Mar. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 925

To be Registrars of the Native Land Court of the Cook Islands—
HENRY HAWTHORNE GRANT RALFE, Esq., and
JOSEPH PATRICK MCMAHON-BOX, Esq.

To be Resident Agents—
At Penrhyn, WALTER WILSON, Esq.
At Manihiki, HENRY WILLIAMS, Esq.
At Rakahanga, HENRY WILLIAMS, Esq.
At Aitu, DAVID BRUCE RUSSELL, Esq.
At Mauke, HENRY JOSEPH BRIAN MORRIS, Esq.
At Aitutaki, THOMAS DUNCAN, Esq.
At Mangaia, JOHN C. CAMERON, Esq.

To be Commissioners of the High Court of the Cook Islands—
At Penrhyn, WALTER WILSON, Esq.
At Manihiki, HENRY WILLIAMS, Esq.
At Rakahanga, HENRY WILLIAMS, Esq.
At Aitu, DAVID BRUCE RUSSELL, Esq.
At Mauke, HENRY JOSEPH BRIAN MORRIS, Esq.
At Aitutaki, THOMAS DUNCAN, Esq.
At Mangaia, JOHN C. CAMERON, Esq.

To be Deputy Registrars of the High Court of the Cook Islands—
At Mangaia, JOHN C. CAMERON, Esq.
At Aitutaki, THOMAS DUNCAN, Esq.
At Mauke, HENRY JOSEPH BRIAN MORRIS, Esq.
At Aitu, DAVID BRUCE RUSSELL, Esq.
At Manihiki, HENRY WILLIAMS, Esq.
At Rakahanga, HENRY WILLIAMS, Esq.
At Penrhyn, WALTER WILSON, Esq.

To be Postmasters in the Cook Islands—
At Rarotonga, WILLIAM JAMES STEVENSON, Esq.
At Niue, HENRY GREYSHOTT CORNWALL, Esq.
At Penrhyn, WALTER WILSON, Esq.
At Aitutaki, THOMAS DUNCAN, Esq.
At Mauke, HENRY JOSEPH BRIAN MORRIS, Esq.
At Manihiki, HENRY WILLIAMS, Esq.
At Rakahanga, HENRY WILLIAMS, Esq.
At Aitu, DAVID BRUCE RUSSELL, Esq.
At Mangaia, JOHN C. CAMERON, Esq.

To be Treasurer at Rarotonga—
WILLIAM JAMES STEVENSON, Esq.

To be Treasurer at Niue—
HENRY GREYSHOTT CORNWALL, Esq.

To be Collector of Customs at the Port of Avarua, at Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands—
WILLIAM JAMES STEVENSON, Esq.

To be Collector of Customs at the Port of Alofi, at Niue, in the Cook Islands—
HENRY GREYSHOTT CORNWALL, Esq.

To be Chief Medical Officer at Rarotonga—
GEORGE PEARCE BALDWIN, Esq., L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., L.M. Edin.

To be Surveyor and Engineer for the Cook Islands—
HUGH MCCRONE CONNAL, Esq.

To be Assistant to the Resident Commissioner at Niue—
JOSEPH PATRICK MCMAHON-BOX, Esq.

To be an Interpreter of the High Court of the Cook Islands—
STEPHEN SAVAGE, Esq.

To be an Interpreter of the Native Land Court of the Cook Islands—
STEPHEN SAVAGE, Esq.

To be a Native Interpreter in the Cook Islands Public Service—
STEPHEN SAVAGE, Esq.

To be the Clerk to the Resident Commissioner at Rarotonga—
STEPHEN SAVAGE, Esq.

To be the Government Printer at Rarotonga—
STEPHEN SAVAGE, Esq.

To be Fruit Inspector at Rarotonga—
EDWARD ARROT REID, Esq.

To be Assistant Fruit Inspector at Rarotonga—
EDWARD THOMAS TAYLOR, Esq.

To be Assistant Surveyor and a Draughtsman at Rarotonga—
HENRY WILLIAMS, jun.

To be an Assistant Draughtsman at Rarotonga—
TITI TOREA.

To be Nurses at the Cook Islands Hospital at Rarotonga—
ANNIE BESSIE THORNTON FABIAN and
LILLIAN CARDOW.

To be Chief Officer of Police at Rarotonga—
CHRISTOPHER ATKINSON.

To be Chief Officer of Police at Niue—
JOHN GORDON STEWART SEYMOUR-GRAHAME.

To be Clerks in the Post-office at Rarotonga—
ARAITIA TEPORETO and
UPOKOROA.

To be a Clerk in the High Court of the Cook Islands and also to be a Clerk in the Native Land Court of the Cook Islands—
PARE KORE.

To be Head Teacher of the Tufukia School at Niue—
JOHN CROUCHLEY MURRAY EVISON, Esq.

To be First Assistant Teacher at the Tufukia School at Niue—
ALEXANDER M. COWAN, Esq.

To be Assistant Teachers at the Tufukia School at Niue—
HAIMOHETUKI and
MALAMA VAIOIA KERISUMA.

To be an Interpreter in the Cook Islands Public Service at Niue, and to be an Interpreter of the High Court of the Cook Islands, and also an Interpreter of the Native Land Court of the Cook Islands—
HARRY LUPO.

M. POMARE,
Minister in Charge of the Cook Islands Administration.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 25th March, 1916.

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).
2nd Lieutenant Allan Ritchie Douglas, from the 10th (North Otago) Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (supernumerary to establishment). Dated 9th February, 1916.

12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) during the absence of officers with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 19th January, 1916 :—
William Alexander Spiers, vice Lieutenant Mitchell.
John Douglas Landels, vice Lieutenant A. S. Herbert.
William John Keys, vice Lieutenant J. L. Herbert.
Charles Frederick Lucas, vice Lieutenant Scott.

7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) John Archibald Smith is confirmed.

10th (North Otago) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Allan Ritchie Douglas is transferred to the 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars). Dated 9th February, 1916.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Thomas Ross Robertson, from the Unattached List (b), to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (supernumerary to establishment). Dated 5th February, 1916.

14th (South Otago) Regiment.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) during the absence of officers with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 19th January, 1916 :—
Hugh Muir, vice Lieutenant Paull.
James Steven, vice Lieutenant Duthie. §
Tom Devonald Pearson, vice Lieutenant Johnstone.
James Russell Oswald Lochhead, vice Lieutenant Lyttle.
Andrew John Thompson, vice Lieutenant Richards.
Alexander Francis Duthie, vice Lieutenant McRae.

17th (Ruahine) Regiment.
James Henry Naylor to be Quartermaster, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant (temp.), vice Quartermaster-Lieutenant Jackson, with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 11th February, 1916.

New Zealand Forces Motor Service Corps (Motor-car Section), Auckland.
Albert Fuller Ellis to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 1st February, 1916.