SEPT. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2667

Captain J. H. Grover is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
Class II (a). Dated 30th September, 1922.

N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS.
Lieutenant (Honorary Captain) O. P. McGuigan is posted to
the Retired List, with the rank of Captain. Dated 15th
October, 1922.

2ND N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT (QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S
WELLINGTON WEST COAST).
2nd Lieutenant B. W. H. Smart, from the Wellington Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 13th September, 1922.

6TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT (MANAWATU).
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) H. Batchelar is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, Class II (b), R.D. 6. Dated 15th September, 1922.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.
Northern Depot.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) L. F. Rudd
is confirmed.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.
The Auckland Regiment.
The appointments of the undermentioned are confirmed:-
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) P. A. S. Stein (5th C.
Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) P. O. Veale (5th C. Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) H. M. McMurtie (5th C. Battalion).

2nd Lieutenant P. A. S. Stein to be Lieutenant (5th C. Battalion). Dated 14th September, 1922.
2nd Lieutenant P. O. Veale to be Lieutenant (5th C. Battalion). Dated 14th September, 1922.

2nd Lieutenant A. P. Nelson, from the Otago Regiment, to
be 2nd Lieutenant (13th C. Battalion), with seniority as
from 7th April, 1920. Dated 16th September, 1922.

Lieutenant C. L. Lane (3rd Battalion) is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 3. Dated 16th September, 1922.

2nd Lieutenant M. M. Parkinson (4th Battalion) is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 4. Dated 12th September, 1922.

The Wellington Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant B. W. H. Smart (12th C. Battalion) is transferred to the 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles Regiment (Queen Alexandra's Wellington West Coast). Dated 13th September, 1922.
Gerald Harcourt Weir to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation),
(12th C. Battalion). Dated 12th September, 1922.

The Canterbury Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant F. H. Mintrom to be Lieutenant (1st Battalion). Dated 16th September, 1922.

2nd Lieutenant C. W. H. Ronaldson to be Lieutenant (1st
Battalion). Dated 16th September, 1922.

The appointments of the undermentioned are confirmed :-
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) C. V. Kirke (1st Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) F. S. Arthur (1st Battalion).

The Otago Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant A. P. Nelson (8th C. Battalion) is transferred
to the Auckland Regiment. Dated 16th September, 1922.

The appointments of the undermentioned are confirmed:-
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) A. P. Roydhouse (1st Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) G. G. Black (1st Battalion).

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.
Northern Depot.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) E. J. F.
Kennedy is confirmed.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Club accepted.
Department of Defence,
Wellington, 20th September, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to accept the services of the undermentioned Defence
Rifle Club, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909:-
Whangarei Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at
Whangarei.
Date of acceptance, 30th August, 1922.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.
Department of Defence,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary
Forces Officers' Decoration to Major R. L. Evatt, of the
Wellington Regiment.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Dismissal from the Forces.
Department of Defence,
Wellington, 22nd September, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of
the dismissal of the undermentioned from the New
Zealand Defence Forces, under section 6 (b), Defence Act,
1909, he having been convicted by the Civil power:-
No. 14/9/18. Richard Louis Leighton Rodgers, 11th
Battery, Regiment of New Zealand Artillery.

Dated 9th September, 1922.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Military Defaulters List.

IN pursuance of the provisions in that behalf of the
Expeditionary Forces Amendment Act of 1918, the
Minister of Defence for the Dominion of New Zealand doth
hereby amend the Military Defaulters List, as published in
the Gazette of the 14th May, 1919, by deleting therefrom the
name set forth in the Schedule hereto.

Dated this 25th day of September, 1922.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

SCHEDULE.
DELETION UNDER SECTION 10 OF THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
AMENDMENT ACT, 1918.
57927 Wright, Percy Arthur, Ship's Steward, 232 Riddiford
Street, Wellington.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.
Wellington, 21st September, 1922.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Board of the Wairarapa Electric-power District, is
published in accordance with the provisions of the Local
Bodies' Loans Act, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

WAIRARAPA ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.
Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act,
1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers
of the Wairarapa Electric-power District taken on the 7th
day of September, 1922, on the proposal of the Wairarapa
Electric-power Board to borrow the sum of £50,000 for the
purpose of financing intending consumers of electrical energy,
and to provide for stock of electrical apparatus, with necessary land, buildings, and storage accommodation, the number
of votes recorded for the proposal was 528, and the number
of votes recorded against the proposal was 80.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 12th day of September, 1922.

J. C. COOPER, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.
Wellington, 22nd September, 1922.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the
Council of the Borough of Waimate, is published in
accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans
Act, 1913.

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

WAIMATE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act,
1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers
of the Borough of Waimate taken on the 13th day of September, 1922, on the proposal to borrow the sum of £20,000
for the purpose of providing underground drainage in all
streets within the said borough, with the exception of Dobson
and Cameron Streets, in which there are houses and which