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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 9

Shorthand Reporter appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th February, 1931.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Winifred Susie Sherris
to be a Shorthand Reporter under the Shorthand Reporters
Act, 1908.
JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 3rd February, 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.
Clarence Michael Sewell ..
Stanley James Smolenski
Joseph Anson Smith
.. Arrow.
.. Naseby, at Naseby.*
.. Otautau.

• Births and deaths only.
  W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Appointment in the Public Service.
Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 28th January, 1931.
THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointment in the Public Service:—
Constable Edward Lionel Walton,
to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Darfield
for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928.
T. MARK, Secretary.

Resignation of an Officer of the Royal Naval Reserve (New
Zealand Division).
Navy Office,
Wellington, 30th January, 1931.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to accept the resignation of the undermentioned
officer of the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand Division):—
Lieutenant William John Weber.
Dated 31st December, 1930.
JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and
Retirements of Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.
Department of Defence,
Wellington, 27th January, 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 NORTH AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.
Stanley Thomas Bates to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 23rd
December, 1930.

THE REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Lieutenant H. W. D. Blake, 10th Field Battery, to be Captain.
Dated 20th December, 1930.
Arthur Thomas Rawle to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted
to the 18th Medium Battery. Dated 17th December, 1930.

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.
The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own).
The undermentioned Captains to be Majors. Dated 22nd
December, 1930.
C. P. Worley, v.d., 3rd C Battalion.
J. R. Gray, Ist Battalion.
The Waikato Regiment.
Anthony Stuart Batty to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted
to the 1st Battalion. Dated 22nd December, 1930.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants, and are posted
to the 1st C Battalion. Dated 23rd December, 1930:—
Arthur Scoltock Playle.
Charles Ernest Hubbard.
Noel Balmer Smith.
The Wellington Regiment.
Captain H. G. Dyer, 3rd C Battalion, is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 6. Dated 20th December, 1930.
Lieutenant G. J. McNaught, 3rd C Battalion, to be Captain.
Dated 5th October, 1930.
Wilfred Herbert Roberts to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted
to the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 12th September, 1930.
The Wellington West Coast Regiment.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants, and are posted
to the 1st Battalion. Dated 12th September, 1930:—
Winston Gordon Bassett.
Edward Ernest Wales.
Allan James Anderson.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on probation),
and are posted to the 3rd C Battalion. Dated 1st January, 1931 :—
Ormonde Doel.
Henry Patrick Glen.
John Lawrence Thomson.
The Hawke's Bay Regiment.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants, and are posted
to the battalions as stated against their names. Dated 15th
September, 1930:—
Douglas Alexander Wilson, 1st C Battalion.
George Ernest Hartnell, 1st Battalion.
Garth Sutherland Roydhouse, 3rd C Battalion.
The Canterbury Regiment.
Lieutenant C. E. Webster, 1st Battalion, to be Captain.
Dated 7th November, 1930.
William Moffat to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is
posted to the 1st C Battalion. Dated 21st October, 1930.
The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.
Wilson Elwell Alexander to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation),
and is posted to the 1st C Battalion. Dated 17th December,
1930.
The Otago Regiment.
Captain J. M. Samson, 2nd C Battalion, to be Major. Dated
18th February, 1930.
N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
Lieutenant L. M. King, M.B., to be Captain. Dated 19th
December, 1930.
N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.
The Reverend A. Ashcroft, Chaplain, 4th Class, Reserve List,
Class II, is transferred from R.D. 6 to R.D. 11. Dated
17th December, 1930.
RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
General List (Class I).
Colonel H. E. Hart, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., v.d., is posted to
the Retired List, with the rank of Brigadier-General, and
with permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated
10th December, 1930.
The North Auckland Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant E. L. Walker resigns his commission. Dated
19th December, 1930.
Regiment of N.Z. Artillery.
Lieutenant A. J. Coutts is posted to the Retired List, with the
rank of Captain, and with permission to wear the prescribed
uniform. Dated 13th December, 1930.
The Canterbury Regiment.
Lieutenant P. F. McDougall resigns his commission. Dated
18th December, 1930.
JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.