Trustees of Blackball Cemetery appointed

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

By his Deputy,

MICHAEL MYERS

Pursuant to section fifty-five of the Cemeteries Act, 1908,
I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General of the
Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the Grey County
Council to be the trustees of the Blackball Cemetery as described in
the Schedule hereto, and to have the control and management of
the said cemetery.

SCHEDULE

BLACKBALL CEMETERY.—WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT
RESERVE 1356, formerly Section 6, Block II, Mawheranui Survey
District, containing an area of 2 acres 2 roods and 24 perches, more
or less.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General,
this 3rd day of July, 1944.

A. H. NORDBMEYER, Minister of Health.
(H.C. 44/5.)

Appointment in the Royal New Zealand Navy

Navy Office,
Wellington, 4th July, 1944.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following appointment in the Royal New
Zealand Navy:

Paymaster Commander William James Grierson Prophit,
O.B.E., R.N., lent Royal New Zealand Navy, to date
lst May, 1944, and appointed Naval Secretary and Member
of the New Zealand Naval Board, vice Paymaster Commander (Temporary Paymaster Captain) N. H. Beall,
O.B.E., R.N. (retired), to date, Ist July, 1944. (Granted
the acting rank of Paymaster Captain whilst holding this
appointment).

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank
of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East)

Army Department,
Wellington, 10th July, 1944.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm
the following appointments, promotions, and relinquishments
of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New
Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East), vide List No. 120, dated
20th August, 1943 :

PROMOTIONS

Commands and Staff

Colonel (temp. Brigadier) T. J. King, O.B.E., to be Brigadier.
Dated 1st January, 1943.

Colonel (temp. Brigadier) P. A. Ardagh, D.S.O., M.C., N.Z.M.C.,
to be Brigadier. Dated 1st January, 1943.

N.Z. Signals

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
R. A. Baker.
V. P. Missen.
J. McK. Toms.

Dated 15th August, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenant G. R. Keenan to be Captain. Dated 24th July, 1943.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

Lieutenant R. B. Whitehead to be Captain. Dated 16th August,
1943.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Captain R. B. McQueen to be temp. Major. Dated 12th August,
1943.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) W. S. Jordan to be temp. Major.
Dated 10th April, 1943.

N.Z. Engineers

Captain (temp. Major, Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) A. Edmonds
to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 9th July, 1943.

N.Z. Railway Construction and Maintenance Group

Captain (temp. Major, Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) C. E. Barnes,
M.C., to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 9th July, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry

Captain E. S. Clarke to be temp. Major. Dated 7th August,
1943.
2nd Lieutenant H. T. Kershaw to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated
lst August, 1943.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

N.Z. Engineers

Captain (temp. Major) K. F. Jones relinquishes the temporary
rank of Major. Dated 11th August, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry

Captain (temp. Major) H. Bailey relinquishes the temporary
rank of Major. Dated 16th August, 1943.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) N. G. Blue relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 20th August, 1943.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
1411 Edgar Furness, N.Z.A.
61820 Paul Henry Sceats, N.Z.A.
1684 Leo William Sinden, N.Z.A.
646 John Sydney Whiting, N.Z.A.
63146 Frederick Norman Keane, N.Z.A.
28839 Marcus Cedric Russell, N.Z.A.
509 Michael Dyke Acland, N.Z.A.
26309 Robert Genge, N.Z. Inf.
13216 Colin Millais Moncrieff, N.Z. Inf.
14032 Frank Roland Coe, N.Z. Inf.
26619 Brian Francis Edwin Kelly, N.Z. Inf.
14097 William Kenneth Gale, N.Z. Inf.
21472 George Verdun Sullivan, N.Z. Inf.
62707 Peter Robson, N.Z. Inf.
33530 William Aitken Douglas Caldwell, N.Z. Inf.
5176 Ronald Francis Garmonsway, D.C.M., N.Z. Inf.
11094 John Milne, M.M., N.Z. Inf.
39535 Henry Falwasser, N.Z. Inf.

Dated 14th August, 1943.

CORRIGENDUM

Reversion of Rank and Transfer

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 94, dated 28th October, 1943 (vide List No. 113), relative
to Captain O. J. Hatton, N.Z. Armoured Corps, for “ 15th May,
1942 ”, substitute “ 15th March, 1942 ”.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank
of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East)

Army Department,
Wellington, 10th July, 1944.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
confirm the following appointments, promotions, and
relinquishments of temporary rank of officers on active service
with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East),
vide List No. 123, dated 24th September, 1943 :—

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned Majors (temp. Lieutenant-Colonels) to be
Lieutenant-Colonels :—
W. D. Philp. Dated 17th May, 1943.
L. W. Thornton. Dated 9th June, 1943.
Captain (temp. Major) L. Clark to be Major. Dated 17th May,
1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :—
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. Dumbleton.
B. W. Francis (prisoner of war).
H. M. Sunley (prisoner of war).
R. C. Webb (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) P. E. Aldous.
J. F. Bevin (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. C. Muirhead, M.C.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. P. Arthurs.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. E. Christian.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) E. L. Robinson.
G. L. Frank.
G. O. Evers-Swindell (prisoner of war).
J. R. Hobbs (prisoner of war).
E. V. Lane.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. K. Reed.
G. W. Amoore (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) B. G. Gapes.

Dated 4th June, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. H. Standish.

Dated 5th June, 1943.

H. S. Dupin (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) K. J. White.

Dated 9th June, 1943.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
J. R. A. Gunn.
J. G. Eliott.

Dated 26th September, 1943.