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THE NELSON-MARLBOROUGH MOUNTED RIFLES.
Captain C. B. K. de Castro, from the Reserve of Officers,
Supplementary List, to be Captain. Dated 17th
November, 1939.

REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Vernon Shirley Birt (Major, Royal Artillery, Retired) to
be Captain, with seniority from 9th February, 1933, and
is posted to the 15th Heavy Battery. Dated 3rd
September, 1939.
Captain R. F. Spragg ceases to be posted to the 4th Field
Battery and is posted to the 2nd Medium Battery, with
seniority from 23rd September, 1939. Dated 25th
November, 1939.
Lieutenant C. Sawyers, from the Reserve of Officers, to
be Lieutenant, with seniority from 31st December, 1937,
and is posted to the 21st Field Battery. Dated 25th
November, 1939.
Lieutenant D. O. Watson, from the Reserve of Officers,
to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 2nd January, 1938,
and is posted to the 3rd Field Battery. Dated 18th
November, 1939.
Kevin Graham Keith Cropp to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is
posted to the 17th Medium Battery. Dated 26th
August, 1939.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.
2nd Lieutenant W. R. Schdroski, Central District Signal
Company, to be Lieutenant. Dated 2nd November,
1939.

THE WAIKATO REGIMENT.
Lieutenant E. St. John, 1st Battalion, is transferred to
the Taranaki Regiment. Dated 24th November, 1939.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT (CITY OF WELLINGTON'S OWN).
Lieutenant W. J. Herlihy, from the Reserve of Officers,
The Hawke's Bay Regiment, to be Lieutenant, and is
posted to the 1st Battalion, with seniority from 1st
November, 1939, next below Lieutenant J. H. Torlesse.
Dated 23rd November, 1939.
2nd Lieutenant C. I. C. Scollay, from the Otago Regiment,
to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 6th September,
1939, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 16th
November, 1939.

THE WELLINGTON WEST COAST REGIMENT.
Lieutenant N. Bancks, 1st Cadet Battalion, is granted
the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st November,
1939.
Lieutenant S. Wilson, from the Reserve of Officers, to be
Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st September, 1938,
and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 23rd
November, 1939.

THE TARANAKI REGIMENT.
Major E. V. G. E. Kerr, E.D., 1st Cadet Battalion, is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 8.
Dated 16th November, 1939.
Lieutenant E. St. John, from the Waikato Regiment, to
be Lieutenant, with seniority from 31st January, 1930,
and is posted to the 2nd Cadet Battalion. Dated 24th
November, 1939.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.
Lieutenant L. J. E. Toomey, from the Reserve of Officers,
to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 2nd April, 1938,
and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 17th
November, 1939.

THE NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, AND WEST COAST REGIMENT.
Lieutenant W. B. Munday, from the Reserve of Officers,
The Canterbury Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with
seniority from 2nd March, 1934, and is posted to the
1st Battalion. Dated 20th November, 1939.
George Arthur Brown to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted
to the 1st Battalion. Dated 16th October, 1939.

THE OTAGO REGIMENT.
2nd Lieutenant C. I. C. Scollay, 1st Battalion, is transferred
to the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own).
Dated 16th November, 1939.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
Captain E. L. Button, M.B., F.R.C.S., Eng., F.R.C.S.,
Edin., 2nd Field Ambulance, is granted the temporary
rank of Major. Dated 13th November, 1939.
Captain I. N. Spedding, M.R.C.S., Eng., L.R.C.P., Lond.,
Retired List, to be Captain, and is seconded for duty
with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Dated 21st
October, 1939.
Lieutenant G. B. Palmer, M.R.C.S., Eng., L.R.C.P., Lond.,
1st Field Ambulance, to be Captain. Dated 1st July,
1939.
Lieutenant A. A. Lovell, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., is granted the
temporary rank of Captain. Dated 27th November,
1939.
The undermentioned Lieutenants are posted to the 1st
Field Ambulance. Dated 18th November, 1939:
D. J. H. Meredith, M.B., Ch.B.
J. M. Staveley, M.B., Ch.B.
Donald George Wallace, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant,
Southern Military District (unattached). Dated 7th
November, 1939.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.
The undermentioned to be Chaplains, 4th Class. Dated
22nd November, 1939:
The Reverend Percy Wilfred Norrish (Baptist), Area 1.
The Reverend Melville Harcourt Wybert (Church of
England), Area 3.
The Reverend Wiremu Netana Panapa to be Chaplain,
4th Class (Church of England), Area 1. Dated 23rd
November, 1939.
The Reverend C. M. Newton, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church
of England), resigns his commission. Dated 21st
November, 1939.
The Reverend G. H. Schurr, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Church of
England), is transferred from Area 9 to Area 10. Dated
24th November, 1939.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
Regiment of N.Z. Artillery.
Major R. A. Hogan is transferred from the 20th Light
Battery to the 5th Field Battery. Dated 16th November,
1939.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Member of the Board of Governors of the Canterbury Agricultural
College appointed.--(Notice No. Ag. 3711.)
Office of the Minister of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th November, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
in pursuance of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of
section 6 of the Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1930,
to appoint
Frederick William Hilgendorf, Esquire, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.,
N.Z.,
to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Canterbury
Agricultural College to hold office for a term of three years
commencing on the 1st day of January, 1940.
W. LEE MARTIN, Minister of Agriculture.

Producers' Representative on the New Zealand Honey Control
Board appointed.--(Notice No. Ag. 3714.)
Office of the Minister of Agriculture,
Wellington, 8th December, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint in terms of paragraph (b) of subsection
(2) of section 4 of the Honey-Export Control Act, 1924--
Henry Reginald Penny, Esquire,
to be a representative of the producers on the New Zealand
Honey Control Board established under the said Act, to
hold office for the term of two years commencing on the
1st day of January, 1940.
W. LEE MARTIN, Minister of Agriculture.