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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 158

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.
Matron Jessie Bicknell, A.R.R.C., is appointed Deputy-Matron-in-Chief. Dated 26th October, 1918.

The undermentioned are struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force and posted to the Retired List, with effect from the dates specified :-
Sister Ina Nellie Coster. Dated 30th October, 1918.
Staff Nurse Ellen Monica O’Callaghan. Dated 30th September, 1918.
Staff Nurse Mary Eliza Ellis. Dated 3rd October, 1918.
Staff Nurse Mabel Gertrude Gray. Dated 18th November, 1918.

The undermentioned to be Staff Nurses :-
Catherine Wilson. Dated 22nd September, 1918.
May Robertson Logan. Dated 7th October, 1918.
Sybil Mary Porter. Dated 7th October, 1918.
Mary Selina Neal. Dated 11th October, 1918.
Marguerita Georgina Grey King. Dated 17th October, 1918.

The undermentioned to be Masseuses :-
Winifred Morison Berry. Dated 10th October, 1918.
Dora Margaret Taylor. Dated 24th October, 1918.
Mary Elizabeth McLean. Dated 28th October, 1918.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).
Lieutenant James Pow, D.S.O., to be Captain, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 9th October, 1915.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :-
James Patrick Joseph Hanratty. Dated 26th September, 1916.
Ross Hepburn Dick, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 26th February, 1917.
Spencer Gray Scoular, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 28th February, 1917.
Joseph Leslie Scoular, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 28th February, 1917.
Oliver James Begg. Dated 27th October, 1917.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) Harry Thomas Merritt resigns his appointment. Dated 24th October, 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 :-
Major Donald Dobson, M.C. Dated 8th November, 1918.
Captain Edward James Deck, M.R.C.S. Eng. Dated 28th October, 1918.
Captain Ralph Stuart Stephenson, M.B. Dated 9th November, 1918.
Lieutenant Frederick William Morgan. Dated 8th November, 1918.
2nd Lieutenant Harry Herbert Berry. Dated 7th November, 1918.

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

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

1ST (CANTERBURY) REGIMENT.
Coast Defence Detachment.
Lieutenant-Colonel (late Major, N.Z.E.F.) Donald Dobson, M.C. Dated 8th November, 1918.

N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE.
Earl of Liverpool’s Own (Territorial).
2nd Lieutenant (late Lieutenant, N.Z.E.F.) Frederick William Morgan. Dated 8th November, 1918.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
Captain Edward James Deck, M.R.C.S. Eng. Dated 28th October, 1918.
Captain (temp.) Ralph Stuart Stephenson, M.B. Dated 9th November, 1918.

UNATTACHED LIST (b), GENERAL LIST.
2nd Lieutenant Harry Herbert Berry. Dated 7th November, 1918.

CORRIGENDUM.
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 5, of 20th January, 1916, relating to Captain (temp.) John Henry Colcbourne, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles, for the words “Dated 7th October, 1915,” read “Dated 15th September, 1914.”

N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
Captain John Henry Bartlett, 15th (North Auckland) Regiment, returns to duty.
Arthur Ernest Samuel Howard is appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) Dated 22nd August, 1918.

SAMOAN GARRISON.
The undermentioned officers of the N.Z. Medical Corps were posted for duty as from the dates specified hereunder :-
Surgeon-General Sidney Skerman, M.R.C.S. Eng. Dated 10th November, 1917.
Captain Frank Lockwood Atkinson, M.B. Dated 6th December, 1917.
Captain Arthur Herbert Hallen, M.D. Dated 13th October, 1917.
Captain Henry Caldwell Tait, M.B., N.Z. Dated 14th October, 1916.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Hauraki Plains Rating District: Penalty on Overdue Rates.
Government Buildings, Wellington,
25th November, 1918.

IN pursuance of section 28 of the Rating Amendment Act, 1910, and the Hauraki Plains Act, 1908, the ratepayers within the district constituted by the last-mentioned Act are hereby notified that 10 per cent. additional will be added to all rates for the year ended 31st March, 1918, unpaid on 16th December, 1918.
Rates may be paid at any money-order office.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Black Valley Road, Lake Road, Robert Street, Armand Street, and Hill Street, in Rotoiti Township, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1918.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby authorize the laying-off of Black Valley Road, Lake Road, Robert Street, Armand Street, and Hill Street, in the Township of Rotoiti, Auckland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister of Lands.

Meetings of Hawke’s Bay Land Board.
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st November, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of Section 48 of the Land Act, 1908, approved of meetings of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board being held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Friday, 10th January, 14th February, 14th March, 11th April, 9th May, 13th June, 11th July, 8th August, 12th September, 10th October, 14th November, and 12th December; and at the local Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne on Monday, 13th January, 14th April, 14th July, and 13th October, during the year 1919.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister of Lands.

Establishment of Probation Homes for Girls.
Education Department,
Wellington, 20th November, 1918.

BY virtue of the powers vested in me by section 10 of the Statute Law Amendment Act, 1917, I, Josiah Alfred Hanan, Minister of Education, do hereby declare the Receiving Home, Ferry Road, Christchurch, and the Industrial School, Mount Albert, Auckland (industrial schools within the meaning of the Industrial Schools Act, 1908) to be Probation Homes for children.

J. A. HANAN,
Minister of Education.

Christmas and New Year Holidays.
Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 6th November, 1918.

IT is hereby notified for general information that on Wednesday, 25th December, Thursday, 26th December, Friday, 27th December, Saturday, 28th December, 1918; and Wednesday, 1st January, and Thursday, 2nd January, 1919, the Government offices throughout New Zealand will be closed.

D. ROBERTSON,
Public Service Commissioner.