APRIL 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PROMOTIONS.
Temp. Captain G. R. Milne to be temp. Major while second in command of a Unit. Dated 10th December, 1942.
The undermentioned temp. Captains to be temp. Majors while commanding Units :-
G. Beaglehole. W. J. Connan. Dated 10th December, 1942.
The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :-
J. C. Greig. Dated 10th December, 1942. A. C. Crawford. J. W. Coddington. Dated 16th December, 1942.
C. D. Matthews, M.M. Dated 21st February, 1943. L. C. Nash. Dated 1st March. 1943. F. Jones. C. M. Pilkington. Dated 5th March, 1943.
C. C. Davenport. N. V. Marshall. A. E. Hodgson. G. A. R. Ferguson. Dated 23rd March, 1943.
The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :-
V. Fairbairn, B.E. S. J. Macdonald. A. Fraser. P. McQuillan. R. J. Liven. A. W. Woodford, M.Sc. (Hons.). Dated 10th December, 1942.

VARIATIONS IN RANKS.
Temp. Major N. McConochie relinquishes the temporary rank of Major on relinquishing command of a Battalion, and assumes the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st August, 1941. Dated 26th February, 1943.
Temp. Major F. Robertson, D.C.M., relinquishes the temporary rank of Major on relinquishing command of a Battalion, and assumes the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 9th April, 1942. Dated 26th February, 1943.
Temp. Captain J. A. Lockhart relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain on relinquishing the appointment of second in command of a Battalion, and assumes the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st August, 1941. Dated 26th February, 1943.
Temp. Captain H. P. Eyles relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain on relinquishing command of a Company, and assumes the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st August, 1941. Dated 26th February, 1943.

COMMISSIONS RELINQUISHED.
The undermentioned officers relinquish their commissions in the Home Guard :-
Temp. Captains-
E. F. Lacey. Dated 1st March, 1943. J. Orgias. Dated 19th March, 1943.
Temp. Lieutenants-
N. P. Brinsden. Dated 23rd July, 1942. G. Frye. Dated 31st December, 1942. N. C. Martin. Dated 16th January, 1943. C. H. Smythe. Dated 23rd January, 1943. J. T. Robertson. Dated 2nd February, 1943. T. E. Copsey. Dated 6th February, 1943. J. A. Pannett. Dated 13th February, 1943. R. O. Talbot. Dated 28th February, 1943. C. I. Fletcher. M. J. Hartigan. H. F. Gilligan. C. E. Varcoe. Dated 5th March, 1943. W. S. Ogier. F. E. Dwyer. T. J. Crowe. R. H. Holmes. Dated 23rd March, 1943. J. R. Owen. Dated 25th March, 1943.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenants-
A. R. Harris. Dated 8th January, 1943. T. H. Thomassen. Dated 5th March, 1943.

RESIGNATIONS.
The undermentioned officers resign their commissions in the Home Guard :-
Temp. Major-
A. S. Kennedy, M.M. Dated 23rd February, 1943. Temp. Captains-
J. McCracken. Dated 19th January, 1943. E. Clift. Dated 23rd January, 1943. A. G. T. Bryan. Dated 1st February, 1943. W. H. Statham, M.C. Dated 20th February, 1943.
Temp. Lieutenants-
S. E. Burke. Dated 16th October, 1942. T. B. Gillooly. Dated 27th November, 1942. L. F. Bilman. Dated 13th December, 1942. J. C. Frost. Dated 28th December, 1942. R. A. Beveridge. Dated 1st January, 1943. H. J. F. D. Wicks. Dated 18th January, 1943. N. J. Stick. J. W. Clarke. Dated 30th January, 1943. W. E. R. Kusabs. A. Walker. Dated 6th February, 1943. P. A. Elworthy. Dated 7th February, 1943. N. F. Edmond. Dated 8th February, 1943. J. O. Lucas. J. E. Manchester. Dated 16th February, 1943.

R. F. Percival. Dated 17th February, 1943. R. R. Speight. Dated 18th February, 1943. A. E. Hills. Dated 20th February, 1943. H. J. Wooller. Dated 1st March, 1943. A. C. Gordon. Dated 3rd March, 1943. R. F. Heslop. H. V. Middlemiss. Dated 6th March, 1943.
J. M. Jenkins. Dated 12th March, 1943. W. J. McKay. Dated 12th March, 1943. H. W. Sharp. Dated 17th March, 1943.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenants-
A. O. Duncan. Dated 25th January, 1943. J. Wright. Dated 4th March, 1943.

A. G. OSBORNE,
For the Minister of Defence.

The Cargo Control Emergency Regulations 1942.—Appointment of Cargo Control Committee for the City of Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton.

IN pursuance of the powers in that behalf conferred upon me by the Cargo Control Emergency Regulations 1942, I, Patrick Charles Webb, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint the following persons to be a Cargo Control Committee for the City of Christchurch and the Port of Lyttelton :-
Brockett, Harry Aynsley. Cookson, Frederick Hardy. Eyre, Charles Oswald. Holderness, Humphrey. Horton, Alfred William. Lawson, Douglas Alexander. McLean, George Hugh. Masters, Brian James. Mathews, Vernon Charles. Sapsford, Cecil Selwyn.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of April, 1943. P. C. WEBB, Minister of Labour.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 27th April, 1943.

IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made :-
James Robert Fairbairn to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Masterton, on and from the 12th day of April, 1943. Dominick Patrick Jenkins to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Kaikoura, on and from the 31st day of March, 1943. Martha Agnes Murphy (Mrs.) to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Mount Benger at Miller's Flat, on and from the 5th day of April, 1943. Rea Maud Thompson (Miss) to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Rangiwahia, on and from the 9th day of April, 1943. Frederick Anderson to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Kaponga, on and from the 14th day of April, 1943. P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service.
Office of the Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, 27th April, 1943.
THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service :-
Ernest James Fawcet to be Director-General of Agriculture, on and from the 1st day of April, 1943. Robert Brown Tennent to be Acting Director-General of Agriculture, on and from the 29th day of April, 1943. Sergeant Leslie Terry Moore to be Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Rangiora for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, on and from the 8th day of April, 1943. Sergeant Alfred Cyril Davis to be Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Wairoa for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, on and from the 7th day of April, 1943. James Sproule Colquhoun Gilkison to be the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Arrow, on and from the 30th day of March, 1943. Hilda Ellen Isabel Dane (Mrs.) to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Kokako, on and from the 1st day of April, 1943. James Robert Fairbairn to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Masterton, on and from the 12th day of April, 1943. G. T. BOLT, Secretary.