MAY 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1339

Notice under the Regulations Act, 1936.

NOTICE is hereby given in pursuance of the Regulations Act, 1936, of the making of regulations and orders as under:—

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E. V. PAUL, Government Printer.

Official Visitor appointed.

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 12th May, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

John Law, Esquire,

to be an Official Visitor to the Napier Prison.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers under the Child Welfare Act, 1925.

Education Department,
Wellington, 7th May, 1941.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Henry Greathead Rex Mason, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint the following persons as Honorary Child Welfare Officers for the purpose of the said Act for the period ending the 31st December, 1941:—

Name. District.
Anderson, Rev. William James .. .. Ohura.
Morgan, Mrs. Inez Ellen .. .. Tokaanu.
Bush, Rev. Ernest Frederick .. .. Shannon.
Blakiston, Mrs. Christina .. .. Stratford.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Education.

Consul-General of the United States of America at Wellington appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 8th May, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that the appointment of

Raymond Edwin Cox, Esquire,

as Consul-General of the United States of America at Wellington has been recognized.

F. JONES,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Appointments, Promotions, and Transfers of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Overseas.

Army Department,
Wellington, 10th May, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments, promotions, and transfers of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force overseas, vide List No. 22:—

COMMANDS AND STAFF.

Major B. J. Mathewson, 20th (Canterbury-Otago) Battalion, relinquishes the appointment of 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force Base Liaison Officer, and ceases to be seconded. Dated 13th April, 1941.

Major E. L. Button, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S., No. 3 N.Z. General Hospital, is appointed Officer-in-Charge, Surgical Division. Dated 25th March, 1941.

Captain A. L. Hogg, 4th Field Regiment, N.Z. Artillery, is appointed General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade (Operations), Headquarters, 2nd N.Z. Division, and is seconded. Dated 14th March, 1941.

Captain J. Downs, 26th (Canterbury-Otago) Battalion, is appointed Liaison Officer, from 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force Base, with a Headquarters, and is seconded. Dated 13th April, 1941.

Captain J. Vincent, D.C.M., M.M., relinquishes the appointment of Officer Commanding, Composite Training Depot, and is appointed Commandant, 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force Base Signal School. Dated 1st April, 1941.

Captain J. H. Garland is appointed Officer Commanding, Composite Training Depot, and is seconded. Dated 1st April, 1941.

Captain T. W. Straker, N.Z. Artillery, relinquishes the appointment of General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade (Operations), while attending 4th Staff Course, Haifa, and ceases to be seconded. Dated 18th March, 1941.

Lieutenant G. E. Vercoe, 32nd (Wellington) Battalion, is appointed Officer-in-Charge, Administration, 2nd Echelon, and is seconded. Dated 3rd April, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant A. T. Gillum, 31st (Auckland) Battalion, is appointed Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal, 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force Base, and is seconded. Dated 3rd April, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant C. S. Awdry, 32nd (Wellington) Battalion, is appointed Officer-in-Charge, Base Provost Company, and is seconded. Dated 3rd April, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant A. L. Poole, Forestry Group, N.Z. Engineers, is attached to the New Zealand High Commissioner’s Office, London, and is seconded. Dated 2nd April, 1941.

Charge Sister M. Chisholm to be Matron, No. 3 N.Z. General Hospital. Dated 1st April, 1941.

PROMOTIONS.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service.

Charge Sister M. Chisholm to be Matron to complete establishment. Dated 1st April, 1941.

Sister M. Hennessy to be Charge Sister to complete establishment. Dated 2nd October, 1940.

The undermentioned Staff Nurses to be Sisters to complete establishment. Dated 18th March, 1941:—

D. L. Waldie.
V. E. Cartwright.
N. E. Wall.
P. M. Williams.
M. G. Moore.
N. B. Corson.
C. M. Lucas.
I. MacKinnon.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK.

2nd N.Z. Divisional Cavalry.

Captain J. H. Garland is granted the temporary rank of Major while commanding Composite Training Depot. Dated 3rd April, 1941.

18th, 21st, 24th, and 31st (Auckland) Battalions.

Captain G. J. Howcroft, 21st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st January, 1941.

Lieutenant E. B. Butcher, 31st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain while holding the appointment of Adjutant, Base Reception Depot, and is seconded. Dated 17th March, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant H. K. Brainsby, 21st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 29th September, 1940.

2nd Lieutenant C. P. Hutchinson, 18th Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant while holding the appointment of Instructor at N.Z. Wing, Middle East Officer Cadet Training Unit. Dated 28th March, 1941.

19th, 22nd, 25th, and 32nd (Wellington) Battalions.

Captain I. A. Hart, 22nd Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st January, 1941.

Lieutenant T. Thornton, 22nd Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain while acting as Quartermaster. Dated 1st January, 1941.

Lieutenant W. G. Lovie, 22nd Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st January, 1941.