MAR. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 639

Legislative Councillor appointed.

Prime Minister's Office,
Wellington, 17th March, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has in His Majesty's name summoned—

The Honourable Sir Walter Charles Frederick Carncross, Kt.,
to the Legislative Council of New Zealand by writ of summons
under the Seal of the Dominion of New Zealand dated the
17th day of March, 1931.

GEO. W. FORBES, Prime Minister.
(I.A. 14/4.)

Courthouse appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th March, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

The Courthouse, Anglesea Street, Hamilton,
to be a place wherein a Magistrates' Court shall be held, in lieu of the place previously appointed.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Justices of the Peace resign.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th March, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to accept the resignation by

Edward Arthur Pigeon, Esquire, of Gore, and
Reginald Sigley, Esquire, of Raetihi,
of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Members of the Massey Agricultural College Council appointed.—

(Notice No. Ag. 2956.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 18th March, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to reappoint, in terms of paragraph (a) of subsection (2)
of section 4 of the Massey Agricultural College Act, 1926,

Norton Francis, Esquire, C.M.G., and
Henry Bidsee Stuckey, Esquire,
to be members of the Massey Agricultural College Council established under the said Act.

A. J. MURDOCH, Minister of Agriculture.

Member of the Hurunui Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 2955.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 17th March, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint, in terms of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928,

George Justin Humphries Reid, Esquire,
as a member of the Hurunui Rabbit Board established under the said Act, vice Henry Gilbert Martin, Esquire, resigned.

A. J. MURDOCH, Minister of Agriculture.

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

Navy Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the following promotions in the Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division):—

Sub-Lieutenant Gordon Bridson to Lieutenant, R.N.V.R.
(N.Z.D.); to date 1st February, 1931.
Sub-Lieutenant Alister Barclay Gilfillan to Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.); to date 1st February, 1931.
Surgeon-Lieutenant James Anderson Watson to Surgeon
Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.); to date
1st March, 1931.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 12th March, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the appointments, promotions, transfers,
resignations, and retirements of the undermentioned officers of the N.Z. Military Forces:

The Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles.

2nd Lieutenant L. J. Bell to be Lieutenant. Dated 5th November, 1930.

The North Auckland Mounted Rifles.

2nd Lieutenant H. C. Hewlett to be Lieutenant. Dated 18th December, 1930.

Regiment of N.Z. Artillery.

Captain L. A. Rhodes, 12th Field Battery, to be Major, and is appointed to command the Battery. Dated 15th February, 1931.

The N.Z. Infantry.

The Wellington Regiment.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:

F. R. McBride, 1st Battalion. Dated 3rd December, 1930.
H. Williams, 1st Battalion. Dated 3rd December, 1930.
G. H. Snelling, 4th C Battalion. Dated 19th December, 1930.

Allen Howard Johnston to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 14th September, 1930.

The Hawke's Bay Regiment.

Lieutenant A. W. Whyte, M.M., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 7. Dated 27th February, 1931.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

Lieutenant G. P. Morris, 3rd C Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 9. Dated 23rd February, 1931.

N.Z. Air Force.

Flying Officer J. W. H. Lett to be Flight Lieutenant. Dated 16th February, 1931.
Guy Mortimer Firth to be Pilot Officer. Dated 16th February, 1931.

Reserve of Officers.

Regiment of N.Z. Artillery.

2nd Lieutenant G. Morpeth is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 21st February, 1931.

The North Auckland Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant C. T. Leggett resigns his commission. Dated 26th February, 1931.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Defence Department,
Wellington, 12th March, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary
Forces Long-service Medal to Major A. W. Johnson, M.C., The Otago Mounted Rifles.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th March, 1931.

It is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have
been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of
Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Name. District.
Francis David Otway .. Auckland, at Birkenhead.*
Carl Henry Seymour Littlejohn Maungaturoro.
Pelham Lytton Hollis .. Ohaeawai.
William Bambridge Robertson Ohinemuri.
Edward Charles Dobson .. Ormondville.
Thomas O'Hare .. .. Rotorua.

• Births and Deaths only.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 13th March, 1931.

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

William John Henry Dashwood
to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Rangitikei, as from the 1st day of April, 1931.