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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 1st August, 1924.

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

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

The seniority of the undermentioned is antedated to 11th April, 1919, such additional seniority not to be retrospective for the purpose of increments of pay:—
Lieutenant W. G. Gentry.
Lieutenant A. K. Lambly.
Lieutenant S. F. Allen.
Lieutenant J. I. Brooks.

The seniority of the undermentioned is antedated to 15th June, 1920, such additional seniority not to be retrospective for the purpose of increments of pay:—
Lieutenant J. A. M. Clachan.
Lieutenant F. C. Ewen.
Lieutenant G. M. McCaskill.
Lieutenant D. T. Maxwell.
Lieutenant S. N. Gillman.

THE REGIMENT OF ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY.

The seniority of Lieutenant A. de T. Nevill is antedated to 11th April, 1919, such additional seniority not to be retrospective for the purpose of increments of pay.
The seniority of Lieutenant C. S. J. Duff is antedated to 15th June, 1920, such additional seniority not to be retrospective for the purpose of increments of pay.

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

Lieutenant W. J. Melville to be Captain. Dated 23rd July, 1924.
Lieutenant P. J. O’Dowd is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 8. Dated 23rd July, 1924.

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

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation). Dated 29th July, 1924.
Leslie William Neil.
Alexander Douglas Reid.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Captain B. C. Kirk, M.C. (17th Battery), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 21st July, 1924.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants. Dated 25th July, 1924:—
2nd Lieutenant J. F. G. Stark (12th Battery).
2nd Lieutenant K. J. Parker (14th Battery).
2nd Lieutenant R. E. Sleigh (14th Battery).
Lewis Francis Edgecumbe to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (18th Battery). Dated 11th June, 1924.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Central Depot.

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 47 of 10th July, 1924, relating to Major D. J. Gibbs, delete the words “and to retain command of the Central Depot.”
Robert Morrison to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 15th July, 1924.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

Lieutenant J. R. Gray to be Captain (1st Battalion). Dated 19th June, 1924.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (1st Battalion):—
2nd Lieutenant V. H. C. Pearson. Dated 14th June, 1924.
2nd Lieutenant A. E. Bagnall. Dated 15th June, 1924.
2nd Lieutenant J. Hollows. Dated 16th June, 1924.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant D. D. Kenning from the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment to be 2nd Lieutenant (1st C. Battalion), with seniority as from the 2nd August, 1922.

The Taranaki Regiment.

Lieutenant D. F. C. Saxton (1st C. Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 8. Dated 14th July, 1924.
William Webster Thomas to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), (2nd C. Battalion). Dated 17th July, 1924.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Lieutenant A. C. Rowe (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Southland Regiment (1st Battalion). Dated 23rd July, 1924.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

Captain D. W. McClurg to be Major (1st Battalion). Dated 17th July, 1924.
2nd Lieutenant D. D. Kenning (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Wellington West Coast Regiment (1st C. Battalion). Dated 18th March, 1924.

The Southland Regiment.

Lieutenant A. C. Rowe, from the Canterbury Regiment (1st Battalion), to be Lieutenant (1st Battalion), with seniority as from the 1st January, 1924.
The notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 48, of 17th July, 1924, relating to the retirement of Captain J. M. Gillies, should read “the Southland Regiment,” and not as therein stated.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Major R. H. Hogg, O.B.E., M.B., F.R.C.S., Eng., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Major, and is attached to the 1st Battalion, the Southland Regiment. Dated 9th July, 1924.
Captain A. T. McCaw, F.R.C.S., Eng., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, and is attached to the 1st Battalion, the Southland Regiment. Dated 9th July, 1924.
Captain G. P. Fitzgerald, M.B., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, and is attached to the 1st Battalion, the Otago Regiment. Dated 11th July, 1924.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend John Dennis to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Methodist), and is transferred to the Reserve List, Class I, R.D. 4. Dated 24th June, 1924.

The commissions granted the undermentioned are cancelled under section 5 (a) of the Defence Act, 1909, they having left the Dominion. Dated 9th July, 1924:—
The Reverend W. H. Edgell, Chaplain, 4th Class.
The Reverend P. W. Clarkson, Chaplain, 4th Class.
The Reverend J. Aitken, M.A., Chaplain, 4th Class, resigns his commission. Dated 3rd July, 1924.
The Reverend J. W. Shaw, Chaplain, 3rd Class, is retired under the provisions of General Order No. 184/21 with permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 22nd July, 1924.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Major A. H. Hollis resigns his commission. Dated 17th July, 1924.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Dismissal from the Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 29th July, 1924.

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:—
2A/3776 Percy Sewell, Non-effective List, Territorial Force. Dated 22nd July, 1924.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Formation of a Cadet Battalion.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 31st July, 1924.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve, under section 6 (a), Defence Act, 1909, of the formation of the undermentioned unit:—
3rd Cadet Battalion, Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, with headquarters at Blenheim.

Dated 15th July, 1924.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Officiating Ministers for 1924.—Notice No. 28.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 5th August, 1924.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Methodist Church of New Zealand.
Mr. Allan Ashwin.
Mr. Wilfred H. Wilson.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.