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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 125

Member of Local Government Loans Board appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 6th December, 1940.

IN pursuance of section 4 (1) (b) of the Local Government
Loans Board Act, 1926, His Excellency the Governor-
General has been pleased to appoint the following person to
be a member of the Local Government Loans Board for the
period ending on the 31st March, 1941:-

H. M. Christie, Esquire, of Waipukurau.

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

(T. 40/416/2.)

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers under the
Child Welfare Act, 1925.

Education Department,
Wellington, 4th December, 1940.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925,
I, Henry Greathead Rex Mason, Minister of Education,
do hereby appoint the following persons as Honorary Child
Welfare Officers for the purpose of the said Act, for the
period ending December, 1941 :-

Name. District.
Graham, Rev. John .. Taumarunui.
Childs, Rev. Henry Arthur .. Hokitika.
Rowe, Rev. Herbert Edward .. Granity.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Education.

Consul-General of the United States of America at Wellington
appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 10th December, 1940.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be
notified that the appointment of

Wesley Frost, Esquire,

as Consul-General of the United States of America at Wel-
lington has been recognized.

F. JONES,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 68/11.)

Appointments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 6th December, 1940.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointments.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions
in the rank of Pilot Officer (on probation). Dated 22nd
November, 1940:-

Walter John Allatt.
Ernest Anthony Blair.
John Hugh Mehaffey Carswell.
Kenneth Russell Clarke.
James Duncan Cochrane.
Eric Clarence Cox.
Patrick Thomas Curran.
Colin McDougall Didsbury.
Patrick Bernard Dignan.
Paul Stanley Green.
Richard George Hartahorn.
Clive Dudley Alfred Hightet.
Thomas Randall French Johnson.
Norman Mervyn Kebbell Kirkealdie.
Eric Liverton.
Jack Nelson Lloyd.
Arthur Herbert Manz.
John Henry Mills.
Kossuth John Newman.
Gordon Whittem Paul.
Lionel Recklaw Reynolds.
Robert John Smith.
Charles Neville Turnbull.
Douglas Alan Youngs.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence,

Promotion, Transfer, and Relinquishment of Officers of the
Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1940.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve the following promotion, transfer, and
relinquishment of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air
Force :-

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Promotion.

Flying Officer Ronald Bruce Leslie MacGregor (Temporary
Commission) to be Flight Lieutenant (temporary).
Dated lst October, 1940.

Transfer.

Squadron Leader John Seabrook, A.F.C. (Reserve of
Officers), is transferred from the Administrative and
Special Duties Branch to the General Duties Branch in
his present rank. Dated 2nd December, 1940.

Relinquishment.

Flying Officer Clarence Arthur Umbers (Retired List)
relinquishes his commission. Dated 4th July, 1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Promotion and Appointments of Officers of the Royal New
Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 4th December, 1940.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Promotion.

Flying Officer Graham Carrick Martin (T.A.F.) to be
Acting Flight Lieutenant. Dated 14th November,
1940.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH.-SECTION II.

Appointment.

Warrant Officer Ronald Joseph Leonard is granted a
temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer.
Dated 1st November, 1940.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointment.

George Thomas Wilson is granted an Honorary Commission
in the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Dated 28th October,
1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments in the New Zealand Naval Forces and the Royal
Naval Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand).

Navy Office,
Wellington, 4th December, 1940.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve the following appointments in the New
Zealand Naval Forces and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
(New Zealand) :-

Commander Alexander David Boyle, Royal Navy (Retired),
appointed to the Staff of Navy Office, Wellington, as
Technical and Material Officer, to date 17th July, 1940.
(Commander Boyle to serve in rank of Lieutenant-
Commander and receive pay and allowances under the
New Zealand Naval Regulations.)

Sub-Lieutenant Raymond Victor Berry, Royal Naval
Volunteer Reserve (New Zealand), promoted to Lieu-
tenant, to date 8th October, 1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.