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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 98

Appointments to the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Army Department,
Wellington, 9th September, 1940.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments to the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force :—

5TH FIELD REGIMENT, N.Z.A.

2nd Lieutenant Marsden Widdup. Dated 20th July, 1940.
2nd Lieutenant R. L. Lowndes. Dated 12th August, 1940.

7TH FIELD COMPANY, N.Z.E.

Captain B. S. Smyth. Dated 20th July, 1940.
Lieutenant Kenneth Rix-Trott. Dated 20th July, 1940.

21ST (AUCKLAND) BATTALION.

Lieutenant Thomas George Henton. Dated 19th July, 1940.
2nd Lieutenant Keith Campbell West-Watson. Dated 19th July, 1940.

22ND (WELLINGTON) BATTALION.

2nd Lieutenant D. H. Nancarrow. Dated 20th July, 1940.

23RD (CANTERBURY-OTAGO) BATTALION.

2nd Lieutenant David Marcus Davin. Dated 20th July, 1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 9th September, 1940.

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

EQUIPMENT BRANCH.—SECTION II.

Appointments.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Flying Officer for engineer duties.

Warrant Officer George Frederick Chippendale.
Warrant Officer Geoffrey Cyril Ellis.
Warrant Officer Cecil David Melville Kingsford.
Warrant Officer Ronald Lindsay Meynell.
Warrant Officer John Reginald Torry.

Dated 1st September, 1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 30th August, 1940.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointment.

Ian Wingate Terry is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer (on probation). Dated 24th August, 1940.

Confirmations.

The undermentioned are confirmed in their rank :—

Pilot Officer Cliford Grainger Andrews (T.A.F.).
Pilot Officer Edgar Brooke-Taylor (T.A.F.).
Pilot Officer Geoffrey Peter Keller (T.A.F.).
Pilot Officer Kenneth Godfrey King (T.A.F.).

Dated 24th August, 1940.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH.—SECTION II.

Appointment.

Warrant Officer James Joseph Simpson is appointed to a temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer for engineer duties. Dated 1st September, 1940.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointments.

The undermentioned are appointed to temporary commissions in the ranks shown :—

Flight Lieutenant (Honorary Squadron Leader) Philip Kenning Fowler (Retired List).

Flight Lieutenant Ronald Burns Bannerman, D.F.C. (Retired List). Dated 14th September, 1940.

Relinquishments.

The undermentioned relinquish their commissions on the dates shown :—

Flying Officer Ronald Keith Entwistle (Temporary Commission). Dated 9th August, 1940.
Flight Lieutenant Henry Steuart Thorngate Weston (Retired List). Dated 24th August, 1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th September, 1940.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

James William Miller, Esquire,

of Queenstown, to be a Coroner for the Dominion of New Zealand, vice D. F. Sutherland, Esquire, resigned.

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

Member of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th September, 1940.

THE following extract from the London Gazette of 10th July, 1940, is published for general information.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of July, 1940.

Present :

THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

This day the Honourable Peter Fraser (Prime Minister of the Dominion of New Zealand), was, by His Majesty’s command, appointed a Member of His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

E. C. E. LEADBITTER.

(I.A. 164/5.)

Members of Maori Purposes Fund Board appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 4th September, 1940.

PURSUANT to the provisions of subsection (2) (f) of section 7 of the Maori Purposes Fund Act, 1934–35, His Excellency the Governor-General in Council has appointed

The Right Honourable Joseph Gordon Coates, and Johannes Carl Andersen, Esquire,

to be members of the Maori Purposes Fund Board.

FRANK LANGSTONE, Native Minister.

Members of Wellington Land Board reappointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th September, 1940.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, pursuant to section 49 of the Land Act, 1924, been pleased to reappoint

James Georgetti, and James Sarsfield Lacy

to be members of the Land Board of the Land District of Wellington for further terms of two years as from the 24th day of June, 1940, and the 21st day of August, 1940, respectively.

THOMAS POUND, Assistant Under-Secretary.

(L. and S. 22/748/4.)

Appointment in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 11th September, 1940.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointment in the Public Service :—

Harold Francis Adams,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Huntly, as from the 4th day of January, 1940.

G. T. BOLT, Secretary.