JAN. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 81

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend J. D. McL. Wilson, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Presbyterian), to be Chaplain, 2nd Class. Dated 5th December, 1935.

The Reverend J. Laird, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Baptist), to be Chaplain, 2nd Class. Dated 19th December, 1935.

The Reverend J. F. McMahon, Chaplain, 4th Class (Roman Catholic), to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 23rd October, 1935.

The Reverend Dr. E. N. Merrington, M.A., Ph.D., Chaplain, 2nd Class (Presbyterian), from the Reserve List, Class II, to be Chaplain, 2nd Class, R.D. 11, with seniority from 19th October, 1933. Dated 26th November, 1935.

The Reverend F. C. Lawrence, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Church of England), from the Reserve List, Class I, to be Chaplain, 3rd Class, R.D. 12, with seniority from 21st May, 1935. Dated 18th December, 1935.

The undermentioned Chaplains, 2nd Class, are transferred to the Reserve List. Dated 18th December, 1935:

Class I—
The Reverend E. T. Cox, M.A. (Methodist), R.D. 11.
The Reverend J. D. Smith (Presbyterian), R.D. 11.

Class II—
The Reverend J. A. Kemothorne (Church of England), R.D. 12.

N.Z. VETERINARY CORPS.

Captain P. Haugh, M.R.C.V.S. (attached to the Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles), to be Major. Dated 1st September, 1935.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

N.Z. Medical Corps.

Captain W. McKay, M.B., F.R.C.S. Edin., is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 4th December, 1935.

Lieutenant W. S. R. Dick, L.R.C.P. Eng., M.R.C.S. Eng., is retired. Dated 2nd December, 1935.

N.Z. Chaplains Department.

The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List with permission to retain their rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 19th December, 1935:

Chaplains, 2nd Class—
The Reverend E. C. W. Powell, v.d.

Chaplains, 3rd Class—
The Reverend M. A. R. Pratt.
The Reverend P. Fay.

Chaplains, 4th Class—
The Right Reverend Bishop M. J. Brodie.
The Reverend H. N. Woods.
The Reverend P. Cooney.
The Reverend J. E. Adams.
The Reverend T. W. Potts.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service.

The undermentioned Sister is posted to the Retired List with permission to retain her rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 16th December, 1935:

Mrs. L. I. Betts (nee Cumberworth).

The undermentioned Staff Nurse is retired. Dated 16th December, 1935:

Mrs. M. F. Ralfe (nee Fitzgerald).

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th January, 1936.

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. District.
Joseph Charles Corbishley Buller.
Francis Xavier O’Neill Granity.
Patrick John Dempsey Tokaanu.
Walter Cyril Fraser Edgar Gore.
Charles William Carmody Riverton.
Thomas Colin Campbell Orepuki.
Clarence James Moss Halcombe.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 14th January, 1936.

It is hereby notified that the undermentioned person has been appointed Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at the place set opposite his name, viz.:

Name. Place.
John Hampton Barton Motiti Island.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris appointed.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 14th January, 1936.

It is hereby notified that the undermentioned person has been appointed Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at the place set opposite his name, viz.:

Name. Place.
Duncan Manson Mangamaunu.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 9th January, 1936.

The Acting Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service:

Joseph Charles Corbishley,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Westport, as from the 13th day of January, 1936.

Basil Herbert Humphrey,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Otahuhu, as from the 27th day of December, 1935.

Francis Clement Owen Griffith,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Pukekohe, as from the 30th day of December, 1935.

Charles William Carmody,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Riverton, as from the 9th day of January, 1936.

Leonard William James Leadbeater,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Matamata, as from the 27th day of December, 1935.

Henry Francis Dodson,
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Apiaries Act, 1927, as from the 12th day of December, 1935.

T. MARK, Secretary.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 13th January, 1936.

The following notice, received from the Hawera Borough Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926.

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

HAWERA BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Notice of Result of Poll.

Pursuant to section 13 of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Hawera taken on the 23rd day of December, 1935, on the proposal of the Hawera Borough Council to borrow the sum of £4,900 for the purpose of improving, relaying, duplicating, and extending the present sewer-drainage system within the Borough of Hawera, and providing and constructing additional manholes and other requisites—

Votes.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was . 186
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was.. 7
Informal vote .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated at Hawera, this 24th day of December, 1935.

J. E. CAMPBELL, Mayor.