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THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Colin Theo Manning to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation),
(20th Battery). Dated 1st May, 1924.
William Herbert Jack Entrican to be 2nd Lieutenant (18th
Battery. Dated 11th June, 1924.
Charles Temuka Leggett to be 2nd Lieutenant (18th Battery).
Dated 11th June, 1924.
Lewis Maitland Howey Walker to be 2nd Lieutenant (on
probation), (20th Battery). Dated 11th June, 1924.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Waikato Regiment.

Lieutenant F. Stewart, M.C., from the Wellington Regiment
(2nd "C" Battalion), to be Lieutenant (lst "C" Bat-
talion), with seniority as from the 10th April, 1921.
2nd Lieutenant A. G. C. Wallace, from the Wellington
Regiment (1st "C" Battalion), to be 2nd Lieutenant (1st
"C" Battalion), with seniority as from the 8th July, 1921.
John Christopher Lyne to be 2nd Lieutenant (1st Battalion).
Dated 4th June, 1924.

The Wellington Regiment.

Lieutenant F. C. Tunley, D.C.M., is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, ClassII (b) R. D. 5. Dated 5th June,
1924.
2nd Lieutenant A. G. C. Wallace, is transferred to the
Waikato Regiment (1st "C" Battalion) as from the 9th
June, 1924,

The Hawke's Bay Regiment.

Irvine Stephens McHarg to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation),
(3rd " C " Battalion). Dated 2nd June, 1924.

The Taranaki Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant G. H. Weir to be Lieutenant (2nd "C"
Battalion). Dated 4th June, 1924.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) W. E.
Scott (lst Battalion) is confirmed.

The Canterbury Regiment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) T. H.
McDonald (2nd "C" Battalion) is confirmed.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant W. T. McCaw, M.M., from the Reserve of
Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant (1st Battalion). Dated 9th
June, 1924.
Kenneth Hardwicke Bartlett to be 2nd Lieutenant (lst "C"
Battalion). Dated 6th June, 1924.
William Henry Nightingale to be 2nd Lieutenant (lst "C"
Battalion). Dated 6th June, 1924.

The Otago Regiment.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants :-
2nd Lieutenant L. B. McGovern (1st Battalion). Dated
29th August, 1923.
2nd Lieutenant R. E. Murray (1st Battalion). Dated
29th August, 1923.
2nd Lieutenant E. H. Diack (2nd "C" Battalion).
Dated 11th June, 1924.
2nd Lieutenant A. T. McNaughton (lst "C" Battalion.
Dated 11th June, 1924.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) S. W.
Josland (lst Battalion) is confirmed.

The Southland Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant P. A. Smith (1st "C" Battalion) is trans-
ferred to the 5th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars).
Dated 13th June, 1924.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 18, of 9th
March, 1922, relating to Lieutenant J. A. McL. Roy, M.C.,
is cancelled.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.

Department of Defence,

Wellington, 30th June, 1924.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary
Forces Officers' Decoration to

Colonel A. R. Young, M.R.C.V.S., N.Z. Veterinary Corps.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

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Formation of New Zealand Permanent Army Service Corps.

Department of Defence,

Wellington, 27th June, 1924.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve, under section 6 (a), Defence Act, 1909, of
the constitution and establishment of the undermentioned
unit as part of the New Zealand Permanent Forces, to consist
of such number of officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned
officers, and men as may from time to time be authorized by
the Minister of Defence :-

New Zealand Permanent Army Service Corps.

Dated 1st June, 1924.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,

For Minister of Defence.

New Zealand Army Pay Corps.

Department of Defence,

Wellington, 27th June, 1924.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve, under section 6 (a), Defence Act, 1909, of
the reconstitution and re-establishment of the undermentioned
unit as part of the New Zealand Permanent Forces, to consist
of such number of officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned
officers, and men as may from time to time be authorized by
the Minister of Defence:-

New Zealand Army Pay Corps.

Dated 18th May, 1924.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,

For Minister of Defence.

Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, licensed.

Friendly Societies Department,

Wellington, 27th June, 1924,

IN pursuance of the 10th section of the Friendly Societies
Act, 1909, His Excellency the Governor-General has
been pleased to license

Gordon Stephens

of Hastings, to act as a Public Auditor under the Friendly
Societies Act, 1909.

G. JAS. ANDERSON, Minister in Charge.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 2nd July, 1924.

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

W. F. MASSEY, Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF OTAHUHU.

Waterworks and Streets-improvements Loan of £3,000.

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 Otahuhu, taken on the 17th day of June, 1924, on
the proposal of the Otahuhu Borough Council to borrow the
sum of £3,000 for waterworks and streets-improvement,-
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 91 ;
the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 22 ;
the number of informal votes was 1.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 18th day of June, 1924.

R. B. TODD, Mayor.

Result of Election of a Member of the Balclutha, Invercargill,
Kaitangata, and Milton Fire Boards by Fire-insurance Com-
panies.

Department of Internal Affairs,

Wellington, 1st July, 1924.

THE following result of the election of a member of the
Balclutha, Invercargill, Kaitangata, and Milton Fire
Boards by fire-insurance companies has been reported to the
Minister of Internal Affairs, and is notified in accordance with
the rules under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908 :-

Balclutha Fire Board : Noel Wildman Nelson.
Invercargill Fire Board.: Robert Nicholas Todd.
Kaitangata Fire Board : Noel Wildman Nelson.
Milton Fire Board : Noel Wildman Nelson.

RCHD. F. BOLLARD,

Minister of Internal Affairs.