Captain G. A. T. Rhodes, and is reposted to The Canterbury
Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from
23rd November, 1942, and remains seconded. Dated 1st November,
1942.

Captain W. L. Rutherford, and is transferred from the Reserve
of Officers to the Active List of the Queen Alexandra's (Wellington
West Coast) Mounted Rifles with the temporary rank of Major,
with seniority from 23rd November, 1942, and remains seconded.
Dated 23rd November, 1942.

Captain J. McC. Power, and is transferred from the Reserve
of Officers to the Active List of the N.Z. Army Service Corps with the
rank of Captain, with seniority from 29th June, 1927, and remains
seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Captain H. M. Smith, M.C., and is reposted to The Otago
Regiment, with seniority from 1st November, 1934, and remains
seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Captain H. W. Wilkinson, and is reposted to the N.Z. Corps
of Signals with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from
29th September, 1941, and remains seconded. Dated 1st November,
1942.

Lieutenant W. D. Lund, and is reposted to the N.Z. Artillery
with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st December,
1942, and remains seconded. Dated 1st December, 1942.

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

Major A. C. Trousdale, M.C., and is posted to The North Auckland
Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel,
with seniority from 24th August, 1942. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major R. Royal, M.C., and is posted to the Maori Battalion
with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 22nd October,
1941. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Captain R. H. England, and is posted to the N.Z. Ordnance
Corps with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 22nd
December, 1942, and remains seconded. Dated 22nd December,
1942.

Captain H. D. McManaway, and is posted to the N.Z. Ordnance
Corps with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 23rd
December, 1942, and remains seconded. Dated 23rd December,
1942.

Captain G. H. Cunningham, and is posted to The Otago Regiment
with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 30th
May, 1942, and is seconded. Dated 5th January, 1943.

Captain C. H. Chapman, M.C., and is posted to the N.Z. Artillery
with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 8th
November, 1939. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Captain W. H. Werohia, and is posted to the Maori Battalion
with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 13th March,
1940, and remains seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Captain C. L. Stubbs, and is posted to the Otago Regiment with
the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 13th January,
1942. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Lieutenant H. Jacks, and is posted to the Corps of N.Z. Engineers
with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 9th
March, 1943, and remains seconded. Dated 9th March, 1943.

Lieutenant C. K. Buckingham, and is posted to The Auckland
Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) with the temporary rank
of Lieutenant, with seniority from 20th December, 1941, and is
seconded. Dated 27th January, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant P. Parata, and is posted to The Otago Regiment
with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 19th
March, 1943, and remains seconded. Dated 19th March, 1943.

Lieutenant J. E. Jardine, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers,
Supplementary List. Dated 9th April, 1943.

Lieutenant R. M. Simich, and is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 9th April, 1943.

Lieutenant S. H. Abel, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers,
Supplementary List. Dated 10th April, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant P. H. Robinson, and resigns his commission.
Dated 26th November, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant R. A. Borgfeldt, and is posted to the Reserve
of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 9th April, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant H. O. Burton, and is posted to the N.Z. Defence
Engineer Service Corps with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant,
with seniority from 7th April, 1942. Dated 19th April, 1943.

N.Z. INFANTRY

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)
Maurice Berrington Smythe.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Henry Noel Avery.
George Victor Swafford.
A. G. OSBORNE,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Transfer of Officers of the Royal New
Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 11th May, 1943.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following appointments, promotions, and transfer
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 4th February, 1943—
NZ 403984 Flight Sergeant Eric Edward PEDERSEN.

Dated 14th February, 1943—
NZ 402440 Warrant Officer Walter Dearden DUNKLEY.

Dated 19th February, 1943—
NZ 414595 Sergeant William Arthur Cook.

Dated 10th March, 1943—
NZ 402215 Warrant Officer Graeme Frederick REED.

Dated 1st April, 1943—
NZ 413943 Sergeant Arthur David LEese.

As NAVIGATORS

Dated 22nd February, 1943—
NZ 391383 Warrant Officer Francis Emslie Hogc, D.F.C.

Dated 13th March, 1943—
NZ 413306 Sergeant Ian Connon McCOLL.

As AIR GUNNERS

Dated 2nd March, 1943—
NZ 401229 Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Woods PALMER.

Dated 11th March, 1943—
NZ 405517 Sergeant Bruce Rahu PHILIP.

Dated 27th March, 1943—
NZ 412870 Sergeant Peter DEVINE.

Promotions

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

Dated 18th January, 1943 : Arthur Keith Emerson MacEwan.
Dated 12th February, 1943 : Stephen Delancy Watts, D.F.C.
Dated 22nd March, 1943 : John George Grey, D.F.C.
Dated 12th April, 1943 : John Frederick Knight.

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

Dated 1st October, 1942 : Gordon Stanley BOOTH.
Dated 5th December, 1942 : Alexander Crozier.
Dated 8th December, 1942 : Barry Martin, D.F.C.
Dated 19th December, 1942 : Neil Cornish.
Dated 3rd January, 1943 : Jack Selwynne Burke.
Dated 4th January, 1943 : Thomas Gilbert Sullivan.
Dated 27th January, 1943 : Allan Glynne Lewis.

Dated 4th February, 1943—
Arthur Douglas Howlett. Donald Alexander Luzmoor.

Dated 13th February, 1943 : Stamford Seaton WILLIAMS.

Dated 14th February, 1943—
Wallace Noel D'Audney. Frank Ross Dawes.
Noel O'Kane Hobbs.

Dated 28th February, 1943—
Farquhar Duncan Matheson. David Hamilton Tudhope.
William Bryce Philpott. Frank Albert Brittain.

Dated 3rd March, 1943 : Charles Norman Gall.

Dated 4th March, 1943—
William George Mart.
William Owen Willis.

Dated 5th March, 1943—
Stanley Broadbent. William Andrew Alexander.
Jack Mahiti Wilson. Donald Henry Price.
Edgar Henry James Wilson. Francis George Keefe.
Edward Terence Aickin. Robert Martin Naysmith.
John Edward Parsons. Stanley Marriott White.
Frank Waymouth. John Evelyn Sanders.
Robert Bruce Johnston. John Brydon Hillary.

Dated 11th March, 1943—
William Rosser Perrott. Lindsay Stewart Dixon.
John Collins Dillicar. Norman Benjamin Blakey.
William Vincent Fitzgerald. Cyril Francis Blanchard.
Edward Guy Pierce. William Turner.
John Johnston. Ivor Michael Godby.
John Frederick Arthur Need. Alister Ernest Boulton.
ham. Bernard Lionel Jackson.
Harold Norman Burrows. Alexander John McDonald.

Appointments of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 8th May, 1943.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve
of the following appointments of officers of the New Zealand
Military Forces :—

The undermentioned graduates of the 13th A O.C.T.U. to be
temp. 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 30th April, 1943 :—

N.Z. TERRITORIAL FORCE

N.Z. ARMoured Corps

The Otago Mounted Rifles
Allan Wilfred John Apps. William Alexander French.

Corps of N.Z. Engineers
Geoffrey Frederick Kirk. Roy Perry Johnston.
Nisbet Lamont Shirreffs. Leslie Smith.
Norman Colin McLeod. Godfrey Johns.
Cecil Maurice Ellis.