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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

Honorary Rangers of Beaches appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 1st October, 1924.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service:—
Edward Albert Eyre, Esq., and
Frank Walter Grigg, Esq.,

to be Honorary Rangers of Beaches for the purposes of the Harbours Act, 1923, as from the 22nd day of September, 1924.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Clerk of the Magistrates’ Court at Balclutha appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 1st October, 1924.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:—
Geoffrey Charles Gordon, Esq.,

to be Clerk of the Magistrates’ Court at Balclutha for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, as from the 24th day of September, 1924.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Clerk of the Magistrates’ Courts at Kaiapoi and Rangiora appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 6th October, 1924.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:—
Jack Riccarton Deal, Esq.,

to be Clerk of the Magistrates’ Courts at Kaiapoi and Rangiora for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, as from the 25th day of September, 1924.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Registrars of Births and Deaths of Maoris appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 7th October, 1924.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service:—
Archibald Hume Watt, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Te Kao, as from the 15th October, 1924.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

CHARLES GORDON BONSER, Esquire, of Pancras Chambers, 90 Queen Street, London, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England, has this day been appointed by the Right Honourable Sir Robert Stout, P.C., K.C.M.G., Chief Justice of New Zealand, a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in England, under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of October, 1924.

W. A. HAWKINS,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 4th October, 1924.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the Staff, N.Z. Staff Corps, and Territorial Force:—

STAFF.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Avery, C.M.G., D.S.O., p.s.c., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Quartermaster-General, General Headquarters. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Pilkington, C.B.E., g., Regiment of Royal N.Z. Artillery, relinquishes the appointment of Director of Ordnance Services, and is appointed Quartermaster-General, General Headquarters, vice Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Avery, C.M.G., D.S.O., p.s.c., resigned. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Major (temp.) T. J. King, N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps, Chief Ordnance Officer, is appointed Director of Ordnance Services in addition to his present duties, vice Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Pilkington, C.B.E., g., appointed Quartermaster-General. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Captain S. H. Crump, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Quartermaster-General, General Headquarters, and retains the appointment of Officer-in-charge Army Service Corps. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Major E. Puttick, D.S.O., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Staff Officer-in-charge Regimental District No. 5 (Wellington), and is appointed Assistant Quartermaster-General, General Headquarters, vice Captain S. H. Crump. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Captain O. H. Mead, D.S.O., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Staff Officer-in-charge Regimental District No. 6 (Palmerston North), and is appointed Staff Officer-in-charge Regimental District No. 5 (Wellington), vice Major E. Puttick, D.S.O., transferred. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Captain K. L. Stewart, M.B.E., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer 6B (Palmerston North) and is appointed Staff Officer-in-charge Regimental District No. 6 (Palmerston North), vice Captain O. H. Mead, D.S.O., transferred. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Captain L. G. Goss, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, Central Command, and is appointed Assistant Adjutant-General, General Headquarters. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Lieutenant R. C. C. Steele, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer 8B, and Adjutant 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Queen Alexandra’s Wellington West Coast), Hawera, and is appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, Central Command, vice Captain L. G. Goss transferred. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Lieutenant E. R. V. Petrie, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Adjutant, 1st Battalion Hawke’s Bay Regiment (Dannevirke), and is appointed Area Officer 5B (Lower Hutt), vice Lieutenant G. M. McCaskill transferred. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Lieutenant W. G. Gentry, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer 7B (Masterton), and is appointed Adjutant 1st Battalion Wellington Regiment, Adjutant Corps of N.Z. Engineers, Central Depot, and Adjutant N.Z. Corps of Signals, Central Depot (Wellington). Dated 1st October, 1924.

Lieutenant S. Frickleton, V.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer 10B (Christchurch), and is appointed Area Officer 7A (Napier), vice Lieutenant J. A. M. Clachan transferred. Dated 17th July, 1924.

Lieutenant S. Frickleton, V.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, Area Officer 7A (Napier), is appointed Adjutant 1st Battalion Hawke’s Bay Regiment (Napier), in addition to his present duties, vice Lieutenant E. R. V. Petrie, transferred. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Lieutenant S. C. V. W. Sugden, N.Z. Staff Corps, Adjutant 6th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Manawatu), Palmerston North, is appointed Area Officer 6B (Palmerston North), in addition to his present duties, vice Captain K. L. Stewart, M.B.E., transferred. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Lieutenant J. A. M. Clachan relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer 7A (Napier), on 17th July, and is appointed Adjutant 7th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Wellington East Coast), Dannevirke, vice Captain K. J. Walker transferred. Dated 30th July, 1924.

Lieutenant J. A. M. Clachan, Adjutant 7th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Wellington East Coast), (Headquarters, Dannevirke, now transferred to Masterton) is appointed Area Officer 7B (Masterton) in addition to his present duties, vice Lieutenant W. G. Gentry transferred. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Lieutenant G. M. McCaskill, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer 5B (Lower Hutt), and is appointed Area Officer 8B and Adjutant 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Queen Alexandra’s Wellington West Coast), Hawera, vice Lieutenant R. C. C. Steele, transferred. Dated 1st October, 1924.

Captain K. J. Walker, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Adjutant 7th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Wellington East Coast), Dannevirke, on 30th July, and is appointed Area Officer 10B (Christchurch), vice Lieutenant S. Frickleton, V.C., transferred. Dated 6th August, 1924.

Captain K. J. Walker, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer 10B (Christchurch), and is appointed Adjutant 1st N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry), and 1st Battalion Canterbury Regiment (Christchurch), vice Captain H. M. Foster, transferred. Dated 8th October, 1924.

Captain H. M. Foster, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Adjutant, 1st N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) and 1st Battalion, Canterbury