JULY 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1681

Appointments, Promotions, and Transfers of Officers of the Territorial Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 11th July, 1924.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the Territorial Force :—

2ND N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S WELLINGTON WEST COAST).

2nd Lieutenant R. C. Wood is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 8. Dated 7th July, 1924.

3RD N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (AUCKLAND).

Jack Veitch to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 1st June, 1924.

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

Lieutenant R. H. Buchanan, M.C., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 6. Dated 7th July, 1924.

7TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (WELLINGTON EAST COAST).

Lieutenant J. R. Sinclair to be Captain. Dated 24th June, 1924.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

John Lindsay Fraser to be 2nd Lieutenant (20th Battery). Dated 10th June, 1924.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Central Depot.

2nd Lieutenant J. O. Taylor is transferred to the Wellington Regiment (1st Battalion). Dated 4th July, 1924.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

Central Depot.

Campbell Walton Watts to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 4th July, 1924.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).

Lieutenant R. E. Murray from the Otago Regiment (1st Battalion) to be Lieutenant (2nd C Battalion), with seniority as from the 29th August, 1923.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) L. S. Wood (3rd C Battalion) is confirmed.

2nd Lieutenant J. H. Greenwood, M.C., M.M., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 30th June, 1924.

The North Auckland Regiment.

Thomas Arthur Sargent to be 2nd Lieutenant (1st Battalion). Dated 3rd July, 1924.

Malcolm Niccol to be 2nd Lieutenant (2nd C Battalion). Dated 3rd July, 1924.

Lieutenant L. A. Hill (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 27th June, 1924.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) J. G. Brown (3rd Battalion) is confirmed.

Douglas Taylor Okey to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (1st C Battalion). Dated 27th June, 1924.

Jonathan Bennett to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (1st Battalion). Dated 7th July, 1924.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Lieutenant C. E. H. Naylor, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant (1st Battalion). Dated 1st July, 1924.

The Wellington Regiment.

Captain E. F. J. Reeves, M.C., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain (1st Battalion). Dated 30th June, 1924.

2nd Lieutenant J. C. Naylor, from the Corps of N.Z. Engineers (Central Depot), to be 2nd Lieutenant (1st Battalion). Dated 4th July, 1924.

The Taranaki Regiment.

The undermentioned to be Captains (1st Battalion). Dated 1st July, 1924 :—

Lieutenant L. J. Carmine.
Lieutenant F. G. Coleman.
Lieutenant E. J. Thomas.

Lieutenant D. F. C. Saxton, from the Otago Regiment (3rd C Battalion), to be Lieutenant (1st C Battalion), with seniority as from the 7th July, 1922.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :—

J. H. Dooley (1st Battalion).
N. S. Tankersley (2nd Battalion).

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

Major C. E. Butcher to be Lieutenant-Colonel (1st Battalion). Dated 4th July, 1924.

Lieutenant-Colonel C. B. Brereton (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 9. Dated 4th July, 1924.

The Otago Regiment.

Major H. E. Barrowclough to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and is appointed to command the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st July, 1924.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Moir (1st Battalion) retires under the provisions of paragraphs 126 and 127, General Regulations, 1913, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 1st July, 1924.

Captain J. M. Gillies (1st Battalion) is retired under the provisions of General Order No. 184/21, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 30th June, 1924.

Ivan Finlay Currie Hamilton to be 2nd Lieutenant (2nd C Battalion). Dated 4th July, 1924.

Lieutenant D. F. C. Saxton (3rd C Battalion) is transferred to the Taranaki Regiment (1st C Battalion). Dated 3rd July, 1924.

Lieutenant R. E. Murray (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), (2nd C Battalion). Dated 18th June, 1924.

The Southland Regiment.

Captain C. McL. Smith (Retired List) to be Captain (1st C Battalion). Dated 7th July, 1924.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Notification of Issue of Certificate of Registration to Stratford Acclimatization Society.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 14th July, 1924.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 22 of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I hereby notify that I have issued a certificate of registration to the Stratford Acclimatization Society, and that the said society has been duly registered under the said Act as from the 14th day of April, 1924.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

First Meeting, Eltham Fire Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th July, 1924.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, I, Richard Francis Bollard, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand, hereby appoint the Borough Council Chambers, Eltham, at 2 o’clock p.m. on Thursday, 24th July, 1924, to be the place and date for holding the first meeting of the Eltham Fire Board.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Special Order made by the Lake County Council declaring that Californian Thistle and Ragwort shall be deemed not to be Noxious Weeds. Notice No. Ag. 2396.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 8th July, 1924.

THE following special order made by the Lake County Council is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act.

W. NOSWORTHY, Minister of Agriculture.

SPECIAL ORDER.

In accordance with the powers conferred by section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Amendment Act, 1923, the Lake County Council hereby resolves and declares by way of special order that the plants known as Californian thistle and ragwort shall be deemed not to be noxious weeds within the County of Lake.