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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 124

Nominated Member of the Island Council of Mauke removed from Office.

Cook Islands Department,
Wellington, 31st July, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to remove

POARU

from the office of nominated member of the Island Council of Mauke.

M. POMARE,
Minister for the Cook Islands.

Appointments, Promotions, and Transfers of Officers of the Staff, Royal New Zealand Artillery, New Zealand Permanent Staff, and New Zealand Army Ordnance Department.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 26th July, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the Staff, Royal New Zealand Artillery, New Zealand Permanent Staff, and New Zealand Army Ordnance Department. Dated 1st April, 1917.

STAFF.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Honorary Major Thomas McCristell, New Zealand Staff Corps, is transferred to the New Zealand Army Ordnance Department.

The undermentioned (attached to the New Zealand Staff Corps) are transferred to the New Zealand Army Ordnance Department :—

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Thomas Joseph King.
Honorary Captain Arthur White.
Honorary Captain Owen Paul McGuigan.
Honorary Lieutenant Frank Edwin Ford.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Honorary Captain William Thomas Beck, D.S.O. (attached to the New Zealand Staff Corps) is transferred to the New Zealand Army Ordnance Department.

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY.

The undermentioned are transferred to the New Zealand Army Ordnance Department :—

Honorary Captain and Quartermaster Robert George Vining Parker.
Honorary Lieutenant and Quartermaster George John Parrell.

NEW ZEALAND PERMANENT STAFF.

The undermentioned are transferred to the New Zealand Army Ordnance Department :—

Honorary Lieutenant (temp.) Livingstone Forsythe McNair.
Honorary Lieutenant (temp.) Alfred William Baldwin.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.

The Directing Staff.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Honorary Major Thomas McCristell to be Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores, graded Ordnance Officer, 1st Class, with the rank of Major.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Thomas Joseph King to be Assistant Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores, graded Ordnance Officer, 2nd Class, with the rank of Captain.

Honorary Captain Arthur Rumbold Carter White to be graded Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class, with the rank of Captain.

Honorary Lieutenant Frank Edwin Ford to be graded Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class, with the rank of Captain.

Honorary Captain William Thomas Beck, D.S.O., to be graded Ordnance Officer, 4th Class, with the rank of Lieutenant, and retains the honorary rank of Captain (temp.) whilst performing the duties of Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class.

Honorary Captain Owen Paul McGuigan to be graded Ordnance Officer, 4th Class, with the rank of Lieutenant, and retains the honorary rank of Captain (temp.) whilst performing the duties of Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class.

Honorary Lieutenant (temp.) Livingstone Forsythe McNair to be graded Ordnance Officer, 4th Class, with the rank of Lieutenant.

Honorary Lieutenant (temp.) Alfred William Baldwin to be graded Ordnance Officer, 4th Class, with the rank of Lieutenant.

The Inspectorial Staff.

Honorary Captain and Quartermaster Robert George Vining Parker to be graded Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class, with the rank of Captain, and is appointed Inspector of Ordnance Machinery.

Honorary Lieutenant and Quartermaster George John Parrell to be graded Ordnance Officer, 3rd Class, with the rank of Captain, and is appointed The Inspector, Engineer, Electric Light and Defence Vessels Stores.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Transfers of Officers of the Staff and New Zealand Army Pay Department.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 26th July, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the Staff and New Zealand Army Pay Department, with effect from 1st April, 1917.

STAFF.

The undermentioned (attached to the New Zealand Staff Corps) are transferred to the New Zealand Army Pay Department :—

Captain Samuel Mackay McGee, V.D., Retired List.
Captain Sydney Vincent Trask, Reserve of Officers.
Honorary Captain Douglas Gordon Græme Hunter.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT.

Henry Michael Griffen to be Director of Financial Services, with the rank of Major.

Joseph Bernard Ryan to be Accountant, with the rank of Captain.

Captain Samuel McKay McGee, V.D., Retired List, to be a Command Paymaster, with the rank of Captain.

Captain Sydney Vincent Trask, Reserve of Officers, to be a Command Paymaster, with the rank of Captain.

Honorary Captain Douglas Gordon Græme Hunter to be a Command Paymaster, with the rank of Captain.

MEMORANDUM.

Honorary Lieutenant (temp.) David Smith ceases to be attached to the New Zealand Staff Corps, and is attached temporarily to the New Zealand Army Pay Department whilst acting as a Command Paymaster, and is granted the honorary rank of Captain (temp.) whilst so employed.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Appointments of Officers proceeding on Active Service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 31st July, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments of the undermentioned officers proceeding on active service, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, with the ranks stated against their names, with effect from 14th July, 1917, unless otherwise specified.

NEW ZEALAND FIELD ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant William Ivory, Royal New Zealand Artillery.
Lieutenant James Thomas Kibblewhite, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

INFANTRY.

Major George Walker Cockroft, 9th (Hawke’s Bay) Regiment, returns to duty with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, with seniority as from 11th January, 1915 (vide N.Z. Gazette No. 54, of the 22nd April, 1915).

Captain John Alfred Cushen, 8th (Southland) Regiment.

Captain Richard James Derrom, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).

Captain Frederick Harold Batten, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).

Captain Gilbert Patrick O’Shannessy, Unattached List (b).

Lieutenant Frank Sherriff, 4th (Otago) Regiment.

Lieutenant Warren Oswald Hastings, 9th (Hawke’s Bay) Regiment.

Lieutenant Montague Harry Tisdall, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.

Lieutenant Robert Law, 1st Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars).

2nd Lieutenant Lionel Herbert Leonard Maclean, Unattached List (b), General List. Dated 19th December, 1916.

2nd Lieutenant John McGregor Craig, Unattached List (b), General List. Dated 19th December, 1916.