Aug. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2655

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 4th August, 1927.

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.

Captain R. J. D. Davis, N.Z. Staff Corps, having returned to the Dominion on completion of a course of instruction in the United Kingdom, ceases to be seconded, and is appointed Chief Instructor, Small-arms School, Trentham. Dated 19th July, 1927.

Captain R. S. Park, The Regiment of Royal N.Z. Artillery, having returned to the Dominion on completion of a course of instruction in the United Kingdom, ceases to be seconded, and is detailed for duty with the Central Coast Artillery Group, Wellington. Dated 18th July, 1927.

6TH N.Z. MOUNTED RIFLES (MANAWATU).

The seniority of Lieutenant S. H. Lodge is antedated to 7th May, 1926.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Northern Command.

Bandmaster and Honorary Lieutenant J. T. Lighton is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class II (b), R.D. 1. Dated 18th March, 1927.

Eustace Tregilgas to be Bandmaster, with the honorary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 23rd July, 1927.

THE AUCKLAND REGIMENT (COUNTESS OF RANFURLY’S OWN).

Lieutenant I. S. McHarg, from the Hawke’s Bay Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 16th June, 1926, and is seconded for duty with the 1st C Battalion. Dated 26th July, 1927.

THE WAIKATO REGIMENT.

Captain R. F. Ward, 1st Battalion, to be Major. Dated 21st July, 1927.

Lieutenant H. Keeley, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b) R.D. 4. Dated 28th July, 1927.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT.

Captain E. F. J. Reeves, M.C., 1st Battalion, to be Major. Dated 21st June, 1927.

THE HAWKE’S BAY REGIMENT.

Lieutenant I. S. McHarg, 3rd C Battalion, is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own). Dated 26th July, 1927.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant E. McC. Rule, 4th C Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st July, 1927.

Charles William Kibblewhite to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is seconded for duty with the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 22nd July, 1927.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants, 1st Battalion. Dated 26th July, 1927.

Frederick George Tidswell.
Robert Trefusis Tidswell.

THE NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, AND WEST COAST REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation), C. C. Werry, 2nd C Battalion, is transferred to the Southland Regiment. Dated 25th July, 1927.

THE SOUTHLAND REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) C. C. Werry, from the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), with seniority as from the 5th April, 1927, and is seconded for duty with the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 25th July, 1927.

N.Z. AIR FORCE.

2nd Lieutenant W. B. Gillespie is seconded for duty with the 1st C Battalion; the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own). Dated 8th July, 1927.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Wellington Regiment.

Lieutenant D. H. Hopkirk is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 26th July, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Clubs disbanded.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 3rd August, 1927.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the disbandment of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Clubs, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909:—

Bruce Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Milton.
Sounds Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Mana-roa, Marlborough.

Dated 7th July, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Names removed from Register under Subsection (2) of Section 24 of the Electrical Wiremen’s Registration Act, 1925.

IN accordance with section 24, subsection (2), of the Electrical Wiremen’s Registration Act, 1925, a return for the quarter ended 30th June, 1927, showing the names and addresses of persons whose names have been removed from the Register of Electrical Wiremen, is published for general information.

NAMES REMOVED FROM REGISTER.

Clarke, L. T., care of Post-office, Waipawa.
Robertson, A., care of Mr. Forrester, 101, Oxford Street, Dunedin.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of August, 1927.

K. S. WILLIAMS, Minister of Public Works.

NOTE.—Addresses have been brought up to date as far as possible from the information available.

(P.W. 26/200.)

Prohibition of Issue of Money-order and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for the St. Francis Xavier’s New Church Building Fund Art Union, Arncliffe, New South Wales.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having reasonable ground for supposing that the persons and organization whose names and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder are engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of either of the said persons or of the said organization shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to either of the said persons or of the said organization (either by his or its own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to any of the addresses in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

Reg. Davis, Hon. Secretary, St. Francis Xavier’s New Church Building Fund Art Union, Forest Road, Arncliffe, New South Wales.
Rev. J. P. Rafferty, St. Francis Xavier’s Presbytery, Arncliffe, New South Wales.
St. Francis Xavier’s New Church Building Fund Art Union, Arncliffe, New South Wales.

Dated this 3rd day of August, 1927.

R. A. WRIGHT,
For the Postmaster-General.

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Te Kuiti, on the 15th September, 1927.

Registrar’s Office,
Auckland, 3rd August, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Te Kuiti on the 15th day of September, 1927, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

[Waikato-Maniapoto, 1927-11.]

E. P. EARLE, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATIONS FOR COMPENSATION.

No. 71. Applicant: Waitomo County Council. Name of Land: Kinohaku East 1r 23. Nature of application: Assessment of compensation for land taken for a roadman’s cottage site.

No. 72. Applicant: Under-Secretary for Public Works. Name of Land: Rangitoto-Tuhua 68g 2d 2. Nature of application: Assessment of compensation for land taken for a road.