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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 84

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 8th December, 1925.

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

Norman Edward Bowater, Esq.,
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Factories Act, 1921-22, an Inspector for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1908, and an Inspector for the purposes of the Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922, as from the 23rd day of November, 1925.

James Alphonsus Redman, Esq.,
to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Taranaki District, for the purposes of the Land Act, 1924, as from the 25th day of November, 1925.

Louis Wilfred Metcalfe, Esq.,
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Factories Act, 1921-22, and an Inspector for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1908, as from the 23rd day of November, 1925.

T. MARK, for Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th December, 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. :-

Donald Win Papps ... Otautau.
Emma Mary Pauline Schadick (Miss) ... Waimangaroa.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

New Zealand Naval Forces : Appointment.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 1st December, 1925.

THE Naval Board have been pleased to approve of the following appointment in the New Zealand Naval Forces :-

Lieutenant Arthur William Beardsall, R.N.R. (N.Z. Division),
to R.F.A. "Nucula," additional, to date 2nd November, 1925; and in command, to date 30th November, 1925, inclusive.
By direction of the Naval Board.

REGINALD BUTCHER,
Naval Secretary.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 2nd December, 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 :-

1st N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (CANTERBURY YEOMANRY CAVALRY).

Lieutenant H. J. D. Sheldon to be Captain. Dated 19th November, 1925.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 26th November, 1925.

Ernest Bertram Diehl.
Alec Farrar.

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

Lieutenant T. W. Aickin is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 2. Dated 16th November, 1925.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Southern Depot.

Captain J. H. Williamson to be Major. Dated 30th October, 1925.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

Northern Depot.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 18th November, 1925.

G. J. Robertshaw.
T. M. Kenealy.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Wellington Regiment.

Captain E. G. Edwards (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 5. Dated 23rd November, 1925.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

Lieutenant-Colonel R. Hughes, v.d., Retired List, to be Honorary Colonel of the Regiment. Dated 7th October, 1925.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Lieutenant J. W. Crampton to be Captain, 1st Battalion. Dated 20th November, 1925.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 20th November, 1925.

Gessenox Alfred Hislop, 1st Battalion.
Thomas Richard Alexander McLeary, 4th C. Battalion.
John Bracken Nicoll, 1st Battalion.
Leonard Rees Stringer, 1st Battalion.

Lieutenant C. W. Foster (2nd C. Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 10. Dated 24th November, 1925.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant K. Rix-Trott (1st C. Battalion) is transferred to the 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 2nd November, 1923.

The Southland Regiment.

The undermentioned Captains to be Majors. Dated 21st November, 1925.

E. F. Selby, M.C., 1st Battalion.
T. McCarrroll, 1st C. Battalion.
J. Stobo, 1st C. Battalion.
C. McL. Smith, 1st C. Battalion.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Robert Gordon Butler Lusk, M.B., to be Lieutenant, and is attached for duty to the Northern Depot, N.Z. Corps of Signals. Dated 12th November, 1925.

Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Anderson, M.R.C.S. Eng., Reserve of Officers, 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 21st November, 1925.

The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List under the provisions of paragraphs 126 and 127, General Regulations, 1913, with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 25th November, 1925.

Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Upham, M.R.C.S. Eng., Reserve of Officers.
Major A. S. Brewis, O.B.E., M.D., v.d., Reserve of Officers.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend J. Bowe, Chaplain 4th Class, is transferred from the Reserve List, Class I, to the Reserve List, Class II. Dated 21st November, 1925.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Central Command.

The undermentioned relinquish the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 9th November, 1925.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. W. Curham, M.C.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) E. M. Mackersey.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) O. E. A. Randle.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) H. M. Conway.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Dismissal from the Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 7th December, 1925.

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 :-

No. 13/3946 Gunner R. C. Hunt, 2nd Field Battery, Regiment of New Zealand Artillery.

Dated 27th November, 1925.

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.