JAN. 21.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) to be Lieutenants (temp.):

W. L. Lee. Dated 13th December, 1942.
W. Asher. Dated 14th December, 1942.
F. Lemin. Dated 15th December, 1942.

The N.Z. Scottish Regiment.

Lieutenant (temp.) G. B. McPate to be Captain (temp.). Dated 18th December, 1942.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) to be Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 11th December, 1942:

A. W. Anderson. K. McK. Lindsay. W. H. Stewart.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp.) to be Captains (temp.):
R. J. Robertson. Dated 1st October, 1942.
N. B. Riach. Dated 3rd November, 1942.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) to be Lieutenants (temp.):

A. J. King. Dated 11th December, 1942.
F. Mason. Dated 16th December, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) B. M. Sellers to be Lieutenant (temp.), and remains seconded. Dated 19th December, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) G. Orrell to be Lieutenant (temp.), and remains seconded. Dated 19th December, 1942.
Colin Edward White to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 30th October, 1942.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Lieutenant K. Rees-Thomas, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S., to be Captain, dated 11th April, 1940, and is granted the temporary rank of Major, dated 1st October, 1942
Max Rose, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), to be Captain. Dated 23rd December, 1942.
David Charles Campbell to be Lieutenant Dated 1st December, 1942.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants:

Stanley Burnham Lake Bowker, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 10th December, 1942.
Irwin Bruce Faris, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 10th December, 1942.
Alan Harvey Foate, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 10th December, 1942.
Thomas Finlayson Miller, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 7th January, 1943.
Arthur Newton Talbot, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 7th January, 1943.
Ernest Hugh Densem, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 12th January, 1943.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Rev. F. J. Parker, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Methodist), to be Chaplain, 2nd Class (temp.). Dated 1st January, 1943.
The Rev. Charles Leslie Ward to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of Christ). Dated 16th November, 1942.

N.Z. ORDNANCE CORPS.

Ronald Stroud to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st December, 1942.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) T. Kennedy to be Lieutenant (temp.) while employed as an Ordnance Mechanical Engineer, and remains seconded. Dated 24th December, 1942.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.

Lieutenant P. B. Sutcliffe to be Captain (temp.). Dated 10th January, 1943.
Thomas Eric Escott, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant. Dated 16th December, 1942.

CORPS OF N.Z. MILITARY POLICE.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. A. Carter to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 15th December, 1942.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

The undermentioned to be Sisters. Dated 17th December, 1942:
Jane Dulas Jones. Norah Josephine Murphy.
Thirza Mavis Adams. Peggie Winifred Patterson.
Margaret Anne Allard. Betty McKenzie Thompson.
Vera Hannah Bray. Lily Eliza Trow.
Jean Ross McGregor. Phyllis Flora Kate McMillan.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Supplementary List.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 1st December, 1942:
Keith Samuel Crawshaw. Allan Douglas Pearson.
John Walker Dempsey. Alfred Leonard Rayner.
Cecil Montague Herdson. Harold Taylor.
Alan Rupert Hill. Garth Hopton Twigden.
Russell Atkinson Hutchinson. John Matheson Urquhart.
David George McEwen Ingle. Herbert Philip Whyman.
Herbert Fenton James. John Herbert Whyte.
Clifford Jack Lynden. Jack Ewart Wray.
Martin Philip McDermott. Ronald William Arthur Yorke.
Maurice Hunter Macneil.

David Masters Sweeney, graduate of the 13th O.C.T.U., to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is seconded. Dated 19th December, 1942.

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

Captain (Major, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force) H. F. Smith, The Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles, and is posted to The Taranaki Regiment with the rank of Major, with seniority from 15th August, 1941. Dated 14th October, 1942.
Captain (Lieutenant, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force) J. A. Bell, The Auckland (East Coast) Mounted Rifles, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 7th October, 1941.
Captain (Lieutenant-Colonel, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force) G. H. Tomline, M.C., The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own), and is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff with the rank of Major (temp.). Dated 12th January, 1943.
2nd Lieutenant M. J. Warbrick, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own). Dated 29th September, 1942.
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 112, dated 17th December, 1942, relative to officers ceasing to be seconded to the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, for "2nd Lieutenant R. N. Wilson," substitute "2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) R. N. Wilson."
Sister N. M. Weber (née Bain), N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 15th November, 1942.
Sister N. M. Horrell, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 20th December, 1942.
Sister E. M. W. Titshall, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is transferred to the Reserve List. Dated 31st December, 1942.
Sister G. A. Guscott, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 4th January, 1943.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Major (temp.) W. R. Ross, and is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff, with the rank of Major (temp.). Dated 1st November, 1942.
Major and Quartermaster S. C. Reid, M.C., The Auckland (East Coast) Mounted Rifles, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 23rd December, 1942.
Captain D. C. Ward, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 30th December, 1942.
Lieutenant J. L. McIver, M.B., Ch.B., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 20th December, 1942.
2nd Lieutenant W. M. Rowell, and is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 9th November, 1942.
2nd Lieutenant E. Tice-Martin, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 17th November, 1942.
2nd Lieutenant D. M. McMahon, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 9th December, 1942.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) A. A. Hancock, and is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff, with the rank of Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 22nd December, 1942.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Variations in Ranks, and Relinquishments of Commissions of Officers of the Home Guard.

Army Department,

Wellington, 20th January, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, variations in ranks, resignations, and relinquishments of commissions of officers of the Home Guard:

APPOINTMENTS.

Noel Taylor to be Captain (temp.). Dated 17th November, 1942.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), and are granted the temporary rank of Captain while commanding companies:
Keith Gordon Sim. Dated 1st August, 1942.
Arthur Stanley Tonkin. Dated 6th August, 1942.
Alexander Frew. Dated 1st October, 1942.
Ralph Kemp to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is granted the temporary rank of Captain while commanding a battalion. Dated 24th September, 1942.
George Wilmot Langhorne to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant while second in command of a company. Dated 15th June, 1942.
Frank Westbrook Skeet to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 14th September, 1942.