APRIL 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 819

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF.

Major (temp.) W. N. Pharazyn, M.C., N.Z. Artillery, to be Major (temp.), and is appointed District Artillery Officer, Central Military District. Dated 7th March, 1941.

Captain J. E. Green, N.Z. Temporary Staff, relinquishes the appointment of Adjutant, The Otago Mounted Rifles, and is appointed Assistant Area Officer, No. 11 Area, Dunedin. Dated 25th October, 1940.

Captain P. S. Delehanty, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Dental Officer, Mobilization Camp, Burnham, and is attached to the Royal N.Z. Air Force Station, Nelson. Dated 13th March, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. N. Thompson, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Infantry Instructor, Northern Military District School of Instruction, Narrow Neck, vice Captain and Quartermaster (temp.) J. W. McMurray, N.Z.P.S. Dated 4th March, 1941.

Lieutenant T. E. Walker, Retired List, to be Lieutenant, is granted the temporary rank of Captain, and is appointed Company Commander, No. 3 Training Battalion, Mobilization Camp, Trentham. Dated 13th April, 1940.

Lieutenant (temp.) A. H. Johnston, B.Sc., Corps of N.Z. Engineers, to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 11th March, 1941.

Charles Kesteven Saxton to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 11th March, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant H. H. Mackrell is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st March, 1941.

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

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) C. W. Fischer, from the Manawatu Mounted Rifles, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), with seniority from 11th October, 1940. Dated 7th March, 1941.

Leslie Thomas Hill to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 5th March, 1941.

MANAWATU MOUNTED RIFLES.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) C. W. Fischer is transferred to Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles. Dated 7th March, 1941.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned Lieutenants are granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 27th February, 1941 :—

H. McKenzie.

J. E. Hannah.

N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Major (temp.) W. N. Pharazyn, M.C., on appointment to the N.Z. Temporary Staff, relinquishes command of the 8th Battery, 8th Medium Regiment. Dated 7th March, 1941.

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

Lieutenant W. M. Brown, 3rd Cadet Battalion, relinquishes his commission (on appointment to a commission in the Royal Air Force). Dated 1st September, 1940.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp), and are posted to the 2nd Battalion. Dated 30th January, 1941 :—

John Desmond Rose.

William Noel Mackie.

Frank Ferguson Massey.

THE HAURAKI REGIMENT.

Thomas Eric Wayte to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 1st Cadet Battalion. Dated 15th February, 1941.

James Alan Worth to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 1st Cadet Battalion. Dated 16th February, 1941.

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

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) I. T. Galloway, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the New Zealand Scottish Regiment. Dated 5th March, 1941.

THE NEW ZEALAND SCOTTISH REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) I. T. Galloway, from the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), with seniority from 17th December, 1939, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 5th March, 1941.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the 2nd Battalion. Dated 18th February, 1941 :—

Albert Thomas Gilmour Ross.

John Thomas Shacklock.

Robert Bruce Hamilton.

James Herbert Craig.

John Forrester.

Robert William Cochrane.

NATIONAL MILITARY RESERVE.

John Horace Jefferies Hill to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 13th Company (Hastings). Dated 25th February, 1941.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain J. O. Mercer, M.B., Ch.B., ceases to be attached to the 1st Battalion, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), is appointed Consultant in Pathology and Bacteriology to the N.Z. Military Forces, Army Headquarters, Wellington, and is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 4th March, 1941.

Leopold Ransford de Castro, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), to be Lieutenant, is posted to the 8th Field Ambulance, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 3rd February, 1941.

Lieutenant W. A. Priest, M.B., Ch.B., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant, Southern Military District (unattached), and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 28th February, 1941.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

S. M. Hayes, E.D., Chaplain, 2nd Class (Salvation Army), is attached to the 10th Heavy Regiment, N.Z.A. Dated 16th December, 1940.

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 17, dated 27th February, 1941, relative to the appointment of Chaplain, 4th Class, for “The Rev. Lewis Farquhar Fraser,” substitute “The Rev. Lewis Farquhar Fraser Gunn.”

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 19, dated 6th March, 1941, relative to the appointment of Staff Nurses, for “Miss Jean Lorraine Wildie,” substitute “Miss Jean Lorraine Waldie.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Formation of Units of the Territorial Force.

Army Department,
Wellington, 1st April, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the formation of the undermentioned units of the Territorial Force. Dated 20th February, 1941 :—

NORTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT.

Northern Field Force.

9th Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps (attached 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade), with headquarters at Auckland.

Fortress Troops.

12th Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps, with headquarters at Auckland.

CENTRAL MILITARY DISTRICT.

Central Field Force.

10th Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps (attached 2nd New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade), with headquarters at Wellington.

Fortress Troops.

13th Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps, with headquarters at Wellington.

SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT.

Southern Field Force.

11th Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps (attached 3rd New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade), with headquarters at Christchurch.

Fortress Troops.

14th Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps, with headquarters at Christchurch.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.