Clerk of the Warden's Court, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 7th May, 1923.

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

ALBERT JOHN BENNETTS, Esq.,
to be Clerk of the Warden's Court, Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Mining Registrar at Whakatane, for the Hauraki Mining District constituted under the Mining Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of May, 1923.
A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th May, 1923.

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

PATRICK DAVID LEAHY, Esq.,
to be the Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Waitaki, for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 27th day of April, 1923.
A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th May, 1923.

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

JOHN FRANCIS BARRETT, Esq.,
to be the Registrar of Electors and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Roskill, for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of May, 1923.
A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Returning Officer for the Waitomo Electoral District appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th May, 1923.

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

EDWARD JOHN GIFFORD, Esq.,
to be the Returning Officer for the Waitomo Electoral District, for the purposes of the Legislature Act, 1908, as from the 27th day of April, 1923.
A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 8th May, 1923.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

John Robert Meldrum Birss .. Nokomai and Switzers.
Christopher Ward .. Geraldine.
Robert Albert Mace .. Coromandel.
Leonard Bruce Madden .. Tiraun (at Putaruru).
BIRTHS AND DEATHS ONLY.
W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 9th May, 1923.

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, Regiment of Royal N.Z. Artillery, and Territorial Force.

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Lieutenant C. S. J. Duff is transferred to the Regiment of Royal N.Z. Artillery. Dated 4th May, 1923.

THE REGIMENT OF ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant C. S. J. Duff, from the N.Z. Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 15th December, 1920.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

2nd Lieutenant G. M. Whitaker (4th Battery) to be Lieutenant. Dated 19th April, 1923.
2nd Lieutenant H. C. Clouston (15th Battery) resigns his commission. Dated 20th April, 1923.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment.

Lieutenant W. H. Allen to be Captain (13th C. Battalion). Dated 30th April, 1923.
2nd Lieutenant W. P. Dunphy to be Lieutenant (10th C. Battalion). Dated 10th November, 1922.
Captain N. R. W. Thomas (4th Battalion) s transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class 1 (b), R.D. 1. Dated 30th April, 1923.

The Wellington Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant F. H. P. Rogers, from the Otago Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (4th Battalion), with seniority as from the 20th September, 1921.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) G. McAneny (7th C. Battalion) is confirmed.
2nd Lieutenant G. F. Penlington (9th C. Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class 1 (b), R.D. 5. Dated 20th April, 1923.

The Canterbury Regiment.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation), (4th C. Battalion). Dated 19th April, 1923:—
James Thomas Burrows.
Laurence Radford Ryan Denny.
Joseph Bell McBride.

The Otago Regiment.

Francis Wilkinson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (2nd Battalion). Dated 27th April, 1923.
2nd Lieutenant F. H. P. Rogers (2nd Battalion) is transferred to the Wellington Regiment (4th Battalion). Dated 26th April, 1923.
Captain H. S. Kenrick (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class 1 (b), R.D. 11. Dated 3rd May, 1923.
2nd Lieutenant R. Latimer (4th C. Battalion) resigns his commission. Dated 19th April, 1923.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Colonel (temp. Brigadier-General) Sir D. J. McGavin, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.D., F.R.C.S., Eng., Honorary Surgeon to the Governor-General to be Major-General. Dated 1st March, 1923.
Captain P. B. Benham, M.C., M.B., Reserve of Officers, retires under the provisions of General Order No. 184/21 with the rank of Major, and is granted permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 15th April, 1923.
Captain R. E. Paterson, Reserve of Officers, is retired under the provisions of General Order No. 184/21, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 27th April, 1923.
The commission granted Captain G. W. Matthews is cancelled under section 5 (a) of the Defence Act, 1909. Dated 17th April, 1923.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Club disbanded.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 4th May, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the disbandment, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909, of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club:—
Kaikoura Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Kaikoura.
Date of disbandment, 27th March, 1923.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 4th May, 1923.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909, the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club:—
Owen Junction Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Owen Junction, Nelson.
Date of acceptance, 13th April, 1923.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.