Feb. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 479

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

Defence Department,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1929.

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 V. J. Innes, N.Z. Staff Corps, is appointed Staff Officer i/c (temp.) No. 2 Regimental District, dated 15th October, 1928, and temporarily relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer, No. 2A Area, dated 18th January, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant C. E. Weir, Royal New Zealand Artillery, having completed his training at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and his attachment to the Royal Artillery, returned to New Zealand on the 11th December, 1928, is promoted Lieutenant from that date, with seniority as from 1st September, 1927, and is appointed Assistant to the O.C., R.N.Z.A., Central Command, dated 19th January, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant C. Shuttleworth, N.Z. Staff Corps, having completed his training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and his attachment to the 2nd Battalion, The Norfolk Regiment, returned to New Zealand on the 11th December, 1928, is promoted Lieutenant from that date, with seniority as from 1st September, 1927, and is appointed Assistant to the Staff Officer i/c. No. 11 Regimental District, Dunedin, dated 19th January, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant G. H. Heal, N.Z. Staff Corps, having completed his training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and his attachment to the 1st Battalion, The King’s Own Scottish Borderers, returned to New Zealand on the 11th December, 1928, is promoted Lieutenant from that date, with seniority as from 1st September, 1927, and is appointed Area Officer (temp.) No. 2A Area, Paeroa, dated 19th January, 1929.

Captain H. B. Burrell, N.Z. Air Force, is attached temporarily to the N.Z. Permanent Air Force as pilot at Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn. Dated 3rd January, 1929.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. Hardie Neil, D.S.O., v.d., M.R.C.S., Eng., N.Z. Medical Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Northern Command, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 9th February, 1929.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:—
James Montague Job Hartwell. Dated 15th September, 1928.
Lawren John Bell. Dated 15th September, 1928.
Edmund Lee Honeyfield. Dated 16th September, 1928.

THE AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.

Captain J. F. Potter to be Major. Dated 22nd February, 1929.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 12th February, 1929:—
Gordon Murray Birdsal.
William Wright Buttimore.
Thomas William Shanks.
Henry Norman Waddington.
Athol Morrison.

THE OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES.

Alan Steele Nicolson to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 13th September, 1928.

THE MANAWATU MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 14th September, 1928:—
Kenneth Simmonds.
Athol William Viles.

THE WELLINGTON EAST COAST MOUNTED RIFLES.

Lieutenant H. Roberts, from the North Auckland Mounted Rifles, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 22nd October, 1925. Dated 12th February, 1929.
Albert Ian Speedy to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 14th September, 1928.

THE NELSON-MARLBOROUGH MOUNTED RIFLES.

Noel Taylor to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 16th September, 1928.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.

Lieutenant H. Roberts is transferred to the Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles. Dated 12th February, 1929.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Central Depot.

2nd Lieutenant A. C. Dickson to be Lieutenant. Dated 7th September, 1928.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).

Captain M. McKechnie, 7th C Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 11th February, 1929.

The North Auckland Regiment.

Raymond James Lynch to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 14th September, 1928.

The Waikato Regiment.

H. J. Keys.
C. L. Brett.
J. C. Hepburn.
E. V. Simpson.
G. C. Brough.
M. Henry.
J. H. Searle.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) G. Arthur, 1st C Battalion, lapses. Dated 16th February, 1929.
2nd Lieutenant L. R. W. Ormsby, 1st Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 19th February, 1929.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) V. A. D. Thomson, 1st C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 16th February, 1929.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

Captain H. Salmon, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 9. Dated 13th February, 1929.

The Southland Regiment.

Captain G. F. Myers, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 12. Dated 6th February, 1929.

THE N.Z. AIR FORCE.

The notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 82 of 21st November, 1928, relating to the retirement of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) H. L. Lucena, is hereby cancelled. Dated 21st February, 1929.

N.Z. VETERINARY CORPS.

Lieutenant R. B. H. Murray, M.R.C.V.S., Eng. (Royal Army Veterinary Corps) (T.A.), is granted the local rank of Captain. Dated 13th September, 1928.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Lieutenant W. M. Brown, M.B., to be Captain. Dated 26th November, 1928.
William Gordon Rich, M.B., Ch.B., D.M.R.E. (Camb.), to be Lieutenant. Dated 29th January, 1929.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

S. S. Green, Chaplain, 3rd Class, is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 1st February, 1929.

THOMAS M. WILFORD, Minister of Defence.

Result of Polls for Proposed Loans.

Wellington, 22nd February, 1929.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor, Rangiora Borough Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

JOSEPH WARD, Minister of Finance.