AUG. 19] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 995

N.Z. ARTILLERY

The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—
L. E. Macassey. Dated 1st July, 1943.
M. M. Caudwell. Dated 8th July, 1943.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant D. H. Freer to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 27th April, 1943.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant and Quartermaster T. Graham to be temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Dated 11th June, 1943.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—
R. G. Burton. J. Holmes. R. Frizzell. Dated 1st July, 1943.
J. H. Tyler. Dated 4th July, 1943.
G. I. Duncan. Dated 7th July, 1943.
W. A. Potter. Dated 8th July, 1943.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 46, dated 17th June, 1943, relative to temp. 2nd Lieutenant L. R. Petterson, is hereby cancelled.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant P. B. Dale to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1st July, 1943.

N.Z. Defence Engineer Service Corps

Temp. Major P. Keller, A.M.I.C.E. (Lond.), resigns his commission. Dated 23rd July, 1943.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—
A. McKenzie. Dated 22nd April, 1943.
E. A. Petersen. Dated 29th June, 1943.
S. G. Forrester. A. G. Foster. E. R. Pettitt. Dated 1st July, 1943.

N.Z. INFANTRY

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)

Captain H. L. Calder to be temp. Major. Dated 27th July, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—
J. G. Brown. W. C. J. Perry. Dated 27th July, 1943.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant M. P. Henley to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 27th July, 1943.

The North Auckland Regiment

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant R. N. Milbank to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 25th July, 1943.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own)

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—
D. J. Gillies, and remains seconded.
J. T. Lee, and remains seconded.
W. H. P. Walsh. Dated 1st July, 1943.
K. P. Martin, and remains seconded. Dated 12th July, 1943.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 53, dated 15th July, 1943, relative to temp. 2nd Lieutenant A. K. Furrie relinquishing his appointment as Captain in the N.Z. Temporary Staff, is hereby cancelled.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant C. R. McRae to be temp. Lieutenant, and remains seconded. Dated 1st July, 1943.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment

Harry Vernon Spicer to be temp. 2nd Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Dated 8th May, 1943.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant C. E. Wilson to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 2nd June, 1943.

N.Z. CHAPLAIN’S DEPARTMENT

A. J. Penhall, Chaplain, 4th Class (Salvation Army), resigns his commission. Dated 2nd June, 1943.

The Rev. Vernon William Joblin to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England). Dated 26th July, 1943.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS

The undermentioned temp. Majors relinquish their commissions on appointment to commissions in the Royal N.Z. Air Force :—
J. F. Hardwick-Smith, M.B., Ch.B.
G. A. Irwin, M.B., Ch.B.
A. M. Gunn, M.B., Ch.B.
A. M. Scott, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 1st April, 1943.

The undermentioned temp. Captains relinquish their commissions on appointment to commissions in the Royal N.Z. Air Force :—
W. A. Priest, M.B., Ch.B.
F. A. Sundstrum, M.B., Ch.B.
G. H. Forrest, M.B., Ch.B.
W. H. Reid, M.B., Ch.B.
G. P. Adams, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 1st April, 1943.

David McKee Dickson, M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., to be Captain. Dated 21st July, 1943.

Garthowen Williams, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), to be Lieutenant, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 28th July, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants resign their commissions on appointment to commissions in the Royal N.Z. Air Force :—
M. Watt, M.B., Ch.B.
M. N. Oliver, M.B., Ch.B.
H. C. W. Stringer, M.B., Ch.B.
H. C. Tuck, M.B., Ch.B.
J. A. Keeling, M.B., Ch.B.
J. A. K. Cunningham, M.B., Ch.B.
R. N. Akel, M.B., Ch.B.
D. U. Steven, M.B., Ch.B.
T. H. Fisher, M.B., Ch.B.
A. S. Turner, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 1st April, 1943.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants :—
Newenham Deane Maurice Harvey, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 15th July, 1943.
John Keith Michelle, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 16th July, 1943.

The undermentioned to be temp. 2nd Lieutenants, Army Optician Service :—
Frank Owen Davis. Guy Cecil Abbott.
Charles Raymond Martyn. Dated 1st July, 1943.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Temp. Captain G. R. R. Wilkinson, B.D.S., resigns his commission. Dated 24th July, 1943.

Basil Charles Bellhouse to be Lieutenant. Dated 20th July, 1943.

N.Z. ORDNANCE CORPS

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant W. M. Kershaw to be temp. Lieutenant, and remains seconded. Dated 18th April, 1943.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE

Rita Bremner to be Charge Sister. Dated 14th July, 1943.

The undermentioned to be Sisters :—
Elizabeth Ann Hadfield. Joyce Parker Nixon.
Emma Jane Garnett. Elma Jean Svendsen.
Jean Catherine Curry. Dated 14th July, 1943.

The undermentioned to be Sisters :—
Irene Georgeina Mary Quaid. Dated 23rd July, 1943.
Susan Elizabeth Naughton. Margaret Kathleen Roache. Dated 24th July, 1943.

Miss Vera Matilda Cannon to be Sister, and is seconded. Dated 24th July, 1943.

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

Major J. G. MacKay, and is transferred from The Hauraki Regiment to the Retired List. Dated 26th June, 1943.

Major D. B. Cameron, and is reposted to The Southland Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 13th January, 1942, and is seconded. Dated 1st August, 1943.

Captain J. B. Austin, and is transferred from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to the N.Z. Medical Corps, with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st August, 1940. Dated 26th June, 1943.

Lieutenant J. G. Harkness, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and relinquishes his commission in the Territorial Force on appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 1st April, 1943.

Lieutenant M. H. Turner, N.Z. Dental Corps, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 17th July, 1943.

Lieutenant W. S. Bestic, and is reposted to The North Auckland Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 10th October, 1942. Dated 13th July, 1943.

Lieutenant S. H. Haycock, and is reposted to The Waikato Mounted Rifles with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 21st April, 1942. Dated 30th July, 1943.

The Rev. E. B. Moore, Chaplain, 2nd Class (Church of England), N.Z. Chaplains Department, and is reposted to the Territorial Force. Dated 26th June, 1943.

CORRIGENDUM

2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East)

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 57, dated 22nd July, 1943 (vide List No. 111), relative to the grants of temporary rank, under the heading “N.Z. Infantry,” for “The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) to be Captains,” substitute “The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.