628 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 23

Appointments, Promotions, and Resignations of Officers of
the New Zealand Military Forces.

Army Department,
Wellington, 4th March, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the following appointments, promotions,
and resignations of officers of the New Zealand Military
Forces :—

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF.

Captain (Acting-Major) P. B. Cooke, M.C., K.C., to be
Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.). Dated 9th February, 1942.

The undermentioned Captains (temp.) to be Majors (temp.).
Dated 1st February, 1942 :—
A. D. Leighton.
C. J. J. Storie.
O. Avis.

Lieutenant C. J. Bagley, E.D., Reserve of Officers, The
Hawke's Bay Regiment, to be Captain (temp.). Dated 11th
February, 1942.

Lieutenant G. W. Foote to be Captain (temp.). Dated 16th
February, 1942.

William Rodgers to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 7th
February, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant F. C. Maynard to be Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 11th February, 1942.

Archibald Robert Falconer to be Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 11th February, 1942.

The undermentioned Lieutenants, N.Z. Dental Corps, to be
Lieutenants (temp.) :—
J. M. Robinson, B.D.S. Dated 2nd February, 1942.
C. H. M. Brander, B.D.S. Dated 20th February, 1942.
J. A. Adams. Dated 27th February, 1942.

Gordon Leslie Smith to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
10th February, 1942.

William Rodgers Hardwick to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 12th February, 1942.

Ronald Douglas O'Neill to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 13th February, 1942.

John Albert Allen to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
17th February, 1942.

William Maley to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 20th
February, 1942.

Albert Ferguson Jarvis to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 20th February, 1942.

Raymond James George Collins to be 2nd Lieutenant
(temp.). Dated 20th February, 1942.

Hon. Lieutenant G. E. Patterson resigns his commission.
Dated 11th February, 1942.

TERRITORIAL ARMY.

N.Z. Armoured Corps.

The Auckland (East Coast) Mounted Rifles.

Lieutenant (temp.) G. W. R. H. Purchase to be Captain
(temp.). Dated 10th January, 1942.

The North Auckland Mounted Rifles.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) to be
Majors (temp.). Dated 21st January, 1942 :—
J. L. Murdoch.
H. McKenzie.
J. E. Hannah.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp.) to be Captains
(temp.). Dated 21st January, 1942 :—
W. G. Kendall.
A. J. Mackintosh.

N.Z. Mounted Rifles Squadrons.

Ivan Wingate Weston to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
1st January, 1942.

Ernest Vincent Smith to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
1st January, 1942.

N.Z. Artillery.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) C. P. Richmond to be Lieutenant
(temp.). Dated 1st December, 1941.

Corps of N.Z. Engineers.

Captain (temp.) E. H. Rhodes to be Major (temp.). Dated
1st February, 1942.

Captain E. F. Scott to be Major (temp.). Dated 1st
February, 1942.

Travis Mackenzie Stanton to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 28th January, 1942.

N.Z. Infantry.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own).

Major (temp.) S. T. Seddon, M.C., to be Lieutenant-Colonel
(temp.). Dated 1st January, 1942.

Lieutenant T. J. Lanigan resigns his commission. Dated
3rd February, 1942.

The Hauraki Regiment.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) to be
Lieutenants (temp.) :
G. McA. Hobson. Dated 1st February, 1942.
I. D. Mathias. Dated 2nd February, 1942.
Kenneth Ernest Adams to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 1st March, 1942.

The North Auckland Regiment.

Captain C. V. Thomason to be Major (temp.). Dated 10th
January, 1942.

Captain (temp. Major) J. A. Lambden, M.C., relinquishes
the temporary rank of Major. Dated 31st January, 1942.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp.) to be Captains
(temp.). Dated 10th January, 1942 :—
A. L. Mackey.
H. J. W. Hewin.
L. W. Reid.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) to be
Lieutenants (temp.) :—
Dated 10th January, 1942—
R. T. Wood.
A. H. Grant.
H. Smith.
A. E. L. Dodd.
G. J. G. Lawrence.
Dated 1st February, 1942—
I. K. Kennedy.
R. P. Norwood.

Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own).

Lieutenant J. B. Hepworth resigns his commission on
appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force.
Dated 31st December, 1941.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) resign their
commissions. Dated 5th February, 1942 :—
A. H. Scotney.
O. S. Meads.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Joseph Leo Milburn to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
24th January, 1942.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

Frank Bower to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st
February, 1942.

The Otago Regiment.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 19,
dated 19th February, 1942, relative to the promotion of
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. W. Hook, P. H. W. Nevill, and
A. J. Smeaton, is hereby cancelled and the following sub-
stituted :—
"The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) to be
Lieutenants (temp.) :—
J. W. Hook. Dated 1st December, 1941.
P. W. H. Nevill. Dated 2nd December, 1941.
A. J. Smeaton. Dated 3rd December, 1941."

N.Z. Ordnance Corps.

Edward Newton Valentine to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 4th July, 1941.

N.Z. Medical Corps.

Major P. B. Benham, M.C., M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant-
Colonel (temp.). Dated 14th January, 1942.

N.Z. Veterinary Corps.

Captain (temp. Major) W. M. Webster, E.D., M.R.C.V.S.,
relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 4th
February, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. H. Le Souef relinquishes the
temporary rank of Captain. Dated 24th December, 1941.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service.

The undermentioned to be Sisters, with the lower rate of
pay of a Sister. Dated 12th February, 1942 :—
Mary Esabel Edmonds.
Flora Isabel Kidd.
Margaret Julia O'Leary.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The Otago Regiment.

Lieutenant P. I. Maclean resigns his commission. Dated
7th January, 1942.

Supplementary List.

T. R. Pollard is granted the honorary rank of Captain.
Dated 10th January, 1942.

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW
ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Lieutenant R. D. Davies, N.Z. Artillery. Dated 31st
January, 1942.

The Rev. N. E. Winhall, Chaplain, 4th Class, N.Z. Chaplains
Department. Dated 31st January, 1942.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.