Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3741

THE HAURAKI REGIMENT.

Charles Houlton Gordon Snow to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st October, 1940.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

Carlos Alexander Reed to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 1st Cadet Battalion. Dated 11th November, 1940.

THE WAIKATO REGIMENT.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 24th November, 1940 :—

Allan Peter Spittal.
Maurice Maui Ormsby.
Donald Hugh Stewart.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT (CITY OF WELLINGTON’S OWN).

Ivan James Hills to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 3rd Cadet Battalion. Dated 4th November, 1940.

THE WELLINGTON WEST COAST REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant M. J. Bay, 1st Cadet Battalion, is seconded to the Fiji Defence Force. Dated 1st December, 1940.

THE TARANAKI REGIMENT.

Lieutenant (temp.) C. R. F. Tilley, 1st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 18th October, 1940.

THE NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, AND WEST COAST REGIMENT.

The undermentioned cease to be attached to, and are transferred to the Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles. Dated 1st October, 1940 :—

Captain W. N. Masefield.
2nd Lieutenant K. K. Gascoigne.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 21st November, 1940 :—

Douglas Gordon Russell.
Edward Goodman.

THE N.Z. SCOTTISH REGIMENT.

Andrew Alexander Lornie to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the Auckland Detachment. Dated 1st November, 1940.

NATIONAL MILITARY RESERVE.

Arthur William McNeish (late Indian Army), to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 11th October, 1940.

Meredith St. George Corbett Johnston (late Indian Army), to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st November, 1940.

Captain R. S. D. Harman (Retired List), to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 3rd Battalion. Dated 11th October, 1940.

Captain Llewellyn John Morris (late Indian Army) to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 3rd Battalion. Dated 11th October, 1940.

Lieutenant A. McI. Brosnan (Retired List), to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 3rd Battalion. Dated 11th October, 1940.

Lieutenant H. Edgar (Retired List), to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 3rd Battalion. Dated 11th October, 1940.

Lieutenant R. T. Carlyon, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 15th Company (Nelson). Dated 19th August, 1940.

Stanley Charles Davies (late Imperial Army), to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 15th Company (Nelson). Dated 19th August, 1940.

Walter Raleigh Grace (late The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment), to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 15th Company (Nelson). Dated 19th August, 1940.

2nd Lieutenant G. Mitchell, M.M., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 16th Company (Blenheim and Picton). Dated 1st September, 1940.

2nd Lieutenant F. B. Lloyd, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 16th Company (Blenheim and Picton). Dated 2nd September, 1940.

2nd Lieutenant E. Reid, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 16th Company (Blenheim and Picton.) Dated 3rd September, 1940.

Major John William Dick McKnight (Retired List), to be Captain, and is posted to the 17th Company (Greymouth and Westport). Dated 2nd September, 1940.

Lieutenant W. B. Hutton, from the Reserve of Officers, The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 17th Company (Greymouth and Westport). Dated 2nd September, 1940.

Albert Holden (late Imperial Army and Royal Air Force), to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 17th Company (Greymouth and Westport). Dated 2nd September, 1940.

Allan John Fairmaid (late N.Z. Garrison Artillery), to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 17th Company (Greymouth and Westport). Dated 2nd September, 1940.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Captain (temp. Major) J. D. Swan, relinquishes command of the 1st Composite Company, and the temporary rank of Major, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 1. Dated 8th November, 1940.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) M. B. M. Tweed, M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st October, 1940.

Major W. J. Hope-Robertson, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.A.C.S., seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force, is appointed Consultant Specialist to the Royal N.Z. Air Force, is granted the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, and remains seconded. Dated 18th November, 1940.

Lieutenant E. N. S. D’Arcy, M.B., Ch.B., attached to the 1st Battalion, The Hauraki Regiment, to be Captain. Dated 1st August, 1940.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Rev. William Edward Ryan to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Roman Catholic), Area 4. Dated 22nd November, 1940.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 118, dated 21st November, 1940, relative to the appointment of Sister (Miss) Patricia Ellen Donovan, is hereby cancelled and the following substituted :—

“Miss Patricia Ellen Donovan to be Staff Nurse and is granted the temporary rank of Sister. Dated 17th October, 1940.”

Staff Nurse (Miss) H. M. Whyte resigns her appointment. Dated 20th November, 1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

The Defence Emergency Regulations 1939, Amendment No. 1.— Appointment of Authorized Officers.

Office of the Minister of Defence,
Wellington, 16th December, 1940.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by the Defence Emergency Regulations 1939, Amendment No. 1, I, Frederick Jones, Minister of Defence, do hereby appoint the officers who for the time being hold the appointments named in the Schedule hereunder, to be authorized officers for the purpose of the Defence Emergency Regulations 1939, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

The Officer Commanding Northern Military District, Auckland.

The Officer Commanding Central Military District, Wellington.

The Officer Commanding Southern Military District, Christchurch.

The Area Officer No. 1 Area, Auckland.

The Area Officer No. 2 Area, Paeroa.

The Area Officer No. 3 Area, Whangarei.

The Area Officer No. 4 Area, Hamilton.

The Area Officer No. 5 Area, Wellington.

The Area Officer No. 6 Area, Wanganui.

The Area Officer No. 7 Area, Napier.

The Area Officer No. 8 Area, New Plymouth.

The Area Officer No. 9 Area, Nelson.

The Area Officer No. 10 Area, Christchurch.

The Area Officer No. 11 Area, Dunedin.

The Area Officer No. 12 Area, Invercargill.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.