APRIL 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1167

Appointments in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division) :—

Hubert Alexander Rhind, as Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 16th April, 1928.

George Grey Andrews, as Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 16th April, 1928.

Claude Hilton Kersley, as Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 16th April, 1928.

Stanley Presgrave Dalton, as Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 16th April, 1928.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Appointment in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 20th April, 1928.

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

Commissioned Gunner Atkins Henry Pryce, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” vice Ives, to date from the 17th February, 1928.

Mr. Alfred Thomas Keegan confirmed in the rank of Schoolmaster in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, with seniority of 26th January, 1927.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Clerk of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th April, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Jules Cæsar Malfroy

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Auckland, Waitemata, and Parnell, vice J. H. Finlay.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Reappointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers under the Child Welfare Act, 1925.

Education Department,
Wellington, 18th April, 1928.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Robert Alexander Wright, Minister of Education, do hereby reappoint the following persons as Honorary Child Welfare Officers for the purposes of the said Act for a further period, ending 31st December, 1928 :—

Name. Address.
Haslam, George .. .. Pukekohe.
Perkins, Annie (Mrs.) .. .. Pukekohe.
Nesbit, Robert B. .. .. Rotorua.
Aldridge, John P. .. .. Taihape.
Hill, Lillian J. (Mrs.) .. .. Taihape.
Sole, Elizabeth A. (Mrs.) .. .. Stratford.
Kemp, Stanley M. .. .. Tolaga Bay.
Hema, Mabel (Mrs.) .. .. Wairoa, H.B.
Hunt, Alexander E. (Rev.) .. .. Takapau.
McLean, Alexander C. (Rev.) .. .. Waipukurau.
Hoskins, Elizabeth (Mrs.) .. .. Dannevirke.

R. A. WRIGHT, Minister of Education.

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers under the Child Welfare Act, 1925.

Education Department,
Wellington, 18th April, 1928.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Robert Alexander Wright, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint the following persons as Honorary Child Welfare Officers for the purposes of the said Act for the period ending 31st December, 1928 :—

Name. Address.
Day, Arthur Edward .. .. Helensville.
Day, Christina Arabella (Mrs.) .. .. Helensville.
Butterfield, Rev. Canon .. .. Wairoa, H.B.
Pigott, John (Rev.) .. .. Waipawa.
Thompson, Hine (Mrs.) .. .. Mangatainoka.
Hornblow, John K. .. .. Foxton.
Irwin, Emma (Dr.) .. .. Otaki.

R. A. WRIGHT, Minister of Education.

Appointment of Officers under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 20th April, 1928.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, and of the Official Appointments and Documents Act, 1919, appointed

William Christie Knight, of Brookby, and Alfred George Peckham, of Mercer,

to be officers for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act, in respect of the Auckland Acclimatization District.

F. H. D. BELL, for Minister of Marine.

Appointment of Officers under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 20th April, 1928.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, and of the Official Appointments and Documents Act, 1919, appointed

Henry Lawson Brown, of Pleasant Point, and Edward Clark, of Burke’s Pass,

to be officers for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act, in respect of the South Canterbury Acclimatization District.

F. H. D. BELL, for Minister of Marine.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 19th April, 1928.

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

Donal O’Leary, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Malvern, as from the 12th April, 1928.

John Calder Allan, Esquire,

to be Registrar of Electors for the Electoral District of Waikato for the purposes of the Electoral Act, 1927, as from the 23rd day of April, 1928.

Reginald de Blaquiere Hill, Esquire,

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, as from the 19th day of April, 1928.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 21st April, 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.

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

W.O.I. (S.S.M.) F. McIntosh, M.C., N.Z. Permanent Staff, to be Lieutenant. Dated 9th April, 1928.

Sergeant R. J. Eyre, Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Lieutenant, with seniority in the N.Z. Permanent Forces next below Lieutenant J. P. Joyce. Dated 9th April, 1928.

ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY.

W.O.I. (R.S.M.) J. P. Joyce, D.C.M., to be Lieutenant, with seniority in the N.Z. Permanent Forces next below Lieutenant F. McIntosh. Dated 9th April, 1928.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant V. M. Rowland, 18th Medium Battery, resigns his commission. Dated 28th March, 1928.

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

Captain J. U. Collins, 1st C Battalion, is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 11th April, 1928.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) E. D. Robins, 2nd C Battalion, lapses. Dated 10th April, 1928.

Keith Douglas Anderson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is seconded for duty with the 5th C Battalion. Dated 2nd April, 1928.