JAN. 25] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 53

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVAL RESERVE
Temporary Acting-Lieutenant Alexander McMillan Whiteford, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 25th September, 1943.
Temporary Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander William Harry Craike, granted the acting rank of Temporary Paymaster Commander whilst holding present appointment, to date 15th August, 1944.

ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE
Temporary Lieutenant James David Dunlop, lent Royal New Zealand Navy and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 4th August, 1944.
Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant Norman Alfred Dugard, lent Royal New Zealand Navy and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 4th May, 1944.
Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant Jonathan Philip Davis, lent Royal New Zealand Navy and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 8th May, 1944.
Temporary Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant George Parker Milnes, lent Royal New Zealand Navy and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 6th May, 1944.

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE
Lieutenant-Commander James Andrew Smyth, V.D., promoted to the rank of Commander, to date 30th June, 1944.
Lieutenant-Commander Peter Phipps, D.S.C., granted the acting rank of Commander whilst holding present appointment, to date 21st August, 1944.
Lieutenant-Commander Ernest Walter Garner, V.D., granted the acting rank of Commander whilst holding present appointment, to date 5th August, 1944.
Lieutenant-Commander (Acting-Commander) Bernard Theodore Giles, appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed as Naval Member of New Zealand Joint Staff Mission, Washington, D.C., in continuation, and as Naval Attache to the New Zealand Legation, to date 22nd June, 1944 (to continue to serve in the acting rank of Commander whilst holding this appointment).
Lieutenants Ian Clendon Howard and Ronald Francis Hull, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, to date 27th May, 1944.
Lieutenant Henry Lester Hudson, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander, to date 6th July, 1944.
Lieutenant George David Gray, granted the status of “Qualified Officer (Small Vessels),” to date 19th August, 1944.
Lieutenant Graham Raymond Woods, granted the status of “Qualified Officer (Small Vessels),” to date 18th July, 1944.
Lieutenant William Robinson Gower-Reid, granted the status of “Qualified Officer (Small Vessels),” to date 26th April, 1944.
Temporary Lieutenant Sydney George Wallace, promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander, to date 11th May, 1944.
Temporary Lieutenant Ernest Ashton Bradshaw, granted the status of “Qualified Officer (Small Vessels),” to date 24th May, 1944.
Temporary Lieutenant Hugh Frederick Warner, promotion to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant antedated to 21st July, 1943.
Temporary Acting-Lieutenant Joseph Augustine Ongley, confirmed in rank with existing seniority of 5th February, 1943.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Philip Scott Hutchinson, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 24th January, 1944.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Bruce Roy, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 3rd June, 1944.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Sefton Windsor Campbell, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 14th May, 1944.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Hay, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 29th July, 1944.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Eric Francis Evans, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 5th August, 1944.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant John Charles Fallow, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 15th June, 1944.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant John Desmond Helmore, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 25th December, 1943.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant John Bernard Smith, promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting-Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 5th February, 1944.
Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenants Eoin Chisholm, Philip Sydney Cooper, Clifton Owen Savage Dawe, John Alfred Belcher, Herbert George Fletcher, Maurice Kenneth Lawson, and Colin Alexander Dallas, promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 17th July, 1944.
Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenants Brian Hamilton Smith and Leslie Boyd Weenink, promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 18th August, 1944.
Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Roderick Alister Parlane, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 3rd December 1941. Promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 3rd June, 1944.
Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (A) Peter Horton Picot, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant (A), to date 29th February, 1944.
Probationary Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) Patrick Charles Petley confirmed in rank with original seniority of 10th February, 1944. Promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (E) and reappointed, to date 10th August, 1944.
Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander (Acting Paymaster-Commander) Leonard John Black, promoted to the rank of Paymaster-Commander and reappointed, to date 30th June, 1944.
Probationary Temporary Acting Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Arthur Charles Lambert, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 15th March, 1944.

Temporary Lieutenant (Special Branch) Colin James Myles Gardner, transferred to the Executive Branch in the rank of Temporary Acting-Lieutenant with seniority of 3rd June, 1943, and reappointed, to date 8th July, 1944.
Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) Harper Barnett, promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) and reappointed, to date 10th May, 1944.
Probationary Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) Charles Gillitt Schumacher, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 4th January, 1944. Promoted to the rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) and reappointed, to date 4th July, 1944.
Mr. James Hutton, entered as Probationary Temporary Lieutenant (Special Branch) and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 20th June, 1944.
Mr. Philip Murray Roberts, entered as Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 7th July, 1944.
The Reverend Harry Vivian Collett Reynolds, appointed Honorary Chaplain, to date 1st January, 1943.
Eric Wallace Jepson, Probationary Engine-room Mechanic, N.Z. 8032, promoted to the rank of Probationary Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 23rd August, 1944.

WOMEN’S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVAL SERVICE
Fourth Officer Veronica Mary Barnes, reappointed on marriage as Mrs. V. M. Mills, to date 15th July, 1944.
Fourth Officer Molly Crawshaw, reappointed on marriage as Mrs. M. Kirby, to date 29th March, 1944.
Fourth Officer Marion Blennerhasset, promoted to the rank of Third Officer and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 7th February, 1944.
Fourth Officer Mary Eleanor Chesney, promoted to the rank of Third Officer and reappointed, to date 24th March, 1944.
Enid Grantham, Petty Officer Wren, O.N. 106, promoted to the rank of Fourth Officer and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 12th June, 1944.
Eunice Mary Morrison, Wren, O.N. 406, promoted to the rank of Fourth Officer and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 26th June, 1944.
Myna Doreen Percival, Petty Officer Wren, O.N. 40, promoted to the rank of Fourth Officer and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 20th July, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 19th January, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force:—

APPOINTMENTS (TEMPORARY)
N.Z. Dental Corps

The undermentioned are seconded from the Territorial Force, and for duty with the Royal N.Z. Air Force:—
Temp. Captain A. J. Aitken, B.D.S. Dated 25th November, 1944.
Temp. Captains—
S. A. Fogg, B.D.S. W. J. Hayward, B.D.S.
Dated 27th November, 1944.
Lieutenant W. F. Throp, B.D.S. Dated 27th November, 1944.

APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)
N.Z. Dental Corps

The undermentioned temporary appointments are confirmed:—
Captains—
A. J. Aitken. Dated 7th December, 1944.
S. A. Fogg. W. J. Hayward.
Dated 10th December, 1944.
Lieutenant W. F. Throp. Dated 10th December, 1944.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

Sister M. D. Congreve is seconded from the Territorial Force, and for duty with the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 18th December, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment, Promotions, Cancellation, Reversion, and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 19th January, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointment, promotions, cancellation, reversion, and transfers of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointment

As Pilot—
NZ 2349 James Chilton Francis HAYTER, D.F.C., whose Short-service Commission in the Royal Air Force expired on the 15th August, 1944, is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Squadron Leader with seniority as from the 1st July, 1944. Dated 16th August, 1944