APRIL 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 999

Member of Auckland Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th March, 1925.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to reappoint

Rodolph Boddy

to be a member of the Auckland Land Board as from the 1st April, 1925.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 1st April, 1925.

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

James Gozar, Esq.,

to be a Ranger of Beaches for the purposes of the Harbours Act, 1923, as from the 27th day of March, 1925.

Cecil John Hewlett, Esq.,

to be Sheriff for the District of Auckland for the purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908, and Registrar at Auckland of the Supreme Court of New Zealand for the purposes of the Judicature Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of April, 1925.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris appointed.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 31st March, 1925.

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

Mrs. Margery May Morris

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Papamoa, as from the 19th February, 1925.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1925.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :—

Lionel Heber Bailey .. .. Palmerston North.
Thomas James McCawe .. .. Reefton.
Thomas Godfrey Augustus Jones .. Ekatahuna.
Charles Edmund Vigers .. .. Cust.
William Horace Tredget Hoskins .. Kahukura.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th March, 1925.

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

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Avery, C.M.G., D.S.O., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (a). Dated 24th February, 1925.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

2nd Lieutenant G. F. T. Hall (19th Medium Battery) is transferred to the 5th Field Battery, with seniority as from the 2nd December, 1924.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Wellington Regiment.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants. Dated 24th February, 1925.

2nd Lieutenant T. G. Hislop (1st Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant A. W. White (1st Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant L. W. F. Crane (1st C. Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant G. S. Kirker (2nd C. Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant C. J. W. Parsons (2nd C. Battalion).

Lieutenant J. R. Sutcliffe, from the Wellington West Coast Regiment, to be Lieutenant (1st C. Battalion), with seniority as from 9th July, 1923.

Lieutenant J. V. M. Cauty, M.M. (late Retired List), to be Lieutenant (1st Battalion). Dated 11th March, 1925.

2nd Lieutenant W. F. B. Wilton (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Dated 11th March, 1925.

Captain I. S. Cimino (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 5. Dated 9th March, 1925.

Lieutenant A. K. Gray is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 5. Dated 9th March, 1925.

2nd Lieutenant C. H. Fyffe (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 5. Dated 10th March, 1925.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

Lieutenant J. R. Sutcliffe (1st C. Battalion) is transferred to the Wellington Regiment. Dated 10th March, 1925.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant W. F. B. Wilton, from the Wellington Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (1st Battalion), with seniority as from 19th June, 1924.

The Taranaki Regiment.

Richard Alfred Gilbert to be 2nd Lieutenant (1st Battalion). Dated 13th March, 1925.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Major C. G. Curtis retires under the provisions of paragraph 126, General Regulations, 1913, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 9th March, 1925.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

Hon. Lieutenant and Bandmaster T. H. Hughes (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class II (b) R.D. 9. Dated 14th March, 1925.

N.Z. AIR FORCE.

Alex. Leicester Henderson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 11th March, 1925.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain G. P. Isdale, M.B., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, and is attached for duty to the 4th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Waikato). Dated 6th March, 1925.

Captain J. E. K. Brown, M.B., is attached for duty to the 5th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars). Dated 13th March, 1925.

Captain J. L. Will, M.B., ceases to be attached to the Southern Depot, N.Z. Medical Corps, and is attached to the 10th Field Battery, Regiment of N.Z. Artillery. Dated 26th February, 1925.

Lieutenant N. F. Boag is attached for duty to the 8th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Nelson). Dated 13th March, 1925.

Major W. Newlands, F.R.C.S. Edin., retires under the provisions of paragraph 126, General Regulations, 1913, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 14th March, 1925.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Lieutenant G. Allison retires under the provisions of General Order No. 184/21, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 9th March, 1925.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Dismissal from the Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th March, 1925.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the dismissal of the undermentioned from the New Zealand Defences Forces, under section 6 (b), Defence Act, 1909, he having been convicted by the Civil power :—

No. 1/1050 Private Harry James Cortesi, Northern Depot, New Zealand Army Service Corps.

Dated 16th March, 1925.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 16th March, 1925.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to Quartermaster (Honorary Major) S. Jickell, 6th New Zealand Mounted Rifles (Manawatu).

W. NOSWORTHY, for Minister of Defence.