1064

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 25

Officer authorized to take and receive Statutory Declarations.

MICHAEL MYERS,
Administrator of the Government.

Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, I, Sir Michael Myers, Administrator of the Government of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that Frank Mitchell Whyte, being an officer in the service of the Crown holding the office of District Public Trustee at Masterton, is authorized to take and receive statutory declarations under the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 3rd day of April, 1935.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

Member of Taranaki Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th April, 1935.

Notice is hereby given that His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to reappoint

Henry Albert Foreman

to be a member of the Land Board for the Land District of Taranaki for a term of two years from the 11th day of April, 1935.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 22/748/3.)

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 9th April, 1935.

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint

Henry Thomas Limbrick, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waipawa, vice H. C. Collett, Esquire; and

Donald McLennan, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Timaru, vice J. Todd, Esquire, resigned.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Justice.

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 10th April, 1935.

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:

Staff.

Captain J. A. M. Clachan, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer, Area 4B, dated 28th March, 1935, and is appointed Area Officer, Area 4A, Hamilton, in addition to his appointment of Adjutant, The Waikato Mounted Rifles, dated 29th March, 1935.

Lieutenant B. Wicksteed, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer, Area 4A, dated 28th March, 1935, and is appointed Area Officer, Area 4B, Hamilton, in addition to his appointment of Adjutant, 1st Battalion, The Waikato Regiment, dated 29th March, 1935.

THE NELSON-MARLBOROUGH MOUNTED RIFLES.

Captain A. L. Kennington is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 9. Dated 28th March, 1935.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 14th September, 1934:

H. H. North.
J. N. Ward.
L. S. Max.

THE HAURAKI REGIMENT.

Lieutenant W. N. Verry, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 4th September, 1929, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 7th March, 1935.

Arnold Frederic Scherer to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) and is posted to the 2nd Cadet Battalion. Dated 19th June, 1934.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenants:

H. M. McElroy. Dated 15th September, 1934.
C. A. Clements. Dated 16th September, 1934.
A. H. Hitchcock. Dated 17th September, 1934.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant C. W. E. Moore, 1st Cadet Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 27th March, 1935.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) A. T. Campbell, 6th Cadet Battalion, lapses. Dated 29th March, 1935.

THE SOUTHLAND REGIMENT.

Kenneth Edendale McKinnon to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) and is posted to the 1st Cadet Battalion. Dated 1st February, 1935.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain R. F. T. Grace, M.D., M.R.C.P. Lond. ceases to be attached to Wing Headquarters, N.Z. Air Force, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Central Command. Dated 3rd April, 1935.

Captain W. M. Brown, M.B., M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond., ceases to be attached to the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Southern Command. Dated 20th March, 1935.

Alastair Gordon Couston, L.R.C.P. Edin., L.R.F.P. & S. Edin., to be Lieutenant, and is attached to the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry. Dated 21st March, 1935.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 83, dated 15th November, 1934, relative to the appointment of Lieutenant A. L. Young, M.B., F.R.C.S. Edin., his commission is antedated to 1st April, 1934.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The undermentioned Chaplains, 3rd Class, to be Chaplains, 2nd Class:

The Reverend E. T. Cox, M.A. (Methodist). Dated 13th May, 1930.
The Reverend C. Eaton (Methodist). Dated 13th May, 1930.
The Reverend J. A. Kempthorne (Church of England). Dated 22nd September, 1933.

The undermentioned Chaplains, 4th Class, to be Chaplains, 3rd Class:

The Reverend M. A. Murphy (Roman Catholic). Dated 10th June, 1922.
The Reverend F. V. Fisher (Church of England). Dated 19th September, 1934.
The Reverend L. A. Day (Baptist): Dated 7th November, 1934.
The Reverend F. C. Lawrence (Church of England). Dated 7th November, 1934.

The undermentioned are transferred from R.D. 6 to R.D. 1. Dated 14th March, 1935:-

A. H. Charker, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Salvation Army).
The Reverend H. G. Goring, Chaplain, 4th Class (Baptist).

N.Z. VETERINARY CORPS.

Lieutenant A. Bayly, M.R.C.V.S., ceases to be attached to Queen Alexandra's (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class II (b), R.D. 6. Dated 2nd April, 1935.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The Hauraki Regiment.

Lieutenant R. N. Meikle is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 20th March, 1935.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.

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

Navy Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1935.

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to confirm the appointments of the undermentioned officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand Division):

Probationary Sub-Lieutenant John David Keay as Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 20th March, 1934.
Probationary Sub-Lieutenant Charles Clinton Stevens as Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), to date 20th March, 1934.

JOHN G. COBBE, Minister of Defence.