JAN. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 17

Registrars of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 20th December, 1918.

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

CHARLES CLARE BEACH

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Tairua, as from the 2nd December, 1918.

(Miss) KATHLEEN MARY FISHER

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Wainui, as from the 11th December, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Registrars of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 3rd January, 1919.

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

FRANCIS VICTOR HODGE

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, for the District of Otatau, as from the 16th December, 1918.

GEORGE HENRY CATES

to be Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and Vaccination Inspector, and Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, for the District of Palmerston, as from the 16th December, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1919.

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 OWEN TROWNSON .. .. Wairau.
FREDERICK JAMES BROOKS .. .. Cromwell.
GEORGE HENRY FRANK .. .. Dannevirke.
JOHN PAISLEY MAHON .. .. Waipukurau.
DAVID HENRY HOOKER .. .. Aorere.
WILLIAM FORRESTER JARVIE .. .. Hawera.
WALTER EDWARD GUNDY .. .. Pukekohe.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the N.Z. Staff Corps, Royal N.Z. Artillery, and Territorial Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 8th January, 1919.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the N.Z. Staff Corps, Royal N.Z. Artillery, and Territorial Force.

APPOINTMENTS.

Colonel (temporary) Clarence Reginald Macdonald, C.M.G., I.G.S., is appointed Camp Commandant, Featherston Military Camp. Dated 26th November, 1918.

Note.—This officer held the appointment of Acting Camp Commandant from 6th November, 1918, to 9th November, 1918.

Lieutenant-Colonel Roy William Cumming, 16th (Waikato) Regiment, held the appointment of Acting Camp Commandant, Featherston Military Camp, from 9th November, 1918, to 26th November, 1918.

Captain James William Silcock, 6th (Hauraki) Regiment, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Camp Adjutant, Featherston Military Camp. Dated 12th November, 1918.

Captain (temporary) Lewis Alfred Clements, N.Z. Permanent Staff, Assistant Camp Quartermaster, held the appointment of Camp Quartermaster, Featherston Military Camp, from 5th November, 1918, to 22nd November, 1918.

Captain Robert Irvine, R.N.Z.A. (N.Z.E.F.), is appointed O.C., N.Z. Field Artillery, Featherston Military Camp. Dated 25th November, 1918.

Captain Felix Hector Levien, 16th (Waikato) Regiment, Reserve of Officers, relinquishes the appointment of Military Representative to a Military Service Board. Dated 22nd October, 1918.

Honorary Lieutenant (temp. Honorary Captain) William Orton Bradley, Royal N.Z. Artillery, relinquishes the appointment of Instructor of Artillery, N.Z. Expeditionary Force Training-camps and the honorary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 12th November, 1918.

Captain (temp.) James Bruce Beale, Unattached List (b), General List, relinquishes the appointment of Military Representative to a Military Service Board and the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 11th September, 1918.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Charles Gray, 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles), relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Provost-Marshal in a military district and the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 4th January, 1919.

Lieutenant Charles Cockburn Miles, 5th (Wellington) Regiment, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Provost-Marshal, Auckland Military District. Dated 7th January, 1919.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Cecil George Gray, N.Z. Dental Corps, is appointed Assistant Director of Dental Services. Dated 10th December, 1918.

Lieutenant Alfred William Baldwin, N.Z. Army Ordnance Department, is appointed Camp Quartermaster, Featherston Military Camp, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 18th November, 1918.

Lieutenant Charles Gamble, Unattached List (b), General List, is appointed Camp Paymaster (temp.), Featherston Military Camp, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain whilst so employed. Dated 28th August, 1918.

Captain (temp. Major) Ralph Wyman, 3rd Auckland Mounted Rifles (Reserve of Officers), relinquishes the appointment of Mounted Rifles Instructor in N.Z. Expeditionary Force Training-camps and the temporary rank of Major whilst so employed. Dated 3rd January, 1919.

Lieutenant John Moultrie Ferriday, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, N.Z. Railway Battalions, relinquishes the appointment of Mortar Instructor, Field Artillery Reinforcements, Featherston Camp. Dated 2nd January, 1919.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) Harry Hector Doughty, N.Z. Field Artillery, “A” Battery, relinquishes the appointment of Field Artillery Instructor in N.Z. Expeditionary Force Training-camps and the temporary rank of Lieutenant whilst so employed. Dated 2nd January, 1919.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) Valentine Stocker, M.C., Unattached List (b), General List, relinquishes the appointment of Physical and Bayonet-fighting Instructor in N.Z. Expeditionary Force Training-camps and the temporary rank of Lieutenant whilst so employed. Dated 9th January, 1919.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) Cyprian Everard Bridge, N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool’s Own), relinquishes the appointment of Lewis Gun Instructor in N.Z. Expeditionary Force Training-camps and the temporary rank of Lieutenant whilst so employed. Dated 3rd January, 1919.

PROMOTIONS, RESIGNATIONS, AND TRANSFERS.

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Captain (temp. Major) Henry Charles Nutsford to be Major. Dated 25th November, 1918, vice Major W. C. Morrison, deceased.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Arthur Charles Cornwallis Stevens resigns his commission. Dated 31st December, 1918.

N.Z. ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT.

Honorary Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Thomas Henry Jones, from the Unattached List (b), General List, to be Accountant, with the rank of Captain, vice Captain Joseph Bernard Ryan, deceased. Dated 7th November, 1918.

1ST MOUNTED RIFLES (CANTERBURY YEOMANRY CAVALRY).

2nd Lieutenant Hassell George de Forges Garland, M.C., to be Lieutenant, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 21st December, 1917.

9TH (WELLINGTON – EAST COAST) MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned Captains to be Majors, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913:—

John Charles McKillop. Dated 25th June, 1918.

Eric Hamilton Beamish. Dated 1st August, 1918.

Lieutenant James Benjamin Poynter to be Captain, under the provisions of paragraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 1st October, 1918.