Mar. 16] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 257

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION I: EQUIPMENT OFFICERS

Promotions

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants to be Squadron Leaders (temp.). Dated 1st January, 1944:—

Equipment Duties—
Act. Sqdn. Ldr. Thomas Bertrand PLEDGER.
Act. Sqdn. Ldr. Donald George SINCLAIR.
Act. Sqdn. Ldr. Kenneth William Barclay ANDERSON.
Act. Sqdn. Ldr. Donald POOL.
Louis William GARRARD.

The undermentioned Flying Officer (temp.) to be Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid). Dated 1st January, 1944.

Equipment Duties: Ivan Charles BECKBESSINGER.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II: TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Promotion

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenant (temp.) to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 1st January, 1944:—

Armament Duties: Albert Edward POPE.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions

The undermentioned Squadron Leader (temp.) to be Acting Wing Commander (paid). Dated 1st January, 1944:—
Frederick Charles Facer.

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants to be Squadron Leaders (temp.). Dated 1st January, 1944.
Act. Sqdn. Ldr. Norman Alfred AVERY.
Act. Sqdn. Ldr. Eric William Jim MILLTON.
Ernest William ANNAND.

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants (temp.) to be Acting Squadron Leaders (paid). Dated 1st January, 1944:—
Stephen Garland LESTER.
Edward Louis POCOCK.
Albert George LOWE.
Thomas Harrison MCWILLIAMS.
Francis Edwin HOSKING.
Thomas Grace TYRER.

The undermentioned Flying Officers (Acting Flight Lieutenants) to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 1st January, 1944:—
Frederick Brayshaw MCWHANNELL, M.C.
John Bertram Granville BRADLEY.
Francis James DEEGAN.
James William ASTON.
Alexander McCredie HALDANE.
Thomas TWIGGE.
William Robert CATON.

The undermentioned Flying Officers (temp.) to be Acting Flight Lieutenants (paid). Dated 1st January, 1944:—
Joseph Walter Pountney WATTS.
Ian Edward Stewart PARK.
David BARNES.
Gordon Rufus LEE.
James Langton WHITE.
Nicholas Edward WILKINS.

MEDICAL BRANCH

Promotions

The undermentioned Squadron Leaders (temp.) to be Acting Wing Commanders (paid):—
Noel Hunter NORTH, M.B., Ch.B.
Archibald Murray SCOTT, M.B., Ch.B.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 9th March, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, relinquishments, and transfers 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 20th February, 1944—
NZ 2065 Roger Manus McGEEHAN.
NZ 2064 Allan Albert KINGSBURY.

As Navigators—
Dated 20th February, 1944—
NZ 432933 L.A.C. Arthur TOMPKINS.
NZ 436616 L.A.C. Robert James TYRRELL.
NZ 4216081 L.A.C. Charles Edward SHAW.
NZ 2066 Maurice William ARMSTRONG.
NZ 2067 James Brockliss CHURCH.
NZ 2068 William George KERRY.
NZ 2069 Donald Milsham FURNESS.
NZ 2070 Leonard James LEWIS.

B

Promotions

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Andrew Frederick Henderson TYE, D.F.C., to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 1st February, 1944.

The undermentioned Flying Officers (temp.) to be Acting Flight Lieutenants (paid):—
Dated 17th December, 1943: Kenneth DAWICK.
Dated 1st February, 1944—
Cedric Owen MARSHALL. Raymond Arthur HUSBAND.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer:—
Dated 4th March, 1944—
NZ 2061 Ian James BOTING.
NZ 2062 Egerton Colin SIDDELLS.
NZ 2063 Allan Miller OMOND.
NZ 2072 Robert Ramsay STEVENS.
NZ 2086 George Thomas WAKELIN.
NZ 2087 John Henry ELLIOTT.

Transfer

Pilot Officer Richard Trevor GRIFFITHS is transferred to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I. Dated 13th March, 1944.

EDUCATIONAL SECTION

Relinquishment

Flying Officer Ben Grant TINDALE is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 16th February, 1944.

MEDICAL BRANCH

Promotions

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.):—
Dated 9th August, 1943—
Hugh Cyril William STRINGER, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 13th September, 1943—
Joseph George HARKNESS, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 20th September, 1943—
Charles Warrington HOWDEN, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 30th November, 1943—
Harold Charles TUCK, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 10th December, 1943—
Alan Harvey FOATE, M.B., Ch.B.
Irwin Bruce FARIS, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 6th January, 1944—
John Arthur KEELING, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 7th January, 1944—
John Andrew Kirby CUNINGHAM, M.B., Ch.B.
Richard Nichols AKEL, M.B., Ch.B.
David Upham STEVEN, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 13th January, 1944—
Thomas Hill FISHER, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 22nd January, 1944—
Charles SWANSTON, M.B., Ch.B.
Gordon George JENNER, M.B., Ch.B.
Alan Samuel TURNER, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 25th January, 1944—
Tom Dick Collingwood CHILDS, M.B., Ch.B.

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

Appointments

The undermentioned are granted Air Training Corps commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer:—
Dated 1st December, 1943—
Ronald Grant MCKENZIE. Edwin MALKIN.
Dated 1st January, 1944: Kenneth Gillies Joseph SHRIMPTON.

Relinquishment

Pilot Officer George Frederick TORIN is permitted to relinquish his Air Training Corps commission. Dated 1st January, 1944.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

Transfer

Assistant Section Officer Hilda Kathleen HURLEY is transferred to the Active List. Dated 14th February, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Wages Commissioner for the Purposes of the Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942

PURSUANT to Regulation 31 (2) of the Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942, the Minister of Industries and Commerce has appointed

Albert Bell Rigg

to be a Wages Commissioner for the purposes of the Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942, as from the 2nd day of March, 1944.

S. A. CHISHOLM, Director of Stabilization.