Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 545

Appointing the Clerk to the Transport Appeal Board for No. 2 Motor-omnibus District.

Public Works Department,
Wellington.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on me by Regulation 33 of the Motor-omnibus (Licensing) Regulations, 1926, I, Kenneth Stuart Williams, Minister of Public Works, do hereby appoint (with the approval of the Public Service Commissioner) Stanley Albert Cleal as Clerk to the Transport Appeal Board for No. 2 Motor-omnibus District.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of February, 1928.

K. S. WILLIAMS, Minister of Public Works.
(P.W. 26/5/2/17.)

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 25th February, 1928.

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.

Lieutenant G. H. Dykes, the Lancashire Fusiliers, is granted the local rank of Captain, with seniority as from 16th November, 1924.

THE NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
M. J. O'Brien. Dated 25th May, 1927.
R. R. McGregor. Dated 6th September, 1927.
F. W. Horton. Dated 7th September, 1927.

THE OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES.

2nd Lieutenant L. A. Joseph to be Lieutenant. Dated 26th November, 1927.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 15th September, 1927.
John Connell McFarlane, 12th Field Battery (How.).
John Redmond, 15th Coast Battery.
John Lewis Richard Jessop Tait, 17th Medium Battery.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.
Southern Depot.

Russell Martin South to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 15th September, 1927.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.
The Wellington Regiment.

Lieutenant L. J. E. Toomey, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 9th February, 1928.
Lieutenant A. C. W. Harding, 1st Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 6th February, 1928.
2nd Lieutenant J. F. Platts-Mills, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 19th December, 1927.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Captain J. G. Johnston, from the Southland Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority as from the 1st January, 1927, and is seconded for duty with the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 13th February, 1928.
Lieutenant H. Hyde ceases to be seconded to the 3rd C Battalion, and is seconded for duty with the 4th C Battalion. Dated 17th February, 1928.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:—
Osmond Walter Johnstone, 1st Battalion. Dated 7th February, 1928.
Clifford Wallace Collins, and is seconded for duty with the 1st C Battalion. Dated 10th February, 1928.
Robert Austen Young, and is seconded for duty with the 1st C Battalion. Dated 10th February, 1928.

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 9, of 9th February, 1928, relating to 2nd Lieutenant E. W. Desmond, for the words “Edward William Desmond” read “Edward William Desmond Unwin.”

The Southland Regiment.

Captain J. G. Johnston, 1st C Battalion, is transferred to the Canterbury Regiment. Dated 13th February, 1928.

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 9, of 9th February, relating to 2nd Lieutenant I. O. Manson, for the words “2nd C Battalion” read “1st C Battalion.”

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.
Central Depot.

Lieutenant G. M. Burn to be Captain. Dated 15th September, 1927.

N.Z. VETERINARY CORPS.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants:—
Dudley Horace Le Souef. Dated 15th February, 1928.
Charles Victor Dayus. Dated 16th February, 1928.
Robert Bruce Hutchison Murray. Dated 22nd February, 1928.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend R. Inglis, Chaplain, 4th Class, is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 9th February, 1928.
The Reverend T. R. Hall, Chaplain, 4th Class, resigns his commission. Dated 16th February, 1928.
The Reverend L. H. Fenn, Chaplain, 3rd Class, having left the Dominion, is retired. Dated 22nd February, 1928.
The Reverend A. J. Farnell, Chaplain, 4th Class, is transferred to the Reserve List, Class I, R.D. 6. Dated 16th February, 1928.
The Reverend C. J. Bush-King, V.D., Chaplain, 3rd Class, is transferred from R.D. 8 to R.D. 4. Dated 6th February, 1928.
The Reverend A. A. Armstrong, Chaplain 4th Class, Reserve List, Class II, is transferred from R.D. 1 to R.D. 5. Dated 27th January, 1928.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
Wellington West Coast Regiment.

The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 16th February, 1928.
Captain B. McLeod, M.C., with the rank of Major.
Lieutenant A. F. Gilmore, M.M.
2nd Lieutenant B. J. Jacobs.
Lieutenant P. H. G. Bennett, D.C.M. Dated 22nd February, 1928.
Lieutenant R. G. C. McNab resigns his commission. Dated 16th February, 1928.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Open Season for Deer-shooting, Wanganui Acclimatization District.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, Francis Joseph Rolleston, Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare the period from the 2nd day of April, 1928, to the 16th day of May, 1928 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Wanganui Acclimatization District, described in the First Schedule hereto, for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., fallow-deer bucks and does—subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill two fallow-deer bucks of not less than twelve points and three does may be issued by the Chief Postmaster at Wanganui, on payment of a license fee of £1, in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notification.
2. Ball cartridge only to be used: Provided that no metal-patched or metal-cased bullet shall be used for killing such deer.
3. No licensee shall allow any dog to accompany either himself or any attendant he may have with him.
4. Nothing herein contained shall extend to authorizing any person to sell any deer or portion thereof.
5. Nothing in any license to take or kill fallow-deer bucks and does shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill fallow-deer bucks or does on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain, or on any land excepted from the operation of the notification declaring an open season for the district.
6. The licensee must give notice to the said Chief Postmaster of the date on which it is his intention to stalk deer, such notice to be posted or delivered or telegraphed three clear days before such date.
7. Any person committing a breach of any of these conditions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.