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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Appointment of Deputy District Public Trustee.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by section three of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921–22, I, the Public Trustee of the Dominion of New Zealand, have appointed Frederick Charles Coombe, of the Public Trust Office, Wellington, to be Deputy of the District Public Trustee, Masterton, 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 2nd day of December, 1929.
J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

Appointment of Deputy District Public Trustee.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by section three of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921–22, I, the Public Trustee of the Dominion of New Zealand, have appointed Charles Earnshaw White, of the Public Trust Office, Wellington, to be Deputy of the District Public Trustee, New Plymouth, 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 3rd day of December, 1929.
J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 27th November, 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.

Colonel R. Tracy-Inglis, C.B.E., v.d., M.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Director of Medical Services, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List. Dated 30th November, 1929.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Frazerhurst, v.d., M.D., N.Z. Medical Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Central Command, dated 30th November, 1929, and is appointed Director of Medical Services with the rank of Colonel, dated 1st December, 1929, vice Colonel R. Tracy-Inglis, C.B.E., v.d., M.B., transferred to the Reserve of Officers.

COMMANDS.

Lieutenant-Colonel C. N. Newman, D.S.O., relinquishes command of 1st Field Brigade, N.Z.A., and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 22nd October, 1929.

Major W. F. Stillwell, M.C., v.d., relinquishes command of the 4th Field Battery, N.Z.A., dated 22nd October, 1929, and is appointed to command the 1st Field Brigade, N.Z.A., dated 23rd October, 1929.

Captain A. A. Currey, M.M., The Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, is appointed to command the 4th Field Battery, N.Z.A. Dated 23rd October, 1929.

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

Major J. H. Chisholm is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 20th November, 1929.

Lieutenant J. E. Stevens, from the N.Z. Air Force, to be Lieutenant. Dated 16th November, 1929.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

The notice published in the N.Z. Gazette, No. 46, of 20th June, 1929, relating to the retirement of Lieutenant A. W. Bird, M.M., Reserve of Officers, is cancelled.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Northern Depot.

2nd Lieutenant W. R. Dyer to be Lieutenant. Dated 30th November, 1929.

John Lawrence Greer to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 19th November, 1929.

Southern Depot.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
Basil Staunton Smyth. Dated 12th September, 1929.
Leonard Francis Everett. Dated 12th September, 1929.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

Central Depot.

Lieutenant B. H. Frethey is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5. Dated 20th November, 1929.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

2nd Lieutenant H. D. Gilman ceases to be posted to the 7th C Battalion, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 20th September, 1929.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

Henry William Wotton to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st C Battalion. Dated 4th November, 1929.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

Lieutenant A. W. Bird, M.M., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 21st November, 1929.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Lieutenant G. Morris, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment. Dated 18th November, 1929.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 18th September, 1929 :—
S. Black, 2nd C Battalion.
C. W. Kibblewhite, 6th C Battalion.
R. B. Schulze, 4th C Battalion.
E. J. Bassett, 1st Battalion.
G. R. Lee, 1st Battalion.
P. R. Willberg, 4th C Battalion.
C. H. Morrison, 4th C Battalion.
A. P. MacDuff, 1st Battalion.
W. G. Boddington, 1st Battalion.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation) :—
George Eric Maxwell Keys and posted to the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 16th September, 1929.
Richard John Seddon Bean and posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 21st September, 1929.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) P. S. Seyb, 2nd C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 18th November, 1929.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

Lieutenant G. Morris, from the Canterbury Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 7th December, 1928, and is posted to the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 18th November, 1929.

Donald McKenzie Scott to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is posted to the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 20th November, 1929.

The Otago Regiment.

Major A. S. Falconer, D.S.O., M.C., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 11th September, 1929.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 6th September, 1929 :—
C. H. Chittock, 2nd C Battalion.
W. R. Borrie, 1st Battalion.
R. Fraser, 1st C Battalion.
W. Lang, 1st C Battalion.
I. G. Borrie, 1st Battalion.
H. J. Robins, 3rd C Battalion.
V. D. A. Blackburn, 1st Battalion.

Dated 15th September, 1929 :—
R. S. Stewart, 1st Battalion.
R. D. B. Paterson, 2nd C Battalion.
E. E. S. Clarke, 2nd C Battalion.
R. G. McKinlay, 2nd C Battalion.
T. C. Williams, 1st Battalion.

N.Z. AIR FORCE.

Lieutenant J. E. Stevens, is transferred to the Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles. Dated 16th November, 1929.

Lieutenant J. Coates is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I. Dated 20th November, 1929.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The undermentioned Chaplains, 4th Class, to be Chaplains, 3rd Class :—
R. J. Stanton. Dated 17th March, 1926.
K. J. McFarland. Dated 20th March, 1926.
E. E. Bamford. Dated 28th June, 1927.