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Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 14th June, 1926.

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

Edward Thomas Silverwood, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Orerepuki, at Tuatapere, as from the 7th day of June, 1926.

Leonard William Parrant, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Pelorus, as from the 4th day of June, 1926.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 12th June, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.

STAFF

Major M. R. Aldridge (N.Z. Corps of Signals) is appointed Staff Officer to Director of Signals. Dated 31st May, 1926.

3RD N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (AUCKLAND)

Major M. Aldred to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st June, 1926.
Lieutenant S. C. Reid, M.C., to be Captain. Dated 18th February, 1926.
Lieutenant J. C. E. Wyatt to be Captain. Dated 19th February, 1926.
2nd Lieutenant D. H. C. Wilson to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st December, 1925.

6TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (MANAWATU)

Captain J. F. B. Stevenson, M.C., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 1st June, 1926.
2nd Lieutenant J. Duncan is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 1st June, 1926.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY

The undermentioned resign their commissions. Dated 26th May, 1926.

Lieutenant K. J. Parker. 14th Medium Battery.
2nd Lieutenant M. T. H. Spence, 14th Medium Battery.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS

Northern Depot

Lieutenant K. C. Reid is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own). Dated 1st June, 1926.
Lieutenant S. S. Dyason is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 1st June, 1926.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)

Lieutenant K. C. Reid, from the Corps of N.Z. Engineers, Northern Depot, to be Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 1st June, 1926.
2nd Lieutenant L. M. Blyth, M.M. (Retired List), to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 1st June, 1926.
2nd Lieutenant V. J. A. Cooke (2nd C. Battalion) is transferred to the Hauraki Regiment. Dated 1st June, 1926.

The Hauraki Regiment

2nd Lieutenant V. J. A. Cooke, from the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 22nd November, 1923.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) I. E. B. Lockett, 1st Battalion, lapses. Dated 25th May, 1926.

The Waikato Regiment

Joseph William Solomon to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 1st June, 1926.

The Wellington Regiment

Captain F. G. Yeo (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 26th May, 1926.
Captain W. H. Jones, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, and is seconded for duty with the 4th C. Battalion. Dated 31st May, 1926.
Lieutenant J. de L. Lorimer, from the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, to be Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 15th November, 1925.

The undermentioned cease to be seconded to the 2nd C. Battalion, and are seconded for duty with the 4th C. Battalion, with their original seniority. Dated 31st May, 1926.

Lieutenant P. de la M. Barcham.
Lieutenant W. W. Dutton.
2nd Lieutenant W. C. Wylie.
2nd Lieutenant A. L. George, 1st Battalion.

Lieutenant M. S. Galloway, M.C., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant, and is seconded for duty with the 2nd C. Battalion. Dated 2nd June, 1926.
Lieutenant H. W. Abbott (2nd C. Battalion) 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 4th June, 1926.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment

Captain F. G. Yeo, from the Wellington Regiment, to be Captain, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 1st August, 1924.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment

Major C. McL. Smith, from the Southland Regiment, to be Major, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 21st November, 1925.

The Southland Regiment

Major C. McL. Smith (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment. Dated 29th May, 1926.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Northern Depot

Captain A. Craig to be Major. Dated 26th May, 1926.
William Alfred Thomas McGuire to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 25th May, 1926.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS

Captain G. E. Waterworth, M.B., is attached for duty to the 1st Battalion, Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Dated 4th June, 1926.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

The Reverend P. N. Knight (Chaplain 4th Class, Reserve List, Class II) is transferred from R.D. 1 to R.D. 9. Dated 28th May, 1926.

MEMORANDUM

Lieutenant-Colonel S. S. Allen, C.M.G., D.S.O., Reserve of Officers (late Commander 1st N.Z. Infantry Brigade), to be Colonel, with effect from 26th February, 1920.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 9th June, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to Major G. D. Hamilton, 6th N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Manawatu).

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Confirmation in Rank of Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm in the rank of Lieutenant-Commander the undermentioned officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division), to date 3rd June, 1926:

Richard Percy Nisbet,
Cecil Vincent Connolly,
Charles Henry Tarr Palmer.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Fixing Date on which Returns under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, are to be furnished to the Wellington Fire Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 16th June, 1926.

PURSUANT to section 22 of the Fire Brigades Act, 1908, it is hereby notified that the returns showing the total gross amount of the premiums received by or due to fire-insurance companies during the year ended 31st December, 1925, in respect of insurances held by such companies within the Wellington Fire District, after deducting the amount of premiums paid by way of reinsurance to any other insurance