May 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1289

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Lieutenant F. C. Ewen resigns his commission. Dated 31st March, 1926.

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

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) N. C. Shepherd is confirmed.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant R. E. B. Hopkirk, from the North Auckland Regiment, to be Lieutenant, 8th Field Battery. Dated 19th March, 1926.

Honorary Lieutenant and Bandmaster T. Herd to be Honorary Captain and Bandmaster, Central Command. Dated 22nd March, 1926.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

Northern Depot.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) A. E. Smith is confirmed.

Central Depot.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :—
C. W. Watts.
R. Wiltshire.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Hauraki Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant J. G. Nolan to be Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1925.

The North Auckland Regiment.

Lieutenant R. E. B. Hopkirk (1st Battalion) is transferred to the 8th Field Battery, Regiment of N.Z. Artillery. Dated 19th March, 1926.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) W. J. Glanville, 1st C. Battalion, is confirmed.

The Waikato Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant H. G. Carter, from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st C. Battalion. Dated 24th April, 1926.

The Wellington Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant R. Watson (3rd C. Battalion) is retired under the provisions of section 5 (a) of the Defence Act, 1909. Dated 6th April, 1926.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation), 2nd C. Battalion are confirmed :—
R. J. Mayne,
O. S. Steverson,
E. J. W. Werry,

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :—
C. F. McAllum, 2nd C. Battalion.
E. S. Craven, 3rd C. Battalion.

The Southland Regiment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) M. C. Rice, 1st Battalion, is confirmed.

The Otago Regiment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) W. R. Ross, 1st Battalion, is confirmed.

N.Z. MEDICAL STAFF CORPS.

Captain E. C. Hayes, M.R.C.S., Eng., is posted to the Retired List under provisions of G.O. 184/21, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 8th April, 1926.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Captain J. N. Hines is transferred from the Hauraki Regiment, Class I (b), R.D. 2, to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), Class I (b) R.D. 1.

2nd Lieutenant N. J. Adamson is transferred from the Wellington West Coast Regiment, Class I (b), R.D. 6, to the Hawke’s Bay Regiment, Class I (b), R.D. 7.

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 :—
Major B. J. Dudley, M.R.C.S., Eng. Dated 17th April, 1926.
Captain C. C. Gilbert. Dated 8th March, 1926.
2nd Lieutenant A. R. Bayly. Dated 8th April, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Club disbanded.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 8th May, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General, by his Deputy, Charles Perrin Skerrett, has approved the disbandment of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909 :—

Scargill Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Scargill.

Dated 31st March, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th April, 1926.

THE following result of the election of trustees of a drainage district has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

G. P. NEWTON, Assistant Under-Secretary.

Jed River Drainage District : County of Cheviot—
Hans Christian Dierck.
Thomas Lewis.
Thomas Meikle.
Daniel O’Connor.
Benjamin Skinner.

Regulations as to Drainage and Plumbing under the Health Act, 1920, applied to the County of Waikohu, the Borough of Greytown, and the Town District of Martinborough. (H. 2/39.)

Department of Health,
Wellington, 5th May, 1926.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council made on the 3rd day of September, 1923, and gazetted on the 6th day of the same month, regulations (to be cited as “the Drainage and Plumbing Regulations”) were made under the Health Act, 1920, prescribing the conditions to be observed in the construction of approved drains, septic tanks, sanitary conveniences, and sanitary appliances :

And whereas by the said regulations it was provided that the same were suspended as provided in the said Act :

And whereas by section 133 of the said Act it is enacted that the operation of any such regulation may, if so provided therein, be wholly suspended until they are applied by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to any part of New Zealand :

Now, therefore, I, James Alexander Young, Minister of Health, in exercise of the power and authority given by the said regulations and by section 133 of the said Act, do hereby apply the said regulations to the—

County of Waikohu.
Borough of Greytown, and
Town District of Martinborough.

and do hereby declare that this notice shall take effect on the 1st day of June, 1926.

J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Health.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-order and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for Professor C. Van de Zaar, Haarlem, Holland.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in receiving money under pretence of foretelling future events, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by his own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to the address in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

Professor C. Van de Zaar, Forest Mansion, Haarlem, Holland.

Dated this 12th day of May, 1926.

W. NOSWORTHY, for Postmaster-General.