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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 13th March, 1926.

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

Felix Herbert Waters, Esq.,

to be Chief Surveyor for the Wellington Land District for the purposes of the Land Act, 1924, as from the 1st day of February, 1926.

James Christopher Boddy, Esq.,

to be Clerk of the Magistrates’ Court at Lawrence for the purpose of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908, and Clerk of the Wardens’ Courts, Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Mining Registrar at Lawrence and Roxburgh for the Otago Mining District, constituted under the Mining Act, 1908, as from the 30th day of January, 1926.

John Caird, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Tokomaru Bay, as from the 5th day of March, 1926.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1926.

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.:—

Geoffrey William Alexander .. .. Tokaanu.
John Henderson Robertson .. .. Auckland (at Ellerslie).*
Robert Scott .. .. Kaitangata.
Maxwell Roy Mildon.. .. Weber.
Herbert James Keenan .. .. Mercury Bay.
Ferdinand Roland Duffy .. .. Waipara.

• Births and deaths only.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 13th March, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:—

STAFF.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. Lyons, M.R.C.V.S., N.Z. Veterinary Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, Northern Command. Dated 16th September, 1925.

Captain T. A. Blake, M.R.C.V.S., N.Z. Veterinary Corps, is appointed Assistant Director of Veterinary Services, Northern Command. Dated 25th February, 1926.

2ND N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S WELLINGTON WEST COAST).

Laurence David Hickford to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 19th August, 1925.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant L. A. Rhodes to be Captain, 12th Field Battery. Dated 15th February, 1926.

Lieutenant R. E. Sleigh to be Captain, 14th Medium Battery. Dated 15th February, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant R. Sinel (late Unattached List (b)) to be 2nd Lieutenant, 5th Field Battery. Dated 26th February, 1926.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

The seniority of Lieutenant E. N. McL. Hogben, 1st C. Battalion, is antedated to 13th April, 1925.

2nd Lieutenant C. W. Johnson, 1st C. Battalion, is transferred to the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment. Dated 3rd February, 1926.

The North Auckland Regiment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) P. S. N. Connell, 1st C. Battalion, lapses. Dated 6th March, 1926.

The Waikato Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) G. D. Simpson, 1st C. Battalion, is transferred to the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment. Dated 26th February, 1926.

The Wellington Regiment.

The undermentioned to be Captains. Dated 19th August, 1925:—

Lieutenant W. H. Jones, 2nd C. Battalion.

Lieutenant R. R. T. Young, 1st C. Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant A. E. Gorton, M.M., from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 17th February, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant E. E. Lewer, M.C., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 1st March, 1926.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

Captain A. J. M. Manson, M.C., to be Major, 1st Battalion. Dated 19th August, 1925.

Lieutenant R. L. McGaffin to be Captain, 1st Battalion. Dated 19th August, 1925.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Lieutenant W. Crawford (Retired List) to be Lieutenant, 2nd C. Battalion. Dated 18th February, 1926.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant C. W. Johnson, from the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st C. Battalion, with seniority as from the 11th May, 1922.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) G. D. Simpson, from the Waikato Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 1st C. Battalion, with seniority as from the 19th September, 1924.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants. Dated 8th May, 1925:—

2nd Lieutenant J. Watson, 2nd C. Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant S. G. Thompson, M.M., 1st Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant K. Rix-Trott, 1st Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant C. G. Kirk, 3rd C. Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant T. A. Mead, 1st Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant W. F. Snodgrass, 1st Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant E. H. Whiting, 1st Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant C. W. Johnson, 1st C. Battalion.

Alfred Norton Dillimore to be 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd C. Battalion. Dated 23rd February, 1926.

The Southland Regiment.

Lieutenant J. G. Johnson, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant, 1st C. Battalion. Dated 1st March, 1926.

Lieutenant A. Glass, 1st Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 22nd February, 1926.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Central Depot.

Lieutenant G. M. Burn, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant. Dated 16th February, 1926.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Sister C. Chamberlain, from the Reserve List, to be Sister. Dated 17th February, 1926.

Sister A. S. Withell, from the Reserve List, to be Sister. Dated 19th February, 1926.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, under the provisions of G.O. 184/21, with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform:—

Captain W. F. Willis, M.R.C.S. Dated 17th February, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant A. C. McKellar. Dated 1st March, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 11th March, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to Colonel D. Munro, Commander, 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles Brigade.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.