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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 6th December, 1929.

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

Constable John O’Shea
to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates’ Court at Otatau for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928, as from the 28th day of November, 1929.

Constable William John Brown
to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates’ Court at Taupo for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928, as from the 28th day of November, 1929.

Russell John James Weir
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Factories Act, 1921–22, and an Inspector for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act, 1925, as from the 30th day of November, 1929.

Frederick George Reed
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Mamaku,* as from the 2nd day of January, 1930.

William Bambridge Robertson
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Tirau,† as from the 2nd day of January, 1930.

George John Francis Cowan
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Putaruru,† as from the 2nd day of January, 1930.

John Lodewyk Crowther
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Rotorua,† as from the 2nd day of January, 1930.

George Alfred Overend
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Cust, as from the 2nd day of December, 1929.

Fenton Butler
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Te Teko, as from the 1st day of October, 1929.

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

William Norman Snowball
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, and the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1908, as from the 5th day of December, 1929.

• Constitution of New District.
  † Alteration of boundaries.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 3rd December, 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.

Major F. T. Bowerbank, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P., N.Z. Medical Corps, is appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, Central Military Command, vice Colonel J. L. Frazerhurst, v.d., M.D., N.Z.M.C., appointed Director of Medical Services. Dated 1st December, 1929.

COMMAND.

Major K. B. Tennent, M.M., The North Auckland Mounted Rifles, is appointed to command the regiment, and granted the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 8th November, 1929.

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

Captain B. W. Harvey resigns his commission. Dated 25th November, 1929.

THE AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.

Lieutenant D. H. C. Wilson to be Captain. Dated 26th November, 1929.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 26th November, 1929:—

Stanley James Wright.
Alexander Cunningham Atchison.
Oswald Roy Mellsop.
Joseph Frederick Harcombe.
William Greenall.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 22nd November, 1929:—

Arthur Reginald Graham.
Edwin Leslie McGee.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants, and are posted to the Battery as stated:—

John Eric Green, 12th Field Battery. Dated 12th September, 1929.
Barry George MacAvoy, 14th Medium Battery. Dated 12th September, 1929.
Charles Athelston Napier Pilcher, 3rd Field Battery. Dated 25th November, 1929.
Frank Inwood Graham, 1st Field Battery. Dated 25th November, 1929.
Geoffrey James Maryon Bacon, 3rd Field Battery. Dated 26th November, 1929.
Gordon James Oliphant-Stewart, 18th Medium Battery. Dated 28th November, 1929.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Southern Depot.

2nd Lieutenant E. F. Scott to be Lieutenant. Dated 12th November, 1929.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 1st December, 1929:—

J. G. Britland, 1st C Battalion.
L. G. Miller, 1st C Battalion.
H. E. Gaulton, 1st C Battalion.
W. J. B. Speer, 1st Battalion.
A. J. Sligo, 1st C Battalion. Dated 1st January, 1929.

Thomas Douglas Wilson to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 14th September, 1929.

THE HAURAKI REGIMENT.

Captain H. A. Lewis, 1st C Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class II (b), R.D. 2. Dated 25th November, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant J. Melville, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st November, 1929.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenants. Dated 30th November, 1929:—

T. R. Birdsall.
N. A. Corcoran.
R. Jones.
C. T. J. Luxton.
G. E. Wilkins.

2nd Lieutenant J. R. A. Whelan, from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 28th November, 1929.

THE WELLINGTON WEST COAST REGIMENT.

Major J. E. H. Mewett, M.C. (Retired List), to be Captain, and is posted to the 4th C Battalion, and granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 8th November, 1929.

THE HAWKE’S BAY REGIMENT.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:

C. J. Bishop, 1st Battalion. Dated 26th April, 1929.
J. H. Sinclair, 1st C Battalion. Dated 9th May, 1929.
W. A. Whyte, 1st Battalion. Dated 8th September, 1929.
E. G. Armstrong, 2nd C Battalion. Dated 8th September, 1929.
T. P. L. Reaney, 2nd C Battalion. Dated 13th September, 1929.
H. S. Budd, 1st Battalion. Dated 13th September, 1929.
F. L. Heaton, 2nd C Battalion. Dated 13th September, 1929.