Lieutenant C.S. Swan is appointed Assistant Camp Quarter-
master, Mobilization Camp, Trentham. Dated 10th
December, 1940.
Lieutenant Walter Cobb, M.C., Retired List, to be Lieutenant, and is appointed second in command, National Military Reserve Guard Company, Area 5, Wellington. Dated 8th October, 1940.
Charles Gordon Nicol to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is appointed Assistant Camp Adjutant, Mobilization Camp, Burnham. Dated 3rd November, 1940.
James Patrick Monaghan to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is appointed an Officer in Charge of a Guard, Vital Points, Area 11. Dated 7th December, 1940.
W.O.I (Sergeant-Major) Jack Archibald Stapley Coppard to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is appointed Assistant Adjutant, Waiouru Military Camp. Dated 13th December, 1940.
Captain G.H. Gilbert, D.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, ceases to be attached to the Royal N.Z. Air Force Station, Woodbourne, Blenheim, and is posted to Army Headquarters, Wellington, for special duty. Dated 15th December, 1940.
Lieutenant W.R. Hamilton, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, ceases to be attached to the Royal N.Z. Air Force Station, Rongotai, and is attached to the Royal N.Z. Air Force Station, Woodbourne, Blenheim. Dated 17th December, 1940.

No. 1 (NORTHLAND) SQUADRON MOUNTED RIFLES.
James McMillan to be 2nd Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp.). Dated 15th November, 1940.

N.Z. ARTILLERY.
Captain (temp.) E.A. Anson, ceases to be posted to the 14th Heavy Battery, 10th Heavy Regiment, and is appointed Instructor, Coast Artillery School, Fort Dorset. Dated 25th November, 1940.
Edgar Pearce Rogers to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 5th Battery, 3rd Field Regiment. Dated 30th September, 1940.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the 2nd Battery, 1st Field Regiment. Dated 1st November, 1940:
James Stuart Kidd.
James Hutchinson Murdoch.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the 38th Battery, 12th Field Regiment. Dated 29th November, 1940:
Arnold Henry Arthur Cashel.
Ian Faulconbridge.
Hector Arthur Benbow Bullock.
John Muir McDermott.
Cecil Philpott Crespin.
Ranulph Marwell Dacre.
Wallace Godwyne Dean Wilcox.
Harold Sydney Barnaby.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.
Lieutenant (Hon. Major) E.H.R. Green, Assistant Director of Signals, is granted the temporary rank of Major whilst so employed. Dated 1st December, 1940.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) T. Morris, Northern District Signal Company, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st October, 1940.

THE AUCKLAND REGIMENT (COUNTESS OF RANFURLY'S OWN).
Captain (temp. Major) L.M. Blyth, M.M., is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst commanding the 2nd Battalion. Dated 20th November, 1940.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), 2nd Battalion, are granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 8th November, 1940:
J.H. Jackson.
W.H. Paterson.
G.N. Dyer.
W.G. Hammond.
G.C. O'Hara.
Lieutenant J.B. Rowe, 3rd Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 7th October, 1940.
Captain E.C. Wooller, from the New Zealand Scottish Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority from 6th November, 1940, and is posted to the 2nd Battalion. Dated 11th November, 1940.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.
Lieutenant R. Willmott, 2nd Cadet Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 1st October, 1940.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT (CITY OF WELLINGTON'S OWN).
Major F.L.G. McKenzie, E.D., 1st Battalion, ceases to be attached to Army Headquarters, Wellington. Dated 27th November, 1940.

THE HAWKE'S BAY REGIMENT.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the 1st Cadet Battalion:
Robert Ritchie Alexander. Dated 1st October, 1940.
Ernest Dwyer. Dated 7th October, 1940.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.
2nd Lieutenant (on probation) A.T. Anderson, 5th Cadet Battalion, is seconded to the Royal Navy. Dated 19th December, 1940.
Edward Alexander Anderson (late Unattached List (General List)), to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 2nd Battalion, with seniority next below Lieutenant R. Wiltshire. Dated 7th October, 1940.
2nd Lieutenant W.E. Berrill, from the National Military Reserve, to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 2nd Battalion, with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant E.A. Anderson. Dated 7th October, 1940.
2nd Lieutenant A.M. Vile, from the National Military Reserve, to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 2nd Battalion, with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant W.E. Berrill. Dated 7th October, 1940.

THE N.Z. SCOTTISH REGIMENT.
Captain E.C. Wooller, Auckland Detachment, is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own). Dated 11th November, 1940.

NATIONAL MILITARY RESERVE.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, 1st Battalion, are granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st December, 1940:
T.H. Matthews.
E.G. Harding.
2nd Lieutenant E.W.J. Millton, 3rd Battalion, is posted to the Retired List, with the rank of Lieutenant, on being appointed to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 1st October, 1940.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, 3rd Battalion, are transferred to the Canterbury Regiment. Dated 7th October, 1940:
A.M. Vile.
W.E. Berrill.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the 3rd Battalion. Dated 5th December, 1940:
Thomas Reid.
Charles Law Bacon.
Rawei Harold Hill.
Herbert Douglas Capper.
George Ferris.
Eric Tamate Beaven.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.
Alan Mackenzie Gunn, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, Central Military District (unattached). Dated 27th November, 1940.
Lewis Edmund Jordan, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, Central Military District (unattached). Dated 28th November, 1940.
Sidney Allen Struthers, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, Central Military District (unattached). Dated 29th November, 1940.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.
The Rev. Canon H.J.W. Knights, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), from the Reserve List, Class II, to be Chaplain, 4th Class, Area 10. Dated 14th October, 1940.
The Rev. Canon H.J.W. Knights, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), is granted the temporary rank of Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 13th December, 1940.
The Rev. D.M. Hercus, B.A., Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian), is transferred from Area 5 to Area 9. Dated 16th December, 1940.
The Rev. J. Baird, Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian), is transferred from Area 5 to Area 10. Dated 16th December, 1940.
The Rev. William Robert Francis to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Methodist), Area 11. Dated 12th December, 1940.

CORPS OF NEW ZEALAND MILITARY POLICE.
Frank George Tickner to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 2nd Provost Company. Dated 3rd December, 1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.