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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 11th February, 1926.

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

Gordon Brown, Esq.,

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Factories Act, 1921–22, an Inspector for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1908, and an Inspector for the purposes of the Scaffolding and Excavation Act, 1922, as from the 1st day of February, 1926.

James Torrance, Esq.,

to be Receiver of Land Revenue, for the Marlborough Land District, for the purposes of the Land Act, 1924, as from the 6th day of February, 1926.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 11th February, 1926.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy :—

To H.M.S. “DIOMEDE.”

Captain James Stuart Maclaren Ritchie, R.N., for command on commissioning.

Commander John Henry Godfrey, R.N.

Lieutenant-Commander Henry Aubrey Rowley, R.N., for navigating duties.

Lieutenant Hugh Lingard, R.N., for gunnery duties.

Lieutenant Stuart Latham Bateson, R.N., for torpedo duties.

Lieutenant Ronald Hunter-Blair, D.S.C., R.N.

Lieutenant Vivian Francis Boyle, R.N.

Lieutenant Ronald Noel Fothergill, R.N.

Engineer-Lieutenant John Vincent Shaw, R.N.

Captain John Stacey Selby Tuppen, Royal Marine.

Surgeon-Commander Sheldon Francis Dudley, O.B.E., M.D., D.P.H., R.N.

Paymaster-Commander George Alfred Cooke, R.N.

Sub-Lieutenant Henry Bell Carleton Holmes, R.N.

Commissioned Gunner Thomas Lynch, R.N.

Commissioned Gunner Herbert Albert Haynes, R.N.

Commissioned Engineer Evan Edward Wellman, D.S.C., R.N.

Commissioned Engineer William Rochester Boiston, D.S.M., R.N.

Mr. William Henry Pilbeam, Gunner, R.N.

Mr. Henry Matthew Hay, Warrant Shipwright, R.N.

Mr. James Martin, Schoolmaster, R.N.

Mr. Douglas Kenelm Winslow, Paymaster Midshipman, R.N.

All to date 21st October, 1925.

To H.M.S. “DUNEDIN.”

Mr. William Alexander Ritchie Imrie, Gunner, R.N., vice Melville, on relieving him.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 6th February, 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 :—

COMMANDS.

Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Charters, C.M.G., D.S.O. (North Auckland Regiment) relinquishes command of the 1st Battalion. Dated 31st December, 1925.

Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Charters, C.M.G., D.S.O., is confirmed in his appointment as Commander, 1st N.Z. Infantry Brigade, and granted the rank of Colonel. Dated 1st June, 1925.

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

Major W. R. Foley, M.C., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 19th August, 1925.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Harold McCarter Taylor to be 2nd Lieutenant, 12th Field Battery. Dated 19th August, 1925.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Taranaki Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant J. H. Adam to be Lieutenant, 1st Battalion. Dated 18th August, 1925.

The Canterbury Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant J. M. Young to be Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, with seniority next below Lieutenant V. B. Stagpoole. Dated 19th December, 1925.

Eric Macrae Clark to be 2nd Lieutenant, 6th C. Battalion. Dated 1st February, 1926.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant G. A. Rix-rott is transferred from the 1st C. Battalion to the 1st Battalion with seniority as from 6th January, 1925.

Leslie Russell Cutforth to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 1st C. Battalion. Dated February, 1926.

The Otago Regiment.

Lieutenant G. P. Enwright to be Captain, 1st Battalion. Dated 1st September, 1925.

N.Z. AIR FORCE.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains. Dated 10th December, 1925.

F. W. White,
F. J. Horrell,
C. H. Noble-Campbell, A.F.C.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 10th December, 1925.

J. W. H. Lett,
I. H. N. Keith,
E. A. F. Wilding,
J. R. Moncrieff.
R. E. Hancock.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) J. W. Craig is confirmed.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) H. G. Warburton resigns his appointment. Dated 14th January, 1926.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.

Lieutenant-Colonel T. A. Hunter, C.B.E., temporarily relinquishes the appointment of Director of Dental Services, and is granted one year’s leave of absence as from the 2nd February, 1926, with permission to be absent from the Dominion. Captain R. D. Elliott, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, and is appointed Director of Dental Services temporarily, and granted the temporary rank of Major while so employed. Dated 2nd February, 1926.

NEW ZEALAND CHAPLAIN’S DEPARTMENT.

The undermentioned Chaplains 4th Class to be Chaplains 3rd Class :—

The Reverend R. S. Watson, M.C. Dated 20th September, 1925.

The Reverend A. Hardie. Dated 30th October, 1925.

The Reverend J. D. McL. Wilson. Dated 9th December, 1925.

The Reverend D. N. McKenzie, Chaplain 3rd Class, Reserve List, resigns his commission. Dated 1st February, 1926.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Major H. H. Cheeseman, M.R.C.S., Eng., 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 8th January, 1926.

Captain C. E. R. Bucknill is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major, under the provisions of G.O. 184/21, with permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 26th January, 1926.

Captain W. P. Gowlan, F.R.C.S., Eng., is retired. Dated 26th January, 1926.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

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

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to Captain S. D. Rogers, M.C., 3rd Cadet Battalion, the Wellington Regiment.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.