Oct. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2563

of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set
respectively opposite their names, viz. :—
Charles Joseph Hugh Curry.. Ngaruawahia (at Taupiri).*
John Thomas Martin .. Foxton.
Harold Victor Walker .. Te Awamutu.
Thomas Mitchell Crawford .. Tokaanu.

• Births and deaths only.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 21st October, 1921.

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

THE REGIMENT OF ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant J. T. Kibblewhite is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Class I (a). Dated 1st August, 1921.

4TH (WAIKATO) MOUNTED RIFLES.
Captain G. M. Abbot resigns his commission. Dated 15th
October, 1921.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. B. Starks
lapses. Dated 12th October, 1921.

6TH (MANAWATU) MOUNTED RIFLES.
Major A. M. Samuel is posted to the Retired List, with rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel, under the provisions of paragraph 126,
General Regulations, 1913. Dated 5th October, 1921.

THE N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant E. C. Rawnsley, Reserve of Officers, resigns his
commission. Dated 5th October, 1921.

N.Z. (FIELD) ENGINEERS.
Northern Depot.
Lieutenant-Colonel L. M. Shera, O.B.E., M.C., is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), 1 R.D. Dated 15th
October, 1921.

Central Depot.
Lieutenant (late Major, N.Z.E.F.) A. A. MacNab, D.S.O., is
posted to the Retired List, with the rank of Major, under
the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 56,
of 30th April, 1921. Dated 13th October, 1921.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.
The Auckland Regiment.
Lieutenant J. D. Campbell is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Class I (b), 1 R.D. Dated 11th October, 1921.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) W. B.
Stewart is confirmed.

The Wellington Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. Kempell, from the Unattached
List (b), to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 28th
February, 1916 (8th C.). Dated 11th October, 1921.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) R. G. C. McNab, from the
Unattached List (b), to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation),
with seniority from 8th January, 1920, and is confirmed in
his appointment (7th C.). Dated 3rd October, 1921.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) H. Drees, from the Otago Regiment,
to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), with seniority from 9th March,
1917. Dated 10th October, 1921.

The Canterbury Regiment.
K. McKenzie-Muirson, M.C., to be Captain (5th C.). Dated
11th October, 1921.
Lieutenant A. L. Macfarlane resigns his commission. Dated
5th October, 1921.

The Otago Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) H. Drees is transferred to the Wel-
ington Regiment. Dated 10th October, 1921.
Donald Frederick Clifford Saxton to be 2nd Lieutenant
(5th C.). Dated 16th February, 1918.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Elliott, M.D., from the Reserve of
Officers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from
1st October, 1915. Dated 7th October, 1921.
Captain H. W. Pigeon, M.B., from the Reserve of Officers,
to be Captain, with seniority from 7th November, 1906.
Dated 13th October, 1921.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.
The Reverend C. H. Harvey, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class,
is posted to the Retired List, under the provisions of General
Headquarters Instructions No. 56, of 30th April, 1921.
Dated 17th October, 1921.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.
Staff Nurse A. Harris is transferred from the Reserve to the
Active List, and promoted to the rank of Sister. Dated
25th October, 1921.

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve :—
Sister M. Hitchcock. Dated 17th October, 1921.
Sister E. H. Beer. Dated 7th October, 1921.

UNATTACHED LIST (a).
Northern Command.
Lieutenant H. J. Gillmore is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Class II (b), 4 R.D. Dated 10th October, 1921.

Central Command.
Captain H. E. Combs is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
Class I (b), 5 R.D. Dated 11th October, 1921.
2nd Lieutenant J. A. Petre is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Class I (b), 5 R.D. Dated 10th October, 1921.

Southern Command.
Major [Lieutenant-Colonel, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] J. Pow,
D.S.O., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b),
11 R.D., with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 13th
September, 1921.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).
Central Command.
The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 53, of
2nd June, 1921, relating to the resignation of 2nd Lieu-
tenant (temp.) J. Kempell is cancelled.

The commissions granted the undermentioned are can-
celled, under the provisions of section 5 (a) of the Defence
Act, 1909. Dated 10th October, 1921 :—
2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)
F. J. Ramsay.
2nd Lieutenant H. A. Shain.
2nd Lieutenant M. Ongley.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
Southern Command.
The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, under
the provisions of paragraph 126, General Regulations, 1913.
Dated 13th September, 1921 :—
Major E. Vine. Captain J. S. Jessep.
Major N. Dodds. Captain J. Johnston.
Captain J. H. Crawford. Lieutenant J. C. Braithwaite.

The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, under
the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 56,
of 30th April, 1921. Dated 13th September, 1921 :—
Major S. Rice.
Major P. J. R. Fordham.
Major A. Digby-Smith, D.S.O.
Major D. McCurdy.
Lieutenant R. E. Fyffe.

The undermentioned retire, under the provisions of para-
graph 127, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 13th Septem-
ber, 1921 :—
Captain J. H. Inglis.
Lieutenant J. R. Wilson.
Lieutenant F. R. Brown.

The commissions granted the undermentioned are cancelled,
under the provisions of section 5 (a) of the Defence Act, 1909.
Dated 13th September, 1921 :—
Lieutenant F. Carson.
2nd Lieutenant L. L. Cook.

Northern Command.
Lieutenant H. W. Smales retires, under the provisions of para-
graph 127, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 12th October,
1921.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS (Temp.).
Southern Command.
Major A. E. Alexander is posted to the Retired List, under
the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 56,
of 30th April, 1921. Dated 12th October, 1921.

R. H. RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds by the Uawa County
Council.—Notice No. 2099.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 26th October, 1921.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the
Uawa County Council has, by special order, declared
Bathurst burr (Xanthium spinosum), foxglove (Digitalis pur-
purea), gorse (Ulex europæus), and milk thistle (Carduus
marianus) to be noxious weeds within the meaning of the
Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, in the district under its jurisdic-
tion.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Agriculture.