Dec. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3175

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

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Department of Defence,
Wellington, 4th December, 1922.

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, Royal N.Z. Artillery, and Territorial Force :—

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Lieutenant F. E. G. Batley, having joined the Indian Army, relinquishes his commission. Dated 23rd November, 1922.

ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant T. D. Wrigley is posted to the Retired List. Dated 17th August, 1922.

5TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT (OTAGO).

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation). Dated 14th November, 1922 :—
Thomas Thomson Cuddie.
Keith Harold English.
Charles Edward Pryce.

6TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT (MANAWATU).

George Henry Burton to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 14th November, 1922.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

James Ewart Hannah to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (11th Battery). Dated 18th November, 1922.

THE AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) W. H. Robinson, from the Wellington Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (8th C. Battalion), with seniority as from 28th October, 1921. Dated 10th November, 1922.

Eric Leslie Quarrie to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (4th Battalion). Dated 24th November, 1922.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT.

George McAneny to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (7th C. Battalion). Dated 17th November, 1922.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) W. H. Robinson is transferred to the Auckland Regiment. Dated 10th November, 1922.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant T. A. Stuart-Menteath to be Lieutenant (4th C. Battalion). Dated 22nd November, 1922.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (9th C. Battalion) :—
Eric George Hilton Weeks. Dated 14th November, 1922.
Keith William Ford. Dated 18th November, 1922.

Lieutenant M. J. O’Connor (2nd Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 9. Dated 18th November, 1922.

THE OTAGO REGIMENT.

The appointment of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :—
T. G. Honeywood (7th C. Battalion).
T. Mathews (2nd Battalion).
A. St.C. Macgregor (7th C. Battalion).
A. McGruer (7th C. Battalion).

Lieutenant H. Willis is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Class II (b), R.D. 11. Dated 13th November, 1922.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Southern Depot.

The appointment of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :—
J. Cruse.
E. Blackmore.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain N. S. Whitton, M.B., from the Reserve of Officers (temp.), to be Captain, with seniority as from 29th July, 1917. Dated 15th November, 1922.

Ewart Gordon Anderson, M.B. (formerly Captain N.Z.E.F.), to be Captain. Dated 22nd April, 1919.

N.Z. VETERINARY CORPS.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Snowball, M.R.C.V.S., (D), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class II (b), R.D. 11. Dated 18th November, 1922.

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N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The undermentioned to be Chaplains, 4th Class :—
Dated 6th November, 1922—
William Herbert Carroll (Salvation Army).
Richard Sawyer (Salvation Army).

Dated 11th November, 1922—
The Reverend William Tasman Drake (Church of England).
The Reverend John Thomson Macky (Presbyterian).
The Reverend Ernest Joseph Orange (Presbyterian).

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve List, Class I. Dated 6th November, 1922 :—
The Reverend O. M. Stent, Chaplain, 3rd Class, R.D. 5.
William Herbert Carroll, Chaplain, 4th Class, R.D. 7.
Richard Sawyer, Chaplain, 4th Class, R.D. 7.
The Reverend H. N. Woods, R.D. 12. Dated 20th November, 1922.

The Reverend G. W. Dent, Chaplain, 3rd Class, is transferred to the Reserve List, Class II, R.D. 7. Dated 6th November, 1922.

The undermentioned Chaplains to the Forces, 4th Class, are transferred to the Reserve List, Class II. Dated 6th November, 1922 :—
The Reverend H. Grinstead, R.D. 6.
The Reverend D. McIvor, R.D. 8.
The Reverend D. Campbell, R.D. 6.
The Reverend J. C. Loan, R.D. 6.
The Reverend A. Hodge, R.D. 7.
A. Gray, R.D. 5.
F. W. Burton, R.D. 5.
D. Macauley, R.D. 1.
The Reverend T. W. Potts, R.D. 10. Dated 20th November, 1922.

The Reverend A. T. Thompson, B.A., B.D., Chaplain, 4th Class, is posted to the Retired List. Dated 15th November, 1922.

The undermentioned Chaplains to the Forces, 4th Class, retire under paragraph 127, General Regulations, 1913 :—
The Reverend J. D. McKenzie. Dated 6th November, 1922.
The Reverend G. Heighway. Dated 13th November, 1922.

The commissions granted to the undermentioned are cancelled under section 5 (a), the Defence Act, 1909. Dated 13th November, 1922 :—
The Reverend R. Richards, M.C., Chaplain, 3rd Class.
The Reverend M. Gibson, Chaplain, 3rd Class.
The Reverend R. Morgan, Chaplain, 4th Class.
The Reverend S. J. Mathieson, Chaplain, 4th Class.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Defence.

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Defence Rifle Club disbanded.

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Department of Defence,
Wellington, 30th November, 1922.

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

Amberley Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Amberley.

Date of disbandment, 3rd November, 1922.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Defence.

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Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers Decoration.

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Department of Defence,
Wellington, 4th December, 1922.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to Captain J. G. McKay, 9th (Cadet) Battalion, the Canterbury Regiment.

W. FRASER, for Minister of Defence

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Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.—Declaration by the Registrar dissolving a Society.

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I, DONALD GEORGE CLARK, Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that The Palmerston North Orchestral Society “Incorporated” is no longer carrying on operations and has no assets, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved, in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908. Dated at Wellington this 29th day of November, 1922.

D. G. CLARK,
Registrar of Incorporated Societies.