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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 22

The Taranaki Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant A. E. Gilliver, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 28th February, 1930.
2nd Lieutenant G. J. Clarke, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st March, 1930.

The Canterbury Regiment.
Lieutenant G. R. Park (Retired List) to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion, and granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 26th October, 1929.
2nd Lieutenant R. N. Howland, 4th C Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 21st December, 1929.
Lieutenant C. F. de Joux, 2nd C Battalion, is retired. Dated 15th March, 1930.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) M. P. Lyng, 1st C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 14th March, 1930.

The Otago Regiment.
Major J. McPherson, O.B.E., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 11. Dated 15th March, 1930.
Lieutenant R. W. Connor, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 11. Dated 15th March, 1930.
2nd Lieutenant F. Boxall, 2nd C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 14th March, 1930.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
Captain M. B. Tweed, M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lon., to be Major. Dated 13th September, 1929.
Lieutenant W. H. B. Bull, M.B., to be Captain. Dated 12th September, 1929.
Gilbert Maclean, M.B., to be Lieutenant, and is attached for duty to the 17th (Medium) Battery, N.Z.A. Dated 3rd February, 1930.
John Fortescue Zohrab, M.B., to be Lieutenant, and is attached for duty to the Central Depot, N.Z.M.C. Dated 3rd March, 1930.
Charles Desmond Costello, M.B., to be Lieutenant, and is attached for duty to the North Auckland Mounted Rifles. Dated 4th March, 1930.
Captain W. Shirer, M.B., ceases to be attached to the Central Depot, N.Z. Corps of Signals, and is attached to the 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment. Dated 8th March, 1930.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
Otago Regiment.
Lieutenant R. S. Taylor is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 17th March, 1930.
Lieutenant G. G. Black is retired. Dated 17th March, 1930.
T. K. SIDEY, for Minister of Defence.

Appointments in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 25th March, 1930.

THE New Zealand Naval Board have approved the following appointments in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division) :—

Horace Arthur Ledger, as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 24th March, 1930.
Coln Lindsay, as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 24th March, 1930.
William Henry Minchall, as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 24th March, 1930.
Peter Phipps, as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 24th March, 1930.
John Henry Seelye, as Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), with seniority of 24th March, 1930.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Dismissal from the Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 22nd March, 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 T. G. Whelan, The Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 15th March, 1930.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 22nd March, 1930.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to Captain G. H. Scull, N.Z. Corps of Signals.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Notification of Appointment of Town-planning Board under the Town-planning Act, 1926.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 13th March, 1930.

IT is hereby notified for general information that in pursuance of section 6 of the Town-planning Act, 1926, the following persons have been appointed to be members of the Town-planning Board for a period of three years :—

Joseph George Alexander, Esquire: Appointed on the recommendation of the Council of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers (Incorporated);
William Meek Page, Esquire: Appointed on the recommendation of the Council of the New Zealand Institute of Architects incorporated under the New Zealand Institute of Architects Act, 1913;
Archibald Hugh Bogle, Esquire: Appointed on the recommendation of the Council of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors incorporated under the Surveyors Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908;
George Alexander Troup, Esquire, and Thomas Jordan Esquire: Appointed on the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Association of New Zealand;
Samuel Blackley, Esquire: Appointed on the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the New Zealand Counties Association;
Charles Ernest Hercus, Esquire, M.B., Bac. Surg., and George Percival Newton, Esquire: Appointed on the recommendation of the Minister of Internal Affairs.

It is hereby further notified that in addition to the above-named persons the Town-planning Board consists of—
The Minister of Internal Affairs (who is the Chairman thereof),
The Director of Town-planning,
The Surveyor-General,
The Engineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department, and
The Government Architect.

P. A. DE LA PERRELLE,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 34/42.)

Notice directing the Observance on Wednesday of the Statutory Closing-day in the Borough of Raetihi during the Week ending 19th April, 1930.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 18th March, 1930.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 22 of the Shops and Offices Amendment Act, 1927, I, William Andrew Veitch, Minister of Labour, do hereby direct, with respect to the Borough of Raetihi, the observance in the week ending 19th April, 1930, of the statutory closing-day on Wednesday and the giving of the weekly half-holiday to assistants on that day.

Dated at Wellington, this 26th day of March, 1930.

A. J. STALLWORTHY, for Minister of Labour.

Results of Election of Trustees of Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 18th March, 1930.

THE following result of the election of trustees of a drainage district has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

G. P. NEWTON, Under-Secretary.

Awatane Drainage District, County of Otorohanga—
Martin, Anso.
Austin, Arthur Nassau.
Budge, John.
Illing, Abel.
McCracken, David.

(I.A. 19/78/67.)