JULY 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2271

“Appointments will be confirmed on the completion of six months’ service, provided the probationary officers (a) have been satisfactorily reported upon by the O.C. District under whom they have been working and by the Director of Financial Services, and (b) have passed the prescribed examination in military subjects.”

(2.) Paragraph 112 is hereby amended by altering the heading of the paragraph to read “Promotion of Officers of the N.Z. Staff Corps, Royal N.Z. Artillery, and N.Z. Army Pay Corps,” and by adding the following subparagraphs:—
“112c. The promotion of officers in the N.Z. Army Pay Corps will be governed by the same conditions as those governing promotion in the N.Z. Staff Corps, except that the necessary qualifying examination will be one set specially for the N.Z.A.P.C.
“112d. Service as Accountant or Command Paymaster (whether in a civil capacity or otherwise) prior to the coming into force of this regulation shall count towards promotion, but will not absolve officers from being required to pass the promotions and qualifying examinations.”

(3.) Paragraphs 104 and 105 are hereby revoked, and the following substituted:—

“Honorary Aides-de-Camp to the Governor-General.
“104. Officers not exceeding six in number (two from the Permanent Force and four from the Territorial Force) may be appointed Honorary Aides-de-Camp to the Governor-General in recognition of gallantry or distinguished service in the field or meritorious service in the interests of the Dominion.
“Officers eligible for the above distinction must, during their term of office, be on the Active List or the Reserve of Officers, and their rank must not be below that of Lieutenant-Colonel.
“The appointments will be for the term of the appointment of the Governor-General to whom they are attached, and will automatically terminate when that Governor-General vacates office.
“When on duty in connection with their appointment, Honorary Aides-de-Camp to the Governor-General will wear on their right shoulders a special gold-cord aiguillette of a similar design to that worn by Aides-de-Camp to the Sovereign, but will not, unless they are members of the N.Z. General Staff, wear any other staff distinction.
“These appointments will not entitle the officers to any pay or allowances.

“Honorary Physicians and Honorary Surgeons to the Governor-General.
“105. Officers of the N.Z. Army Medical Corps or the N.Z. Medical Corps, not exceeding two in number, may be appointed Honorary Physician and Honorary Surgeon respectively to the Governor-General in recognition of distinguished conduct in the field or meritorious service in the interests of the Dominion.
“The conditions as regards eligibility, term of appointment, distinctions in dress, and pay and allowances will be the same as for Honorary Aides-de-Camp.”

FINANCIAL INSTRUCTIONS AND ALLOWANCE REGULATIONS.
(4.) Paragraphs 337 and 338 are hereby revoked.

As witness the hand of his Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 21st day of July, 1920.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Consular Agent of the United States of America at Dunedin recognized.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th July, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government directs it to be notified that, in accordance with instructions received from His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, he has recognized the appointment of

HARMAN REEVES, Esq., of Dunedin,

as Consular Agent for the United States of America at Dunedin.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Ranger under the Animals Protection Act, 1908, appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 28th July, 1920.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

IAN AUGUSTINE MACKAY,

of Lower Hutt, to be a Ranger under the Animals Protection Act, 1908, for the Acclimatization District of Wellington.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Trustees for Public Cemeteries appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 22nd July, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has, in pursuance of section 4 of the Cemeteries Act, 1908, been pleased, on the 22nd day of July, 1920, to appoint

HERBERT THOMAS NICHOL and
WILLIAM KINROSS WHITE

to be trustees, in the place of John Bowie Arnott, deceased, and David Milne, left the district, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Petane Public Cemetery.

PERCY ALFRED STRUTHERS

to be a trustee, in the place of Arthur Leaver, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Orawaiti Public Cemetery.

JOHN VINCENT FOX

to be a trustee, in the place of Richard Fenwick, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Otaio Public Cemetery.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Ranger of Crown Lands appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th July, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has, in terms of section 29 of the Land Act, 1908, been pleased to appoint

Constable WILLIAM HIGGINS DUNLOP

to be a Ranger of Crown Lands at Queenstown.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Native Interpreter appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 23rd July, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

EDWARD THOMSON, of Kihikihi,

to act as a licensed Native Interpreter of the First Grade, under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder.

W. H. HERRIES, Native Minister.

Police-gaoler appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 20th July, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Sergeant HORTON CHARLES DAVID WADE

to be Police-gaoler at Wairoa, vice Sergeant Quinn.

J. G. COATES,
Minister in Charge of Prisons Department.

Stipendiary Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th July, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

ARTHUR MANWELL MOWLEM, Esq.,

to be a Stipendiary Magistrate to exercise criminal and civil jurisdiction within New Zealand; the appointment to take effect on and from the 1st day of August, 1920.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.

Clerk of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd July, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

EDWIN ROLLAND NORRIE

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the districts of Bay of Plenty and Gisborne.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 21st July, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to accept the resignation by

DONALD MITCHELL, Esq.,

of Wangaloa, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.