APRIL 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 445

AS NAVIGATORS.

Dated 19th March, 1943—
NZ 425409 Sergeant Roy Ehrich FORBES.
NZ 416568 Sergeant Alan William WILSON.

AS BOMBERS.

Dated 19th March, 1943—
NZ 425207 Sergeant Samuel Victor Jess PARKE.
NZ 415076 Sergeant Joseph Norman CLARK.
NZ 427229 Sergeant Thomas Leslie Milton PORTEOUS.

Transfers.

Flying Officer Ronald James WALTON is transferred to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I. Dated 11th April, 1943.

NZ 1802 Pilot Officer Lynn Bryce MCKENZIE is transferred from the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section II, to the General Duties Branch in his present rank. Dated 1st April, 1943.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointment.

NZ 401199 Sergeant Leonard John BEALE is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.). Dated 25th March, 1943.

Transfer.

Flying Officer John Bowie GORDON is transferred from the General Duties Branch to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1st April, 1943.

Relinquishment.

Pilot Officer Peter Ian MACLEAN relinquishes his temporary commission. Dated 1st April, 1943.

MEDICAL BRANCH.

Appointment.

NZ 1803 Vivian Ian Edgar WHITEHEAD, M.B., Ch.B., is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer. Dated 5th March, 1943.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Assistant Section Officer. Dated 24th March, 1943 :—
W 1692 Sergeant (Miss) Kathleen Mary Winks AMON.
W 1827 W.A. 1 (Miss) Elizabeth Wignall BOWMAN.
W 2258 Corporal (Miss) Rona Margaret BROWN.
W 2181 Corporal (Miss) Thelma Mabel DICK.
W 1551 Sergeant (Miss) Helen Mary DUFFIN.
W 1877 W.A.L. (Miss) Mabel Charlotte HAASE.
W 1132 Sergeant (Miss) Jean Emme HASTINGS.
W 1135 W.A.L. (Mrs.) Hilda Kathleen HURLEY.
W 2530 Corporal (Miss) Ernestine Graham HUME.
W 2648 W.A.L. (Miss) Audrey Edith KEMP.
W 1223 Corporal (Miss) Charmian RENSHAW.
W 2512 W.A.L. (Mrs.) Margaret Joyce RICH.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II (A.T.C.).

Appointments.

Peter Ian MACLEAN is granted an Air Training Corps commission in the rank of Flying Officer, with seniority as from 31st December, 1941. Dated 1st April, 1943.

The undermentioned are granted Air Training Corps commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer :—
Dated 11th March, 1943 : Alfred Herbert LARKMAN.
Dated 16th March, 1943 : Gerald Plimsoll ROXBURGH.
Dated 19th March, 1943 : Edward HUTT.

Promotions.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers are promoted to the rank of Flying Officer :—
Dated 1st March, 1943 : Martin Rocke O’SHEA.
Dated 15th March, 1943 : Arthur Robertson CRAIG.
Dated 25th March, 1943—
Gordon William DIXON.
George Frederick LOMAS.
William Charles Fairhall TREADWELL.
Ian Francis Evelyn WILSON.

A. G. OSBORNE,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 5th April, 1943.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by the Bank of New Zealand and Banking Amendment Act, 1898, and section 48 of the Finance Act, 1936, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, has, on the 3rd March, 1943, appointed Arthur Telford Donnelly, Esquire, and John Dowgray, Esquire, to be Directors of the Bank of New Zealand, to hold office for a term of three years from 1st April, 1943.

P. FRASER, Acting Minister of Finance.

Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1908.—Public Auditor appointed.

Head Office, Stamp Duties Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

George Ross

a public auditor for the purposes of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1908.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Minister of Stamp Duties.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th April, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Robert Miln, Esquire, J.P.,

of Marokopa, to be a Coroner for the Dominion of New Zealand.

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

Officers of Police Force appointed.

Police Department,
Wellington, 9th April, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Inspector Donald Cameron

to be a Superintendent ;

Sub-Inspector Ernest Thomas Collingwood Turner and Sub-Inspector William Higgins Dunlop

to be Inspectors ; and

Senior Sergeant Charles Harley and Senior Detective John Bruce Young

to be Sub-Inspectors

in the New Zealand Police Force, the appointment in each case to take effect on and from 1st April, 1943.

W. E. PARRY,
For the Minister in Charge of Police Department.

Members of the Patea Fire Board appointed and Date of First Meeting.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 14th April, 1943.

IT is hereby notified that the following have been appointed or elected as members of the Patea Fire Board constituted under the Fire Brigades Amendment Act, 1932 :—

Appointed by the Governor-General—
F. Goody.

Elected by the fire-insurance companies—
S. O. Jones.
D. S. N. McCartney.

Elected by the Patea Borough Council—
F. Ramsbottom.

Elected by the Patea County Council—
F. Parsons.

In accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) of section 53 of the Fire Brigades Act, 1926, it is hereby notified that the first meeting of the Board will be held at the offices of the Patea Fire Board, Patea, at 7 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 14th day of April, 1943.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 76/31.)

Member of Assessment Court for Farm-land List for Borough of Whakatane appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 7th April, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in terms of section 10 of the Urban Farm Land Rating Act, 1932, to appoint

William Clair Roberts, Esquire, Farmer, of Valley Road, Whakatane,

as a member of the Assessment Court for the Borough of Whakatane, vice John Gordon Cliff-McCulloch, Esquire.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 103/2/39.)

Member of the Pukeatua Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4006.)

Office of the Minister of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th April, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, to appoint on and from the 5th day of April, 1943—

Leslie Sutton Richards

to be a member of the Pukeatua Rabbit Board, vice Edward Oliver Jepson, deceased.

J. G. BARCLAY, Minister of Agriculture.