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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 55

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

Navy Office,
Wellington, 17th July, 1934.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the appointments of the undermentioned officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division) :-

Probationary Sub-Lieutenant Ian Clendon Howard as Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 27th May, 1933.

Probationary Sub-Lieutenant Ronald Francis Hull as Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 27th May, 1933.

CHAS. E. MACMILLAN, for Minister of Defence.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 13th July, 1934.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces :-

COMMANDS.

Lieutenant-Colonel K. B. Tennent, M.M., The North Auckland Mounted Rifles, relinquishes command of the Regiment, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 3. Dated 31st May, 1934.

Major W. R. Lang, M.C., v.d., The North Auckland Mounted Rifles, is appointed to command the Regiment, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st June, 1934.

N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS.

Lieutenant H. E. Erridge relinquishes the appointments of Ordnance Officer, Southern Command, and Officer-in-Charge Burnham Camp, Burnham, dated 29th June, 1934, and is appointed Ordnance Officer (Provision), Main Ordnance Depot, Trentham. Dated 30th June, 1934.

Lieutenant D. Nicol to be Ordnance Officer, Southern Command, and Officer-in-Charge Burnham Camp, Burnham. Dated 30th June, 1934.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) MOUNTED RIFLES.

2nd Lieutenant A. E. Clutterbuck, Regimental Supernumerary List, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 6. Dated 29th June, 1934.

REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant C. F. Crosbie, 16th Light Battery, to be Captain. Dated 16th September, 1933.

Lieutenant D. A. Coleman, 21st Field Battery, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 4. Dated 27th June, 1934.

Lieutenant H. M. Evans, 21st Field Battery, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 1. Dated 27th June, 1934.

Jack Gerard Varley Hudson to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 21st Field Battery. Dated 25th February, 1934.

Major F. C. Soar, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Major, with seniority from 2nd June, 1933, and is posted to the 21st Field Battery. Dated 28th June, 1934.

THE AUCKLAND REGIMENT (COUNTESS OF RANFURLY'S OWN).

Captain W. W. Horwell, M.M., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, with seniority from 25th June, 1930, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 27th June, 1934.

THE HAURAKI REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) J. R. S. Sealy, from the Wellington Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), with seniority from 10th March, 1932, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 26th June, 1934.

THE WAIKATO REGIMENT.

Lieutenant C. McL. Bathgate (Retired List), to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 23rd January, 1933, and is posted to the 1st Cadet Battalion. Dated 25th May, 1934.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) J. R. S. Sealy, 1st Cadet Battalion, is transferred to the Hauraki Regiment. Dated 26th June, 1934.

THE WELLINGTON WEST COAST REGIMENT.

Arthur Colin Espiner to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) and is posted to the 2nd Cadet Battalion. Dated 30th June, 1934.

THE HAWKE'S BAY REGIMENT.

Captain B. W. Croker, M.M., Regimental Supernumerary List, is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 30th June, 1934.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, Regimental Supernumerary List, are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b). Dated 30th June, 1934 :-

G. G. Ramsden, R.D. 7.

D. A. Wilson, R.D. 5.

THE OTAGO REGIMENT.

Captain E. J. Anderson, M.C. (Retired List), to be Captain, with seniority from 25th August, 1928, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 29th June, 1934.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. J. Kernohan, 1st Battalion, is posted to the Retired List, with the rank of Captain and with permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 29th June, 1934.

Lieutenant A. H. Mahan, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 11. Dated 5th July, 1934.

N.Z. AIR FORCE.

Flying Officer J. R. Richardson, No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 10. Dated 6th June, 1934.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain H. K. Christie, M.B., L.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., Eng., is attached to the 1st Battalion, the Wellington West Coast Regiment. Dated 29th June, 1934.

Lieutenant E. B. Watson, M.B., ceases to be attached to the Otago Mounted Rifles, and is transferred to the Central Command. Dated 28th June, 1934.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

C. C. Neeve, Chaplain, 4th Class (Salvation Army), is transferred to the Reserve List, Class II, R.D. 1. Dated 30th June, 1934.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

Defence Rifle Clubs disbanded.

Defence Department,
Wellington, 14th July, 1934.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has approved of the disbandment of the undermentioned Defence Rifle Clubs under section 43, Defence Act, 1909 :-

Kinohaku Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Kawhia.

Nightcaps Defence Rifle Club,
with headquarters at Nightcaps.

Dated 4th July, 1934.

CHAS. E. MACMILLAN, for Minister of Defence.

Member of the Motunau Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 3200.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 13th July, 1934.

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

David Stewart MacKenzie

to be a member of the Motunau Rabbit Board established under the said Act, vice David Thomas Matson, resigned.

CHAS. E. MACMILLAN, Minister of Agriculture.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th July, 1934.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned person has been appointed to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the district set opposite his name, viz. :-

Name. District.
Francis Arthur Lowe Wairoa.
P. H. WYLDR, Acting Deputy Registrar-General.