APRIL 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1025

CORPS OF NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS.—NEW ZEALAND RAILWAY BATTALION.

North Island.

Lieutenant Cecil Robert Lynden Bell to be Captain. Dated 8th February, 1918.

2nd Lieutenant George Augustus Avey to be Lieutenant under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 8th February, 1918.

1ST (CANTERBURY) REGIMENT.

Lieutenant Andrew Douglas Wilkie is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 16th April, 1918, and is absorbed into the regiment with his original rank and seniority therein—viz., Lieutenant, as from 8th August, 1917, vide New Zealand Gazette No. 139, of the 6th September, 1917.

12TH (NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH) REGIMENT.

Captain William Norris Masefield is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 15th April, 1918, and is absorbed into the Regiment with his original rank and seniority therein—viz., Lieutenant, as from 30th July, 1917, vide New Zealand Gazette No. 129, of the 16th August, 1917.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 13th March, 1918:—

William James Gallen.
William Thompson Churchward.

2nd Lieutenant William Benzies to be Lieutenant. Dated 13th March, 1918.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) to be Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 13th March, 1918:—

Gordon James Waters Boundy.
Richard Wanden.
Francis Henry Sharland.

NEW ZEALAND RIFLE BRIGADE (EARL OF LIVERPOOL’S OWN), TERRITORIAL.

2nd Lieutenant Hector James Aekins is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 15th April, 1918, and is absorbed into the Regiment, with his original rank and seniority therein—viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 28th May, 1917, vide New Zealand Gazette No. 91, of the 31st May, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL CORPS.

Ernest James Cooke, M.B., to be Captain. Dated 16th March, 1918.

Major (temp.) William R. Stowe, M.R.C.S., Eng., is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 27th March, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., Major (temp.), as from 1st December, 1915, vide New Zealand Gazette No. 143, of the 16th December, 1915.

NEW ZEALAND CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend Robert Richards, M.C., Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, to be Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class. Dated 15th November, 1917.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

The undermentioned to be Staff Nurses. Dated 20th March, 1918:—

Elizabeth Cairns.
Marguerite Hindmarsh Guinness.
Marion Barbara Garland.
Mary Chadwick Brown.
Mary Victoria Bremner.
Beatrice Wallace.
Jean Gray Haliburton.
Euphemia Laidlaw McGibbon.
Alice Mary Rowntree.
Marion McNicol.
Jessica May McCallum.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).

Lieutenant William Arthur Greener Penlington to be Captain. Dated 1st December, 1917.

2nd Lieutenant Victor William Colville to be Lieutenant. Dated 4th February, 1918.

2nd Lieutenant John William Richardson Oakes to be Lieutenant. Dated 9th February, 1918.

Captain Ernest John Brammall is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 16th April, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., Lieutenant, as from 8th July, 1915, vide New Zealand Gazette No. 128, of the 11th November, 1917.

Captain Edward Holdsworth Buckeridge is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 16th April, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., Lieutenant, as from 26th March, 1917, vide New Zealand Gazette No. 141, of the 13th September, 1917.

Arthur George Pilkington is granted the temporary rank of Captain whilst acting as Military Representative to a Military Service Board. Dated 14th November, 1916.

Lieutenant Frederick Gordon Ashley Couper is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 16th April, 1918, and is posted to the Unattached List (b), General List, with his original rank and seniority—viz., Lieutenant, as from 22nd July, 1916, vide New Zealand Gazette No. 78, of the 20th July, 1916.

2nd Lieutenant Patrick Gilbert Ford is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 15th April, 1918, and is posted to the Unattached List (b), General List, with his original rank and seniority—viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 9th April, 1917.

CORRIGENDA.

With reference to the notification published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 101, of the 26th August, 1915, under the heading “1st (Canterbury) Regiment,” the seniority of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants is as now shown, and not as therein stated:—

Charles Bell.
Stuart James Sampson.
Frederick Frank James Trent.
Harry Watts.

With reference to the notification published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 5, of the 17th March, 1918, relating to Captains Charles Leslie Sommerville, William Morrison, and John Bird Hine (Reserve of Officers), Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, for “1916” read “1915.”

With reference to the notification published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 132, of the 23rd August, 1917, relating to 2nd Lieutenant Augustine Georgetti, for the words “Unattached List (b), General List,” read “9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.”

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of Meritorious-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 8th April, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve, in accordance with paragraph 12, Appendix IX, Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, 1913, of the award of a Meritorious-service Medal to

Staff Sergeant-Major FREDERICK JAMES FRAZER, New Zealand Permanent Staff.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 8th April, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to

Lieutenant FRANK HERBERT DODD, Unattached List (b), he having a total service to the 16th March, 1918, entitling him thereto, of twenty-three years three hundred and fifty-three days.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Honours conferred by His Majesty.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th April, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to direct the publication in the New Zealand Gazette of a notification of the appointment by His Majesty the King of

The Hon. WILLIAM FRASER and
JOHN ROBERT SINCLAIR, Esq.,

as Knights Bachelor; and

Lieutenant-Colonel LOUIS EDWARD BARNETT

as a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.