Feb. 15] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 147

Appointing a Non-elective Member of the Nelson Catchment Board

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

WHEREAS by a Warrant dated the second day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 48 of the eighth day of the same month, Percy Russell Wilkinson, Esquire, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Department of Lands and Survey, Nelson, was appointed a non-elective member of the Nelson Catchment Board, in terms of section forty-four of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act, 1941:

And whereas the said Percy Russell Wilkinson has retired from the office of Commissioner of Crown Lands at Nelson and has resigned from membership of the Nelson Catchment Board, and it is considered expedient to appoint another non-elective member in lieu of the said Percy Russell Wilkinson:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers vested in me by section forty-four of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act, 1941, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby cancel the appointment of the said Percy Russell Wilkinson to be a non-elective member of the Nelson Catchment Board and do hereby appoint

Basil King, Esquire, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Department of Lands and Survey, Nelson,

to be a non-elective member of the Nelson Catchment Board for a term commencing on the tenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five, and terminating on the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 10th day of February, 1945.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Minister of Works.

(P.W. 74/15.)

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 7th February, 1945.

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. 174, dated 29th December, 1944:—

PROMOTIONS

Staff

Colonel (temp. Brigadier) R. C. Queree, O.B.E., to be Brigadier. Dated 20th December, 1944.

Colonel (temp. Brigadier) C. L. Pleasants, D.S.O., M.C., E.D., to be Brigadier. Dated 20th December, 1944.

N.Z. Divisional Cavalry

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. L. Studholme to be Lieutenant (temp. Captain). Dated 24th December, 1944.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

R. M. Stewart. D. G. McHardy.
W. I. Bunny. J. C. Studholme.

Dated 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Armoured Corps

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants:—

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) W. A. Morgan.

2nd Lieutenants—

H. M. B. De Lautour. D. D. West.
W. H. Fowler. J. C. Denham.
P. G. Brown. H. C. Ross.
J. A. McPhail. A. R. Monson.
E. J. Davidson.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) W. H. Reynolds.

Dated 24th December, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. L. Hazlett to be Lieutenant (temp. Captain). Dated 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

Captain A. M. Caughey, M.C., to be Major, with pay and allowances from 12th December, 1944. Dated 28th September, 1944.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

L. W. Sinden. Dated 14th August, 1944.
J. S. Mitchell. Dated 11th September, 1944.
R. M. Morton, D.C.M. Dated 5th December, 1944.
M. E. Kelly. B. T. Smith.
N. L. Blanchfield. B. F. Harris.
B. N. Laws. H. W. Tingey.

Dated 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Engineers

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

D. F. Brown. E. W. Whiteacre.

Dated 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Signals

2nd Lieutenant R. W. Robinson to be Lieutenant. Dated 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

A. G. Banfield. S. Herbison, M.M.
P. B. Newell, M.M. W. S. L. McRae.

Dated 22nd December, 1944.

J. R. Williams.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) D. A. Schnauer.

P. G. Oates.

R. F. Smith.

J. B. Williamson.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) M. H. MacNeil.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) N. K. Chapman, M.M.

W. M. King. A. Steele.

E. C. Hansen. D. G. W. Brown.

R. D. O’Neill. C. V. Neale.

T. P. McLean. W. B. Adair.

J. K. Burtt. J. F. Wade.

A. K. R. McInnes. F. G. Howe.

Dated 24th December, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) N. S. Batchelor to be Lieutenant (temp. Captain). Dated 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

A. J. Millis. J. G. Pearson. M. L. O’Sullivan.

Dated 23rd December, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Captain (temp. Major) E. S. Raudnic to be Major. Dated 5th December, 1944.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps

2nd Lieutenant J. I. Martin to be Lieutenant. Dated 23rd December, 1944.

N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

O. L. Jenkins. Dated 23rd December, 1944.

R. R. Boot. B. J. A. Hipkins.

L. D. Wales. P. R. Lee.

Dated 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Education and Rehabilitation Service

2nd Lieutenant E. Cardale to be Lieutenant. Dated 22nd December, 1944.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Captain D. Carey to be temp. Major. Dated 19th December, 1944.

Lieutenant S. A. Morris to be temp. Captain. Dated 18th December, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant R. H. Thevenard to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 10th November, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

Captain P. Gilchrist, M.C., to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel whilst commanding N.Z. O.C.T.U. Dated 20th December, 1944.

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors:—

A. E. Simpson. Dated 4th December, 1944.

E. G. Lewis. Dated 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

Captain P. R. Willock to be temp. Major. Dated 26th October, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. H. Spicer to be temp. Major. Dated 22nd November, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

P. J. Humphries. Dated 11th December, 1944.

W. A. Tubert. Dated 20th December, 1944.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—

T. G. McNab. Dated 1st November, 1944.

A. R. G. Lock, D.C.M., M.M. Dated 12th November, 1944.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

C. Denham. Dated 8th November, 1944.

J. G. Pearson. Dated 23rd December, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Captain G. F. Hall to be temp. Major. Dated 6th December, 1944.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

N.Z. Divisional Cavalry

Captain (temp. Major) R. A. M. MacDonald relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 22nd December, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) L. W. Thornton relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and assumes the acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 26th December, 1944.

Captain (Acting-Major) E. G. Lewis relinquishes the acting rank of Major. Dated 12th December, 1944.

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