Nov. 30] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1453

SCHEDULE

SHARPLIN FALLS SCENIC RESERVE.—CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
RESERVES 3785 and 4247, Blocks VII and VIII, Alford Survey
District: Area, 522 acres 3 roods 38 perches, more or less.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General,
this 23rd day of November, 1944.

C. F. SKINNER,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.
(L. and S. 4/839.)

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 21st November, 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. 162, dated 6th October, 1944:—

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant A. E. Caselberg (prisoner of war) to be Captain.
Dated 14th August, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. M. Ward to be Captain. Dated
14th August, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

Captain (temp. Major) J. C. Henare to be Major. Dated 23rd
September, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. M. Coutts to be Lieutenant-
Colonel. Dated 29th September, 1944.

The undermentioned Captains to be Majors:—

I. D. Thomson.
C. N. D’Arcy, M.C.
Captain (temp. Major) N. H. Wilson.
Captain (temp. Major) H. S. Douglas.
D’A. H. Moir.

Dated 1st October, 1944.

N.Z. Chaplains Department

The Rev. H. G. Norris, Chaplain, 4th Class, to be Chaplain,
3rd Class. Dated 6th September, 1944.

N.Z. Dental Corps

The undermentioned Captains (temp. Majors) to be Majors:—

T. B. Allan. J. G. Brown.

Dated 18th September, 1944.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

Lieutenant G. W. H. Fraser to be Captain. Dated 1st October,
1944.

N.Z. Postal Corps

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

M. White.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) J. L. Cragg.

Dated 30th September, 1944.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Armoured Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

G. D. Innes. R. N. Griggs.

Dated 20th September, 1944.

D. G. Thomson. Dated 23rd September, 1944.
J. R. Gillies. Dated 24th September, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors:—

J. Burns. Dated 26th September, 1944.
B. H. Brown. Dated 27th September, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

B. W. Johanson. Dated 8th September, 1944.
B. Tosswill. Dated 11th September, 1944.
J. B. Tankard. Dated 12th September, 1944.
L. L. Elder. N. G. Hansen.

Dated 27th September, 1944.

N.Z. Engineers

Lieutenant K. F. McLaughlan, M.M., to be temp. Captain, and
remains seconded. Dated 12th September, 1944.

N.Z. Signals

Captain T. K. S. Sidey to be temp. Major. Dated 20th Sep-
tember, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

J. W. Stenberg. L. A. F. Rollet.

Dated 13th September, 1944.

A. D. Lawless. Dated 20th September, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

Major R. G. Stringer to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated
2nd October, 1944.

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors:—

G. E. Vercoe. Dated 1st September, 1944.
R. Hunter. Dated 21st September, 1944.
H. C. A. Lambert, M.C. Dated 23rd September, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

B. G. Christy, M.C. Dated 23rd September, 1944.
W. E. S. Quartermain. Dated 27th September, 1944.
N. H. Chapman. Dated 1st October, 1944.

N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Lieutenant J. P. Enwright to be temp. Captain. Dated 25th
September, 1944.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

Captain D. D. Purves to be temp. Major. Dated 26th
September, 1944.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

Divisional Cavalry

Captain (temp. Major) D. A. Cole relinquishes the temporary
rank of Major. Dated 28th September, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. D. K. Logan relinquishes the
temporary rank of Captain and assumes the acting rank of Captain.
Dated 13th September, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) P. M. Keith relinquishes the tem-
porary rank of Captain. Dated 28th September, 1944.

N.Z. Armoured Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) relinquish
the temporary rank of Captain:—

L. M. Brosnan. Dated 21st September, 1944.
G. O. Wiles. Dated 30th September, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) K. Stych relinquishes the temporary
rank of Captain and assumes the acting rank of Captain. Dated
4th October, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) relinquish
the temporary rank of Captain:—

J. H. Walter. Dated 30th September, 1944.
R. K. Hatch. Dated 1st October, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

Captain (temp. Major) J. R. Williams, D.S.O., relinquishes
the temporary rank of Major. Dated 28th September, 1944.

Captain (temp. Major) L. E. Judd relinquishes the temporary
rank of Major and assumes the acting rank of Major. Dated 3rd
October, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain, Acting-Major) A. S. Robins, M.C.,
relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain and retains the acting
rank of Major. Dated 30th July, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) K. W. Clark relinquishes the
temporary rank of Captain and assumes the acting rank of Captain.
Dated 26th September, 1944.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:—

N.Z. Artillery

65982 John Alex Stewart.
481335 William Hall Masters.
489403 Harold William Ruby.
271177 William Duncan Anderson.
70863 Hector Berkeley Lawry.
510846 Gordon Campbell Holdsworth.
498876 Edgar William Griffiths.
440181 Rowan William Thompson.
800319 Arthur Noel Ede.
560379 Reginald William Maskell.
528474 William James Gilbert.
613408 John Leslie Gregory.
462366 Robert Salthouse.
464526 Graham Rochfort Fookes.
72443 Walter Alexander Tyrrell.
239633 Bruce Hume MacLean.
272977 Roland Owen Meyer.
456513 Malcolm Bruce Calman.
72169 Douglas James Aitken Johnston.
460378 Patrick Francis Martin.
516656 James Geoffrey Erne Adams.
259892 Colin Edward James Levick.
438877 Robert Millin Dickson.
437136 Michael Alexander Kemp.
470842 John Hamilton Clark.
50536 Alexander William Pearson Johnston.
800227 Malcolm Kelvin Ingram Uren.

Dated 16th September, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps (Q.M. List)

31591 Frederick Robert Lee Purvis.
11921 James Noel Ashworth.
28967 Gordon Herbert Donaldson Grant.

Dated 1st October, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.