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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 57

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

Marine Department,
Wellington, 10th July, 1928.
I T 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
John Austin, of Dunedin,
to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act, in respect of the Otago Acclimatization District.
F. H. D. BELL, for Minister of Marine.
Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officer, under the Child Welfare Act, 1925.
Education Department,
Wellington, 16th July, 1928.
IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Robert Alexander Wright, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint
Mr. Joseph Jones, of Clyde Street, Ohakune, as an Honorary Child Welfare Officer for the purposes of the said Act for the period ending 31st December, 1928.
R. A. WRIGHT, Minister of Education.
Appointment of Deputy Public Trustee.
NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by section 3 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921-22, I, the Public Trustee of the Dominion of New Zealand, have appointed Frank Mitchell Whyte, of the Public Trust Office, Christchurch, to be Deputy of the District Public Trustee, Christchurch, during the absence of such District Public Trustee from his headquarters, and all previous appointments in this behalf are hereby revoked.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of July, 1928.
J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.
Appointment in the Public Service.
Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 12th July, 1928.
THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service :
George Percival Newton, Esquire, to be Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, as from the 1st day of July, 1928.
A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.
Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th July, 1928.
IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned person has been appointed to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the district set opposite his name, viz. :--
Robert Calverley ... ... ... Duntroon.
W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.
Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.
Department of Defence,
Wellington, 14th July, 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.
Major D. B. Blair, D.S.O., M.C., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 30th June, 1928.
THE WELLINGTON EAST COAST MOUNTED RIFLES.
2nd Lieutenant J. Walsh to be Lieutenant. Dated 14th September, 1927.
THE Waikato Mounted Rifles.
2nd Lieutenant H. R. Haeusler is transferred to the Hauraki Regiment. Dated 4th July, 1928.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) MOUNTED RIFLES.
2nd Lieutenant L. W. Sims, from the Nelson, Marlborough, Mounted Rifles, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 23rd December, 1927. Dated 4th July, 1928.
THE NORTH AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.
M. A. Young (late 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment), to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 30th April, 1926. Dated 30th April, 1928.
THE NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, MOUNTED RIFLES.
2nd Lieutenant L. W. Sims is transferred to the Queen Alexandra's (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles. Dated 4th July, 1928.
THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.
James Gordon Mitchell to be Lieutenant, 5th Field Battery. Dated 4th July, 1928.
2nd Lieutenant L. M. H. Walker, 20th Pack Battery, is retired. Dated 1st May, 1928.
CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.
Southern Depot.
2nd Lieutenant E. B. Robinson, Royal Engineers, British Army (Territorial), having returned to England, ceases to be attached. Dated 30th June, 1928.
N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.
Northern Depot.
Edwin Victor Fry to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation). Dated 2nd July, 1928.
THE AUCKLAND REGIMENT (COUNTESS OF RANFURLY'S OWN).
Captain C. McG. Littlejohn, from the Otago Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority as from the 16th May, 1925, and seconded for duty with the 5th C Battalion. Dated 5th July, 1928.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. Tilsley, M.C., D.C.M., 1st Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 16th May, 1928.
The seniority of Lieutenant A. B. Fordyce, 1st Battalion, is antedated to 17th September, 1920.
Lieutenant K. C. Reid, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 5th July, 1928.
The undermentioned are transferred to the North Auckland Regiment. Dated 5th July, 1928 :-
Major J. H. Ansell, 5th C Battalion.
Lieutenant J. T. Hill, 5th C Battalion.
Lieutenant F. J. Gwilliam, 5th C Battalion.
Lieutenant M. R. Downey, 5th C Battalion.
2nd Lieutenant C. T. Leggett. 3rd C Battalion.
Hon. Lieutenant and Bandmaster F. G. Law, No. 1 R.D., Senior Cadet Band.
THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.
The undermentioned are transferred from the Auckland Regiment (C. of R.O.), with their original seniority, and seconded for duty with the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 5th July, 1928 :-
Major J. H. Ansell.
Lieutenant J. T. Hill.
Lieutenant F. J. Gwilliam.
Lieutenant M. R. Downey.
2nd Lieutenant C. T. Leggett.
Hon. Lieutenant and Bandmaster F. G. Law.
THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT.
Lieutenant J. L. Dighton, 1st C Battalion, is seconded for duty with the 5th Field Battery, N.Z.A. Dated 29th June, 1928.
THE WELLINGTON WEST COAST REGIMENT.
2nd Lieutenant N. A. Malcolm, 3rd C Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 4th July, 1928.
2nd Lieutenant P. J. C. Burn, 4th C Battalion, is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 7th July, 1928.