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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 165

Major J. L. Short is granted the temporary rank of Lieut.-Colonel. Dated 15th July, 1917.
Lieutenant H. A. Stratford is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 16th June, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE BRIGADE.
The undermentioned are seconded for duty as Company Officers at N.Z. Command Depot. Dated 15th June, 1917:—
Captain H. E. Humphreys.
2nd Lieutenant W. A. C. Reeve.
2nd Lieutenant F. G. Yeo.
2nd Lieutenant K. J. McKinnon.
2nd Lieutenant H. W. Harvey.
2nd Lieutenant D. L. Crooks.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants are seconded for duty to New Zealand. Dated 23rd July, 1917:—
A. Flinn. A. C. Wood.
H. R. H. Chalmers. C. W. Rule.
F. O. Bridgeman. C. Gair.
T. H. Jamieson. T. E. Walker.
F. M. Evans. J. G. Gow.
T. H. McLean.

Major R. St. J. Beere, from Second in Command of a Battalion, to command 5th (Reserve) Battalion. Dated 31st July, 1917.
Major J. Pow, D.S.O., to be Second in Command of a Battalion. Dated 31st July, 1917.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains. Dated 14th June, 1917:—
A. Hoggans. G. Lewis.

2nd Lieutenant W. R. Setter to be Lieutenant. Dated 31st May, 1917.

Honorary 2nd Lieutenant P. E. Cole to be Honorary Lieutenant. Dated 18th July, 1917.

The undermentioned Lieutenants are granted the temporary rank of Captain:—
D. C. Bowler, M.C. Dated 5th July, 1917.
D. C. Armstrong, M.C. Dated 15th July, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND PIONEER BATTALION.
Lieutenant H. S. Montgomery ceases to be seconded for duty to New Zealand. Dated 21st July, 1917.

Major W. S. Pennycook is removed from the N.Z. roll, and appointed Second in Command, N.Z. Convalescent Hospital. Dated 11th July, 1917.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 31st July, 1917.
9/1132, C.S.M. F. J. C. Wilson.
9/79, Sergeant W. T. Rutherford.

NEW ZEALAND MACHINE-GUN CORPS.
2nd Lieutenant P. C. Ashby, M.C., to be Lieutenant. Dated 4th July, 1917.

Lieutenant L. S. Cimino is granted the temporary rank of Captain while acting as Second in Command of a Company. Dated 7th July, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY SERVICE CORPS.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) S. H. Crump to be Senior A.S.C. Officer in N.Z. Expeditionary Force in Egypt. Dated 7th July, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL CORPS.
The undermentioned, attested in England, are taken on strength, with seniority from date of attestation:—
Captain A. M. Tolhurst. Dated 11th June, 1917.
Captain K. S. Macky. Dated 6th July, 1917.
Captain G. Redpath. Dated 4th August, 1917.
Captain A. H. Elmslie. Dated 20th July, 1917.

The undermentioned are seconded for duty to New Zealand. Dated 21st July, 1917:—
Captain H. H. Cheeseman.
Captain A. O. Evans.

Lieutenant E. M. Finlayson (Quartermaster) to be Captain. Dated 1st July, 1917.

MEMORANDUM.
Major A. M. Trotter, M.B., commanded the Anzac Rest Camp, Egypt, from 14th May, 1917, to 19th June, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND DENTAL CORPS.
Captain R. J. King is seconded for return to New Zealand. Dated 21st July, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY POSTAL SERVICE.
Captain (temp. Major) F. D. Holdsworth to be Major. Dated 31st July, 1917.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Retirements, Promotions, and Transfers of Officers of the New Zealand Staff Corps and Territorial Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 30th October, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, retirements, promotions, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the New Zealand Staff Corps and Territorial Force.

APPOINTMENTS.

Captain Francis Strachan Goldingham, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles, relinquishes his appointment as Assistant Quartermaster-General, Auckland Military District. Dated 11th October, 1917.

Captain Walter Vaughan Wilson, Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, is appointed Assistant Quartermaster-General, Auckland Military District. Dated 11th October, 1917.

Lieutenant John De Putron Maison, 1st (Canterbury) Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry), Reserve of Officers, is appointed an Attesting Officer under the Military Service Act, 1916, Canterbury Military District. Dated 26th March, 1917.

Lieutenant Lyonel George Ashton, Unattached List (b), General List, is appointed an Attesting Officer under the Military Service Act, 1916, Auckland Military District. Dated 30th March, 1917.

PROMOTIONS, RETIREMENTS, AND TRANSFERS.

STAFF.

Lieut.-Colonel George Cecil Burleigh Wolfe (Reserve of Officers, General List) is posted to the Retired List with the honorary rank of Colonel, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 1st November, 1917.

Lieut.-Colonel John Gethin Hughes, C.M.G., D.S.O., N.Z. Staff Corps, is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 31st March, 1917.

1ST (CANTERBURY) REGIMENT.
Coast Defence Detachment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Donald Dobson is confirmed under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913.

2nd Lieutenant Donald Dobson to be Lieutenant, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 31st May, 1917.

2nd Lieutenant Ronald Henry Mottram to be Lieutenant, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 31st May, 1917.

2ND (SOUTH CANTERBURY) REGIMENT.

Lieutenant Murray Wodehouse Puiaki Blathwayt, from the Unattached List (b), to be Lieutenant. Dated 17th October, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain Herbert Hilton Cheeseman, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, is struck off the strength, with effect from 15th October, 1917, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., Captain, as from the 30th May, 1904 (vide N.Z. Gazette No. 61, of the 21st July, 1904).

Allan Leslie Christie, M.B., to be Captain. Dated 13th September, 1916.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Staff Nurse Mabel Elizabeth Jamieson, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, is struck off the strength, with effect from the 6th July, 1917, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 6th July, 1917.

Staff Nurse Margaret Shuker, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, is struck off the strength, with effect from 10th July, 1917, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 10th July, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT.

Honorary Lieutenant (temp.) Cecil Stuart Robertson to be temporary Captain whilst employed as Staff Paymaster and Inspector of Camp Pay Staffs. Dated 17th October, 1917.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).

Lieutenant Murray Wodehouse Puiaki Blathwayt is transferred to the 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment. Dated 17th October, 1917.

UNATTACHED LIST (b), GENERAL LIST.

James Bruce Beale is granted the temporary rank of Captain whilst holding the appointment of Military Representative to a Military Service Board. Dated 8th October, 1917.

MEMORANDUM.

Captain Thomas Butler Bax, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, is struck off the strength, with effect from 16th November, 1917, and is posted to the Retired List with his original rank—viz., Captain (vide N.Z. Gazette of 27th December, 1912).

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.