1182

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 82

Declaring Crown Land in the Canterbury Land District to be subject
to the Land for Settlements Act, 1925

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter
referred to as "the said land") is Crown land not acquired
under the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, but is adjacent to certain
land acquired under the said Act, and known as the Annan Settlement
and can conveniently be disposed of therewith:

Now, therefore, I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General
of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting in pursuance and
exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section
one hundred and five of the said Act, and on the recommendation
of the Land Settlement Board, and after considering the report of
the Canterbury Land Board, do hereby declare the said land to be
subject to the said Act, to the intent that it shall hereupon be deemed
to be portion of the said Annan Settlement and may be disposed of
accordingly.

SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT

ALL that area containing by admeasurement 10 acres 3 roods 35
perches, more or less (formerly part of Section 10, Annan Settlement),
situated in Block X, Waiau Survey District, and bounded as follows :
Towards the north-west by the Waiau-Kaikoura Road, 795·3 links
and 722·8 links, and towards the north-east, south-east, and south-
west by part of Section 10, Annan Settlement, 980·7 links, a
total of 1841·0 links and 376·8 links respectively. As the same is
more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S.
22/788/5A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands
and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General,
this 28th day of September, 1944.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 22/788/5.)

Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishments of Temporary Rank,
Relinquishments of Commissions, and Retirements of Officers of
the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 3rd October, 1944

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

REGIMENT OF ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Temp. Major and Quartermaster P. J. Kivell is posted to the
Retired List with the rank of Major and Quartermaster. Dated
29th September, 1944.

W.O. II (temp. Captain and Quartermaster) R. I. Bolton relin-
quishes the temporary rank of Captain and Quartermaster.
Dated 10th September, 1944.

Sergeant Harold Dale to be temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster.
Dated 21st September, 1944.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF

John Stanley Harrison to be temp. 2nd Lieutenant. Dated
23rd September, 1944.

Norman George Goffin to be Hon. 2nd Lieutenant, Bandmaster.
Dated 20th September, 1944.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

N.Z. ARTILLERY

Temp. Lieutenant L. M. Hartigan. is posted to the Retired
List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 19th September, 1944.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant B. J. B. Kennedy to be temp. Lieutenant,
and remains seconded. Dated 7th February, 1944.

N.Z. INFANTRY

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)

Temp. Captain H. N. Johnson is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Captain. Dated 23rd September, 1944.

The North Auckland Regiment

Lieutenant H. R. Heward to be temp. Captain. Dated 1st
August, 1944.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment

Lieutenant A. C. Espiner relinquishes his commission on
appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated
28th October, 1940.

The New Zealand Scottish Regiment

Temp. Lieutenant L. A. Edwards is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 20th September, 1944.

2nd Maori Battalion

Temp. Lieutenant P. H. Toka is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 23rd October, 1943.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants, Opticians, to be
temp. Lieutenants:—

L. N. Medlin, S.D.O. N.Z. Dated 16th September, 1944.
R. N. Yorke, F.S.M.C. Dated 22nd September, 1944.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Temp. Captain P. R. Bridgens is retired. Dated 11th September,
1944.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE

Sister R. S. Halliburton (née Talbot) is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 22nd September, 1944.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Supplementary List

Lieutenant S. J. Bartos, M.C., is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 8th September, 1944.

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

Lieutenant-Colonel F. O. Bennett, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical
Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 10th April, 1943.
Dated 21st September, 1944.

Major J. C. M. Simmers, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Major,
with seniority from 27th January, 1942. Dated 19th August, 1944.

Captain J. A. R. Scott, M.Sc., B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, and
is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of
Captain, with seniority from 28th February, 1942. Dated 17th
February, 1944.

Captain J. R. Grigg, and is reposted to The Nelson, Marlborough,
and West Coast Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with
seniority from 1st January, 1942. Dated 19th September, 1944.

Captain N. A. Clouston, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of
Captain, with seniority from 8th August, 1942. Dated 19th
September, 1944.

Captain H. N. Johnson, and is reposted to The Auckland Regiment
(Countess of Ranfurly's Own) with the temporary rank of
Captain, with seniority from 19th December, 1942. Dated 23rd
September, 1944.

Lieutenant P. F. Hewitt, and is reposted to the N.Z. Staff
Corps. Dated 28th August, 1944.

Lieutenant L. M. Hartigan, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to
the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with
seniority from 31st July, 1943. Dated 19th September, 1944.

Lieutenant H. Dale, and is reposted to The Regiment of
Royal N.Z. Artillery. Dated 20th September, 1944.

Lieutenant L. A. Edwards, and is reposted to The N.Z. Scottish
Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority
from 1st July, 1944. Dated 20th September, 1944.

Lieutenant S. M. Jones, and is reposted to The Ruahine Regiment
with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from
2nd April, 1942. Dated 22nd September, 1944.

The Rev. W. H. D. Hartley, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of
England), N.Z. Chaplains Department, and is reposted to the
Territorial Force with the rank of Chaplain, 4th Class, with seniority
from 21st January, 1942. Dated 18th July, 1944.

Sister I. A. Maxwell, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reposted
to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from
31st October, 1940. Dated 19th September, 1944.

Sister R. S. Halliburton (née Talbot), N.Z. Army Nursing
Service, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of
Sister, with seniority from 11th December, 1941. Dated 22nd
September, 1944.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Major G. A. Myers, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), and is posted
to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 19th
September, 1944.

Captain E. O. Knewstub, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 21st September, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant (Acting-Lieutenant) J. E. Petrie, and is posted
to the N.Z. Temporary Staff with the temporary rank of 2nd
Lieutenant. Dated 22nd July, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant C. L. W. Urquhart, and is posted to the
Retired List. Dated 23rd September, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant B. J. Vile, and is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 24th September, 1944.

E. E. Bush, Esquire (Church Army). Dated 14th January,
1943.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.