THE DEFENCE FORCES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 8

THE DEFENCE FORCES.

GENERAL ORDERS (''General Orders bs Zealand' of ;Defeiico :• include, (lie / following,-;annq'unde.' ments:— , -V ■..•••, : ' *' 1'; ' ' The defence /tifle'iclubs.i-.vtith;, headquarters at Aorere.-PdHobello, Nevis; /'Limehills;. North Otago, Waikaka, JlafaurdV'/and Clyde, '• have, 'been disbanded.'-vThe'services of the Central Aorere/ and -AinTjerliy'Defente Rille Clubs have been accepted.' Vy : / f' Major W. >Hi *S. Mooihous® (ex-D ..Battery),; Captain A. SI- Biss ;'(ex-Welling'ton :;'Garrison Artillery), >ahd Captain J. H. Moore'(6x-Timaru City Utiles), - have., been / placed o'n ) the Active List" (unattached). 1 ; Lieutenant. W. -H,,. Cunningham, .has ' been transferred .from' the Wanganui 'Guards to'the' Waiiganui .Rifles.-,.. • ■ t /' v";V'A •. ' • i- . Captain ;Ei-Slierson; A Battery, ■N.2.1]/A.Ti', to be iiiajorJ,. /.' ';'R«signationß^—Lieutenant [J. Jack, ' V.D., Dunedin . City " Guards' Rifle-Volunteers, ' tb Ac'.tive' list (unattached); Lieutenant E. E.. Wilv lbnghby. Dunedin City Guards Riflo Volunteers, •to Active. List. (unattached); Lieutenant W;: E» Fitzgerald,-, No.' 4 Cohipany, N.Z.\' Engineer Volunteers. ;- : .F.'.-Jr Courtney, .(Afc'tive List), acting-major, Wellington Division of, N.Z..Garrison! Arlillety Yolnilteera;..Captain'-T. H. Ringlond. ,acting-major,'' Third ' Battalion,; Wellington Rifle Vbluntfldrsi Captain "Jl'Sandt;iuann/'.- .'acting-major', Fourthßegiment,; Wei--lington' Mouuted/Riflo Volunteers; the Rev./ P.; Cleary', 1 honorary "chaplain,\ : Piako'.;. Mounted, Rifle - Volunteers; E. J. Barnes,' acting-lieuteh-nnt. -'No.- 1 2 ■ Cbmpany, -Canterbury',' Division, ;N.Z. Garrison- Artillery Volunteersj, Lieutenadt W. H. .Cunningham, afcting-captain,-Wanganui Riflo A..E,- Wilkinson, acting-lieu-tenant,' , Pukekbho', Mounted'' Rifle. .Volunteers; H.':/ P. . Taylor,! acting-lieutenant, / /-Feildihg. Mbuiited .Hifle'-Volunteers; Ri W.' Sparrow, act-ing-lieutenantj-Takaka. Mounted '•• Riflo''Volunteers ;'/.T.:' Phillips,' acti'iig-lieutonaflt ;-!(o'n'. -re,o!ection),..Tuapeka; Mouited .Rifle- -Volunteers; H../;Willis,;:acting-lieutenant,-. Taranaki EifleVolunteers; . T." W,' acting-lieu- , tenant,. '-.-; Dunedin; City Guards' " Rifle 'Volunteers; ,0. H. Moller,.' /City Guards .-Rifle-Volun-teors; -E.-;P.. Cox,Guards : Riflo;, .Lieutenant.' W.;' jj;-il-Lean.''.acting-captain..,(oh- '.re-election),' Green Island Rifle Volunteers, ! v . ■ /■',. GAZETTE NOTICES V Resignations-.—Captain- C; B; Morris;' King's Rifles -(to be adjutant, Tliird Otago 'Rifle Battalion); Hon.- Chaplain the -Rev.. V G. 'W. Dent, Waitara ;Rifles .(posted- to the/.Active List; unattached) ; ;Captain A. -G.'Hervey, N.Z. Medical Corps. . '/- ;'-■>';/;.'-.;.V • -Lioutenant-Colonel: John Paton Watt,' V D Wanganui'Rifle- Bkttalion;, has,.been placed" on th©\Retired "List, with , the honorary rank' of colonel; : ' j;-;;-, " / . /' ! • x