Aug. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2187

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

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st August, 1929.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has cancelled the appointment made on the 20th day of April, 1928, of

Alfred George Peckham, of Mercer.

to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, in respect of the Auckland Acclimatization District.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Marine

• Members of Domain Boards appointed.

Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1929.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 49 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928, been pleased to make the following appointments :-

Ivon Guy Grierson

to be a member of the Wahi Takaro Domain Board, in place of George Robert Holton, deceased.

Henry Dalton Hardy

to be a member of the Forest Gate Domain Board, in place of Samuel Arthur Coles, resigned.

James Ingram Thomason

to be a member of the Kaiauai Domain Board, in place of Arthur Owen Powell, resigned.

William Hobson

to be a member of the Kowai Pass Domain Board, in place of Robert Ross Gillanders, left the district.

John Bosley Bennett

to be a member of the Kimbolton Domain Board, in place of James Alexander Bailey, left the district.

Charles Adams Auld,
Samuel Campbell,
Samuel McArthur, and
Frederick Edward Theobald,

to be members of the Hector Domain Board in place of Frank Burns, Alexander McDonald, John Broadfoot, and James Edwards, resigned.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

• Native Interpreter appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 24th August, 1929.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorize

Nehu Tewiata,

of Big Bush, Chatham Islands, to act as an Interpreter of the First Grade under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1909, and the regulations made thereunder.

A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 22nd August, 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.

COMMAND.

The period of command of Major W. F. Stilwell, M.C., v.d., 4th Field Battery, N.Z.A., is extended for one year as from the 1st September, 1929.

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

Lieutenant W. Ricketts, D.C.M., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain, with permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 14th August, 1929.

THE OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains. Dated 8th May, 1929 :-

J. A. Aitcheson.
P. A. Smith.

THE MANAWATU MOUNTED RIFLES.

Honorary Lieutenant and Bandmaster E. Franklin resigns his commission. Dated 8th August, 1929.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

The undermentioned (late 2nd Field Battery) are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 4. Dated 9th August, 1929 :-

Major J. N. Baxter, M.M.
Captain E. F. Clayton-Greene.
Lieutenant A. L. Tompkins.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Southern Depot.

2nd Lieutenant M. Barak is retired. Dated 12th August, 1929.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

Northern Depot.

The notice published in the N.Z. Gazette, No. 46, of 27th June, 1929, relating to Captain and Quartermaster W. Scott-Higginson is cancelled.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The North Auckland Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant E. M. Grace, from the Waikato Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 28th June, 1926, and is posted to the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 9th August, 1929.

The Waikato Regiment.

Lieutenant H. J. Keys, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Taranaki Regiment. Dated 15th August, 1929.
Lieutenant J. W. Bolton, from the Taranaki Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 14th May, 1927, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 7th August, 1929.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (2nd C Battalion) to be Lieutenants. Dated 12th August, 1929 :-

P. A. Hickling.
G. C. Revell.

2nd Lieutenant E. M. Grace, 1st C Battalion, is transferred to the North Auckland Regiment. Dated 9th August, 1929.

The Wellington Regiment.

Lieutenant A. L. George, 2nd C Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 29th June, 1929.
Christian Jacobsen to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is posted to the 5th C Battalion. Dated 10th July, 1929.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant S. Wilson, 4th C Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 6th June, 1929.

The Hawke's Bay Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant W. A. Whyte, M.M., from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st June, 1929.

The Taranaki Regiment.

Captain J. A. McQueen, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 8th August, 1929.
Lieutenant J. W. Bolton, 2nd C Battalion, is transferred to the Waikato Regiment. Dated 7th August, 1929.
Lieutenant H. J. Keys, from the Waikato Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 12th February, 1929, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 15th August, 1929.
Lieutenant W. R. O. Bredow, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 8. Dated 8th August, 1929.

The Canterbury Regiment.

The appointments of the undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) are confirmed :-

A. L. M. Perry, 1st C Battalion.
A. T. Hurley, 1st Battalion.
C. W. R. Dart, 3rd C Battalion.
C. E. Iversen, 3rd C Battalion.

John Galloway to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is posted to the 5th C Battalion. Dated 25th June, 1929.

The Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast Regiment.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) E. B. Rout, 3rd C Battalion is confirmed.