Mar. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 645

Captain J. M. Gillies is granted the temporary rank of Major while performing the duties of Officer Commanding, Training Battalion, Mobilization Camp, Burnham. Dated 31st January, 1941.

Captain C. H. T. Skelley relinquishes the appointment of Second in Command, No. 3 Training Battalion, Mobilization Camp, Trentham, and is posted for temporary duty with the Guards Company, No. 5 Area, Wellington. Dated 17th February, 1941.

Major J. H. Fahey, M.B., Ch.B., on ceasing to be employed in the N.Z. Temporary Staff, relinquishes the appointment of Principal Medical Officer, Mobilization Camp, Burnham. Dated 4th January, 1941.

Captain E. R. Black, M.C., relinquishes the appointment of Company Commander, No. 8 Company, National Military Reserve, and is appointed Assistant Area Officer, No. 7 Area, Gisborne, vice Captain A. C. Cooke, M.M. Dated 1st February, 1941.

Lieutenant B. C. McArtney to be Captain. Dated 1st February, 1941.

The undermentioned Lieutenants, N.Z. Dental Corps, to be Captains. Dated 3rd March, 1941:—

J. C. M. Simmers, B.D.S.
H. G. Lynch, B.D.S.
A. A. Heath.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) O. G. Hooton, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, on ceasing to be employed on the N.Z. Temporary Staff, relinquishes the appointment of Station Dental Officer, Royal N.Z. Air Force Station, Hobsonville, and the temporary rank of Captain, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 30th August, 1940.

Frederic Christensen McNeil (late Imperial Army) to be Lieutenant, and is appointed Adjutant, 2nd Battalion, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own). Dated 13th November, 1940.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) S. R. Ellis, The Wellington West Coast Regiment, to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 27th January, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) M. P. Whatman, The Canterbury Regiment, to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 27th January, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) G. McL. Blyth, The Taranaki Regiment, to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 20th February, 1941.

Paul Barcham to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 11th March, 1941.

George Thomas Edgar, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant, N.Z. Dental Corps, and is appointed Dental Officer, Mobilization Camp, Trentham. Dated 28th February, 1941.

John Arthur Roy Scott, M.Sc., B.D.S., to be Lieutenant, N.Z. Dental Corps, and is appointed Dental Officer, Mobilization Camp, Trentham. Dated 28th February, 1941.

William Calderwood (late Imperial Army) to be Lieutenant, and is appointed Adjutant, 1st Battalion, The New Zealand Scottish Regiment. Dated 28th February, 1941.

Robert Richmond Murray, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant, N.Z. Dental Corps, and is appointed Dental Officer, Mobilization Camp, Trentham. Dated 5th March, 1941.

Francis William Spite to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is attached to the Branch of the Quartermaster-General, Army Headquarters, Wellington. Dated 18th February, 1941.

THE CANTERBURY YEOMANRY CAVALRY.

Lieutenant A. Farrar is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 27th August, 1940.

2nd Lieutenant H. H. Elworthy is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 3rd February, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant R. E. Adair is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 3rd February, 1941.

Gilbert Hutton Grigg (late Imperial Army) to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 3rd February, 1941.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.):—

Dated 22nd January, 1941—
Maurice Harold Dickie.
Claude Walter Green.
Robert Sutton Guthrie.
George Spencley Fry.

Dated 1st February, 1941—
Allan Charles Bendall.

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THE WELLINGTON EAST COAST MOUNTED RIFLES.

Walter Raymond (late 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles), to be Captain (temp.), and is seconded to the Central District Remount Depot, N.Z. Veterinary Corps. Dated 15th February, 1941.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 22nd February, 1941:—

William Ian Bunny.
Norman Edmund Henri Loisel.
Frank Henry Garner.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.

Roland Maxwell Webb to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 12th February, 1941.

NO. 4 (EAST COAST) SQUADRON MOUNTED RIFLES.

2nd Lieutenant J. L. Bellerby, from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), with seniority from 4th October, 1940, next below 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) L. G. Woodward. Dated 7th February, 1941.

NO. 8 (ELLESMERE) SQUADRON MOUNTED RIFLES.

John Roscoe Harrison to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 21st February, 1941.

N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lindsay Gordon Bell to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the Meteorological Section, 3rd Field Regiment. Dated 4th October, 1940.

Hubert William Tingey to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 37th Battery, 12th Field Regiment. Dated 1st February, 1941.

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

Captain (temp.) H. F. Prothero, 3rd Battalion, relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain and is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st November, 1940.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) J. Subritzky, 1st Battalion, relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 15th February, 1941.

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

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) G. I. N. Sim, 2nd Cadet Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 28th February, 1941.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

Hon. Lieutenant (Bandmaster) G. W. Burgess, V.D., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class II (b). Dated 26th February, 1941.

NATIONAL MILITARY RESERVE.

The undermentioned Captains, 1st Battalion, are granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st February, 1941:—

W. S. Hill.
G. R. Hutchinson.

The undermentioned Lieutenants, 1st Battalion, are granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st February, 1941:—

W. O. Hall.
L. J. Rowe, M.C.
F. R. O’Gorman, M.C.
J. L. H. Kayes.
H. W. Price, D.C.M.

Captain J. L. Scoullar, 1st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st February, 1941.

Captain D. S. Chisholm, V.D., 4th Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st February, 1941.

The undermentioned Lieutenants, 4th Battalion, are granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st February, 1941:—

I. D. Guy.
J. A. Morris.
H. Perry.

Captain J. Lumley, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, and is posted to the 2nd Battalion. Dated 18th December, 1940.