FEB. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 543

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—Harold Edward Elliott, Esquire, of No. 360 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, in the Commonwealth of Australia, a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, has this day been appointed by the Honourable the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in the State of Victoria under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned. Dated at Wellington this 17th day of February, 1921.

G. S. CLARK,
Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court at Wellington.

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

Department of Defence, Wellington, 22nd February. 1921.

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

1ST (CANTERBURY) REGIMENT.

Captain [Major, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Raymond Alexander Reid Lawry to be Major. Dated 29th January, 1921.
Lieutenant Colin Little Gillies, from the 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment, to be Lieutenant. Dated 29th January, 1921.
Lieutenant (Bandmaster) William Valentine Siddall is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th January, 1921.

2ND (SOUTH CANTERBURY) REGIMENT.

Captain Percy Louis Orr is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th January, 1921.
Lieutenant Colin Little Gillies is transferred to the 1st (Canterbury) Regiment. Dated 29th January, 1921.

10TH (NORTH OTAGO) REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant James Wyllie Smellie to be Lieutenant. Dated 6th May, 1921.

12TH (NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH) REGIMENT.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains. Dated 5th February, 1921 :

Cyril Malcolm Rout.
William James Gallen.

17TH (RUAHINE) REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Frank Marshall, from the Unattached List (General List), to be Lieutenant. Dated 10th February, 1921.
Lieutenant Balfour Dawson, from the Unattached List (b), to be Lieutenant. Dated 10th February, 1921.

N.Z. FIELD ARTILLERY.

“B” Battery.

Captain Archibald Jeffrey Chrystall is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 9th February, 1921.

N.Z. GARRISON ARTILLERY.

Wellington G.A. Division.

Honorary Lieutenant (Bandmaster) Thomas Herd, from the Reserve of Officers (General List), to be Honorary Lieutenant (Bandmaster). Dated 2nd February, 1921.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation). Dated 2nd February. 1921 :

William Patrick Coles.
Arthur Dymock Morris.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

N.Z. Post and Telegraph Corps (South Island).

Quartermaster-Sergeant Walter Martin Downey to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 28th January, 1921.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 72, of 12th August, 1920, relating to Captain Frederick Louis Armitage, is cancelled, and the following substituted :—

Frederick Louis Armitage to be Honorary Captain. Dated 18th September, 1915.

Robert Campbell Begg to be Major, and is attached to No. 4 Field Ambulance, “A” Section. Dated 31st January, 1921.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Sister Theresa Butler is transferred to the Temporary Reserve List. Dated 18th February, 1921.
Sister Alice Lizzie Philpotts to be Charge Sister. Dated 3rd February, 1921.
Staff Nurse Dora Margaret Taylor to be Sister. Dated 24th October, 1920.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).

Southern Military District.

Captain John Godfrey Cook resigns his commission. Dated 12th February, 1921.
Thomas Leonard James to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 9th February, 1921.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Charles Richard Cresswell resigns his appointment. Dated 9th February, 1921

Central Military District.

Lieutenant Balfour Dawson is transferred to the 17th (Ruahine) Regiment. Dated 10th February, 1921.

GENERAL LIST.

2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Frank Marshall is transferred to the 17th (Ruahine) Regiment. Dated 10th February, 1921.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS (GENERAL LIST).

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Charles Conrad Ziesler relinquishes the appointment of Vocational Officer late Otago Military District. Dated 28th April, 1921.

R. H. RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Department of Defence, Wellington, 24th January, 1921.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club, under the provisions of section 43, Defence Act, 1909 :-

Palmerston South Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Palmerston South.
Date of acceptance, 24th January, 1921.

R. H. RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Department of Defence, Wellington, 14th February, 1921.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club, under the provisions of section 43, Defence Act, 1909 :-

Raetihi Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Raetihi.
Date of acceptance, 4th February, 1921.

R. H. RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration of Boundaries, Manaia Town District.

Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 14th February, 1921.

It is hereby notified that a petition has been presented to His Excellency the Governor-General, under the Town Boards Act, 1908, praying that the areas described in the Schedule hereto may be excluded from the Manaia Town District. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed alteration which they desire to lodge, within one month from the first publication of this notice, such objections or petitions to be addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

AREAS PROPOSED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MANAIA TOWN DISTRICT.

All those areas in Manaia Town District, in the Registration District of Taranaki, the boundaries of which are more particularly described as follows, be the said areas a little more or less :-

All the sections and their abuttals mentioned below are situate in Block VII, Waimate Survey District.

Part Section 95.-Area, 4 acres 1 rood 5·2 perches. Bounded towards the north by Section 105, 852·2 links ; east by Kapai Street, 500·4 links ; south by railway reserve, 809·3 links ; west by railway reserve, 512·5 links, to the point of commencement.

Part Section 94.-Area, 3 acres 1 rood 0·4 perches. Bounded towards the north by Sections 105 and 106, 500·2 links ; east by Section 93, 650·3 links ; south by railway reserve, 500·2 links ; west by Kaipi Street, 650·3 links, to the point of commencement.

Sections 86 and 85.-Area, 10 acres 1 rood 32 perches. Bounded towards the north by Section 107, 1046 links ; east