JUNE 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1777

Officer of Police Force appointed.*

Police Department,
Wellington, 12th June, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Inspector William Eccles to be a Superintendent of the New Zealand Police Force, the appointment to take effect on and from 1st June, 1931. JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Child Welfare Act, 1925.--Revoking Appointment of Child Welfare Officers.

Education Department,
Wellington, 28th May, 1931.

IN pursuance of the power vested in me by the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Harry Atmore, Minister of Education, do hereby notify that, on account of the undermentioned persons having ceased to be members of the Public Service, their appointments as Child Welfare Officers made by me under section 2 of the said Act have been revoked as from the date hereof :— Name. Former Address. Johnston, Mrs. Agnes Stuart . . Wellington. O'Shea, Miss Eliza Agnes . . ” HARRY ATMORE, Minister of Education.

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers under the Child Welfare Act, 1925.

Education Department,
Wellington, 29th May, 1931.

I N pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Harry Atmore, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint the following persons as Honorary Child Welfare Officers for the purpose of the said Act for the period ending 31st December, 1931 :— Name. District. Davis, Rev. Alfred J. . . Te Puke. Davis, Mrs. Edith Sarah . “ Rice, Stanley . . Wyndham. Denford, Sister Agnes . . Tapanui. HARRY ATMORE, Minister of Education.

Inspector of Sea-fishing appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 11th June, 1931.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, and of the Official Appointments and Documents Act, 1919, appointed Samuel James Frost, Police Constable, of Maungaturoto, to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing for the purposes of Part I of the first-mentioned Act, in respect of the Port of Kaipara. JAS. B. DONALD, Minister of Marine.

Appointment in the Public Service.

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

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service :— William Robertson, Esquire, to be Land Purchase Controller for the purposes of the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, as from the 1st day of May, 1931. T. MARK, Secretary.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, 11th June, 1931.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service :— Henry Morgan to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Invercargill, as from the 2nd day of June, 1931.

Constable William Cooper to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Orepuki for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, as from the 2nd day of June, 1931.

William Roderick McKenzie to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Foxton, and Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Foxton, as from the 4th day of June, 1931.

Constable Arthur Charles White to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Otautau for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, as from the 3rd day of June, 1931.

Constable Robert Reid Millar to be Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Opotiki for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, as from the 1st day of June, 1931.

Helmar August Dillner to be an Inspector of Sea-fishing for the purposes of the Fisheries Act, 1908, as from the 1st day of June, 1931. T. MARK, Secretary.

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

Department of Defence, Wellington, 10th June, 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 :—

N.Z. PERMANENT AIR FORCE.

Flight - Lieutenant (temporary Squadron - Leader) J. L. Findlay, M.C., to be Squadron-Leader. Dated 1st June, 1931.

THE MANAWATU MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :— L. J. B. McKelvie. Dated 8th September, 1930. K. Simmonds. Dated 14th September, 1930. A. W. Viles. Dated 14th September, 1930.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Lieutenant C. H. Beach, Central Depot, to be Captain. Dated 12th May, 1931.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 10. Dated 29th May, 1931 :— Captain W. J. B. Cropp, Southern Depot. Lieutenant R. Wiltshire, Southern Depot. Lieutenant H. J. Cummins, Southern Depot, is appointed to command the depot. Dated 1st June, 1931.

N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Wellington Regiment.

Lieut.-Colonel W. H. Fletcher, D.C.M., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and is posted to the 1st Battalion (supernumerary to establishment). Dated 1st June, 1931.

Captain F. G. Yeo, from the Wellington West Coast Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority as from the 1st August, 1924, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st June, 1931. 2nd Lieutenant A. J. Everett, 2nd C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 1st June, 1931.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

Captain F. G. Yeo, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Wellington Regiment. Dated 1st June, 1931.

The undermentioned Lieutenants, 1st C Battalion, are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 6. Dated 22nd May, 1931 :— E. P. Wills.

N. Bancks.

The Hawke's Bay Regiment.

Lieutenant M. Niccol, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 7. Dated 1st June, 1931.

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