Aug. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2695

Retention of Title of “Honourable.”

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 25th August, 1941.

THE following despatch, received from the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, is published for general information.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

Dominions Office,
Downing Street, 27th May, 1941.

NEW ZEALAND.—HONOURS.

Sir,—

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s despatch of the 17th March, and to request you to inform your Ministers that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the retention of the title of “Honourable” by Mr. William Lee Martin, who has served for more than three years as a Member of the Executive Council of the Dominion of New Zealand.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Excellency’s most obedient, humble servant,
CRANBORNE.

Governor-General, His Excellency,
Marshal of the Royal Air Force,
Sir Cyril Newall, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.M.G., C.B.E., &c.

The Tobacco-growing Industry Act, 1935.—Members of Tobacco Board appointed.

Department of Industries and Commerce,
Wellington, 26th August, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to reappoint, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities of section 3 of the Tobacco-growing Industry Act, 1935—

Edwin Morgan Hunt and
Cecil Conrad Nash

as representatives of manufacturers, and

James Faulkner Balck and
Frederick Allan Hamilton

as representatives of growers, all of whom retired at the 31st July, 1941, in pursuance of section 4 of the above Act.

D. G. SULLIVAN,
Minister of Industries and Commerce.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

William Arthur Spragg, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Patea.

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

Revocation of Appointments of certain Garage-proprietors for issue of Warrants of Fitness.

IN terms of Regulation 11 of the Traffic Regulations 1936, and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, Robert Semple, Minister of Transport, do hereby revoke the approval of the person and firm described in the Schedule hereto for the purpose of the issue of warrants of fitness for motor-vehicles.

SCHEDULE.

Crozier Motors, Garage-proprietors, Palmerston North.
(Approval No. 1715.)

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of August, 1941.

R. SEMPLE, Minister of Transport.

Appointments and Promotions in the New Zealand Naval Forces.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 20th August, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments and promotions in the New Zealand Naval Forces:—

Commander (Acting Captain) George Robert Deverell, R.N., lent New Zealand Naval Forces (date to be reported), and appointed H.M.S. “Monowai,” vice McClintock (date to be reported).

Lieutenant-Commander Frank Mountifort Beasley, R.N., appointed Interpreter in German, to date 14th July, 1941.

Lieutenant-Commander Gerard Talbot-Smith, R.N., appointed H.M.S. “Leander” (N), vice Harper. (Date to be reported.)

Temporary Lieutenant Thomas Sandford Critchley, granted acting rank of Lieutenant-Commander, to date 2nd July, 1941, and reappointed H.M.S. “Philomel” additional, in continuation of present appointment as Recruiting Staff Officer.

Paymaster Commander Sydney John Wright, R.N. (Retired), lent New Zealand Naval Forces, to date 16th July, 1941, and appointed H.M.S. “Philomel,” vice James. (Date to be reported.)

Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Leonard Stanley Stanners, promoted to rank of Paymaster Lieutenant, to date 1st June, 1941.

ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE (NEW ZEALAND).

Lieutenant-Commander Hugh Wynne Jones, appointed H.M.S. “Matai” additional, for H.M.S. “Muritai” in command, vice Gilfillan, to date 4th August, 1941.

Lieutenant-Commander James Arthur Alick Hamlyn, R.N.R. (Imperial) (Retired), mobilized for service in the New Zealand Naval Forces, to date 4th August, 1941, and appointed H.M.S. “Matai” additional, for training, to date 4th August, 1941. To serve in the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.R. (N.Z.), and receive pay and allowances under New Zealand Naval Regulations.

Temporary Lieutenant (Acting Lieutenant-Commander) William MacMillan (T. 124), appointed H.M.S. “Philomel” additional, for H.M.S. “Wakakura” in command, vice Webster, to date 29th July, 1941.

Temporary Lieutenant Arthur Eric Webster (T. 124), appointed H.M.S. “Philomel” additional, to date 29th July, 1941, and H.M.S. “Philomel” additional, for H.M.S. “James Cosgrove” in command, vice Jones, to date 4th August, 1941.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Benjamin Cyril Roberts (T. 124), appointed H.M.S. “Matai” additional, as spare officer, 25th Mine-sweeping Flotilla, to date 4th July, 1941.

Arthur Lovat Fraser, Esquire, entered as Probationary Temporary Lieutenant, to date 22nd July, 1941, and appointed H.M.S. “Philomel II” additional, to date 22nd July, 1941, for duty with the Naval Officer in Charge, Lyttelton.

ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE (NEW ZEALAND).

Lieutenant-Commander Alister Barclay Gilfillan, appointed H.M.S. “Philomel” additional, to date 4th August, 1941, for duty with the Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland, and for fitting out “LL” Sweepers, and H.M.S. “Hawera” in command, on commissioning. (Date to be reported.)

Probationary Sub-Lieutenant Rex Cassey, confirmed in rank of Sub-Lieutenant, to date 16th July, 1940, promoted to rank of Lieutenant, to date 21st July, 1941.

Surgeon Lieutenant Cecil Arthur Pittar, M.B., B.S., F.R.A.C.S., D.O.M.S., promoted to rank of Acting Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander, to date 14th April, 1941.

Paymaster Lieutenant Bruce McDonald Thomson, granted status of “Qualified Officer,” to date 2nd November, 1940.

Paymaster Lieutenant Robert Clyo Renner, promoted to rank of Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander, to date 19th June, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Overseas.

Army Department,
Wellington, 20th August, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and relinquishments, of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force overseas, vide List No. 32:—

APPOINTMENTS.

Commands and Staff.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) H. G. Carruth, E.D., relinquishes command of the 2nd N.Z. Divisional Cavalry Regiment, and the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, is posted to the Composite Training Depot, supernumerary to establishment, and is seconded. Dated 26th July, 1941.

Major A. J. Nicoll, E.D., 2nd N.Z. Divisional Cavalry Regiment is appointed to command the Regiment, and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel while so employed. Dated 26th July, 1941.