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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 98

124. Travelling-allowance for a limited period may be allowed by the Quartermaster-General to a soldier transferred from one station to another. The maximum period for which such allowance may be paid shall be—
     At commencement of journey: Married, two days; single, one day.
     On arrival at destination: Married, seven days; single, two days.

REMOVAL OF FURNITURE.

125. Reimbursement of cost of removing furniture shall be subject to the following limitations:—

Soldiers’ Pay. Maximum Amount allowed.
£
Under £200 per annum .. .. .. .. 35
£200 and under £400 .. .. .. .. 45
£400 and under £600 .. .. .. .. 50
£600 and over .. .. .. .. 60

In providing for cost of removal only necessary household furniture and effects shall be taken into consideration. In the case of mounted officers, warrant officers, and non-commissioned officers, their horses may be transferred at the public expense if the Officer Commanding the District considers it necessary in the interests of the Forces.

126. Before removal is undertaken the soldier shall, where practicable, obtain offers from at least two carriers, and submit them through the usual channel to the Quartermaster-General, who may authorize the acceptance of the more suitable; provided that the maximum amount above stated is not exceeded.

127. The General Officer Commanding may, in lieu of the actual cost of the removal, authorize payment to the soldier of a lump sum not exceeding the maximum prescribed for removal expenses.

127A. All permanent transfers shall be subject to the following conditions:—
(a.) A soldier shall not be entitled to any compensation from the Government for losses or damage arising from removal.
(b.) In all cases where military transport is available, it must be used.
(c.) During the present war no permanent transfer shall be ordered, unless approved by the Quartermaster-General.

Soldiers temporarily transferred for an indefinite period from one station to another shall be entitled to travelling-allowance for the first seven days and lodging-allowance thereafter. Under these conditions officers responsible shall take into consideration the question of which is the more economical method of transfer—i.e., permanent or temporary.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, in the presence of

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Clerks of Magistrates’ Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 6th June, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable AUGUSTUS CHRISTIANSEN

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Waiuku, on and from the 18th day of April, 1917, vice Constable F. H. Fearnley, transferred; and

Constable MICHAEL JOHN KYNE

to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Port Awanui, on and from the 3rd day of May, 1917, vice Constable P. Duddy, transferred.

J. A. HANAN,
Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th June, 1917.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

HENRY RICHARD DUNCAN, Esq.,

of Nelson, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand.

J. A. HANAN,
Minister of Justice.

Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, licensed.

Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 7th June, 1917.

IN pursuance of the 10th section of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to license

PERCY JOSEPH PAYNE,

of Auckland, to act as a Public Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909.

J. A. HANAN,
Minister in Charge.

Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 1st June, 1917.

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

(Miss) MYRTLE CHRISTINA STUBBING

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages for the District of Tokaanu, as from the 30th April, 1917.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrar of Births and Deaths appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 7th June, 1917.

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

(Miss) JOSEPHINE MARY BROWN

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Ngaruawahia at Taupiri, as from the 29th day of May, 1917.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Inspectors of Machinery, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 8th June, 1917.

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

WILLIAM HENDRY and
JOHN HEATH JOHNSTON

to be Inspectors of Machinery for the purposes of the Inspection of Machinery Act, 1908, and Surveyors of Ships and Examiners of Engineers for the purposes of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, as from the 18th day of June, 1917.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.