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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 92

Member of the Board of Agriculture appointed.—Notice No. 2042.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th November, 1920.

IT is hereby notified for public information that His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint, in terms of the Board of Agriculture Act, 1913,

JAMES BEGG, Esq.,

to be a member of the Board of Agriculture established by the above-mentioned Act, vice A. S. Orbell, Esq., deceased.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Agriculture.

Inspector of Weights and Measures appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th November, 1920.

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

ROBERT OWEN

to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures under the Weights and Measures Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of November, 1920.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Sheriff, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th November, 1920.

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

ARTHUR HARRY CUTLER

to be Deputy Sheriff for the district of Canterbury, and Deputy Registrar at Christchurch of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, for the purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908, as from the 26th day of October, 1920.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 5th November, 1920.

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

STANLEY AYLING

to be Registrar of Marriages, Registrar of Births and Deaths, Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, and Vaccination Inspector for the district of Buller, as from the 27th October, 1920.

WILLIAM JOHN GIBBS

to be Registrar of Marriages, Registrar of Births and Deaths, Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, and Vaccination Inspector for the district of Temuka, as from the 16th October, 1920.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the Territorial Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 8th November, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of the undermentioned officers of the Territorial Force.

COMMANDS.

Colonel William James Strong, C.B.E., (d.), relinquishes the command of the Otago Coast Defences, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List). Dated 27th October, 1920.

N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

Captain Charles Arnold Pemberton, M.R.C.S. Eng., is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st November, 1920.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S 2ND (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) MOUNTED RIFLES.

Lieutenant-Colonel David Pringle, C.B.E., (t.d.), relinquishes the command of the regiment, and is posted to the Retired List, under the provisions of paragraphs 126 and 127, General Regulations, 1913, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 27th October, 1920.

Major Duncan Munro to be Lieutenant-Colonel and to command the regiment. Dated 27th October, 1920.

N.Z. FIELD ARTILLERY.

“D” Battery.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 26th October, 1920:—

Sergeant James William John Greig.
Sergeant St. Leger Harold Reeves.

N.Z. GARRISON ARTILLERY.

Wellington G.A. Division.

Major William Howard Johnson, M.C., is appointed to command the division. Dated 27th October, 1920.

No. 4 Company.

Lieutenant John William Richardson Oakes, from the Unattached List (b), to be Lieutenant. Dated 26th October, 1920.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Divisional Signal Companies, No. 1 Company (Auckland).

Captain [Major, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Thomas Henry Dawson is appointed to command the company. Dated 19th June, 1920.

N.Z. RAILWAY BATTALIONS.

North Island.

Major (temp.) Edward Leonard Hornibrook ceases to be attached, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, with the honorary rank of Major. Dated 4th November, 1920.

Lieutenant John Anderson McQueen to be Captain, with seniority next below Captain J. D. McComish. Dated 1st March, 1920.

2nd Lieutenant Walter Archer Breach, from the Unattached List (General List), to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant A. F. Gilmore, M.M. Dated 1st June, 1920.

2nd Lieutenant George Turner Poole, from the N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool’s Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1st June, 1920.

2nd Lieutenant Eugene Magnus Augustine Mooney, from the Unattached List (General List), to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1st June, 1920.

South Island.

Company Sergeant-Major George Archibald Keith Simmers to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 1st November, 1920.

4TH (OTAGO) REGIMENT.

Coast Defence Detachment.

Lieutenant-Colonel John Archibald Paul Frederic is appointed to command Otago Coast Defences. Dated 27th October, 1920.

16TH (WAIKATO) REGIMENT.

Major John Hector Luxford relinquishes the command of the regiment. Dated 27th October, 1920.

Major William Henderson Gibb is appointed to command the regiment. Dated 27th October, 1920.

N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE (EARL OF LIVERPOOL’S OWN), TERRITORIAL.

2nd Lieutenant George Turner Poole is transferred to the Corps of N.Z. Engineers, N.Z. Railway Battalions. Dated 1st June, 1920.

2nd Lieutenant Frank William Parry relinquishes his commission, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 115/20, of 15th July, Dated 30th September, 1920.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain (temp. Major) Herbert Donald Robertson, M.B., is appointed to command No. 4 Field Ambulance. Dated 28th October, 1920.

Captain (temp.) Charles Benjamin Rossiter, F.R.C.S. Eng., is posted to the Reserve of Officers (temp.). Dated 28th January, 1919.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Sister Dora Kathleen Holmes is transferred to the Temporary Reserve List. Dated 31st October, 1920.

Sister Eleanor Ivy Child is struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, and reported to the service. Dated 1st February, 1920.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).

Captain Gustav Theodore Kretschmar is posted to the Retired List, under the provisions of paragraph 126, General Regulations, 1913, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 26th October, 1920.

Lieutenant John William Richardson Oakes is transferred to the N.Z. Garrison Artillery, No. 4 Company. Dated 26th October, 1920.

Lieutenant Mervyn Wells resigns his commission. Dated 29th October, 1920.