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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 41

Lieutenant B. L. Burns, 3rd Battery, 2nd Field Regiment,
is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated
29th April, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) H. G. Nathan, 1st Battery, 1st
Field Regiment, is granted the temporary rank of
Lieutenant. Dated 8th April, 1941.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), 3rd Battery,
2nd Field Regiment, are granted the temporary rank
of Lieutenant. Dated 29th April, 1941 :—
E. H. Fowke.
H. E. Read.
I. H. B. Dixon.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) C. P. Crespin, 38th Battery, 12th
Field Regiment, is granted the temporary rank of
Lieutenant. Dated 30th April, 1941.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

The undermentioned cease to be posted to the 1st Signals
Company, and are posted to the 4th Signals Company. Dated
17th April, 1941 :—
Captain W. D. James, The Auckland Regiment (Countess
of Ranfurly’s Own).
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) W. J. Taylor.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) L. A. Burke.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) E. R. Allan.

THE AUCKLAND REGIMENT (COUNTESS OF RANFURLY’S OWN).

Lieutenant (temp.) C. A. Rowe, 1st Battalion, is granted
the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st March, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp.) R. T. Hookham, 1st Battalion, is granted
the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 8th March, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) M. A. Pattison, 1st Battalion, is
granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st
April, 1941.

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

Allen Balfour Dale to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is
posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 15th February, 1941.

Harold Henry Thomson to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and
is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 11th March, 1941.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT (CITY OF WELLINGTON’S OWN).

Lieutenant A. H. Thom, 1st Cadet Battalion, is granted the
temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st March, 1941.

Lieutenant A. W. Griffin, 1st Cadet Battalion, is granted
the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 2nd March, 1941.

Jack Galloway Green to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is
posted to the 3rd Cadet Battalion. Dated 1st April,
1940.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

Captain G. Burns, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, Class II (b), Area 10. Dated 1st
May, 1941.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) A. H. J.
MacDonnell, 4th Cadet Battalion, is confirmed.

NATIONAL MILITARY RESERVE.

Lieutenant R. B. Steele, 3rd Company (Whangaroa), is
granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st
July, 1940.

Lieutenant A. J. Slade, 1st Company (Whangarei), is granted
the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st April, 1941.

Lieutenant C. J. Malloy, 1st Company (Whangarei), is
granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st
April, 1941.

Lieutenant D. A. Lusk, 2nd Company (Russell), is granted
the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st April, 1941.

Lieutenant S. F. Burgess, 10th Company (New Plymouth),
is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 19th
April, 1941.

Lieutenant R. T. Carlyon, 15th Company (Nelson), is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary
List. Dated 1st May, 1941.

William Stanley Fanselow to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.),
and is posted to the 1st Battalion (Auckland). Dated
1st April, 1941.

Idris Dare-Jones to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is
posted to the 1st Battalion (Auckland). Dated 8th
April, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) W. V. N. Edwards, 5th Composite
Company, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant.
Dated 28th March, 1941.

John Kelvin Cameron to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is
posted to the 5th Composite Company. Dated 28th
March, 1941.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Eric Roy Lange, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, is attached
to the 2nd Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess
of Ranfurly’s Own), and is granted the temporary rank
of Captain. Dated 20th April, 1941.

Horace Webster Nash, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant,
Central Military District (unattached), and is granted the
temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st May, 1941.

Kenneth Malcolm McDonald to be Lieutenant (temp.), and
is posted to the 13th Field Ambulance as Quartermaster.
Dated 23rd April, 1941.

Bruce Howard Neil Thomson to be Lieutenant (temp.),
and is posted to the 13th Field Ambulance as Transport
Officer. Dated 23rd April, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Staff Nurse (Miss) P. C. Bolton is granted the temporary
rank of Sister. Dated 1st April, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 6th May, 1941.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Promotion.

Wing Commander Maurice William Buckley, M.B.E., to
be Group Captain (temp.). Dated 1st April, 1941.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Cancellation.

The notices appearing on page 978 of the New Zealand Gazette No. 33 of 17th April, 1941, referring to the under-
mentioned, are hereby cancelled and the following sub-
stituted :—

Appointments.

Roy Champion Kean, A.M.I.Mech.E., A.F.R.Ae.S., M.I.E.I.,
relinquishes his appointment as Controller of Aero-
nautical Inspection in the Aeronautical Inspection
Division of the Air Department, and is appointed to the
R.N.Z.A.F. as Director of Aeronautical Production,
with the rank of Squadron Leader (temp.), Acting Wing
Commander. Dated 24th March, 1941.

Ernest Francis Carpenter, A.F.R.Ae.S., relinquishes his
appointment as Assistant Chief Inspector in the Aero-
nautical Inspection Division of the Air Department, and
is appointed to the R.N.Z.A.F. as Senior Aeronautical
Inspector with the rank of Squadron Leader (temp.), at
such special rate of pay as may be prescribed by the Air
Board. Dated 24th March, 1941.

The following Inspectors in the Air Department are
appointed to the R.N.Z.A.F. as Inspectors with the rank of
Flying Officer (temp.), Acting Flight Lieutenant, at such
special rates of pay as may be prescribed by the Air Board.
Dated 24th March, 1941 :—
Arthur Percival Hunt.
John James William Burgoyne Joyce.
Frederick Henry Buller Sorrell.
David Drummond Anderson, A.M.I.B.E.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Judges of the Native Land Court appointed.

Native Department,
Wellington, 13th May, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint
Robert Preshaw Dykes, Esquire, and
Ernest Mansfield Beechey, Esquire,
to be Judges of the Native Land Court on and from the
12th day of May, 1941.

FRANK LANGSTONE, Native Minister.