THE DEFENCE STAFF.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 166, 14 July 1914, Page 7

THE DEFENCE STAFF.

APPOINTMENTS APPROVED. (By Telegraph.—Tress Association.) WELidNCTON. Monday. Following upon the. recommendation of O-neral Sir lan Hamilton. InspectorGeneral of tbe Oversea Forces, that a considerable number of alterations should be made in the defence staff, the Governor ha- approved of the following appointments, which will be gazetted this week:—Honorary Major James O'Sullivan, from director oi equipment and stores to be hou. assistant quarter-master-general at headquarters, and to be attached to the New Zealand staff corps while so employed. Captain I. 15. Mabin, retired list, from ] director of accounts to be hon. assistant j quartermaster-general at headquarters, with the honorary rank of Major, and ]to he attached to the New Zealand staff j corp.-. while so employed. Major H. 11. Browne. N.Z.S.C., from 'assistant quartermaster-general at headj quarters, to command an area group, | vice Captain .1. E. Barton. N.Z.S.C. ! Major Browne will go to Paeroa. Captain H. C. Nutsford. N.Z.S.C.. to be assistant adjutant and quartermastergeneral, vice Captain It. S. Matthews, N.Z.S.C. Captain Nutsford has been instructor in mounted duties in the Auckland district, and will now be employed at district headquarters. Auckland. Captain R. S. Matthews. N.Z.S.C.. from assistant adjutant and quarter-master-general to command an area group, vice Captain .1. 11. Henderson. N.ZjvC. Capt-ain Matthews is at present stationed at Auckland, and will now bo in command at Nelson. Captain -I- K. Henderson. SX.S.C, from oflicer commanding an area group to be assistant quartermaster-general at headquarters, vice Major H. H. Browne. Captain Henderson, who is now in command of the Milton area group, will come to Wellington. The following assistant-adjutants and quartermasters-general ha\e been a*>pointed assistant quartermasters-general in districts:—Captain W. L. Robinson. Captain W. H. Meddings. Captain 11. C. Nutsford. and Caotain -I. T. Bosworth. all N.Z.S.C. Major (temporary lieutenant-colonel I (.. N. Johnston, Royal Artillery, from direct'.r of ordnance to be inspector of artillery coast defences, guns, and ammunition. Lieutenant (temporary captain) 11. M. Edwurds. Royal Engineers, from assistant director and irLstructor in engineers' duties, to be inspector of engineers. Major T. W. McDonald. N.Z.S.C.. from officer commanding an area group, to be assistant general staff oflicer in a district, vice Captain J. D. ('rant. V.C., Imperial I'eneral Staff. Major McDonald is at present at Paeroa, and now goes to district headquarters. Dunedin. Lieutenant (temporary captain I li. C S. Dyer. N.Z.S.C.. to command an area group, vice Major T. W. McDonald. Major I. E Johnston. North Staffordshire Regiment, who has been appointed to the command of the Wellington district for one year, as from July lli. has been granted tlie temporary rank of colonel while so employed. Colonel Johnston is a son of the Hon. C. -I. Johnston, of Wellington, and was txirn ill the district of which he will so soon a-siime the military command. Colonel Chaytor. the present commander of the Wellington district, who has been appointed adjutant-general in succession to Lieutenant-Colonel Collins, who is returning to England, will take up his new duties a« from July lli.