Oct. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2187

Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 27th September, 1938.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, and attachments of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :-

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE.

Christchurch Territorial Squadron.

Squadron Leader G. L. Stedman, ex No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron, to command the Christchurch Territorial Squadron. 15th September, 1938.

The following officers ex No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron to be Flight Lieutenants, and are posted to Christchurch Territorial Squadron :-

Flying Officer G. N. Roberts.
Flying Officer A. C. Parson.

F. R. W. Andrews (late Lieutenant 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment) to be Flying Officer, and is posted to the Christchurch Territorial Squadron as Signals Officer. 15th September, 1938.

The undermentioned Flying Officers ex No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron are attached to the Christchurch Territorial Squadron. 15th September, 1938 :-

A. D. Poulton.
D. E. Grigg.
E. S. Henderson.

The undermentioned to be Pilot Officers (on probation) and are posted to the Christchurch Territorial Squadron. 15th September, 1938 :-

L. E. Clark.
A. C. Baines.
D. A. Gillanders.
A. J. L. Jackson (for Equipment duties).
N. G. L. Scott.
M. W. Mills (Assistant Adjutant).
E. F. Hamilton (Engineer Officer).

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 27th September, 1938.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following postings of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :-

REGULAR AIR FORCE.

Flying Officer C. A. Turner, R.A.F., is granted a short-service commission in the Royal New Zealand Air Force with the rank of Flying Officer and is posted to the Royal Air Force Electrical and Wireless School, Cranwell, for instruction. Dated 30th April, 1938.

Flying Officer Arthur Beale Greenaway, R.A.F., is granted a short-service commission in the Royal New Zealand Air Force with the rank of Flying Officer and is posted to the Armament Training School, Manly, for specialist “A” Course. Dated 29th August, 1938.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE.

The undermentioned officers are posted to the Unattached List. 15th September, 1938 :-

Squadron Leader W. L. Harrison.
Squadron Leader J. D. Hewett.
Squadron Leader R. J. Sinclair.
Squadron Leader T. W. White.
Flight Lieutenant N. H. Barlow.
Flight Lieutenant G. B. Bolt.
Flight Lieutenant W. G. Coull.
Flight Lieutenant A. G. Gerrand.
Flight Lieutenant J. C. Mercer.
Flying Officer K. A. Brownjohn.
Flying Officer J. J. Busch.
Flying Officer D. Campbell.
Flying Officer F. Edwards.
Flying Officer S. L. Gilkison.
Flying Officer M. R. Greenslade.
Flying Officer R. A. Kirkup.
Flying Officer H. N. Major.
Flying Officer I. C. Neale.
Flying Officer G. R. White.
Flying Officer M. Wilkes.
Pilot Officer A. Crighton.
Pilot Officer R. R. Hudson.
Pilot Officer H. C. Walker.
Pilot Officer A. Calvert.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Royal New Zealand Air Force.—Change of Name of Squadrons.

Air Department,
Wellington, 27th September, 1938.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve under section 3 of the Air Force Act, 1937, that No. 1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron, New Zealand Air Force (Territorial) be renamed “The Auckland Territorial Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force” and that No. 3 (Bomber) Squadron, New Zealand Air Force (Territorial) be renamed “The Christchurch Territorial Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force” with effect from 15th September, 1938.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 4th October, 1938.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :-

Name. District.
Harold Ernest Tonge .. .. Taumarunui.
Aubrey William Osman .. .. Gore.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioners,
Wellington, 28th September, 1938.

THE Public Service Commissioners have made the following appointments in the Public Service :-

Hugh Fraser Ayson, Esquire,*
to be Chief Judge of the High Court of the Cook Islands for the purposes of section 103 of the Cook Islands Act, 1915, and Chief Judge of the Native Land Court for the purposes of section 369 of the Cook Islands Act, 1915, as from the 22nd day of July, 1938.

Alexander William McDonald,
to be Clerk of the Magistrates’ Court at Cromwell for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928; Clerk of the Warden’s Court; Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar at Cromwell, Clyde, Blacks, Alexandra, and Naseby for the district of Otago, constituted under the Mining Act, 1926; and Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the district of Central Otago, as from the 12th day of September, 1938.

Frank Bird,
to be Official Assignee at Greymouth for the Supreme Court District of Westland for the purposes of the Bankruptcy Act, 1908, as from the 4th day of August, 1938.

Constable Frederick Newland,
to be Clerk and Bailiff of the Magistrates’ Court at Helensville for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1928, and Maintenance Officer at the Magistrates’ Court at Helensville for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act, 1926, as from the 15th day of September, 1938.

Cornelius Edward Sweeney,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Mokai, as from the 15th day of September, 1938.

William Fitzgerald Warren,
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Kakahi, as from the 26th day of September, 1938.

Harold Ernest Tonge,
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Taumarunui, as from the 26th day of September, 1938.

• Amending entry on page No. 1615, New Zealand Gazette No. 50 of 7th July, 1938.

G. T. BOLT, Secretary.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Road of less Width than 66 ft.

WHEREAS in the opinion of the Minister of Lands it is inexpedient, by reason of the fact that the land shown upon the plan of the Town of Mount Pleasant Extension No. 39, affecting part of Rural Section 4, Block XVI, Christchurch Survey District, is intended to be used wholly for residential purposes, that the proposed road shown thereon as St. Andrews Crescent should be of a width of 66 ft. :

Now, therefore, I, Frank Langstone, Minister of Lands, do hereby, in pursuance of the power conferred upon me by section 17, subsection (1), of the Land Act, 1924, and of every power me thereunto enabling, authorize the laying-off of such road of a width of not less than 40 ft. : Provided always that it shall not be lawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected any building at a less distance than 33 ft. from the middle-line of such road.

Given under my hand, this 28th day of September, 1938.

FRANK LANGSTONE, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 25/897.)