May 10.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

1609

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
James Guild Whyte, Esquire,
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Hurunui, vice A. Cameron, Esquire, deceased.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Clerks of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th April, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Colin Ainslie Montgomerie
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Buller, vice A. G. Johnston; and
George Galloway Chisholm
to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Napier, vice P. M. Martin.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Shorthand Reporter appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 30th April, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Violet Flossie Crosbie
to be a Shorthand Reporter under the Shorthand Reporters Act, 1908.
F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 4th May, 1928.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service:—
Edward John Gifford, Esquire,
to be Clerk of the Magistrates' Court at Te Puke for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of May, 1928.
Leonard Vickeres Samuels, Esquire,
to be the Registrar of Electors for the electoral district of Hurunui for the purposes of the Electoral Act, 1927, and Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Mount Grey, as from the 27th day of April, 1928.
William Murray Fraser, Esquire,
to be the Returning Officer for the electoral district of Waipawa for the purposes of the Electoral Act, 1927, as from the 1st day of May, 1928.
Ivan Trevor Fallwell, Esquire,
to be Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Waihi for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1908, and Bailiff of the Warden's Court at Waihi for the Hauraki Mining District constituted under the Mining Act, 1926, as from the 1st day of May, 1928.
Charles Edward Parsons, Esquire,
to be Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Auckland, for the purpose of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of May, 1928.
Patrick Michael Martin, Esquire,
to be Assistant Clerk of the Magistrates' Court at Napier for the purposes of section 8 of the Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1922, as from the 1st day of May, 1928.
Charles Warden Browne, Esquire,
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Rakaia, as from the 28th day of April, 1928.
John David O'Connor, Esquire,
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Levin, and Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Levin, as from the 16th day of April, 1928.
Arthur Robert Watson, Esquire,
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Christchurch, at New Brighton, as from the 25th day of April, 1928.
(Mrs.) Marjory Childe,
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Ohautira, as from the 11th day of April, 1928.
(Mrs.) Emily Matthews,
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Pawarenga, as from the 10th day of April, 1928.
Harry Coventry, Esquire,
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Oruawharo, as from the 5th day of April, 1928.
William Sparks, Esquire,
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Matahiwi, as from the 19th day of April, 1928.
William Murray Fraser, Esquire,
to be Clerk of the Magistrates' Courts at Waipawa and Waipukurau for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of May, 1928.
James Selwyn Mosley, Esquire,
to be the Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Wallace for the purposes of the Electoral Act, 1927, as from the 27th 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, 5th May, 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.

COMMAND.

Major J. McC. Power, N.Z. Army Service Corps, is appointed to command the Central Depot, N.Z.A.S.C. Dated 25th March, 1928.

STAFF.

Lieutenant (local Captain) S. Gibbons, the Durham Light Infantry, on exchange from the British Army in India, having left New Zealand and on return to India, relinquishes his appointment as Area Officer, Area 6B, and Adjutant, Manawatu Mounted Rifles, and the local rank of Captain. Dated 24th April, 1928.

N.Z. PERMANENT AIR FORCE.

Captain L. M. Isitt, having returned from his tour of duty with the Royal Air Force in England, ceases to be seconded, and is attached for instructional duties to the Wigram Aerodrome. Dated 28th February, 1928.
Captain L. M. Isitt ceases to be attached, and is appointed Officer Commanding Hobsonville Aerodrome. Dated 17th April, 1928.

THE WELLINGTON EAST COAST MOUNTED RIFLES.

Quartermaster and Captain J. R. T. Slipper to be Quartermaster and Major. Dated 1st January, 1928.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

2nd Lieutenant H. McC. Taylor, 12th Field Battery, to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st May, 1928.
Frank Charles Rawle to be 2nd Lieutenant, 20th Pack Battery. Dated 1st October, 1927.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own).
The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed:—
J. Coop, 2nd C Battalion.
A. G. Simmers, 3rd C Battalion.

The Taranaki Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) H. G. Whitehead ceases to be seconded to the 1st C Battalion, and is seconded for duty with the 2nd C Battalion, with his original seniority. Dated 19th April, 1928.

The Hawke's Bay Regiment.

Lieutenant J. H. Conly, from the Otago Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 30th May, 1927, and is seconded for duty with the 4th C Battalion. Dated 1st May, 1928.