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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 44

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant F. A. Craig, 1st Field Battery, N.Z.A., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 16th June, 1927.
2nd Lieutenant P. B. Levy, from the Wellington Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, 15th Coast Battery, N.Z.A., with seniority as from the 9th July, 1926. Dated 17th June, 1927.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).
Lieutenant R. O. C. Marks, D.C.M., from the Wellington Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 11th September, 1919, and is seconded for duty with the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 14th June, 1927.

The Wellington Regiment.
Major F. F. Miles, 4th C Battalion, is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 17th June, 1927.
2nd Lieutenant J. Bennett, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 15th June, 1927.
2nd Lieutenant P. B. Levy, 2nd C Battalion, is transferred to the 15th Coast Battery, N.Z.A. Dated 17th June, 1927.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.
Major A. H. Wright, from the Otago Regiment, to be Major, 1st Battalion, with seniority as from the 20th August, 1925. Dated 17th June, 1927.
Lieutenant S. I. Jones, from the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 19th November, 1923, and is seconded for duty with the 1st C Battalion. Dated 15th June, 1927.
Lieutenant A. G. Thompson, 1st C Battalion, is transferred to the Canterbury Regiment. Dated 14th June, 1927.

The Canterbury Regiment.
Lieutenant A. G. Thompson, from the Hawke’s Bay Regiment, to be Lieutenant, and is seconded for service with the 2nd C Battalion, with seniority as from the 6th August, 1926. Dated 14th June, 1927.
2nd Lieutenant R. W. Wilson, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 8th February, 1927.
2nd Lieutenant R. Noonan, 6th C Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 10. Dated 14th June, 1927.
John Gareth Fraser to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is seconded for duty with the 1st C Battalion. Dated 23rd May, 1927.
Huia Ian Sinclair to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is seconded for duty with the 1st C Battalion. Dated 14th June, 1927.

The Otago Regiment.
Major A. H. Wright, 2nd C Battalion, is transferred to the Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Dated 17th June, 1927.

The undermentioned officers of the 1st Battalion are seconded for duty with the 2nd C Battalion, with their original seniority. Dated 1st June, 1927.
Lieutenant A. C. Swanson.
Lieutenant R. N. Campbell.
Lieutenant S. W. Josland.
2nd Lieutenant A. H. W. Williams.
2nd Lieutenant R. A. McGregor.
2nd Lieutenant G. R. Hanan.

2nd Lieutenant W. R. Borrie, 1st Battalion, is seconded for service with the 3rd C Battalion, with his original seniority. Dated 1st June, 1927.

The undermentioned cease to be seconded to the 2nd C Battalion, and are posted to the 1st Battalion, with their original seniority. Dated 1st June, 1927.
Lieutenant C. L. King.
2nd Lieutenant E. A. Hamilton.
2nd Lieutenant S. T. Hudson.

The Southland Regiment.
Lieutenant A. H. W. Aitken, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class II (b), R.D. 12. Dated 10th June, 1927.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 9th June, 1927.
Captain R. M. Wishart, M.B.
Captain D. C. Lee, M.B.
Lieutenant M. P. Reddington, M.B., is retired. Dated 9th June, 1927.
Lieutenant L. A. Bennett, M.B., is retired. Dated 9th June, 1927.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
Corps of N.Z. Engineers.
2nd Lieutenant J. I. Davis is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 14th June, 1927.

Wellington Regiment.
Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) J. J. Esson, C.M.G., V.D., is transferred to the General List, Class I. Dated 13th June, 1927.

The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 15th June, 1927.
Captain E. M. Hunt.
Lieutenant R. T. Carlyon.
Lieutenant H. Digby-Smith.
2nd Lieutenant J. A. Petre.

The Taranaki Regiment.
The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 15th June, 1927.
Major J. W. Brunt.
Captain R. S. Douglas.
2nd Lieutenant J. H. Robertson.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
Captain T. W. J. Childs, M.B., is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 9th June, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1927.

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

Lieutenant Charles Sidney Britton, R.N., to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” vice Marshall-A’Deane, to date 16th May, 1927.

Surgeon-Commander Samuel Bradbury, M.B., D.P.H., R.N., to H.M.S. “Dunedin” vice Dudley, to date 25th April, 1927.

Paymaster-Lieutenant Wilfred Graham Hewson, R.N., to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” vice Pink, to date 30th May, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Honours presented by His Royal Highness the Duke of York.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th June, 1927.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the following distinctions conferred by His Majesty the King were presented by His Royal Highness the Duke of York on 18th March, 1927, in recognition of services rendered in connection with the visit to New Zealand of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York in February and March, 1927:—

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order—
Colonel the Honourable Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, K.B.E.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order—
James Hislop, Esquire, M.V.O., O.B.E., Under-Secretary Department of Internal Affairs.

Members of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th Class—
Captain E. P. O. Boyle, Military Secretary to His Excellency the Governor-General.
F. J. Jones, Esquire, Chairman of the New Zealand Government Railways Board.
W. B. McIlveney, Esquire, Commissioner of Police.

Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 5th Class—
C. R. Broberg, Esquire, Superintendent of Police.
H. R. H. Balneavis, Esquire, Private Secretary to the Hon. Minister of Native Affairs.

Royal Victorian Medal—
Staff Sergeant-Major E. J. Barwell.
John Lander, Esquire.
E. Tolmie, Esquire.
R. F. Strong, Esquire.

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