Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 15th April, 1921.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointments in the Public Service:

SAMUEL JAMES BOLTON
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and
Deaths for the district of Geraldine, as from the 1st April,
1921.

ARTHUR LIONEL WILEY
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and
Deaths for the district of Lumsden, as from the 11th April,
1921.

ISABELLA MARY MCNEE
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and
Deaths for the district of Balfour, as from the 11th April,
1921.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Inspectors of Noxious Weeds appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 19th April, 1921.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointments in the Public Service:

ROBERT MCKENZIE HENDERSON and
LEONARD O'FLAHERTY
to be Inspectors for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds
and Rabbit Nuisance Acts, 1908, as from the 1st day of
April, 1921.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Returning Officer appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 19th April, 1921.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointment in the Public Service:

WILLIAM EDWARD GOFFE
to be the Returning Officer for the Northern Maori Electoral
District for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as
from the 12th day of April, 1921.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Receiver of Land Revenue appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 19th April, 1921.

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

JOHN MACDONALD
to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Southland Land
District, for the purposes of the Land Act, 1908, as from
the 1st day of April, 1921.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 19th April, 1921.

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 and Territorial Force.

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) John Henry Grover to be Captain.
Dated 23rd March, 1921.

Lieutenant William Walter Dove, M.C., to be Captain.
Dated 1st April, 1921.

N.Z. GARRISON ARTILLERY.

Wellington G.A. Division.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) William Patrick Coles resigns
his appointment. Dated 9th April, 1921.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Harold
Bruce Martin lapses. Dated 11th April, 1921.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

No. 4 Field Company.

Lieutenant Kolbjorn Thorvaldsson Jenssen, from the Reserve
of Officers (General List), to be Lieutenant. Dated 2nd
April, 1921.

2nd Lieutenant Alexander Robert Entrican, from the Un-
attached List (b), to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 2nd April,
1921.

N.Z. POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS.
North Island.

Lieutenant Harold Joseph Gray resigns his commision.
Dated 2nd April, 1921.

Leopold Thomas Buckton to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation).
Dated 7th April, 1921.

South Island.

Archibald Adam Hunter to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation).
Dated 5th April, 1921.

7TH (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) REGIMENT.

Ronald Kenneth Gordon to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 6th
April, 1921.

9TH (HAWKE'S BAY) REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) Sidney Razell Wood resigns his
commission. Dated 11th April, 1921.

11TH REGIMENT (TARANAKI RIFLES).

Major Arthur Leech 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 7th February, 1921.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Staff Nurse Mary Jane Murdoch to be Sister (Massage Branch).
Dated 17th February, 1921.

Hannah B. Ariell to be Sister (Massage Branch). Dated 1st
March, 1921.

The undermentioned are posted to the Temporary Reserve
List:

Sister Daphne Rowena Commons. Dated 1st April, 1921.
Sister Decima Constance Horton. Dated 20th April,
1921.

Sister Alice Lizzie Philpotts. Dated 28th February, 1921.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).
Central Military District.

2nd Lieutenant Arthur David Low to be Lieutenant. Dated
9th March, 1921.

2nd Lieutenant Alexander Robert Entrican is transferred to
the Corps of N.Z. Engineers, No. 4 Field Company. Dated
2nd April, 1921.

Noble Frank Lowndes to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation).
Dated 9th April, 1921.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants
(on probation) lapse. Dated 11th April, 1921:

William Donovan.
Frederick Henry Cowper Smith.

Southern Military District.

2nd Lieutenant Charles Arnold Lawn to be Lieutenant.
Dated 18th August, 1920.

R. H. RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Clubs disbanded.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 16th April, 1921.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of
the disbandment of the undermentioned Defence
Rifle Clubs, under the provisions of section 43, Defence Act,
1909:

Balfour Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Balfour.
Clinton Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Clinton.
Denniston Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at
Denniston.
Millerton Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at
Millerton.
Owaka Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Owaka.
Riverton Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at
Riverton.
Roxburgh Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at
Roxburgh.
Waiau Farmers’ Union Defence Rifle Club, with head-
quarters at Orawia (Otago).

Dated 2nd April, 1921.

R. H. RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Government Offices to be closed on Monday, the 25th April,
1921, in Celebration of Anzac Day.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 20th April, 1921.

As provided by the Anzac Day Act, 1920, the Govern-
ment Offices throughout New Zealand will be closed
on Monday, the 25th April, 1921, in celebration of Anzac
Day.

W. R. MORRIS,
Public Service Commissioner.