APRIL 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 899

Name. District.
Hughes, Bernard .. .. Temuka.
Betten, Mrs. Mary .. .. Waimate.
McNeur, Reverend Archibald .. St. Andrews.
Roy, William .. .. Balclutha.
Bringans, William .. .. Alexandra.
Gilmour, James B. .. .. Roxburgh.
Robson, William .. .. Middlemarch.
Virgilius, Sister Mary .. .. Dunedin.
Dunn, Reverend John G. S. .. Port Chalmers.
Winton, Reverend Frank W. .. Lawrence.
Graham, Reverend Hugh .. .. Mosgiel.
Bowie, Robert B. .. .. Cromwell.
Fraser, Robert N. J. .. .. Gore.
Anderson, Doctor William A. .. Queenstown.
Campbell, James .. .. Lumsden.
Rice, Stanley .. .. Wyndham.
Wildey, Donald .. .. Winton.
Wildey, Mrs. Elizabeth .. Winton.
Excell, Walter .. .. Ohai and Nightcaps.
Stancombe, Mrs. Mary .. .. Tuatapere.
Saunders, Mrs. Mabel .. .. Otatau.
McIvor, Alexander .. .. Riverton.
Bates, John C. .. .. Invercargill.
Brown, Mrs. Margaret A. S. .. Invercargill.
Luker, Reverend Christopher W. Bluff.
Fairbrother, Basil K. .. .. Chatham Islands.

P. FRASER, Minister of Education.

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

Education Department,
Wellington, 15th March, 1939.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925,
I, Peter Fraser, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint
the following person as Honorary Child Welfare Officer for
the purposes of the said Act for the period ending 31st Decem-
ber, 1939 :—

Name. District.
Wright, David McKee .. .. Masterton.

P. FRASER, Minister of Education.

Trustees of Savings-bank appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1939.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint

Malcolm Henry Houston, Esquire,
Albert Harold Lawn, Esquire,

to be trustees of the Hokitika Savings-bank.

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

Appointment of Issuing Officer for the Purpose of issuing Licenses to fish for Trout under the Taupo Trout-fishing Regulations, 1929.

PURSUANT to the provisions of Regulation 2 (2) of the
Taupo Trout-fishing Regulations, 1929, the Minister
of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand doth
hereby authorize—

James Montgomery Thomson

to be an issuing officer for the purpose of issuing licenses
to fish for trout under the Taupo Trout-fishing Regulations,
1929, vice F. J. O. Powell, Fishing Lodge, Tauranga–Taupo,
as from 1st April, 1939.

Dated at Wellington, this 31st day of March, 1939.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 79/8.)

Promotion in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand).

Navy, Office,
Wellington, 30th March, 1939.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the following promotion in the Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand) :—

Acting Yeoman of Signals Vivian Roberts Knight, Official
Number A/1560, as Probationary Paymaster Sub-
Lieutenant, R.N.V.R.(N.Z.), to date 10th March, 1939.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments in the New Zealand Naval Forces.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 30th March, 1939.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve the following appointments in the New
Zealand Naval Forces :—

Paymaster Commander Norman Thomas Porteous Cooper,
Royal Navy, lent New Zealand Naval Forces, additional,
to date 3rd March, 1939, and as Naval Secretary and
Member of Naval Board, with the rank of Temporary
Captain, vice Tottenham, from date of assuming office.
Lieutenant-Commander Erskine Knollys Heveningham
St. Aubyn, D.S.C., Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Philomel”
(for Navy Office, Wellington), additional, to date 16th
March, 1939, and as Staff Officer (Operations), Navy
Office, Wellington, from date of joining.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.

Army Department,
Wellington, 4th April, 1939.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve of the following appointments and promotions
of officers of the New Zealand Regular Force :—

N.Z. STAFF CORPS.

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) O. H. Mead, D.S.O., to be
Colonel. Dated 1st April, 1939.
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) L. Potter to be Lieutenant-
Colonel. Dated 1st April, 1939.
Major A. E. Conway relinquishes the appointment of
Commandant, Central Military District School of Instruction,
Trentham, and is attached to Army Headquarters, Welling-
ton, for mobilization duties. Dated 16th January, 1938.
Major A. E. Conway is granted the temporary rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel while attached to Army Headquarters
for mobilization duties. Dated 1st April, 1939.
Major L. G. Goss relinquishes the appointment of Commandant,
Army School of Instruction, Trentham, and is appointed
General Staff Officer, 1st Grade, at Army Headquarters,
Wellington. Dated 13th February, 1939.
Major L. G. Goss is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel while holding the appointment of General Staff
Officer, 1st Grade, at Army Headquarters. Dated 1st
April, 1939.
Major S. H. Crump, O.B.E., is granted the temporary rank of
Lieutenant - Colonel while holding the appointment of
Deputy Quartermaster - General, Army Headquarters.
Dated 1st April, 1939.

The undermentioned to be Majors. Dated 1st April,
1939 :—

Captain V. G. Jervis.
Captain W. Murphy, M.C.

Captain L. W. Andrew, V.C., is granted the temporary rank
of Major while holding the appointment of Assistant
Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, Central Military
District. Dated 1st April, 1939.

The undermentioned to be Captains. Dated 1st April,
1939 :—

Lieutenant F. L. H. Davis.
Lieutenant J. H. Sharp.

REGIMENT OF ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Major A. B. Williams, D.S.O., to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
Dated 1st April, 1939.
Major G. B. Parkinson is granted the temporary rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel while holding the appointment of
Commander, Royal New Zealand Artillery. Dated 1st
April, 1939.
Lieutenant B. Wicksteed to be Captain. Dated 1st April,
1939.

N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS.

The undermentioned to be Captains. Dated 1st April,
1939 :—

Lieutenant S. B. Wallace, B.E.
Lieutenant D. L. Lewis.
Lieutenant D. Nicol.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.