Aug. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2587

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 17th August, 1926.

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

Lucy Eva Byles (Miss)

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Mangapai,* as from the 1st day of September, 1926.

Robert Gordon May, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Pukekohe,* as from the 1st day of September, 1926.

Robert Joseph Patton, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Tuakau,† as from the 1st day of September, 1926.

Edward Price Ramsey, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Whangarei,* as from the 1st day of September, 1926.

Alexander Royal Spinley, Esq.,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Maungakaramea,† as from the 1st day of September, 1926.

• Boundaries altered. † New districts.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 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.:—

William Hayward Subritzky .. .. Kaitaia.
Eli Cooper .. .. .. Little River.
Percival Steele Miller .. .. .. Kaitaia.
Samuel Frederick Wilson .. .. .. Piopio.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 14th August, 1926.

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

STAFF.

Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Colonel) H. J. McLean, C.B.E., M.B., v.d., N.Z. Medical Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Central Command, and the temporary rank of Colonel, and is posted to the Retired List under para. 126, General Regulations, 1913, Dated 31st August, 1926.

Lieut.-Colonel J. L. Fraser, v.d., N.Z. Medical Corps, is appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, Central Command, vice Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Colonel) H. J. McLean, C.B.E., M.B., v.d. Dated 1st September, 1926.

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

Lieutenant C. R. F. Tilley is transferred to the Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 28th July, 1926.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Major A. M. Goulding, M.C., relinquishes command of the 1st Field Battery, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 1. Dated 19th July, 1926.

Lieutenant E. C. R. Anderson (19th Medium Battery) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 31st July, 1926.

Herbert Richard Harvey to be Captain, 13th Coast Battery. Dated 27th July, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant F. R. Macken (20th Pack Battery) resigns his commission. Dated 5th August, 1926.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 53, of 12th August, 1926, relating to 2nd Lieutenant (on proba-

tion) E. Clay (4th Field Battery) is cancelled, and the following substituted:—

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) E. Clay (4th Field Battery) lapses. Dated 15th July, 1926.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Southern Depot.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 31st July, 1926.

A. R. Smith.
I. F. C. Hamilton.

The seniority of 2nd Lieutenant A. R. Smith is antedated to 30th November, 1923.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

Lieutenant W. A. E. Leonard, from the Waikato Regiment, to be Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 5th September, 1921.

Lieutenant H. W. James, from the Hauraki Regiment, to be Lieutenant, and is seconded for service with the 3rd Cadet Battalion, with seniority as from the 1st May, 1925.

2nd Lieutenant E. P. Wills, from the Wellington Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 19th November, 1923.

Captain G. L. Lee (1st Battalion) is seconded for service with the 1st C. Battalion, with his original seniority. Dated 29th July, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant D. C. Bryson (1st Battalion) is seconded for service with the 4th C. Battalion, with his original seniority. Dated 29th May, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant J. M. Tait (1st Battalion) is seconded for service with the 2nd C. Battalion, with his original seniority. Dated 29th July, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant C. A. Noble (1st Battalion) is seconded for service with the 1st C. Battalion, with his original seniority. Dated 29th July, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) T. Scott ceases to be seconded with the 4th C. Battalion, and is seconded for service with the 2nd C. Battalion, with his original seniority. Dated 29th July, 1926.

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 27th July, 1926:—

Lieutenant J. B. Rowe, 2nd C. Battalion.
Lieutenant A. G. Lowe, 1st Battalion.
2nd Lieutenant D. C. Purdie, 1st Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) A. J. Gray (2nd C. Battalion) is transferred to the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment. Dated 24th July, 1926.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 51, of 29th July, 1906, relating to 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Edward James Aim is amended to read “North Auckland Regiment.”

The Hauraki Regiment.

Lieutenant H. W. James (1st C. Battalion) is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own). Dated 27th July, 1926.

The Waikato Regiment.

Captain T. P. Grist (2nd C. Battalion) is transferred to the Otago Regiment. Dated 31st July, 1926.

Lieutenant W. A. E. Leonard (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own). Dated 27th July, 1926.

The Wellington Regiment.

Captain S. D. Rogers, M.C., v.d. (3rd C. Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 5. Dated 4th August, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant E. P. Wills (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), Dated 27th July, 1926.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

Lieutenant C. R. F. Tilley, from the 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles (Queen Alexandra’s Wellington West Coast), to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 9th July, 1923, and is seconded for service with the 1st C. Battalion. Dated 28th July, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) B. M. Davis, from the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), with seniority as from the 4th June, 1925, and is seconded for service with the 1st C. Battalion. Dated 28th July, 1926.