Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 17

The Canterbury Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant S. J. C. Williams, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant with seniority next below Lieutenant A. W. G. Lipscombe. Dated 12th March, 1929.

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

Thomas Phillips, 2nd C Battalion. Dated 11th November, 1929.

John Liddell Grant, 1st Battalion. Dated 26th November, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) C. L. Ridgen, 1st C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 9th December, 1929.

The Otago Regiment.

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

Alexander Campbell Begg, 2nd C Battalion. Dated 11th September, 1929.

Graham Beaumont Massingham, 1st Battalion. Dated 12th September, 1929.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Major F. T. Bowerbank, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 12th September, 1929.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants, with seniority as from the 11th June, 1929, and are posted to the Otago University Company, N.Z.M.C. Dated 11th December, 1929 :—

Donald Robert Louis Stevenson, M.B.

Brian John David Dunne, M.B.

N.Z. VETERINARY CORPS.

Lieutenant P. McGregor, M.R.C.V.S., ceases to be attached to the Otago Mounted Rifles, and is attached to the Auckland Mounted Rifles. Dated 28th November, 1929.

THE N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend R. Miller, M.A., Chaplain, 4th Class, to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 24th August, 1929.

The Reverend David Kirkland Boyd to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian), R.D. 10. Dated 14th December, 1929.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The Regiment of N.Z. Artillery.

Lieutenant W. M. Dawn is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 16th December, 1929.

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

Colonel C. T. Major, C.B.E., D.S.O., v.d., is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 11th December, 1929.

The Taranaki Regiment.

Lieutenant C. Harrison, M.C., is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 17th December, 1929.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Captain F. J. Coe resigns his commission. Dated 9th December, 1929.

The Otago Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant C. J. Brown resigns his commission. Dated 19th December, 1929.

RETIRED LIST.

W. J. F. Ross (late Lieutenant, Retired List) is granted the rank of Lieutenant on discharge from the ranks. Dated 1st January, 1930.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

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Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 18th December, 1929.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club, under section 43, Defence Act, 1909 :—

“A” Squadron Legion of Frontiersmen Defence Rifle Club, with Headquarters at Auckland. Dated 16th October, 1929.

W. A. VEITCH, for Minister of Defence.

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Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 4th January, 1930.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the services of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club :—

Poporangi Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Kereru, Hawke’s Bay. Dated 26th October, 1929.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

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Dismissal from the N.Z. Defence Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 4th January, 1930.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the dismissal of the undermentioned soldier of the Territorial Force from the New Zealand Defence Forces, under section 6 (b), Defence Act, 1909, he having been convicted by the Civil power :—

Private J. Mullally, 1st Battalion, Taranaki Regiment. Dated 20th December, 1929.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 24th December, 1929.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman, Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

JOSEPH WARD, Minister of Finance.

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BAY OF PLENTY ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Bay of Plenty Electric-power District taken on the 5th day of December, 1929, on the proposal of the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board to borrow a sum of £20,000 for constructing works for the extension of electric supply and reticulation within the Power Board’s district, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 218; the number recorded against the proposal was 16.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 12th day of December, 1929.

H. R. Hogg, Chairman.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 3rd January, 1930.

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

JOSEPH WARD, Minister of Finance.

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NOTICE OF RESULT OF POLL ON PROPOSAL TO RAISE A LOAN.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Martinborough taken on the 17th day of December, 1929, on the proposal of the Martinborough Borough Council to raise a loan of £2,100 for the purpose of reforming, bitumen-surfacing, and providing culverts on the main highways through the Borough of Martinborough, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 118; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 23.

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 18th day of December, 1929.

W. B. MARTIN, Mayor.

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Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 3rd January, 1930.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman, Wairarapa Electric-power Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

JOSEPH WARD, Minister of Finance.

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WAIRARAPA ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Bideford Special-rating Area taken on the 17th day of December, 1929, on the proposal of the Wairarapa Electric-power Board to borrow the sum of £2,600 for the purpose of