Nov. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3141

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.
Harry a’Court Gowan Fitzgerald to be Lieutenant, Central Military District (unattached). Dated 23rd October, 1939.
Thomas Vernon Anson to be Lieutenant, Central Military District (unattached). Dated 8th November, 1939.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
Class I (a).
Colonel M. Aldred, V.D., is posted to the Retired List with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 3rd November, 1939.

The Manawatu Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant-Colonel E. J. Hulbert, D.S.O., V.D., is posted to the Retired List with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 3rd November, 1939.

N.Z. Corps of Signals.
Lieutenant W. L. Harrison is transferred from Area 5 to Area 10. Dated 8th November, 1939.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment.
Captain J. W. Langridge is posted to the Retired List with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 4th November, 1939.

SUPPLEMENTARY LIST.
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 134, dated 2nd November, 1939, relative to the appointments of officers to the Supplementary List for “Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. L. Gardiner (Retired List)” substitute “Major J. E. L. Gardiner (Retired List),” for “Captain D. Glanville (Retired List),” substitute “Captain D. Glanfield (Retired List),” and for “2nd Lieutenant H. G. M. Sutherland (Retired List)” substitute “2nd Lieutenant N. G. M. Sutherland (Retired List).”

The undermentioned is appointed to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 7th November, 1939 :—
2nd Lieutenant G. W. Nelson (late The Canterbury Regiment).

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, &c., of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Air Department.

Air Department,
Wellington, 16th November, 1939.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.
The undermentioned are granted permanent commissions on completing their Specialist Navigation Course and qualifying for the symbol “N.” Dated 20th October, 1939 :—
Flying Officer John William Henry Bray.
Flying Officer Ian Gordon Morrison.

Transfers.
Wing Commander Keith Logan Caldwell, M.C., D.F.C. (T.A.F.), is transferred temporarily from the Retired List to the General Duties Branch of the Regular Air Force in his present rank, and is employed as from 15th November, 1939.
Flight Lieutenant Francis Cecil Allen, R.A.F.O., is appointed to a temporary commission in the Regular Air Force in his present rank. Dated 15th October, 1939.
Flying Officer Sydney Noel Wiltshire, R.A.F.O., is appointed to a temporary commission in the Regular Air Force in his present rank, is granted the temporary rank of Flight Lieutenant, and is employed as from 10th November, 1939. Dated 15th October, 1939.

Appointments.
The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Flying Officer, and are granted the temporary rank of Flight Lieutenant on taking up their appointments. Dated 15th October, 1939 :—
Alan Victor Jury.
Murdo Campbell MacLeod.
Peter Alister Matheson.
Robert Haire Faris Hickson.
Keith Richard Johnston.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the ranks shown. Dated 15th October, 1939 :—
In the rank of Flying Officer—
William George Clifford Allison.
James Frederick Cane.
Ronald Bruce Leslie McGregor.
George Harvey.

In the rank of Pilot Officer—
Colin Alfred Merrington.
John Desmond Paterson.
Wilfred Opawa Rutherford.
Tom Ronald Pike.
John William Winefield.

Guy Rogers is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 19th October, 1939.
Flight Lieutenant George Bruce Bolt, Reserve of Officers, is granted the temporary rank of Squadron Leader on taking up his appointment, and is employed as from the 10th November, 1939. Dated 15th October, 1939.

The following are granted the temporary rank of Flight Lieutenant and are employed as from the dates shown :—
Flying Officer Allan Crighton, Reserve of Officers, as from 16th September, 1939.

Dated 16th September, 1939.

Flying Officer Henry Campbell Walker (T.A.F.), as from 7th December, 1939.
Flying Officer Stuart Lindsay Gilkison, Reserve of Officers, as from 9th November, 1939.
Flying Officer Donald Campbell, Reserve of Officers, as from 10th November, 1939.
Flying Officer John Joseph Busch, Reserve of Officers, as from 21st October, 1939.
Flying Officer Kenneth Alfred Brownjohn, Reserve of Officers, as from 10th November, 1939.
Flying Officer Ronald Affleck Kirkup, Reserve of Officers, as from 7th December, 1939.

Dated 15th October, 1939.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Acting Pilot Officer while undergoing training with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and are posted to the Royal New Zealand Air Force Station, Taieri. Dated 23rd October, 1939 :—
James Robert Anderson.
Robert Stanley Chisholm.
Neville Lawrence Roy Cowan.
Norman John Edwards.
William George Charles Gasquoine.
Ronald Arnold Hadley.
Trevor Harold Hadley.
Theo Faire Storrier Johnson.
Leslie Joseph McDonald.
John Anderson Oldfield.
Edward Read Osborn.
John Winston Sievers.
Robert Harold Strang.
Hector Anselm Stratton.

Promotion.
Acting Pilot Officer Robert Millar Stewart, Reserve of Officers, to be Pilot Officer. Dated 15th October, 1939.

Transfer to Retired List.
Flying Officer Brian Douglas Armstrong (T.A.F.), is transferred to the Retired List on account of ill health, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 18th October, 1939.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH.
Confirmations.
The undermentioned Flying Officers of the Equipment Branch, Section I, are confirmed in their ranks. Dated 15th September, 1939 :—
Robert MacDonald Kay.
Gordon Kenneth Dundas Mackenzie.
Frederick Robert William Andrews.

SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Administrative.
John Matthias Gamble is granted a temporary commission in the Equipment Branch, Section I, in the rank of Flying Officer. Dated 8th November, 1939.