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THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT.

The undermentioned officers, 1st Battalion, are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5 :—
Major (Quartermaster) T. J. L. Buxton, v.d. Dated 8th July, 1936.
Captain R. E. Murray. Dated 18th June, 1936.
Lieutenant G. K. Fussell, 1st Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 18th June, 1936.
Lieutenant A. H. Payne, 1st Cadet Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 11. Dated 10th July, 1936.
Lieutenant L. Russell, 1st Cadet Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 10th July, 1936.

THE WELLINGTON WEST COAST REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant D. P. Melville, 1st Cadet Battalion, is transferred to the Hauraki Regiment. Dated 3rd July, 1936.

THE HAWKE'S BAY REGIMENT.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) F. B. Lambert, 1st Cadet Battalion, is confirmed.
Harry Archibald Reeves to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) and is posted to the 3rd Cadet Battalion. Dated 1st June, 1936.

THE TARANAKI REGIMENT.

Captain G. J. O. Stewart, Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, is attached under the provisions of paragraph 141, General Regulations, 1927, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 27th June, 1936.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) A. S. Nash, 1st Cadet Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 24th June, 1936.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

Lieutenant H. W. King, from the Southland Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 25th February, 1932, and is posted to the 3rd Cadet Battalion. Dated 7th July, 1936.

THE NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, AND WEST COAST REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant H. J. Addis, 1st Cadet Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st June, 1936.

THE OTAGO REGIMENT.

Captain E. J. Anderson, M.C., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 11. Dated 26th June, 1936.
Ian Henderson Johnson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) and is posted to the 1st Cadet Battalion. Dated 4th July, 1936.

THE SOUTHLAND REGIMENT.

Lieutenant H. W. King, 1st Cadet Battalion, is transferred to the Canterbury Regiment. Dated 7th July, 1936.

N.Z. AIR FORCE.

Flying Officer N. L. Vale, No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 10. Dated 5th July, 1936.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Major F. M. Spencer, M.B., ceases to be attached to the 17th Medium Battery, N.Z.A., and is posted to the 2nd Field Ambulance. Dated 1st June, 1936.
Lieutenant E. L. Button, M.B., F.R.C.S. Eng., F.R.C.S. Edin. 2nd Field Ambulance, to be Captain. Dated 8th June, 1936.

N.Z. VETERINARY CORPS.

The commission granted to Lieutenant P. McGregor, M.R.C.V.S. (attached to the Auckland Mounted Rifles), is cancelled. Dated 7th July, 1936.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Class I (a)—
Colonel A. B. Charters, C.M.G., D.S.O., v.d., is posted to the Retired List with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 1st July, 1936.

REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant A. L. Tompkins is posted to the Retired List with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 8th July, 1936.

THE TARANAKI REGIMENT.

Lieutenant W. E. Bennett resigns his commission. Dated 24th June, 1936.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain W. Reeve, M.R.C.S. Eng., is posted to the Retired List with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 11th July, 1936.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The undermentioned Chaplains, 4th Class (Methodist), resign their commissions. Dated 10th July, 1936 :—
The Reverend W. T. Blight.
The Reverend R. B. Tinsley.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Member of Auckland Land Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th July, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, pursuant to section 47 of the Land Act, 1924, been pleased to appoint

John Edward Duncan
to be a member of the Land Board of the Auckland Land District for a term of two years from 16th July, 1936.

W. LEE MARTIN, For Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 22/748/1.)

Additional Member of Domain Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 14th July, 1936.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 46 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928, to increase the total number of members of the Morven Domain Board from eight to nine, and to appoint

Alfred George Woods
as the additional member thereby rendered necessary.

W. LEE MARTIN, For Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 1/124.)

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 15th July, 1936.

THE Deputy Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service :—

William Christopher Barry, M.R.C.V.S., to be Chief Inspector of Stock for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, as from the 13th day of July, 1936.

Mrs. Annie Astall, to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Waioweka, as from the 6th day of July, 1936.

Mrs. Emily May Ross, to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Tuhara, as from the 6th day of July, 1936.

Edward Lawson Tyndall, to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Hampden, as from the 11th day of July, 1936.

Laurence Robert Middleweek, to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Parikino, as from the 6th day of July, 1936.

Mrs. Honoria Letitia Chenery, to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Pipiriki, as from the 6th day of July, 1936.

Thomas Henry Albert Williams, to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Dargaville, as from the 13th day of July, 1936.

William Murray Fraser, to be Registrar of Marriages for the District of Cromwell for the purposes of the Marriage Act, 1908, and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Cromwell for the purposes of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, as from the 6th day of July, 1936.

James Hope Robertson, to be Registrar of the Tokerau and the Waikato-Maniapoto Native Land Courts as provided by section 5 (1) of the Native Land Act, 1931, as from the 1st day of July, 1936.

G. T. BOLT, Acting-Secretary.