May 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1775

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend George Henry Gibb to be Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 17th April, 1918.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

The undermentioned Staff Nurses to be Sisters. Dated 12th April, 1918:—
Elsye Mary Curtis.
Alice Keith.
Bessie Keyte.
Mabel Eliza Jane Kittelty.
Mabel Wishaw.

The undermentioned to be Staff Nurses:—
Gertrude Amelia Franks. Dated 1st November, 1917.
Frances Martha Shirtcliffe. Dated 10th January, 1918.
Leila Gray. Dated 21st January, 1918.
Annie Roy. Dated 1st March, 1918.
Dorothy Carmichael Sim. Dated 21st March, 1918.
Annette Julia Delugar. Dated 27th September, 1917.

The undermentioned to be Masseuses:—
Mercy Muir Cameron. Dated 16th July, 1917.
Sarah Jane Hetherington. Dated 4th August, 1917.

The undermentioned having married their names are as now stated:—
Sister Christina Fergus (nee Gibbon).
Sister Marie Henrietta Hargest (nee Wilkie), A.R.R.C.
Sister Mary Eleanor Dick (nee Hobbs).
Sister Agnes Kate Cruickshank (nee Stephenson).
Staff Nurse Mary Cameron (nee Watt).
Staff Nurse Louie de Jaunay (nee Tilyard).
Staff Nurse Davina Mertel Hay (nee Gunn).
Staff Nurse Beatrice Elizabeth Mitchell (nee Brooks).
Staff Nurse Myrtle M. E. Hutson (nee Galloway).
Staff Nurse Jane Young (nee Muir).
Staff Nurse Emily Maria Owen (nee Reynolds).
Masseuse Louise Rowe (nee Petersen).

The undermentioned are struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force and posted to the Retired List:—
Sister Christine Fergus (nee Gibbon). Dated 19th July, 1917.
Sister Louisa Maria Bird, A.R.R.C. Dated 14th December, 1917.
Sister Mary Eleanor Dick (nee Hobbs). Dated 8th January, 1918.
Sister Agnes Kate Cruickshank (nee Stephenson). Dated 15th January, 1918.
Sister Jean McClure Ross Gilmer. Dated 23rd January, 1918.
Staff Nurse Ann Stewart. Dated 19th August, 1917.
Staff Nurse Grace Davison. Dated 1st November, 1917.
Staff Nurse Davina Mertel Hay (nee Gunn). Dated 3rd December, 1917.
Staff Nurse Louie de Jaunay (nee Tilyard). Dated 8th December, 1917.
Staff Nurse Annie Rose. Dated 3rd February, 1918.
Staff Nurse Annie Patrick. Dated 7th February, 1918.
Staff Nurse Beatrice Elizabeth Mitchell (nee Brooks). Dated 8th February, 1918.
Staff Nurse Myrtle Muriel E. Hutson (nee Galloway). Dated 9th February, 1918.
Staff Nurse Susannah Josephine McGann, A.R.R.C. Dated 1st May, 1918.

With reference to the notice published in New Zealand Gazette No. 162, of the 1st November, 1917, the name of Sister Cora Beattie Anderson is as now stated.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).

Lieutenant Victor Lionel Powell is attached to the N.Z. Dental Corps temporarily whilst employed in N.Z. Expeditionary Force Training Camps. Dated 29th April, 1918.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Albert Ernest Neilson is confirmed under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913.

Captain Albert Ernest Neilson is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 6th May, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 29th May, 1915 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 89, of the 22nd July, 1915), and is granted the temporary rank of Captain whilst employed as Company Commander, C1 Camp. Dated 2nd May, 1918.

Captain Nathaniel John Reed is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 15th May, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., Lieutenant, as from 9th October, 1914 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 61, of the 6th May, 1915).

Captain Charles Hastings Alexander Senior, M.C., is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 29th March, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 9th September, 1912 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 86, of the 28th November, 1912).

Lieutenant Frank Herbert Dodd is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 22nd May, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., Lieutenant, as from 21st September, 1916 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 170, of the 22nd November, 1917).

William Mitchell to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 22nd April, 1918.

UNATTACHED LIST (b), GENERAL LIST.

Lieutenant Thomas David White is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 15th May, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 1st March, 1916 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 150, of the 4th October, 1917).

2nd Lieutenant Alfred Murray is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 3rd May, 1918, and is posted with his original rank and seniority—viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 2nd June, 1917.

2nd Lieutenant Lindsay Allan is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 17th May, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority—viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 15th January, 1917 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 150, of the 4th October, 1917).

2nd Lieutenant Harry Edmund Stratford is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 22nd May, 1918, and is posted with his original rank and seniority—viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 24th May, 1917.

2nd Lieutenant Thomas Edward Youd Seddon is transferred to the 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment. Dated 16th April, 1918.

N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

2nd Lieutenant David Arthur Lusk, Unattached List (b), General List, returns to duty and is appointed for service with the Samoan Garrison, with seniority as from 15th July, 1916. Dated 29th April, 1918.

2nd Lieutenant Reginald Moataa Doughty is appointed for service with the Samoan Garrison, with seniority as from 25th January, 1917. Dated 30th April, 1918.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1918.

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

Hon. Captain and Quartermaster JOSEPH ERNEST BONE,
No. 2 Field Ambulance,

he having a total service to the 8th April, 1918, entitling him thereto, of twenty years and twelve days.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Legislative Councillors appointed.

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 7th May, 1918.

His Excellency the Governor-General has, in His Majesty’s name, summoned

The Hon. Ewen William Alison, of Auckland;
The Hon. David Thomas Fleming, of Balclutha;
The Hon. Alfred Levavasour Durell Fraser, of Hastings;
The Hon. George James Garland, of Auckland;
The Hon. William John Geddis, of Wellington;
The Hon. James Burman Gow, of Opotiki;
The Hon. Joseph Grimmond, of Ross;
The Hon. Archibald Hawke, of Invercargill;
The Hon. Charles Hayward Izard, of Wellington;
The Hon. George Jones, of Oamaru;
The Hon. Charles Louisson, of Christchurch;
The Hon. Henry Leslie Michel, of Hokitika;
The Hon. John Topi Patuki, of Ruapuke Island;
The Hon. Sir John Robert Sinclair, of Dunedin;
The Hon. William Stewart, of Kawakawa;
The Hon. Te Heuheu Tukino, of Kakahi;
The Hon. George Malcolm Thomson, of Dunedin;
The Hon. William Henry Triggs, of Christchurch; and
The Hon. Henry Francis Wigram, of Christchurch,

to the Legislative Council of New Zealand, by writs of summons under the Seal of the Dominion of New Zealand, dated 7th May, 1918.

J. ALLEN,
Acting Prime Minister.