New Zealand Gazette – 1942 – No. 60

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✨ Military and Civil Appointments

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

The undermentioned Captains (temp.) resign their commissions:—
J. B. Macfarlane. Dated 18th April, 1942.
C. W. Stobie. Dated 30th April, 1942.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp.) resign their commissions:—
W. R. G. Wallis. Dated 16th January, 1942.
H. B. W. Boys. Dated 10th February, 1942.
A. N. Wilkins. Dated 9th March, 1942.
J. M. Campbell. Dated 17th March, 1942.
C. T. Woolley. Dated 22nd March, 1942.
M. C. Bonthorne. Dated 28th March, 1942.
I. E. McChesney. Dated 30th March, 1942.
R. A. Rew. Dated 2nd April, 1942.
R. McK. Reeves. Dated 20th April, 1942.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Reduction in Seniority of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 9th June, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, and reduction in seniority of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointments.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer:—

As Pilots.

Dated 3rd April, 1942—
NZ 40756 Sergeant Alan Gordon CUTTEN.

Dated 1st May, 1942—
NZ 401393 Warrant Officer Brian Ennis Hull LAYNE.

Dated 12th May, 1942—
NZ 404443 Flight Sergeant Edward Leonard HAYDON.

As Air Gunner.

Dated 1st May, 1942—
NZ 403040 Sergeant Jack Menzies SMITH.

Promotions.

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.):—

Dated 5th May, 1942—
Alexander Daniel GREER.

Dated 6th May, 1942—
John Tregonwell DAVISON, G.M.

Pilot Officer (on prob.) Ernest Anthony BLAIR is confirmed in his rank and is granted the temporary rank of Flying Officer. Dated 22nd November, 1941.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.):—

Dated 1st May, 1942—
Edward Basil Hamilton OPENSHAW.
Nathaniel Edmund HODSON.
Robert George Albert BURGESS.

Dated 3rd May, 1942—
Clifford John Harold LE COUTEUR.
William Robert KOFOED.

Dated 23rd May, 1942—
Wylie James WAKELIN.

Dated 24th May, 1942—
Pete John WILSON.
William Papillion KEMP.

Dated 27th May, 1942—
Leonard John FAIRBAIRN.
Allen Roy HENDERSON.

Reduction in Seniority.

NZ 39931 Flying Officer John Gordon PATTISON, attached Royal Air Force, is sentenced by General Court-martial to take rank and precedence as if his appointment as Flying Officer bore date the 28th August, 1941.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointments.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the ranks shown. Dated 23rd April, 1942:—

As Flying Officers.

NZ 39348 Warrant Officer Lancelot John Goldsmith BAKER.
NZ 39349 Warrant Officer William Carl Frederick TEMM.
NZ 39456 Warrant Officer Eric Hoeta OLIVER.
NZ 391208 Warrant Officer William Robert CATON.
NZ 403318 Warrant Officer James Rattray MACFARLANE.

As Pilot Officers.

NZ 391035 Acting Flight Sergeant Alan John Charles CLARK.
NZ 402277 Acting Flight Sergeant Patrick John SHEEHAN.
NZ 39454 Sergeant Owen Silian REES.
NZ 412137 Acting Sergeant Matthew BARRIE, D.C.M.
NZ 41722 L.A.C. Leslie Louis ROBERTSON, M.M.

Promotion.

Pilot Officer Neil Douglas HOOD to be Flying Officer (temp.). Dated 23rd April, 1942.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

The Waterfront Control Commission Emergency Regulations 1940.—Appointment of Assistant Waterfront Controller for the Port of Auckland.

IN pursuance of the powers in that behalf conferred upon me by the Waterfront Control Commission Emergency Regulations 1940, I, Patrick Charles Webb, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint—

Aubrey Wilfred Jenkyns

to be an Assistant Waterfront Controller for the Port of Auckland.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of June, 1942.

P. C. WEBB, Minister of Labour.

Member of the Southland Land Board appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th June, 1942.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, pursuant to section 47 of the Land Act, 1924, been pleased to appoint

John Mackenzie

to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Southland for a term of two years from the 9th day of June, 1942.

THOS. POUND, Assistant Under-Secretary.

(L. and S. 22/748/10.)

