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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 110

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

Name.
John Ramsay
William Alfred Smith Willcox
George Mathias Kevern
William Gordon Downes
James Theophilus Bishop
Frederick William Moore

District.
Ongarue.
Wairau.
Fortrose.
Hikurangi.
Rotorua.
*Otahuhu.

• Births and Deaths only.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 7th August, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the Territorial Force, and the reposting of officers from the N.Z. Expeditionary Force to the Territorial Force.

APPOINTMENTS.

Major Athol Graham Bissell Price, 16th (Waikato) Regiment, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Adjutant-General, Auckland Military District, with effect from 6th August, 1918.

The undermentioned officers of the N.Z. Medical Corps are appointed members of the C2 Re-examination Board, under the provisions of the Military Service Act, 1915 :-

Major (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) Robert Valpy Fulton, M.D. Dated 11th June, 1918.

Major Andrew Stenhouse, M.B. Dated 15th June, 1918.

Captain James Sutherland, M.B. Dated 14th June, 1918.

Captain Arthur George Harvey, M.B. Dated 15th June, 1918.

Captain (temp.) Arthur Kidd, M.B. Dated 4th July, 1918.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Thomas William Maben, N.Z. Medical Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Adjutant and Quartermaster on H.M.N.Z. Hospital Ship “Maheno.” Dated 3rd August, 1918.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Thomas William Maben, N.Z. Medical Corps, is appointed Adjutant and Quartermaster, Military Hospitals, Rotorua, and retains the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 3rd August, 1918.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) John Hunter Strauchon, N.Z. Dental Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Dental Officer at Trentham Camp, and the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 29th June, 1918.

Lieutenant (temp.) Charles Constantine Massey, N.Z. Permanent Staff, is appointed an Attesting Officer under the Military Service Act, 1916. Dated 5th July, 1918.

Lieutenant Robert Arthur Barstow, Unattached List (b), is appointed an Attesting Officer under the Military Service Act, 1916. Dated 12th July, 1918.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) John Reid, Unattached List (b), General List, is appointed Officer in Charge Transport, Trentham Camp, with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant whilst so employed. Dated 1st July, 1918.

PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS.

1ST MOUNTED RIFLES (CANTERBURY YEOMANRY CAVALRY).

Lieutenant Leslie Robert Macfarlane to be Captain, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 15th March, 1918.

Lieutenant Cuthbert William Free, M.C., is seconded from the regiment for service in the Indian Army. Dated 9th October, 1917.

Lieutenant Cuthbert William Free, M.C., to be Captain, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 15th March, 1918, and remains seconded.

QUEEN. ALEXANDRA'S 2ND (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) MOUNTED RIFLES.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Charles Stanley Billinghurst lapses, under the provisions of paragraph 89, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 15th July, 1918.

4TH (WAIKATO) MOUNTED RIFLES.

2nd Lieutenant Fabian Eric Spain to be Lieutenant, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 17th June, 1918.

N.Z. GARRISON ARTILLERY.
Auckland G.A. Division.

The commission granted to 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) John Charles Simpkiss is cancelled. Dated 8th July, 1918.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.
No. 3 Field Company.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 26th June, 1918 :-

Henry Masterton Clark.

Evan Gibb Hudson.

1ST (CANTERBURY) REGIMENT.
Coast Defence Detachment.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 20th July, 1918 :-

Geoffrey James Conolly.

Henry Davis Raphael.

Lancelot Richard Austin, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913.

2ND (SOUTH CANTERBURY) REGIMENT.

Lieutenant-Major Howard Raru Jones to be Captain, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 20th July, 1918.

3RD (AUCKLAND) REGIMENT (COUNTESS OF RANFURLY’S OWN).
Coast Defence Detachment.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913 :-

Norman Hugh Hanna. Dated 13th July, 1918.

Donald Millar. Dated 15th July, 1918.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend Henry Nelson Wright, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, to be Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class. Dated 23rd November, 1916.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).

Captain Victor Horace Baker, temporarily appointed to the 5th (Wellington) Regiment (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 5, dated 20th January, 1916), is reposted to the Unattached List (b). Dated 11th November, 1916.

2nd Lieutenant John Page to be Lieutenant. Dated 23rd September, 1917.

Lieutenant Robert Prain Boyne is transferred to the 14th (South Otago) Regiment. Dated 28th August, 1917.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 10, of 28th January, 1915, relating to Lieutenant (on probation) Reginald Charles Tilley is cancelled, and the following substituted :-

Reginald Charles Tilley to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 21st December, 1914.

Sergeant James Crichton Prain to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 17th July, 1918.

Albert Warbrick to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 17th July, 1918.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

The undermentioned are struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from the dates mentioned :-

Captain Douglas Maunsell Beere. Dated 18th July, 1918.

Captain Richard William Wrightson, M.C. Dated 24th July, 1918.

Captain John William Andrews. Dated 12th August, 1918.

Lieutenant Vivian Higgins. Dated 31st July, 1918.

Lieutenant Lancelot Lewin. Dated 10th August, 1918.

Lieutenant William Robert Setter. Dated 12th August, 1918.

Lieutenant d’Auvergne Stanley Leigh Grut. Dated 3rd March, 1916.

2nd Lieutenant George Parsons Chapman. Dated 16th August, 1918.

2nd Lieutenant Reginald Kenneth Bruce Brosnan. Dated 12th August, 1918.

OFFICERS FROM N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE REPORTED TO TERRITORIAL FORCE.

The undermentioned, struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, are reposted to their Territorial units :-

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.
N.Z. Railway Battalions (North Island).

Lieutenant William Robert Setter. Dated 12th August, 1918.