1452

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Marshal of the Supreme Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 10th May, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
George Smeaton Clark, Esquire,
to be a Marshal of the Supreme Court of New Zealand at
Wellington, in respect of its jurisdiction as a Colonial Court
of Admiralty under the Colonial Courts of Admiralty
Act, 1890.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Felix Hector Levien, Esquire, S.M.,
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the
District of Franklin;
Hugh Johnston, Esquire, J.P., and
Hugh Morrison MacCallum, Esquire,
to be members of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Waimarino.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Members of Licensing Committees appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th May, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Stanley Logan Paterson, Esquire, S.M.,
to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Waikato, vice W. H. Freeman, Esquire, S.M.; and
Cyril Victor Lester, Esquire,
Ernest Lawrence Smith, Esquire, J.P., and
Reginald Manning Blake Brownrigg, Esquire,
to be members of the Licensing Committee for the District
of Avon.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace resigns.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th May, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to accept the resignation by
Henry Robert Leslie, Esquire,
of Te Pene, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace
for the Dominion of New Zealand.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Appointments to and Retirements from High Commissioner's
Staff, London.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General in Council has
been pleased to appoint and/or retire as the case
may be, in terms of section 9 of the High Commissioner
Act, 1908, the following persons as officers in the office of
the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London as on
and from the date or dates specified opposite the name of
each respectively :-
Name.
Date of
Appointment.
Date of
Retirement.
Freeman, Mrs. C.
26/9/38
1/10/38
Ginn, Edna
28/8/38
Harrison, J.
12/12/38
Keating, R. K.
30/5/38
Malcolm, Miss F. K.
17/1/39
Neilson, Miss O. B.
17/9/38
Neilson, Miss O. B.
3/10/38
Sunley, Miss L. A.
3/12/38
Wood, Miss K.
14/11/38
W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(T.A. 141/2.)

[No. 32

Appointment in the Royal Naval Reserve (New Zealand).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the appointment of Henry Valentine
Blakeney Williams as a Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, Royal
Naval Reserve (New Zealand), to date 1st May, 1939.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 8th May, 1939.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the following appointments, promotions,
transfers, resignations, and retirements of officers of the
New Zealand Military Forces :-

STAFF AND COMMANDS.

Major H. D. McHugh, M.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes
the appointment of Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster
General, Northern Military District, Auckland. Dated
16th April, 1939.
Major W. Murphy, M.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes
the appointment of Commandant, Northern Military
District School of Instruction, Narrow Neck, and is
appointed Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General,
Northern Military District, Auckland. Dated 17th April,
1939.
Major G. Dittmer, M.B.E., M.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes
the appointment of Area Staff Officer, No. 1 Area, Auckland,
and is appointed Commandant, Northern Military District
School of Instruction, Narrow Neck. Dated 18th April,
1939.
Major C. H. Beach, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, relinquishes
command of the 2nd Field Company and is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 5. Dated
26th April, 1939.

REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Captain C. A. N. Pilcher, from the Reserve of Officers, to
be Captain, with seniority from 21st July, 1937, is posted
to the 1st Artillery Brigade Group (supernumerary to
establishment) and is attached to Headquarters, Northern
Military District, for duty as Publicity Officer. Dated
26th April, 1939.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :-
S. Hardy, 5th Field Battery. Dated 1st January, 1939.
H. G. Thomas, 15th Heavy Battery. Dated 2nd April,
1939.
Trevor Raeburn Atchley to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted
to Headquarters, 1st Artillery Brigade Group. Dated
1st March, 1939.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Lieutenant A. H. Jones, 2nd Field Company, to be Captain
Dated 1st April 1939.

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

Captain D. McF. Rae, 1st Battalion, is posted to the Retired
List with permission to retain his rank and wear the
prescribed uniform. Dated 1st May, 1939.
The undermentioned Officers, 1st Battalion, are transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 1 :-
Captain K. C. Reid. Dated 1st May, 1939.
Lieutenant G. T. Allcock. Dated 29th April, 1939.

THE WAIKATO REGIMENT.

The undermentioned Lieutenants, Regimental Depot,
are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 4.
Dated 2nd May, 1939 :-
B. M. Laird.
A. C. Turtill.
Donald Henry St. Clair Macdonald to be 2nd Lieutenant
and is seconded to the 1st Composite Battalion. Dated
1st May, 1938.

THE NEW ZEALAND SCOTTISH REGIMENT.

Major J. B. Mawson, M. C., V.D., from the Reserve of Officers,
The Canterbury Regiment, to be Major, with seniority
from 24th July, 1935, and is posted to the Christchurch
Company. Dated 24th April, 1939.