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trars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :

Name. District.
ARTHUR WILFRED CASLEY .. Awitu.
CHARLES EDWARD FOWKE .. Fortrose.
ALBERT ERNEST MOORE.. .. Ngaruawahia.
GEORGE BIRNIE .. Granity.
FRANCIS EDWARD BERNDTSON .. Kaiapoi.
THOMAS IRVINE.. .. Mangonui.
WILLIAM THOMPSON MARSLIN .. Orepuki (at Tuatapere).

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

Appointments, Promotions, and Grants of Temporary Rank of Officers serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 19th December, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, and grants of officers serving in the field :

ESTABLISHMENT.

MOUNTED TROOPS.

Canterbury Mounted Rifles.

Captain G. R. Blackett, M.C., to be Major. Dated 9th August, 1916.

Lieutenant L. R. C. Macfarlane is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 9th August, 1916.

Wellington Mounted Rifles.

2nd Lieutenant A. D. Herrick to be Lieutenant. Dated 9th August, 1916.

NEW ZEALAND CYCLIST CORPS.

10721, R.S.M., A. C. P. Hay, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 2nd October, 1916.

NEW ZEALAND FIELD ARTILLERY.

To be Captains :

Lieutenant N. E. Lee. Dated 9th September, 1916.
Lieutenant W. H. Johnson. Dated 16th September, 1916.
Lieutenant F. M. Turner (R.N.Z.A.). Dated 25th September, 1916.

2nd Lieutenant B. D. Smith, having been transferred to the Royal Navy, is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 8th September, 1916.

INFANTRY.

Auckland Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) D. W. McClurg relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 15th September, 1916.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. R. Bodley relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 30th September, 1916.

Canterbury Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant M. R. Walker is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 21st September, 1916.

2nd Lieutenant H. M. Foster is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 21st August, 1916.

Otago Regiment.

Captain (temp. Major) W. G. Wray relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 15th September, 1916.

Captain (temp. Major) S. Rice relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 30th September, 1916.

Major J. A. Mackenzie is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 26th July, 1916.

Major G. Mitchell is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 10th October, 1916.

Wellington Regiment.

10/750, Staff Sergeant-major N. A. Arthur, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 11th September, 1916.

New Zealand Rifles.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) K. A. Henderson relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 22nd September, 1916.

Lieutenant J. H. Cock, having been transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 24th September, 1916.

2nd Lieutenant J. A. B. Thompson, having been transferred to the Essex Regiment, is struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 1st May, 1916.

NEW ZEALAND PIONEER BATTALION.

To be Lieutenants :

2nd Lieutenant H. Wilson. Dated 28th May, 1916.
2nd Lieutenant A. R. Curtis. Dated 18th June, 1916.
2nd Lieutenant H. D. Dansey. Dated 18th June, 1916.
2nd Lieutenant J. Bright. Dated 29th August, 1916.
2nd Lieutenant J. H. Hall. Dated 1st October, 1916.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

The undermentioned are granted the temporary rank of Captain :

Lieutenant R. M. Quinn. Dated 6th April, 1916.
Lieutenant J. Temple. Dated 1st May, 1916.

NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL CORPS.

Major C. H. Tewsley is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 8th September, 1916.

Captain A. Clarke is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 2nd September, 1916.

Dr. S. D. Rhind is taken on the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, with the rank of Captain. Dated 2nd October, 1916.

NEW ZEALAND DENTAL CORPS.

Lieutenant J. M. Turner. Paragraph 34, List No. 25, issued with New Zealand Expeditionary Force Orders dated 7th September, 1916, is amended to read “to date 17th May, 1916,” instead of “dated 22nd August, 1916.”

NEW ZEALAND CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

No. 3/2180, S. Parr, to be Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class). Dated 24th September, 1916.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS.

Lieutenant N. J. Levien to be Captain. Dated 10th October, 1916.

QUARTERMASTERS.

To be Captains. Dated 10th October, 1916 :

Honorary Major A. H. Wilkie, Wellington Mounted Rifles.
Honorary Major H. W. Smith, Auckland Mounted Rifles.
Honorary Major J. T. Graham, Auckland Regiment.
Honorary Captain W. J. Shepherd, Wellington Regiment.
Honorary Captain F. J. W. Stewart, Canterbury Regiment
Honorary Captain A. F. Grenfell, Otago Mounted Rifles.
Honorary Captain F. N. Marchant, Canterbury Mounted Rifles.
Honorary Captain W. E. Christie, New Zealand Rifles.
Honorary Captain A. Anderson, Canterbury Mounted Rifles.
Honorary Captain G. Sandham, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Honorary Lieutenant J. Mitchell, New Zealand Medical Corps.

NOTE.—Captains A. H. Wilkie, W. H. Smith, and J. T. Graham are permitted to retain the honorary rank of Major.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

To be Sisters. Dated 21st August, 1916 :

22/65, Staff Nurse C. E. Brigham.
22/22, Staff Nurse E. Harris.
22/109, Staff Nurse C. Conrick.
22/90, Staff Nurse F. Valentine.
22/79, Staff Nurse A. L. Maclean.

The undermentioned is taken on the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 15th June, 1916 :

Staff Nurse L. H. Donald.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Temporary Rank of Officers serving with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 19th December, 1916.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following appointments and promotions of officers serving in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force :

ESTABLISHMENTS.

MOUNTED TROOPS.

Auckland Mounted Rifles.

No. 13/699, Sergeant M. E. Johnstone, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 9th August, 1916.