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

Education Department,
Wellington, 30th April, 1940.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925,
I, Peter Fraser, Minister of Education, do hereby
appoint:-
Campbell, Miss Isabel Fleming,
Collings, William Charles,
Davison, Miss Lilian Ethel,
Frood, Mrs. Olive Marion,
Giles, Henry George,
Grieve, Miss Mavis,
Hodder, Miss Lorna Mavis,
Holloway, Miss Jean Annietta,
Mannix, Miss Imelda Mary,
McLeod, Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth,
Minns, Miss Joyce,
Swan, Miss Estella Irene, and
Tressider, Miss Doris May
as Child Welfare Officers for the purposes of the said Act.
P. FRASER, Minister of Education.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1940.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Arthur Augustus Potter, Esquire, J.P.,
of Kohukohu, to be a Coroner for the Dominion of New
Zealand.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1940.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint
William Roy, Esquire, J.P.,
of Balclutha, to be a Coroner for the Dominion of New
Zealand.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishments, and Attachments
of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 30th April, 1940.

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

EQUIPMENT BRANCH.-SECTION II.
Appointment.
Robert John Johnson is granted a temporary commis-
sion in the Equipment Branch, Section II, in the rank
of Flying Officer with seniority from 26th March, 1938.
Dated 26th March, 1940.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.
Appointment.
Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander John Mackay Manson,
M.C., E.D., is granted a temporary commission in the
Administrative and Special Duties Branch in the
rank of Flight Lieutenant with seniority from 1st
March, 1937, and is granted the acting rank of Wing
Commander. Dated 1st March, 1940.

Relinquishment.
Flying Officer Percy Barker Roebuck relinquishes his
temporary commission. Dated 16th March, 1940.

MEDICAL BRANCH.
Promotion.
Flight Lieutenant Alister Laird Young, M.B., Ch.B.,
F.R.C.S. (Edin.), to be Squadron Leader (temporary).
Dated 19th March, 1940.

ATTACHMENT OF OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE.
The undermentioned officers on loan arrived from Eng-
land on the 25th March, 1940, and are attached to the
Royal New Zealand Air Force:-
Wing Commander Arthur King-Lewis.
Squadron Leader Edward Gerard Granville.
Flight Lieutenant Igor William Braye, D.F.C.
Flight Lieutenant John Hugh Kitson.
Flight Lieutenant Robert Henry Swan King.
Flight Lieutenant Richard Cecil Ayling.
Flying Officer William Herbert Robert Noel Newton-
Howes.
Flying Officer Patrick Edward Geoffrey Gunnell Connolly.
Flying Officer Thomas Waddington.
Flying Officer Philip John Halford.
Pilot Officer John Rowley Miller Stewart.
Dated 7th February, 1940.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Confirmations, &c., of Officers of the
Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 30th April, 1940.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.
The temporary commission granted to Pilot Officer Frederick
William Hall-Jones hereby lapses on his being granted a
Short Service Commission in the Royal New Zealand Air
Force as from 4th October, 1938. Dated 1st April, 1940.
The temporary commissions granted to the undermentioned
Acting Pilot Officers hereby lapse on their being granted
Short Service Commissions in the Royal New Zealand Air
Force as Acting Pilot Officers (on probation) :-
Acting Pilot Officer George Robert Brabyn.
Acting Pilot Officer Robert Maxwell McKay.
Acting Pilot Officer Percival Guy Haig Newton.
Dated 3rd April, 1939.
Acting Pilot Officer John Henry Arkwright.
Dated 16th May, 1939.
Acting Pilot Officer George Milne Fitzwater.
Acting Pilot Officer Peter Robert McNab.
Acting Pilot Officer John Donovan Robins.
Dated 26th June, 1939.
Acting Pilot Officer William Oscar George Krogh.
Dated 20th September, 1939.

Promotions.
The undermentioned Acting Pilot Officers (on probation)
are confirmed in their appointments and are granted the
rank of Pilot Officer :-
Acting Pilot Officer George Robert Brabyn.
Acting Pilot Officer Robert Maxwell McKay.
Acting Pilot Officer Percival Guy Haig Newton.
Dated 3rd April, 1940.

Confirmation.
Pilot Officer Jack Sandford Nelson (T.A.F.) is confirmed in
his rank. Dated 14th March, 1940.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH.-SECTION I.
Relinquishment.
Flying Officer Robert John Henry Seal relinquishes his
commission. Dated 11th April, 1940.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH.-SECTION II.
Confirmation.
Flight Lieutenant Alfred Morton Seafield Manhire is
confirmed in his rank. Dated 15th April, 1940.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.
Appointment.
Grevis Gotz is granted a temporary commission in the
Administrative and Special Duties Branch in the rank
of Pilot Officer. Dated 4th April, 1940.

MEDICAL BRANCH.
Confirmation.
Flight Lieutenant Alister Laird Young, M.B., Ch.B.,
F.R.C.S., Edin., is confirmed in his rank. Dated 15th
February, 1940.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.