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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

Surveyor of Ships for the Purposes of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th June, 1916.

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

FREDERICK ANTONIO HARDY

to be a Surveyor of Ships for the purposes of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, as from the 20th day of November, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Surveyor of Ships for the Purposes of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th June, 1916.

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

JOHN WOOD BURGESS

to be a Surveyor of Ships for the purposes of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, as from the 22nd day of November, 1915.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 8th June, 1916.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Name. District.
RICHARD PERSON .. .. .. Waipu.
ALEXANDER MURRAY ROBERTSON .. .. Hamilton.
GEORGE LEVY .. .. .. Foxton.
JEANIE BELL HAMILTON .. .. .. Black’s.
HEBBERT RICHARD KEMP .. .. .. Waimate Plains.
HAROLD JOSEPH GRAY .. .. .. Takaka.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th June, 1916.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Name. District.
JOSEPH HUBERT ARMITAGE LINGLEY .. Akaroa.
FANNY CONSTANCE WILLIAMS .. .. Tinui.
EDWARD NATHAN FALCK .. .. .. Naseby.
JAMES BOYNE .. .. .. Gore.
HENRY EDSER .. .. .. Nokomai and Switzers.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 7th June, 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:—

Commands.

The period of the command of the Canterbury Military District granted Colonel Ralph Anderson Chaffey, v.d., as published in New Zealand Gazette No. 63, of the 2nd July, 1914, is extended during the period of the war.

5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars).

Major Henry Scott Orbell is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 13th May, 1916.

7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles.

Lieutenant-Colonel Edmund Robert Bowler is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and is absorbed into the establishment. Dated 13th May, 1916.

New Zealand Garrison Artillery.

Lieutenant Ernest Claude Rawnsley (Reserve of Officers) relinquishes the appointment of Staff Officer to the Coast Defence Commander (Canterbury) with the temporary rank of Captain while so employed. Dated 6th May, 1916.

Corps of New Zealand Engineers.

(New Zealand Post and Telegraph Corps.)

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 28th March, 1916:—

Edward Burrows.
Milton Rowley Aldridge.

1st (Canterbury) Regiment.

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

Charles Bell.
Harold Rolleston Brittain.
Frank Roland Bushell.
Hugh Septimus Hobbs.
Robert Bruce Lucas.
Stuart James Sampson.
Frederick Frank James Trent.
Harry Watts.

3rd (Auckland) Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant Matthew Prust Stewart, seconded from the Unattached List (b), is posted temporarily with seniority next after 2nd Lieutenant Bernard Harry Howes, to fill the vacancy caused by the absence of Lieutenant Forbe on active service. Dated 31st March, 1916.

2nd Lieutenant Clifford Anderson Rowe, seconded from the Unattached List (b), is posted temporarily with seniority next after 2nd Lieutenant Matthew Prust Stewart, to fill the vacancy caused by the absence of 2nd Lieutenant Bowring on active service. Dated 31st March, 1916.

Coast Defence Detachment.

Lieutenant Gilbert Walpole Coombe, seconded from the Unattached List (b), is posted temporarily with seniority next after Lieutenant Donald Millar, to fill the vacancy caused by the absence of Lieutenant Powley on active service. Dated 14th April, 1916.

5th (Wellington) Regiment.

Douglas Creighton Todd to be 2nd Lieutenant (temporary), vice Lieutenant B. R. Lankshear, with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 3rd May, 1916.

10th (North Otago) Regiment.

Lieutenant Colonel John Harper Moir is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and is absorbed into the establishment. Dated 13th May, 1916.

15th (North Auckland) Regiment.

Captain John Henry Bartlett to be Major, under provisions of paragraph III, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 28th April, 1916.

17th (Ruahine) Regiment.

Francis John Lound to be 2nd Lieutenant (temporary), vice Lieutenant McLeod with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 1st May, 1916.

New Zealand Army Service Corps.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 5th May, 1916:—

William Wilson McKinney.
Tristram Joseph Dennetts Willcox.

New Zealand Medical Corps.

Frederick Truby King, M.B., M.S., Edin., is granted the honorary rank of Major during the period of the war. Dated 13th May, 1916.

The undermentioned to be Captains:—

Douglas David Wallace Martin. Dated 19th April, 1916.
John James Edgar. Dated 26th April, 1916.
James Henry Crawshaw, L.S.A. Lon., M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lon. Dated 3rd May, 1916.

Staff Sergeant Thomas William Maben is granted the rank of Lieutenant while employed as Adjutant and Quartermaster on Hospital Ship “Maheno,” 2nd Charter. Dated 17th April, 1916.

Lieutenant Reginald Rossiter Arthur (Dental Surgeon) is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and is absorbed. Dated 26th May, 1915.