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Department,
Wellington, 10th June, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Nancy Moir (Miss)

to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mangawai, on and from the 2nd February, 1942.

W. E. PARRY,
Minister in Charge,
Registrar-General’s Department.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 11th June, 1942.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by the Marriage Act, 1908, and the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, I, Percy Harold Wylde, Deputy Registrar-General, do hereby appoint

Percival Ernest McDermott

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Fortrose.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 11th June, 1942.

Leonard Lawrence Lafferty

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mangaroa.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, and Resignations of Officers of the Home Guard (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated3 June 1942
KeywordsAppointments, Promotions, Resignations, Home Guard
👱🏽 Names

11 names identified

J. B. Macfarlane, Resigned commission as Captain
C. W. Stobie, Resigned commission as Captain
W. R. G. Wallis, Resigned commission as Lieutenant
H. B. W. Boys, Resigned commission as Lieutenant
A. N. Wilkins, Resigned commission as Lieutenant
J. M. Campbell, Resigned commission as Lieutenant
C. T. Woolley, Resigned commission as Lieutenant
M. C. Bonthorne, Resigned commission as Lieutenant
I. E. McChesney, Resigned commission as Lieutenant
R. A. Rew, Resigned commission as Lieutenant
R. McK. Reeves, Resigned commission as Lieutenant

👩‍💼 Officials

F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, and Reduction in Seniority of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated9 June 1942
KeywordsAppointments, Promotions, Reduction in Seniority, Royal New Zealand Air Force
👱🏽 Names

29 names identified

Alan Gordon Cutten (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Brian Ennis Hull Layne (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Edward Leonard Haydon (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Jack Menzies Smith (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Alexander Daniel Greer (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
John Tregonwell Davison (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Ernest Anthony Blair (Pilot Officer), Confirmed in rank and promoted to Flying Officer
Edward Basil Hamilton Openshaw (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Nathaniel Edmund Hodson (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Robert George Albert Burgess (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Clifford John Harold Le Couteur (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
William Robert Kofoed (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Wylie James Wakelin (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Pete John Wilson (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
William Papillion Kemp (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Leonard John Fairbairn (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Allen Roy Henderson (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
John Gordon Pattison (Flying Officer), Reduction in seniority
Lancelot John Goldsmith Baker (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Flying Officer
William Carl Frederick Temm (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Flying Officer
Eric Hoeta Oliver (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Flying Officer
William Robert Caton (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Flying Officer
James Rattray Macfarlane (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Flying Officer
Alan John Charles Clark (Acting Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Patrick John Sheehan (Acting Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Owen Silian Rees (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Matthew Barrie (Acting Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Leslie Louis Robertson (L.A.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Neil Douglas Hood (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer

👩‍💼 Officials

F. Jones, Minister of Defence

👷 Appointment of Assistant Waterfront Controller for the Port of Auckland

Domain👷 Labour & Employment
Dated17 June 1942
KeywordsAppointment, Assistant Waterfront Controller, Port of Auckland
👱🏽 Names

Aubrey Wilfred Jenkyns, Appointed Assistant Waterfront Controller

👩‍💼 Officials

Patrick Charles Webb, Minister of Labour

🗺️ Member of the Southland Land Board appointed

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated16 June 1942
KeywordsAppointment, Southland Land Board
👱🏽 Names

John Mackenzie, Appointed member of the Southland Land Board

👩‍💼 Officials

Thos. Pound, Assistant Under-Secretary

🏛️ Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated10 June 1942
KeywordsAppointment, Registrar of Marriages, Births and Deaths, Mangawai
👱🏽 Names

Nancy Moir (Miss), Appointed Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths

👩‍💼 Officials

W. E. Parry, Minister in Charge, Registrar-General’s Department

🏛️ Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated11 June 1942
KeywordsAppointment, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Births and Deaths, Fortrose
👱🏽 Names

Percival Ernest McDermott, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths

👩‍💼 Officials

Percy Harold Wylde, Deputy Registrar-General

🏛️ Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated11 June 1942
KeywordsAppointment, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Births and Deaths, Mangaroa
👱🏽 Names

Leonard Lawrence Lafferty, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths

👩‍💼 Officials

Percy Harold Wylde, Deputy Registrar-General

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