Oct. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3659

George Johnston Murray, Esq., of Te Teko, Co. Whakatane.
James Murray, Esq., of Waihi.
Humphrey John O’Leary, Esq., of Masterton.
Edward Stone Parker, Esq., of Blenheim.
Richard Thomas Reid, Esq., of Waiuku, Co. Franklin.
James Charles Richardson, Esq., of Wanganui.
John Riddell, Esq., of Sandymount, Co. Peninsula.
Eric Leslie Riddiford, Esq., of Orongoorongo, Co. Hutt.
Henry Righton, Esq., of Christchurch.
Peter Ross, Esq., of Te Anga, Co. Awakino.
Wilfred Thomas Slee, Esq., of Westport.
John Hugh Simpson, Esq., of Darfield, Co. Selwyn.
Herbert Murray Smith, Esq., of Wellsford, Co. Rodney.
Stanley Smith, Esq., of Methven, Co. Ashburton.
James Smyth, Esq., of Aria, Co. Waitomo.
Thomas James Stokes, Esq., of Lower Riccarton.
Albert James Stratford, Esq., of Auckland.
Alfred John Tapper, Esq., of Remuera, Auckland.
John Bramwell Teasdale, Esq., of Wellington.
George Thorburn, Esq., of Dannevirke.
William James Henry Thomass, Esq., of Hoplands, Co. Woodville.
Ernest Vickery, Esq., of Auckland.
Harry Wade, Esq., of Tauriko, Tauranga, Co. Tauranga.
James Walker, Esq., of Papakura, Co. Manukau.
John Francis Walsh, Esq., of Te Kuiti.
John Ernest Watkins, Esq., of Kakahi, Co. Kaitieke.
Thomas Montgomery Webb, Esq., of Dannevirke.
William Thomas Weir, Esq., of Mangapai, Co. Whangarei.
Robert Were, Esq., of Mangaohae, Co. Awakino.
James Wilson, Esq., of Huiarua Station, Tokomaru Bay, Co. Waiapu.
Archibald Alexander Whitclaw, Esq., of Berhampore, Wellington.
Richard Yardley, Esq., of Moa Flat, Heriot, Co. Tuapeka.

to be Justices of the Peace for New Zealand.

THOMAS M. WILFORD,
Minister of Justice.

Registrar of Electors, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 19th October, 1918.

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

ERNEST WHITE CAVE

to be the Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Western Maori Electoral District for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of November, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrar of Electors appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 19th October, 1918.

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

THOMAS JAMES BOLAND

to be the Registrar of Electors for the Electoral District of Waimarino, for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 9th day of October, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary

Registrars of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 29th October, 1918.

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

(Miss) ELIZABETH MIRIAM MARY T. S. HAYMAN

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Tokaanu, as from the 15th October, 1918.

(Mrs.) ADA EMILY GAW

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Norsewood, as from the 16th October, 1918.

JOHN SIDNEY WINSTANLEY

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the district of Opunake, as from the 9th October, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th 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.
WILLIAM MCPHERSON GORDON Hikurangi.
ARTHUR HUTTON Eketahuna.
THOMAS CLEMENT ELLISTON Runanga.*

• Births and deaths only.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 30th October, 1918.

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

Captain (temp. Lieut.-Colonel) William Kington Fyffe, M.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, is appointed Specialist in Cardiac Disorders to the N.Z. Forces. Dated 10th October, 1918.

Captain (temp.) Henry Morris Cowen, M.D., N.Z. Medical Corps, relinquishes the appointment as a member of a Special District Medical Board. Dated 30th September, 1918.

Lieutenant Arthur Sagar Bailey, Unattached List (b), relinquishes the appointment of Attesting Officer under the Military Service Act, 1916. Dated 30th September, 1918.

Lieutenant Douglas Vernon Donaldson, N.Z. Dental Corps, is appointed for duty at Trentham Camp, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 8th October, 1918.

Lieutenant Robert Bevan Dodds, N.Z. Dental Corps, is appointed for duty at Trentham Camp. Dated 2nd October, 1918.

Honorary Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Thomas Henry Jones, Unattached List (b), General List, is appointed Accountant (temp.) at General Headquarters, and retains the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 17th October, 1918.

PROMOTIONS, RESIGNATIONS, AND TRANSFERS.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

N.Z. Post and Telegraph Corps (South Island).

William Alfred Cooper to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 1st October, 1918.

6TH (HAURAKI) REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant Frank Justin Adeane, from the Unattached List (b), General List, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 4th October, 1918.

10TH (NORTH OTAGO) REGIMENT.

Sergeant Gerald Peter Enright to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 30th September, 1918.

12TH (NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH) REGIMENT.

Bandmaster (W.O.) Thomas Harold Hughes to be Bandmaster, with the honorary rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 27th September, 1918.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

No. 8 Company.

The commission granted 2nd Lieutenant Ingham Milnes is cancelled, under the provisions of section 5 (a) of the Defence Act, 1909. Dated 17th April, 1918.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

The undermentioned Captains are granted the temporary rank of Major until further notice :—

Herbert Donald Robertson, M.B. Dated 25th July, 1918.
Hugh Lawrence Widdowson, M.B. Dated 10th October, 1918.

Captain Emile Dupont Aubin, M.D., from the Retired List, to be Captain. Dated 28th September, 1915.