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CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Lieutenant R. Faville, 3rd Field Company, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 4. Dated 31st August, 1931.
Lieutenant H. B. Macdonald, from the Southland Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from the 15th November, 1929, and is posted to the 3rd Field Company. Dated 22nd May, 1931.
2nd Lieutenant N. N. Gard'ner, 3rd Field Company, to be Lieutenant. Dated 30th July, 1931.
2nd Lieutenant G. A. Phear (seconded to 3rd C Battalion, Canterbury Regiment) to be Lieutenant. Dated 31st July, 1931.

N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own).
Captain R. Tilsley, M.C., D.C.M., 1st Battalion, to be Major, with seniority next below Major Seaward, M.C. Dated 23rd June, 1931.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) R. S. Stacey, 5th C Battalion, is transferred to the North Auckland Regiment. Dated 27th August, 1931.

The North Auckland Regiment.
Lieutenant H. M. McMurtrie ceases to be posted to the 3rd C Battalion, and is posted to the lst Battalion. Dated 1st September, 1931.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) R. S. Stacey, from the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), with seniority from the 19th June, 1931, and is posted to the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 27th August, 1931.

The Taranaki Regiment.
Lieutenant R. R. Henderson, 2nd C Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 13th May, 1931.

The Southland Regiment.
Lieutenant H. B. Macdonald, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Corps of N.Z. Engineers. Dated 22nd May, 1931.
JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Club disbanded.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 10th September, 1931.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the disbandment of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Club, under Section 43, Defence Act, 1909 :
Gebbie's Valley Defence Rifle Club, with headquarters at Gebbie's Valley. Dated 1st September, 1931.
JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

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

The Treasury,
Wellington, 11th September, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Registers of New Zealand 4½-per-cent. Inscribed Stock, maturing 20th April, 1939, will be closed from the 1st to the 20th October, 1931 (inclusive), for the purpose of the issue of half-yearly interest.
GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Finance.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-orders and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for J. Byrne, Dublin.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered, under section 32 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by his own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to the address in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.
J. BYRNE, 6 Whitworth Place, Drumcondra, Dublin.
Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of September, 1931.
JAS. B. DONALD, Postmaster-General.

[No. 67

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Including additional Land in the Hokianja Development Scheme.

Office of the Native Minister,
Wellington, 7th September, 1931.

WHEREAS notice was published in the Gazette and Kahiti of the 25th September, 1930, that the Native Minister has decided to apply the provisions of subsection (3) of section 23 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929, to Te Ahikawariki and other blocks of Native land or land owned by Natives in the Tokerau Native Land Court District; And whereas the Native Minister has now decided that the Native land or land owned by Natives set out in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of the said section 23, and shall be included in and form part of the Hokianga Development Scheme. Notice of the Native Minister’s intention is hereby given and published in accordance with the said subsection (3) which provides that no owner shall, except with the consent of the Native Minister, be entitled to exercise any rights of ownership in connection with the land affected so as to interfere with or obstruct the carrying-out of any works undertaken or to be undertaken under the said subsection (3).

SCHEDULE.
Block. Area.
Mangapupu B 2 .. .. .. 82 2 0
,, B 3 .. .. .. 82 2 0
,, B 4 .. .. .. 114 1 37
,, B 5B .. .. .. 42 0 0
Total .. .. .. 321 1 37
A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

Including additional Land in the Tuparoa Development Scheme.

Office of the Native Minister,
Wellington, 12th September, 1931.

WHEREAS notice was published in the Gazette of the 26th March, 1931, that the Native Minister has decided to apply the provisions of subsection (3) of section 23 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929, to Waikohu A1 and other blocks of Native land or land owned by Natives in the Tairawhiti Native Land Court District : And whereas the Native Minister has now decided that the Native land or land owned by Natives set out in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of the said section 23, and shall be included in and form part of the Tuparoa Development Scheme. Notice of the Native Minister’s intention is hereby given and published in accordance with the said subsection (3) which provides that no owner shall, except with the consent of the Native Minister, be entitled to exercise any rights of ownership in connection with the land affected so as to interfere with or obstruct the carrying-out of any works undertaken or to be undertaken under the said subsection (3).

SCHEDULE.
Block. Area. Survey District.
Matarau B .. .. .. 426 3 20 Waipiro.
Totaranui Al .. .. 438 3 20 Mata.
Waipiro A 23B .. .. 473 0 21 ,,
Total .. .. ..1,338 3 21
A. T. NGATA, Native Minister.

Wellington Education Board.

EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY.

I HEREBY notify the election of Colonel Thomas William McDonald, M.P. (the only nominee), as representative of the Rural Area of the Wairarapa Ward on the Education Board of the District of Wellington, in place of Mr. T. Wade, resigned.
E. S. HYLTON, Returning Officer.
Wellington, 11th September, 1931.