JUNE 15.]

THE SOUTHLAND REGIMENT.

Lieutenant A. F. Ellis, 1st Cadet Battalion, is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, Class I $(b)$, Area $l$. Dated 24th
May, 1939.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

The seniority of Lieutenant G. B. Palmer, M.R.C.S. Eng.,
L.R.C.P., Lond., Ist Field Ambulance, is antedated to
Ist July, 1936.

John Eaton Hardwick-Smith, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant,
and is posted to the 2nd Field Ambulance. Dated Ist June,
1939.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend T. A. Pybus, V.D., Chaplain, 2nd Class
(Methodist), is posted to the Retired List with permission
to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated
24th May, 1939.

The Reverend F. G. Brown, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Methodist),
is transferred from Area 10 to Area l. Dated 29th May,
1939.

W. J. Thompson, Chaplain, 4th Class (Salvation Army), is
transferred from Area 10 to Area 1. Dated 29th May, 1939.
F. Searle, Chaplain, 4th Class (Salvation Army), resigns
his commission. Dated 30th May, 1939.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.

Lieutenant G. McCallum, B.D.S. (N.Z.) from the Reserve
of Officers, The Otago Regiment, to be Lieutenant, and is
attached to the 2nd Field Ambulance. Dated Ist June,
1939.

Alan Devereux Brice, B.D.S. (N.Z.) to be Lieutenant, and
is attached to the 2nd Field Ambulance. Dated Ist June,
1939.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Corps of N.Z. Engineers.

Captain K. T. Jenssen is posted to the Retired List with
permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform.
Dated 22nd May, 1939.

N.Z. Corps of Signals.

Lieutenant J. K. H. Clark is seconded for duty with the
Samoa Defence Force. Dated 10th April, 1939.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own).

Lieutenant A. S. Batty is seconded for duty with the
Samoa Defence Force. Dated 10th April, 1939.

The North Auckland Regiment.

Captain T. V. Fitzpatrick is seconded for duty with the
Samoa Defence Force. Dated 10th April, 1939.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Government Representative on the New Zealand Poultry Board
appointed.--(Notice No. Ag. 3667.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 12th June, 1939.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased,
in pursuance of section 3 (2) (a) of the Poultry-runs
Registration Act, 1933, to appoint

Richard Wilson Hawke, Esquire,
to be a Government representative on the New Zealand
Poultry Board established under the said Act.

W. LEE MARTIN, Minister of Agriculture.

Members of the Remount Committee for the Paeroa-Thames
Service District appointed.--(Notice No. Ag. 3668.)

PURSUANT to regulation 2 of the Remounts Subsidy
Regulations 1938, I, William Lee Martin, Minister
of Agriculture, hereby appoint

Miles Trevor Bailey, Esquire,
Andrew William Marshall, Esquire, and
Robert Wayne, Esquire,

to be members of the Remount Committee for the Paeroa-
Thames Service District.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of June, 1939.

W. LEE MARTIN, Minister of Agriculture.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Members of the Carter Observatory Board appointed.

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1939.

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council has
been pleased, in accordance with section 5 of the
Carter Observatory Act, 1938, to appoint

Clinton Coleridge Farr, D.Sc., F.R.S., F.Inst.P.,
and

Frederick Fisher Miles, M.A.,

to be members of the Carter Observatory Board for a period
of two years as from the lst day of January, 1939.

F. R. CALLAGHAN,
Acting Permanent Secretary,
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 14th June, 1939.

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

Edward James Carroll,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at
Rotorua, as from the 22nd day of May, 1939.

Karl Franz Walker,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at
Dargaville, as from the 2nd day of June, 1939.

William Keith Berry
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths
for the District of Ohakune, as from the 26th day of May,
1939.

James Noel Kemp,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at
Karioi, as from the 29th day of May, 1939.

George William Mellor,
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and
Deaths for the District of Aorere, as from the 26th day of
May, 1939.

Spencer Roland Rupert Gawler,
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and
Deaths for the District of Hohoura, as from the 24th day of
May, 1939.

Arthur Charles Stratford,
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and
Deaths for the District of Motu, as from the 25th day of May,
1939.

Charles Percy McNabb,
to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and
Deaths for the District of Hunterville, as from the 30th day
of May, 1939.

John Duncan Kerr,
to be Clerk of the Magistrates' Court at Te Awamutu for
the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, and
Maintenance Officer at the Magistrates' Court, Te Awamutu,
for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act,
1926, as from the lst day of June, 1939.

Albert John Bennetts,
to be Registrar of Marriages for the District of Wairau under
the Marriage Act, 1908, and Registrar of Births and Deaths
for the District of Wairau under the Births and Deaths
Registration Act, 1924, as from the ist day of June, 1939.

Freeborn George Ross Cole Parsons,
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908,
the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928, and the Rabbit Nuisance
Act, 1928, as from the 15th day of May, 1939.

George Robertson Mackintosh,
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908,
the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928, and the Rabbit Nuisance
Act, 1928, as from the 20th day of April, 1939.

Thomas Elder,
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908,
as from the 23rd day of May, 1939.

Thomas Herbert Mills,
to be an Inspector for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908,
as from the 20th day of February, 1939.

G. T. BOLT, Secretary.

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