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

Air Department,
Wellington, 10th June, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and relinquishments 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 May, 1944-- NZ 416513 Flight Sergeant Wallace James MARR.

Dated 11th May, 1944-- NZ 414560 Flight Sergeant Henry John BURTT.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners--

Dated 10th May, 1944-- NZ 391465 Sergeant Raymond BAKER. NZ 428282 Sergeant Ferguson Richard NICOL.

Dated 11th May, 1944-- NZ 417189 Flight Sergeant Ralph Herbert BARKER.

Promotions

Flying Officer (temp.) John Malcolm FRASER to be Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid). Dated 20th May, 1944.

Pilot Officer Gordon Henry MEAGHER to be Flying Officer (temp.). Dated 19th September, 1943.

Amendments

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 32, dated 20th April, 1944, page 381, under the heading "General Duties Branch-Promotions", relating to "Flying Officer Edward Albert LETCHFORD", is amended to read "Dated 23rd June, 1943".

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 94, dated 28th October, 1943, page 1258, under the heading "General Duties Branch-Appointments: As Air Bombers", relating to "NZ 425976 Flight Sergeant Davy George BLACKMORE", is amended to read "Dated 28th March, 1944".

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II : TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Amendments

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 80, dated the 9th September, 1943, page 1099, under the heading "Equipment Branch, Section II-Appointment", relating to "NZ 40816 Corporal Daniel Clements COLMORE-WILLIAMS", is amended to read "Dated 6th July, 1943".

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 13, dated 24th February, 1944, page 192, under the heading "Equipment Branch, Section II: Technical Officers-Promotions-Signals Duties", relating to "Daniel Clements COLMORE-WILLIAMS", is amended to read "Dated 6th January, 1944".

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Transfers

Flying Officer Norman GREGORY is transferred from the Equipment Branch, Section II-Technical Officers, to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch in his present rank and seniority. Dated 9th May, 1944.

Pilot Officer Herbert Edwin MANNING is transferred from the General Duties Branch to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch in his present rank and seniority. Dated 19th May, 1944.

Relinquishment

Flying Officer George Alexander MACGREGOR is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 15th May, 1944.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

Relinquishment

Assistant Section Officer Patricia Mary HOOK is permitted to relinquish her temporary commission. Dated 20th May, 1944.

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

Appointments

The undermentioned are granted Air Training Corps commissions:- In the rank of Flying Officer-

Dated 1st May, 1944: Percy Raymond BOAGEY.

In the rank of Pilot Officer--

Dated 1st December, 1943: Joseph Harry CHAMBERLAIN. Dated 1st February, 1944: John Roy PENNIALL. Dated 1st March, 1944-- Alexander George MITCHELL. Charles Bruce GREENAWAY.

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers are permitted to relinquish their Air Training Corps Commissions:-

Dated 1st February, 1944: Warwick Gordon MACE. Dated 1st March, 1944: Charles Herbert SAYERS. Dated 1st April, 1944-- George Bowie SAYERS. Elwyn Patrick KEEGAN.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Transfers

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I:-

Dated 23rd May, 1944: Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Edward YATES. Dated 24th May, 1944: Flying Officer James Roy DIXON.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 8, dated 17th February, 1944, page 135, under the heading "General Duties Branch-Transfer", relating to "Wing Commander George Bruce BOLT", is amended to read "Class B, Section I".

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Special Assistant to the American Minister at Wellington appointed

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 8th June, 1944.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the United States Government has assigned Mr. Sydney Greenbie as Special Assistant to the American Minister at Wellington.

D. G. SULLIVAN, For the Minister of External Affairs.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 12th June, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Hugh Morrison MacCallum, Esquire, to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waimarino.

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

Native Interpreters appointed

Native Department,
Wellington, 7th June, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorize Rongomaiwhiti Winiata, of Rotorua, Hira Paenga, of Whangara, Gisborne, and Alexander Te Wawau Gordon, of Rotorua, to act as Interpreters of the First Grade under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1931, and the regulations made thereunder.

H. G. R. MASON, Native Minister.

Appointing Commissioners of the Lower Clutha River Trust

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3, subsection (1), of the Lower Clutha River Improvement Act, 1938, I, Robert Semple, the Minister of Works, do hereby appoint--

Charles Langbein, of Dunedin, Civil Engineer, Andrew Alex Jensen, of Stirling, Farmer, and John Graham Weir, of Stirling, Farmer, to be Commissioners of the Lower Clutha River Trust.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of June, 1944.

R. SEMPLE, Minister of Works. (P.W. 48/15/1.)

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 13th June, 1944.

IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made:- Donald Win Papps to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Takaka, on and from the 1st day of June, 1944. Alexander Speakman Louisson to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Invercargill, on and from the 31st day of May, 1944. Avis Joyce Dinah Leslie (Miss) to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Whakatane at Taneatua, on and from the 26th day of May, 1944. Edwin Henry Ophir Sarah to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Patea, on and from the 31st day of May, 1944. Lionel Frank Butcher to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Waverley, on and from the 12th day of June, 1944.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.