THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 70

Lands permanently reserved in the North Auckland, Auckland, Westland, and Canterbury Land Districts

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

WHEREAS by the three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart temporarily as reserves, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral licence, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

And whereas by the three-hundred-and-sixtieth section of the said Act it is provided that land temporarily reserved under the said three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section may, at the expiration of one month, but not later than six months, after the publication in the Gazette of notice of such temporary reservation, be permanently reserved, and that notice of such permanent reservation shall be published in the Gazette:

And whereas the lands described in the Schedule hereto were, by the Warrant dated the twenty-seventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three, and published in the Gazette of the third day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-three, temporarily reserved under the authority of the said Act for the purposes in the Schedule of the said Warrant specified at the end of the respective descriptions of the lands so intended to be temporarily reserved:

Now, therefore, I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, do hereby permanently reserve the lands described in the Schedule hereto for the purposes in the said Schedule specified at the end of the respective descriptions of the lands so intended to be permanently reserved for which purposes the said lands were so temporarily reserved as aforesaid.

SCHEDULE

North Auckland Land District

Sections 19 and 20, Block XIV, Kaipara Survey District, Helensville Town District: Area, 1 rood 3-56 perches, more or less. (Site for public buildings of the General Government.)

Auckland Land District

Section 1, Block XIII, Maungatautari Survey District: Area, 3 acres, more or less. (Native-school site, Owairaka Valley.)

Westland Land District

Reserve 1826, Block VII, Waimea Survey District: Area, 1 rood 24 perches, more or less. (Public-hall site.)

Canterbury Land District

Reserve 4469, Block I, Goughs Survey District: Area, 2 acres 2 roods 27 perches, more or less. (Quarry.)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 19th day of August, 1943.

J. G. BARCLAY, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 6/3/488, 6/6/825, 22/3630/99, 6/5/312.)

Appointments, Promotions, Variation in Rank, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Pacific

Army Department,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1943.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, variation in rank, and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Pacific, vide List No. 14:

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Artillery

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) W. A. Bryden to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 17th July, 1943.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:

H. G. Menzies.
I. G. Dudding.
H. P. McK. Keenan.
S. H. E. Bryant. Dated 1st July, 1943.

L. M. Hartigan.
S. S. Watson.
L. O. Smith.
A. S. Jameson.
R. K. Boyd.
M. C. Davidson. Dated 31st July, 1943.

R. J. E. Ferris.
D. J. Cummings.
H. Muller.
J. A. Drew.
J. Schofield. Dated 1st August, 1943.

N.Z. Engineers

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) F. J. Clark to be Captain. Dated 17th July, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant D. B. Roy to be Lieutenant. Dated 7th August, 1943.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

2nd Lieutenant J. W. Morrison to be Lieutenant. Dated 13th July, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:

H. F. Fookes. Dated 3rd July, 1943.
R. J. D. Park. Dated 13th July, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant G. F. Tegg to be Lieutenant. Dated 22nd June, 1943.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

Captain I. H. Galbraith to be Major. Dated 26th July, 1943.

N.Z. Chaplains Department

The undermentioned Chaplains, 4th Class, to be Chaplains, 3rd Class:

Rev. J. C. Pierce.
Rev. O. T. Baragwanath.
Dated 7th August, 1943.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Infantry

Lieutenant H. F. Foster to be temp. Captain. Dated 26th July, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants:

W. J. Preddy.
E. C. Martin. Dated 13th July, 1943.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned Captains (temp. Majors) relinquish the temporary rank of Major:

J. G. R. Morley. Dated 13th July, 1943.
E. H. Fowke. Dated 22nd July, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) T. M. V. Bain relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 3rd August, 1943.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

Sister (temp. Charge Sister) J. T. Sexton relinquishes the temporary rank of Charge Sister. Dated 17th July, 1943.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

N.Z. Ordnance Corps

Kenneth Victor Paul to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 27th July, 1943.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

Leo Ernest Orr to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 27th July, 1943.

VARIATION IN RANK

N.Z. Artillery

Major R. P. Kennedy (at his own request) relinquishes the rank of Major, and is transferred to the N.Z. Ordnance Corps in the rank of Captain, with seniority to date from 29th July, 1943.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Relinquishments of Temporary and Local Rank, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 25th August, 1943.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, relinquishments of temporary and local rank, resignations, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:

STAFF

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) (local temp. Colonel) H. E. Fernyhough, Royal Artillery, relinquishes the local temporary rank of Colonel on return to the United Kingdom. Dated 12th August, 1943.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel, Acting-Colonel) E. L’E. Davies, Royal Artillery, relinquishes the local rank of Colonel on return to the United Kingdom. Dated 24th April, 1943.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel, Acting-Colonel) G. R. Rowbotham, Royal Artillery, relinquishes the local rank of Colonel on return to the United Kingdom. Dated 24th April, 1943.

Captain (temp. Major) P. R. Henderson, Royal Artillery, relinquishes the local rank of Major on return to the United Kingdom. Dated 15th January, 1943.

Captain (temp. Major) F. H. Spark, Royal Artillery (T.A.), relinquishes the local rank of Major on return to the United Kingdom. Dated 3rd May, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) E. G. Brookes, Royal Artillery (T.A.), relinquishes the local rank of Captain on return to the United Kingdom. Dated 24th April, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) W. A. White, Royal Artillery, relinquishes the local rank of Captain on return to the United Kingdom. Dated 4th May, 1943.