authority, I do hereby appoint as the members of the Canterbury Military Service Board the following persons, to hold office during my pleasure, to wit:—

JAMES SIM EVANS, of Nelson, Stipendiary Magistrate (who shall be the Chairman of the said Board);
JAMES DOTHIE MILLTON, Esquire, of Fendalton; and
EDGAR CHANNON STUDHOLME, Esquire, of Waimate.

And, in pursuance of the like authority, I do hereby appoint as the members of the Otago Military Service Board the following persons, to hold office during my pleasure, to wit:—

HOWELL YOUNG WIDDOWSON, of Dunedin, Stipendiary Magistrate (who shall be the Chairman of the said Board);
EDWARD KELLETT, Esquire, of Dunedin; and
ALFRED DILLON BELL, Esquire, of Waihemo.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, Wellington.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1916, No 109

NZLII — NZ Gazette 1916, No 109

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛡️ Constitution of Recruiting Districts under Military Service Act, 1916 (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated26 September 1916
KeywordsMilitary Service Act, Recruiting Districts, New Zealand, Minister of Defence
👩‍💼 Officials

J. Allen, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Warrant constituting Military Service Boards and appointing Members

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated26 September 1916
KeywordsMilitary Service Act, Military Service Boards, Appointments, New Zealand
👱🏽 Names

12 names identified

Frederick James Burgess, Appointed Chairman of Auckland Military Service Board
George Elliott (Esquire), Appointed member of Auckland Military Service Board
John McCaw (Esquire), Appointed member of Auckland Military Service Board
Daniel George Arthur Cooper, Appointed Chairman of Wellington Military Service Board
David McLaren (Esquire), Appointed member of Wellington Military Service Board
William Perry (Esquire), Appointed member of Wellington Military Service Board
James Sim Evans, Appointed Chairman of Canterbury Military Service Board
James Dothie Millton (Esquire), Appointed member of Canterbury Military Service Board
Edgar Channon Studholme (Esquire), Appointed member of Canterbury Military Service Board
Howell Young Widdowson, Appointed Chairman of Otago Military Service Board
Edward Kellett (Esquire), Appointed member of Otago Military Service Board
Alfred Dillon Bell (Esquire), Appointed member of Otago Military Service Board

👩‍💼 Officials

Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Governor
J. Allen, Minister of Defence

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