492 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 10

Inspector of Sea-fishing appointed.

Office of the Public Commissioner,
Wellington, 30th January, 1925.

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

Charles Edwin McCarthny, Esq.,

to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing for the purposes of the Fisheries Act, 1908, as from the 27th day of January, 1925.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 27th January, 1925.

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

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Wellington Regiment.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants. Dated 29th September, 1924.
2nd Lieutenant R. D. Kirkpatrick (1st C. Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant J. L. Dighton (1st C. Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant P. G. Thomson (1st C. Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant P. Martin-Smith (2nd C. Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant J. T. McCaw (1st C. Battalion).

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (1st C Battalion). Dated 6th January, 1925.
Geoffrey Alwyn Rix-Trott.
Ronald James Wells.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Captain H. H. S. Westmacott to be Major (1st Battalion). Dated 20th December, 1924.

The Otago Regiment.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation), 1st C. Battalion. Dated 23rd December, 1924.
Randolph Craig Reed.
William Roy Ross.

The Southland Regiment.

Captain J. B. Mawson, M.C., to be Major (1st C. Battalion). Dated 20th December, 1924.

N.Z. AIR FORCE.

James Duff Hewett to be Captain. Dated 6th January, 1925.
The appointments of the undermentioned are confirmed:—
Lieutenant (on probation) J. C. Mercer.
Lieutenant (on probation) G. B. Bolt.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Central Depot.

Lieutenant W. Smith to be Captain. Dated 30th September, 1924.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) H. J. McLean, C.B.E., M.B., performed the duties of Assistant Director of Medical Services, General Headquarters, from 20th October, 1924, to 16th January, 1925, during the absence from New Zealand of Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Elliott, M.D.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend W. A. Hay, Chaplain 4th Class, to be Chaplain 3rd Class, with effect from 18th September, 1924, and is transferred to the Reserve List, Class II, R.D. 10. Dated 24th December, 1924.

The Reverend G. McDonald, Chaplain 4th Class, Reserve List, Class II, is retired under the provisions of paragraph 127, General Regulations 1913. Dated 24th December, 1924.

The Reverend D. P. Buckley, Chaplain 4th Class, resigns his commission. Dated 14th January, 1925.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 77, of 20th November, 1924, relating to the Reverend D. N. McKenzie, after the words "Chaplain 4th Class," insert "to be Chaplain 3rd Class with effect from 22nd April, 1922."

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 2nd February, 1925.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Council of the County of Mackenzie, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913.

F. H. D. BELL, For Minister of Finance.

MACKENZIE COUNTY COUNCIL.

PURSUANT to section 12 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Fairlie Township Special-rating District, taken on the 21st day of January, 1925, on the proposal to borrow the sum of £410 for the purchase of plant for the Fairlie Fire Brigade, the voting resulted as follows:—
For the proposal, 84; against the proposal, 1.
I therefore declare the proposal carried.

CHAS. J. TALBOT, Chairman.
Dated at Fairlie, this 22nd day of January, 1925.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 28th January, 1925.

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

F. H. D. BELL, for Minister of Finance.

WHANGAREI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Result of Poll.

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 Whangarei taken on the 17th day of December, 1924, on the proposal of the Whangarei Borough Council to borrow the sum of £5,450 for the purpose of contributing the sum of £5,000 to the Railway Department towards the cost of constructing overhead railway crossing at Walton Street, Water Street, and Rust Lane, in the Borough of Whangarei,—
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 261;
the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 136;
the number of informal votes was 12.
I therefore declare the proposal carried.

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 Whangarei taken on the 17th day of December, 1924, on the proposal of the Whangarei Borough Council to borrow the sum of £7,100, for the purpose of constructing swimming-baths in Whangarei,—
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was 59;
the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 340;
the number of informal votes was 10.
I therefore declare the proposal rejected.

Dated this 2nd day of January, 1925.

D. A. McLEAN, Mayor.

Result of Election of Member of River Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1925.

THE following result of an election of a member of a River Board has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the River Boards Amendment Act, 1913.

G. P. NEWTON, Assistant Under-Secretary.

Waipu River District, County of Whangarei—Alexander McMillan.

Notification of Approval of Rules, North Canterbury Acclimatization Society.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 30th January, 1925.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 25 of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, I hereby notify that copies of the rules made by the Waimarino Acclimatization Society on the 14th day of November, 1924, have been forwarded to me and were approved on the 30th day of January, 1925.

R. HEATON RHODES,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.