Oct. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3537

Inspector under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, appointed.—
Notice No. 1940.

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce,
Wellington, 11th October, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

WILLIAM THOMAS

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds
Act, 1908, for the New Lynn Town District; the appoint-
ment to date as from the 11th September, 1918.

W. D. S. MACDONALD,
Minister of Agriculture and of Industries
and Commerce.

Registrars of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 10th October, 1918.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointments in the Public Service:—

(Miss) AIMEE MARGARET GEISSLER

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, and Vacci-
nation Inspector, for the district of Kakanui, as from the 2nd
September, 1918.

THOMAS GRACIE

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, and Vacci-
nation Inspector, for the district of Rangitukia, as from the
18th September, 1918.

HERBERT SPENCER THOMAS

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, and Vacci-
nation Inspector, for the district of Rangiahua, as from the
23rd September, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrars of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 11th October, 1918

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

ROBERT ALEXANDER BUCHANAN

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and
Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Dunstan, as from
the 30th September, 1918.

WILLIAM RICHMOND THOMPSON

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths, and Vaccination
Inspector, for the district of Wellington (at Courtenay
Place), as from the 4th October, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 15th October, 1918.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have
been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of
Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set
respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Name. District.
CHARLES LEEMING .. .. .. Rangiora.
VINCENT JOSEPH DELANY .. .. Ohakune.
WILLIAM BISHOP .. .. .. Middlemarch.
OTTO GEORGE BOSCOWEN IBBETSON .. Weber.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Appointment of Officers proceeding on Active Service with the
N.Z. Expeditionary Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 11th October, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the appointment to the Unattached
List (b), General List, and to the N.Z. Expeditionary Force,
of the undermentioned officers, and the appointment of
officers of the Territorial Force to the N.Z. Expeditionary
Force as shown hereunder, with the ranks specified, to date
from 2nd October, 1918, unless otherwise mentioned.

N.Z. FIELD ARTILLERY.

Major Sydney George Sandle (Officer Commanding Troops),
the Regiment of Royal N.Z. Artillery.
Captain William Brouncker Powlett Thring, the Regiment of
Royal N.Z. Artillery.
2nd Lieutenant Leslie Edward Bull, N.Z. Field Artillery,
“ A ” Battery.

INFANTRY.

The undermentioned return to duty:—
Lieutenant Louis Moritzon, M.C., M.M., Unattached
List (b).
2nd Lieutenant Alexander Whitelaw Lafferty, Unattached
List (b).
2nd Lieutenant John Macbeth Russell, Unattached
List (b), General List.
2nd Lieutenant William Theodore McCaw, M.M., Un-
attached List (b), General List.
2nd Lieutenant Richard Daglish, N.Z. Rifle Brigade (T).

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain Arthur Owen Evans, M.B., returns to duty.
Captain Henry Morris Cowen, M.D.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.

Captain Louis Norman Guy Noakes returns to duty.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

Donald Macauley, Salvation Army Chaplain (4th Class).

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Staff Nurse Jessie M. Wright.
Staff Nurse Annie Roy.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 11th October, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the appointments, promotions, resigna-
tions, 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.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) William Arthur Izard, Unattached
List (b), is appointed Military Representative to a Military
Service Board, and is granted the temporary rank of
Captain whilst so employed. Dated 10th October, 1918.

The undermentioned officers of the N.Z. Medical Corps
are appointed members of a special District Medical Board.
Dated 24th September, 1918:—
Captain (temp.) Robert Samuel Trotter, M.D.
Captain (temp.) Herbert Barraclough, M.B.

PROMOTIONS, RESIGNATIONS, AND TRANSFERS.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Mounted Signal Troops.

Lieutenant Ralph Ranstead to be Captain, under the pro-
visions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated
17th September, 1918.

7TH (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) REGIMENT.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants,
under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations,
1913. Dated 20th September, 1918:—
Henry Mark Keesing, M.C.
Pirimi Rota Tahiwi.

Company Sergeant-Major Reginald Ngatiawa Ramsbottom
Isherwood to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 27th
September, 1918.

12TH (NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH) REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) Maurice James O’Connor to be Lieu-
tenant (temp.). Dated 24th September, 1918.

13TH (NORTH CANTERBURY AND WESTLAND) REGIMENT.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants,
under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations,
1913. Dated 27th September, 1918:—
Thomas Edward Youd Seddon.
Thomas Wyville Leonard Rutherford.