1844
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

THE WAIKATO MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 11th June, 1931 :—
F. Baker.
D. S. Riddell.
T. C. Wallace.
T. Wallace.
R. A. McGougan.
N. S. Reid.

REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant L. J. Piekering, 16th Pack Battery, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 10. Dated 4th June, 1931.

N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

Second Lieutenant R. Willmott, 3rd C Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 19th December, 1930.

The Wellington Regiment.

Captain J. L. McAlister, M.C., 1st Battalion, to be Major. Dated 12th June, 1931.

Captain J. R. Sutcliffe ceases to be posted to the 1st Battalion, and is posted to the 5th Cadet Battalion. Dated 3rd May, 1930.

Lieutenant H. J. L. Hawkins, 2nd C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 10th June, 1931.

The undermentioned Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
D. W. McKenzie, 3rd C Battalion. Dated 10th October, 1929.
C. Meachen, 4th C Battalion. Dated 17th March, 1931.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.

Second Lieutenant (on probation) W. B. Martin, 1st C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 22nd May, 1931.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

Major H. W. Slater, v.d., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 7. Dated 4th June, 1931.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Second Lieutenant (on probation) R. J. S. Bean, 4th C Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 15th April, 1931.

N.Z. AIR FORCE.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers. Dated 1st June, 1931 :—
C. M. Gordon.
A. C. Parson.
G. C. V. Buckley.
M. A. S. Manhire.
H. V. Snushall.
F. D. Mill.
I. C. Maclaine.
M. Wilkes.
H. S. T. Weston.
J. M. Buckeridge.
J. Goodhart.
E. S. Henderson.
C. C. Hunter.
L. F. J. Taylor.
G. E. Watt.
D. O. Young.
G. A. Nicholls.

The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 11th June, 1931 :—
Flying Officer I. Carr.
Pilot Officer E. I. Dallinger.

The undermentioned are retired. Dated 11th June, 1931 :—
Flying Officer W. E. Norton.
Flying Officer R. G. Macdonald.
Flying Officer D. Winfield.
Pilot Officer R. A. Jackson.
Pilot Officer J. S. Fraser.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Lieutenant H. J. Biggins, Southern Depot, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 10. Dated 15th June, 1931.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The Wellington Regiment.

The undermentioned are retired. Dated 11th June, 1931 :—
Lieutenant H. G. R. Mackay.
Lieutenant W. E. Bennett.
Lieutenant L. W. F. Crane.

Second Lieutenant G. A. Vincent, M.M., is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 11th June, 1931.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Clubs accepted.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 22nd June, 1931.

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

Kati Kati Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Kati Kati (Auckland). Dated 24th April, 1931.

Dunstan Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Clyde (Otago). Dated 4th May, 1931.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Territorial Units redesignated.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 20th June, 1931.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve, under section 6 (a), Defence Act, 1909, of the undermentioned changes in the designation of units of the Territorial Force. Dated 1st June, 1931.

REGIMENT OF NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY.

16th Pack Battery (How.) with headquarters at Christchurch, to be redesignated “16th Light Battery (How.).”

20th Pack Battery (How.) with headquarters at Auckland, to be redesignated “20th Light Battery (How.).”

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

New Zealand Inscribed Stock Act, 1917.—Closing of Registers.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 17th June, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Registers of New Zealand 5½-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, maturing 1st February, 1936, will be closed from the 18th July to the 1st August, 1931 (inclusive), for the purpose of the issue of half-yearly interest.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Finance.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 23rd June, 1931.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman, Hauraki Plains County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Finance.

(T. 49/216/11.)

COUNTY OF HAURAKI PLAINS.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Waitakaruru Drainage District held on the 19th day of May, 1931, on a proposal to borrow £9,000 for the purpose of constructing a comprehensive main drainage system within the said district, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 28; the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 7.

As the number of votes recorded for the proposal was more than the requisite three-fifths of the total number polled, I hereby declare the proposal to have been carried.

Dated at Ngatea, this 9th day of June, 1931.

W. MADGWICK, Chairman.

Notice respecting Proposed Alteration of Boundaries, Woodlands Drainage District, Counties of Waikato and Piako.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 20th June, 1931.

IT is hereby notified that a petition has been presented to His Excellency the Governor-General, under the Land Drainage Act, 1908, and amendments, praying that the area described in the Schedule hereto may be excluded from the Woodlands Drainage District. All persons affected are hereby called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed alteration of boundaries which they desire to lodge, within one month from the first publication of this notice, such objections or petitions to be addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

AREA PROPOSED TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE WOODLANDS DRAINAGE DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 100 acres, and being Lot 1 on plan 20628, deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Auckland.

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

(I.A. 19/140/71.)