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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 49

And whereas by Warrant bearing date the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, I authorize you to convene courts-martial as aforesaid and to confirm the findings and sentences thereof, such Warrant being published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 85 on the first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, at page 2471 :

And whereas I have executed a further Warrant in lieu of the aforesaid Warrant :

Now, therefore, I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby cancel and revoke the said Warrant bearing date the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight.

Given under my hand at Wellington, this 16th day of July, 1945.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Warrant for Convening General Courts-martial

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

To the Chief of the Air Staff for the time being of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by the Air Force Act, 1937, and the regulations made thereunder, I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby authorize you from time to time as occasion may require to convene general courts-martial for the trial of every person subject to the said Act and regulations who shall be charged with any offence for which such person may be tried by court-martial, whether such offence shall have been committed before or after the date of this Warrant ; and I hereby further authorize you to confirm the proceedings of any such courts-martial and to cause any sentence thereof to be put into execution according to law :

Provided always that if by sentence of any general court-martial a commissioned officer has been sentenced to suffer death, penal servitude, or imprisonment, or to be cashiered or dismissed from the Air Force, or an airman has been sentenced to suffer death or penal servitude, you shall in such case, and also in the case of any other general court-martial, whether convened by you or under the delegated authority hereinafter mentioned in which you shall think fit so to do, transmit the proceedings to the Solicitor-General of New Zealand in order that he may forward them to the Minister of Defence, who will lay the same before me for my decision thereupon :

And I do further authorize you to direct your Warrant to any officer of the Air Force not below the rank of Squadron Leader giving him a general authority to convene general courts-martial for the trial of any persons subject to the said Act and regulations who shall be charged with any offence for which such person may be tried by court-martial, whether such offence shall have been committed before or after the date of the Warrant directed by you to such officer, and also to exercise in respect of the proceedings of any courts-martial the power of confirming the findings or sentences thereof according to law, or, if you should so think fit, of directing him to reserve for your confirmation the proceedings of all or any courts-martial, in which case you are hereby authorized to exercise in respect of the proceedings so reserved all the powers of a confirming officer in accordance with the said Act and regulations :

And also, in the case of any such officer exercising command outside New Zealand, empowering him to appoint a fit person to execute the office of judge-advocate at such courts-martial for the more orderly proceedings of the same :

And for executing the several powers, matters, and things herein expressed this shall be to you, and all others whom it may concern, a sufficient Warrant and authority.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 16th day of July, 1945
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 10th July, 1945.

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

MEMORANDUM

Staff

Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. Bennett, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., is loaned to the War Office for special employment under the Allied Control Commission at Headquarters, South West Pacific Area, and is granted the temporary rank of Colonel. Dated 20th February, 1945.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (UNITED KINGDOM)

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. H. Fullarton to be Captain. Dated 22nd April, 1945.

N.Z. Infantry

Captain T. G. Bedding, M.C., to be temp. Major. Dated 3rd May, 1941.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps

Major S. B. Wallace to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 2nd April, 1945.

N.Z. Postal Corps

Captain (temp. Major) H. A. Harbott to be Major. Dated 22nd April, 1945.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

2nd Lieutenant W. B. McI. Devitt to be Lieutenant. Dated 13th June, 1945.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :

2074 Lestock Ryvers Baigent, N.Z. Inf. Dated 24th May, 1945.

38752 John Alexander Smith, N.Z. Postal Corps. Dated 1st June, 1945.

37350 John Albert Mace, N.Z. Army Pay Corps. Dated 15th May, 1945.

The undermentioned to be War Correspondents with the pay and allowances of 2nd Lieutenants :

44818 Sylvester Thomas Mahoney. Dated 27th April, 1945.

35039 Leighton McLeod Hill. Dated 28th April, 1945.

No. 1 N.Z. HOSPITAL SHIP “MAUNGANUI”

APPOINTMENTS (TEMPORARY)

The undermentioned are seconded from the Territorial Force :

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenants—
D. J. A. Doyle, M.B., Ch.B. S. Moor, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 21st June, 1945.

APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)

The undermentioned temporary appointments are confirmed :

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenants—
D. J. A. Doyle (with effect from 21st June, 1945).
S. Moor (with effect from 31st January, 1945).
Dated 26th June, 1945.

The undermentioned are seconded from the Territorial Force :

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

Sister F. M. Logan (with effect from 22nd February, 1945). Dated 26th June, 1945.

N.Z. Chaplains Department

Rev. F. O. Ball, Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 26th June, 1945.

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

The undermentioned Sisters to be Charge Sisters :

A. M. Gawn. J. T. Sexton.
Dated 27th June, 1945.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfer, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 16th July, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfer, and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force :

RELINQUISHMENT OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Engineers

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) E. R. McKillop, O.B.E., relinquishes the temporary rank of Colonel. Dated 13th May, 1944.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FIJI)

APPOINTMENT (TEMPORARY)

N.Z. Infantry

Lieutenant D. H. Beamish is reposted to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force. Dated 23rd June, 1945.

APPOINTMENT (SUBSTANTIVE)

N.Z. Infantry

Lieutenant D. H. Beamish’s temporary appointment is confirmed. Dated 30th June, 1945.

TRANSFER

N.Z. Divisional Signals

Lieutenant G. W. Clausen is transferred from the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force in Pacific to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force (Fiji). Dated 2nd July, 1945.