MAY 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1367

Lieutenant O. Mills is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st May, 1941.
Lieutenant G. G. Wallace is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 6th May, 1941.
Lieutenant G. W. Foote, The North Auckland Regiment, to be Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Area Officer, No. 3 Area, Whangarei. Dated 5th May, 1941.
Frederick George Tucker to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is attached to Headquarters, Northern Military District Supplies and Transport Branch. Dated 3rd May, 1941.
Frederick William Edward Deverell to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is attached to Headquarters, Central Military District Supplies and Transport Branch. Dated 3rd May, 1941.
Donald Ross Macdougall to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is attached to Headquarters, Southern Military District Supplies and Transport Branch. Dated 3rd May, 1941.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) I. G. Budge, B.E. (Civil), 22nd Field Company, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Adjutant, 1st Field Company, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, Auckland. Dated 9th May, 1941.

COMMANDS.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. McK. Geddes, M.C., from the Reserve of Officers, N.Z. Artillery, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and is appointed to command the Northern Fortress Area. Dated 5th November, 1940.
Lieutenant-Colonel S. G. Scoular, N.Z. Artillery, relinquishes command of the 3rd Field Regiment, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 11. Dated 6th May, 1941.

THE OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) A. Walmsley is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant, and is appointed Quartermaster, vice Lieutenant (temp.) J. B. Townsend. Dated 3rd February, 1941.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) F. M. Dahl ceases to be posted to the 2nd Field Company, and is posted to the 22nd Field Company. Dated 1st November, 1940.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) F. M. Dahl, 22nd Field Company is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 20th January, 1941.
2nd Lieutenant R. B. Burton ceases to be posted to the 2nd Field Company, and is posted to the 22nd Field Company. Dated 15th December, 1940.
Lester James McKenzie to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 4th (Works) Company. Dated 1st April, 1941.

THE HAURAKI REGIMENT.

Charles Carrington Southey, M.C., M.M. (late 2nd Lieutenant, N.Z. Expeditionary Force), to be Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 2nd Cadet Battalion. Dated 5th April, 1941.
Stephen Stuart Pyne to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 2nd Cadet Battalion. Dated 17th February, 1941.

THE WAIKATO REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) K. E. Louden, 1st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st May, 1941.

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

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) S. L. I. Tansley, 1st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st May, 1941.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) L. R. McK. Lind-Mitchell, 1st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 2nd May, 1941.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) A. J. Danks ceases to be posted to the 2nd Cadet Battalion, and is posted to the 5th Cadet Battalion. Dated 1st July, 1940.

THE OTAGO REGIMENT.

Lieutenant E. G. Cooper, 1st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st May, 1941.
Thomas Roy Buxton to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 2nd Cadet Battalion. Dated 21st April, 1941.

NATIONAL MILITARY RESERVE.

Thomas Henry George Hullah to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 17th Company (Greymouth and Westport). Dated 22nd February, 1941.
Walter Christensen to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 3rd Company (Whangaroa). Dated 1st April, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp.), 1st Composite Company, are granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 5th April, 1941 :—
A. M. Lamont.
C. L. Hewson.
L. G. Wotherspoon.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. F. B. Wilson, 1st Composite Company, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 5th April, 1941.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) C. G. Parker, 1st Reserve Mechanical Transport Company, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 5th April, 1941.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) F. Coe, 1st Reserve Mechanical Transport Company, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 5th April, 1941.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) T. P. Revell, 1st Reserve Mechanical Transport Company, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 5th April, 1941.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain A. McG. Grant, M.B., B.S. (Melb.), from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, Northern Military District (unattached), with seniority from 8th September, 1935. Dated 8th May, 1941.
Meredith Conley Moore, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, is posted to the 9th Field Ambulance, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 10th April, 1941.
Hagbarth Ernest Moller, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, Central Military District (unattached). Dated 2nd April, 1941.
Francis Oswald Bennett, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, is posted to the 3rd Field Ambulance, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st May, 1941.
Allan Henderson Stewart, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 3rd Field Ambulance. Dated 1st May, 1941.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend Albert Everil Orr to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Methodist), Area I. Dated 5th May, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Miss Sarah Winifred Train to be Sister. Dated 7th May, 1941.
Staff Nurse M. R. Barltrop is granted the temporary rank of Sister. Dated 5th May, 1941.
The undermentioned to be Staff Nurses :—
Miss Nancy King. Dated 22nd April, 1941.
Miss Aileen Bruce-Smith. Dated 23rd April, 1941.
Miss Norah Cornish Newton. Dated 9th May, 1941.
Miss Helen Jean Coles. Dated 9th May, 1941.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

N.Z. Dental Corps.

Captain W. R. Reyburn is posted to the Retired List. Dated 10th May, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Relinquishment and Appointment of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 16th May, 1941.

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

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF WORKS AND BUILDINGS.

Relinquishment.

Group Captain John Wood, C.M.G., relinquishes his honorary commission on his retiring from the appointment of Director-General of Works and Buildings in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Dated 29th April, 1941.

Appointment.

William Langston Newnham, A.M.I.C.E., is appointed Director-General of Works and Buildings of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and is granted the honorary rank of Group Captain. Dated 29th April, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.