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(c.) Officer x of the New Zealand Staff Corps who have 'proceeded on Active, Service since last Report. Colonel V. S. Smyth, Major J. E. Duigan, Major W. C. Morrison, Captain F. Hudson, Captain H. S. N. Robinson, Captain H. M. W. Richardson, Captain J. Bishop, Captain J, H. Grover, Captain T. M. Wilkes, Captain R. G. Purdy, Lieutenant G. H. Hume. (d.) Staff in Districts. Lieut.-Colonel Robert Ward Talc relinquishes his temporary appointment, as Officer Commanding the Wellington Military District on appointment as Adjutant-General (temp.) to the Forces. Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Colonel) John Edward Hume, Royal New Zealand Artillery, relinquishes the command of the Auckland Military District, and appointed to the command of the Wellington. Military District, vice Lieut.-Colonel Robert Ward Tate, appointed Adjutant-General (temp.) to the Forces. Colonel George Warren Shaw Patterson, Coast Defence Commander (Auckland), to command the Auckland Military District, vice Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Colonel) John Edward Hume, Royal New Zealand Artillery, appointed to command the Wellington Military District. Lieut.-Colonel Thomas William McDonald, New Zealand Staff Corps, invalided from active service, to be General Staff Officer, Wellington Military District, vice Captain Henry McKellar White Richardson, on active service. Captain Henry Alexander Cooper, sth Lancers, to be General Staff Officer, Otago Military District, vice Major Daniel Aloysius Hickey, D.5.0., who proceeds on active service. 2. Appointments, Promotions, etc.. oe Territorial Officers. The following table gives a summary from the 25th June, 1915, to the Ist May, 1916 :— Territorials. . Senior Cadets. First appointments ... ... 636 First appointments ... ... 162 Appointments confirmed ... ... 112 Appointments confirmed ... 35 Promotions ... ... ... 248 Promotions ... ... ... 36 Resignations ... ... ... 29 Resignations ... ... ... 9 To Reserve of Officers ... ... 13 To Territorial units -... ... 26 To Retired List ... ... ... 7 To Reserve of Officers ... ... 4 To Unattached List (a) ... ... 3 Commission cancelled ... ... I. To Unattached List'(&) ... ... 9 With Expeditionary Force... 263 Commissions cancelled ... ... 5 Deaths (see Territorials). With Expeditionary Force ... .. 281 Deaths— Total ... ... ... 539 On home service ... 4 On active service (includes Cadet officers) ... 120 On active service, nurses 10 Territorials ... ... ... 1,475 134 Cadets ... ... ... ... . 539 Total ... ... ... 1,475 Total ... ... ... 2,014

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