APRIL 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1065

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers under the
Child Welfare Act, 1925.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th April, 1937.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I,
Peter Fraser, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint
the following persons as Honorary Child Welfare Officers
for the purposes of the said Act for the period ending 31st
December, 1937 :—

Name. District.
Kohere, Reverend Pohipi M. .. .. Tikitiki.
Moir, William A. .. .. Christchurch.

P. FRASER, Minister of Education.

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Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 28th April, 1937.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

John Davidson Morgan, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Chalmers, vice O. E. G. Loll, Esquire, resigned ; and

Alfred William Buzan, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Temuka.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

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Justice of the Peace appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1937.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

John Currie, Esquire, of Te Whaiti, County of Whakatane,

to be a Justice of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

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Rangers under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22,
appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th April, 1937.

IT is hereby notified that in pursuance and exercise of the
power and authority conferred by section 35 of the
Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, the under-
mentioned persons have been appointed Rangers under and
for the purposes of that Act for the acclimatization districts
mentioned :—

Name. Address. Acclimatization
District.
Carter, Winston Colin Leicester Te Awamutu Auckland.
Hammond, Arthur Lionel Mount Eden.. Auckland.
Mackay, Robert Wairangi Auckland.
Mitchell, Gordon Leslie Remuera Auckland.
Prendergast, Maurice Gabriel Ngaruawahia Auckland.
Stephenson, Robert Huntly Auckland.
Wells, William Frederick Paeroa Auckland.
Carmen, Frederick John Kaikohe Bay of Islands.
Russ, Milton Frederick Kaikohe Bay of Islands.
McDougall, David Ashburton North Canterbury.
Ormond, John Rotorua Rotorua.
McCauley, William Henry Te Puke Tauranga.
Hale, Harold Edward Mangatuna Waiapu.
Chamberlain, Harold William Waimate Waimate.
Cronin, Gerald Charles Masterton Wellington.
Mitchell, Samuel Mikonui Westland.
Sim, Phillip Mikonui Westland.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 1933/35/35.)

Acting Consul of Italy in Wellington appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1937.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be
notified that the appointment of

Commander Luigi Boninsegui Vitali

as Acting Consul of Italy in Wellington has been recognized.

H. G. R. MASON,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 1935/60/8.)

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

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1937.

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 :—

STAFF AND COMMANDS.

Francis Joseph Shanks, Esquire, is appointed Acting Director
of Signals during the absence from New Zealand of the
Director of Signals, and is granted the temporary rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel while so employed. Dated 23rd
March, 1937.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Will, M.B., New Zealand Medical
Corps, relinquishes command of the 1st Field Ambulance,
and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Northern
Command. Dated 13th March, 1937.

Major H. S. Kenrick, M.B., F.R.C.S. Edin., New Zealand
Medical Corps, is appointed to command the 1st Field
Ambulance. Dated 14th March, 1937.

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

Captain E. F. Laws to be Major. Dated 14th March, 1937.

Lieutenant E. L. Honeyfield is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 8. Dated 30th March, 1937.

Darcy Arno Cole to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 31st August,
1936.

REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

2nd Lieutenant G. A. Nicholls, 2nd Medium Battery, to be
Lieutenant. Dated 23rd August, 1936.

Barry Atkinson Abbott to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted
to the 3rd Field Battery. Dated 30th August, 1936.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) H. H.
Craig, 3rd Artillery Brigade Group (Artillery Section, Christ-
church Boys’ High School Cadets), is confirmed.

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

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

J. R. B. Marshall. Dated 1st November, 1936.
J. N. Thomson. Dated 1st November, 1936.
N. H. Svendsen. Dated 1st March, 1937.
G. L. Allcock. Dated 13th March, 1937.

Jack Pybus to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) and is posted
to the 2nd Cadet Battalion. Dated 1st April, 1937.

THE HAURAKI REGIMENT.

The undermentioned Lieutenants, 2nd Cadet Battalion,
to be Captains :—

G. R. Webb. Dated 28th August, 1936.
L. Clark. Dated 8th February, 1937.

2nd Lieutenant W. G. Lovie, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant.
Dated 1st April, 1937.

2nd Lieutenant G. W. Ormandy, 2nd Cadet Battalion, to be
Lieutenant. Dated 1st January, 1937.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

Lieutenant A. D. Copeland, 1st Battalion, to be Captain.
Dated 1st March, 1937.