JULY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1799

Member of the North Auckland Land Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1929.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 47 of the Land Act, 1924, been pleased to appoint

Alexander McLenon Wright

to be a member of the North Auckland Land Board as from the 28th June, 1929.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Member of the Hawke’s Bay Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 2832.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1929.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint, in terms of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928,—

Edward Averill, Esquire,

to be a member of the Hawke’s Bay Rabbit Board established under the said Act, vice Frank Bannerman Logan, Esquire, resigned.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Agriculture.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 28th June, 1929.

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

Leonard Frederick Round

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Hororata, as from the 1st day of July, 1929.

William Stewart Cluny Templeton

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Whangape, as from the 4th day of June, 1929.

Edward George Sherrock

to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1925, as from the 28th day of June, 1929.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1929.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :—

Name. District.
John Roche .. .. .. Greytown.
Colin Roto Houghton .. .. .. Mercer.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.

FRANK DILLOWAY SLEE, ESQUIRE, of Bunbury, Western Australia, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, has this day been appointed by the Honourable Michael Myers, Chief Justice of New Zealand, a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Western Australia, under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of June, 1929.

W. W. SAMSON,
Registrar, Supreme Court, Wellington.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.

ALFRED HARRIS OWST ATKINSON, ESQUIRE, of Adelaide, South Australia, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of South Australia, has this day been appointed by the Honourable Michael Myers, Chief Justice of New Zealand, a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in South Australia, under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of June, 1929.

W. W. SAMSON,
Registrar, Supreme Court, Wellington.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 28th June, 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.

N.Z. PERMANENT AIR FORCE.

Captain J. L. Findlay, M.C., is granted the temporary rank of Major (without the pay or allowances of that rank). Dated 25th May, 1929.

COMMANDS.

Colonel D. Munro, v.d., relinquishes command of the 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles Brigade, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (a). Dated 31st May, 1929.

Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Foley, M.C., Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, relinquishes command of the Regiment, dated 31st May, 1929, and is appointed to command the 2nd N.Z. Mounted Rifles Brigade, and granted the rank of Colonel. Dated 1st June, 1929.

Major J. B. Davis, v.d., Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, is appointed to command the regiment, and is granted the rank of Lieut.-Colonel. Dated 1st June, 1929.

Major R. McPherson, M.C., relinquishes command of the 11th Field Battery, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 12. Dated 31st May, 1929.

Captain W. A. Gow, 11th Field Battery, is appointed to command the Battery. Dated 1st June, 1929.

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

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) L. R. Neilson is confirmed.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

Northern Depot.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) E. V. Fry is confirmed.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

Captain A. R. Gatland, 3rd C Battalion, is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 21st June, 1929.

Lieutenant A. H. Hunt, 1st C Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 20th June, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant L. E. K. Averill, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 20th June, 1929.

Lieutenant A. C. Hipwell, from the Canterbury Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 27th September, 1928, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 21st June, 1929.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 13th April, 1929.

Geoffrey Kiver Fussell, and is posted to the 1st Battalion.

Jack Athol Richardson, and is posted to the 1st C Battalion.

Percy Croft Minns to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is posted to the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 20th June, 1929.

The Hauraki Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant L. A. Watkins, 1st C Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 20th June, 1929.

Eric Stelfoxe Clarke to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is posted ot the 1st C Battalion. Dated 20th June, 1929.

The North Auckland Regiment.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants, and are posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 14th September, 1928.

Allen Grayden James Robertson.

John Takiari Ormsby.

The Waikato Regiment.

Lieutenant D. E. Trevarthen, 2nd C Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 20th June, 1929.

Lieutenant H. J. Edmonds, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 4. Dated 11th June, 1929.