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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd September, 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. :—

Robert Joshua Ashley Ahaura.
Basil Herbert Humphrey Auckland (at Birkenhead).*
Robert Hugh Earley Waipu.
Robert Alexander Taylor Dipton.
Reginald Vaughan Bundle Wellington.
James McIntosh Mangaweka.

• Births and Deaths only.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 12th September, 1925.

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

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

Lieutenant J. C. Holland, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant. Dated 19th March, 1925.

9TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (NORTH AUCKLAND).

Major A. C. M. Finlayson, M.C., relinquishes Command of the Regiment, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 3. Dated 8th September, 1925.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

2nd Lieutenant V. M. Rowland to be Lieutenant (18th Medium Battery). Dated 27th August, 1925.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b). Dated 7th September, 1925.

Captain W. G. Pratt (2nd C. Battalion), R.D. 2.
Lieutenant R. M. Dunn (3rd C. Battalion), R.D. 1.
Lieutenant F. P. Frean (1st Battalion), R.D. 3.

2nd Lieutenant L. G. Simpson (2nd C. Battalion) resigns his commission. Dated 7th September, 1925.

Edward Musgrave Blaiklock to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) 2nd C. Battalion. Dated 2nd September, 1925.

THE WAIKATO REGIMENT.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants :—

2nd Lieutenant J. W. Olphert (2nd C. Battalion). Dated 6th June, 1925.
2nd Lieutenant E. L. Quarrie (1st Battalion). Dated 7th June, 1925.
2nd Lieutenant D. E. Trevarthen (2nd C. Battalion). Dated 8th June, 1925.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (1st Battalion). Dated 18th June, 1925.

Mervyn Clarence O’Neill.
Gerald Douglas Hunter.
William Leask.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation), 1st C. Battalion. Dated 27th May, 1925.

Leslie Innes Day.
Gordon Utley Martin.

The Wellington Regiment.

Captain R. Renkin, 1st C. Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 27th May, 1925.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 46, of 11th June, 1925, relating to the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Orwell Stewart Steverson should read “Orwell Stuart Steverson.”

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

Captain A. R. C. Claridge to be Major (1st Battalion). Dated 25th June, 1925.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 56, of 6th August, 1925, relating to 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) E. S. Craven, for the words “1st Battalion” read “3rd C. Battalion”; also 2nd Lieutenant C. J. Bishop for the words “3rd C. Battalion” read “1st Battalion.”

The Canterbury Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant C. J. Brown (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Otago Regiment. Dated 7th September, 1925.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

The undermentioned to be Majors. Dated 18th February, 1925.

Captain F. W. Huggins (1st C. Battalion).
Captain C. M. Rout (1st Battalion).

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) R. H. Methven (1st C. Battalion) is confirmed.

Richard Oliver Symons to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 3rd April, 1925.

James Edgar Rankin Paterson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 1st C. Battalion. Dated 28th August, 1925.

The Otago Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant C. J. Brown, from the Canterbury Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (3rd C. Battalion), with seniority as from the 4th January, 1922.

The Southland Regiment.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants. Dated 25th July, 1925.

2nd Lieutenant H. W. R. R. Chiles (2nd C. Battalion).
2nd Lieutenant J. F. Walsh (1st Battalion).

Martin Fowler to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 2nd C. Battalion. Dated 7th September, 1925.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain F. W. Kemp, M.C., M.D., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, and is appointed Medical Officer, Trentham Camp. Dated 27th August, 1925.

The undermentioned to be Captains. Dated 18th August, 1925.

Lieutenant R. F. Bakewell, M.B.
Lieutenant F. C. Hutchinson, M.B.
Lieutenant J. M. Watters, M.B.
Lieutenant A. Gilray, M.B.
Lieutenant W. F. Shirer, M.B.

Captain H. Paterson, M.B., is attached for duty to the 1st Battalion, Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Dated 25th August, 1925.

Captain C. A. King, M.B., is attached for duty to the 1st N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry). Dated 24th August, 1925.

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 1st September, 1925.

Captain A. G. Pitts, F.R.C.S., Eng.
Captain T. Harrison, M.C., M.B.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend Vincent Patrick Kelly to be Chaplain, 4th Class (R.C.). Dated 1st September, 1925.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Lieutenant A. G. Mabee is posted to the Retired List under the provisions of G.O. 184/21, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 7th September, 1925.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 15th September, 1925.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to Lieutenant-Colonel G. R. Mitchell, D.S.O., 5th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars).

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

First Meeting of the recently constituted Wairoa Fire Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1925.

IN accordance with the provisions of section 36, subsection (6), of the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, it is hereby notified that the first meeting of the Wairoa Fire Board will be held at the Borough Council Chambers, Wairoa, at 7.30 p.m., on Wednesday, 7th October, 1925.

RICH. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.