2588
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.
Captain R. S. Halliwell, M.C. (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 7. Dated 30th July, 1926.

The Taranaki Regiment.
Maurice Colin Brown to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 4th August, 1926.
Lieutenant H. F. Allan (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment. Dated 30th July, 1926.

The Canterbury Regiment.
Lieutenant M. F. Ledingham, from the Otago Regiment, to be Lieutenant, and is seconded for service with the 2nd C. Battalion, with seniority as from the 8th May, 1925.
Lieutenant J. W. Bruce, from the Otago Regiment, to be Lieutenant, and is seconded for service with the 5th C. Battalion, with seniority as from the 9th May, 1925.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 31st July, 1926:—
E. H. J. Knyvett, 4th C. Battalion.
P. F. McDougall, 1st Battalion.
J. H. Torlesse, 1st Battalion.
D. Malcolm, 2nd C. Battalion.
E. A. Boon, 4th C. Battalion.
J. Struthers, 1st C. Battalion.
H. K. Kippenberger, 1st Battalion.
N. A. Marris, 1st Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) D. S. Boyd, from the Southland Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is seconded for service with the 4th C. Battalion, with seniority as from the 20th May, 1925.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants, 1st Battalion. Dated 3rd August, 1926.
Roydon Keith Palmer.
William Lindsay Rutherford.
Maxwell Wilkes.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) and are seconded for service with the 3rd C. Battalion. Dated 3rd August, 1926.
George Andrew Holmes.
Malcolm Leadbetter.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.
Lieutenant H. F. Allan, from the Taranaki Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 21st November, 1923, and is seconded for service with the 1st C. Battalion. Dated 30th July, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) B. M. Davis (2nd C. Battalion) is transferred to the Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 28th July, 1926.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) A. J. Gray, from the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is seconded for service with the 1st C. Battalion, with seniority as from the 24th December, 1924.

The Otago Regiment.
Captain T. P. Grist, from the Waikato Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority as from the 2nd September, 1921, and is seconded for service with the 3rd C. Battalion. Dated 31st July, 1926.

Lieutenant M. F. Ledingham (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Canterbury Regiment. Dated 26th July, 1926.
Lieutenant J. W. Bruce (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Canterbury Regiment. Dated 26th July, 1926.
Lieutenant P. P. K. Kanai (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Southland Regiment. Dated 2nd August, 1926.
Lieutenant E. B. C. Murray (1st Battalion) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 11. Dated 26th July, 1926.
Lieutenant G. G. Talbot (1st Battalion) is transferred to the N.Z. Medical Corps. Dated 27th July, 1926.
2nd Lieutenant A. D. Macartney (Retired List) to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 28th July, 1926.
2nd Lieutenant C. R. Russ, from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 30th July, 1926.

The Southland Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) D. S. Boyd (1st C. Battalion) is transferred to the Canterbury Regiment. Dated 26th July, 1926.

The N.Z. Medical Corps.
Lieutenant G. G. Talbot, from the Otago Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 5th August, 1922, and is attached for duty to the Northern Depot, N.Z. Medical Corps. Dated 27th July, 1926.

The seniority of Lieutenant R. G. B. Sinclair, M.B., is ante-dated to 1st June, 1924.

N.Z. Chaplains Department.
The Reverend J. C. Murphy, Chaplain 4th Class, is posted to the Retired List. Dated 2nd August, 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. Dated 27th July, 1926.

Lieutenant B. C. Hastedt.
2nd Lieutenant F. S. McKenna.
2nd Lieutenant D. A. Jenkins, M.M.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Club disbanded.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 18th August, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the disbandment of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909:—
Upper Kai Iwi Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Paparangi.
Dated 13th July, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Dismissals from the Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 18th August, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the dismissal of the undermentioned soldiers of the Territorial Force from the New Zealand Defence Forces, under section 6 (b), Defence Act, 1909, they having been convicted by the Civil power:—
Private W. S. Stroud, } 1st Battalion, the Taranaki Regiment.
Private C. Elliott, }
Dated 5th August, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Appointment in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointment in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy:—
Paymaster Lieutenant Jasper Parrott, R.N., to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” as from date of joining, vice Gibbs.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Appointment in the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointment in the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division):—
Eric Mainland Foster, as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, with seniority of 10th August, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Notice respecting Proposed Abolition of Borough of Brunner.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 20th August, 1926.

IT is hereby notified that a petition has been presented to His Excellency the Governor-General, under the Brunner Borough Empowering and Abolition Act, 1925, praying that the Borough of Brunner may be abolished and the area constituting the said borough be merged in the County of Grey. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed abolition of the said borough which they desire to lodge within one month from the first publication of this notice, such objections or petitions to be addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.