MAY 16] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 683

Dated 19th April, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Wellesly Cox.
Flying Officer Arthur Desmond APPLEBY.
Dated 20th April, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Jack Brokenshire PRICE, D.F.M.
Dated 2nd May, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Raymond William ROLFE.
Dated 3rd May, 1946—
Flying Officer Reginald John ATKINSON.
Dated 8th May, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Roy Erlich FORBES, D.F.C.

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I:—
Dated 18th March, 1946—
Air Commodore Keith Logan CALDWELL, C.B.E., M.C., D.F.C.
Dated 10th April, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Michael Moray SHAND, D.F.C.
Dated 14th April, 1946—
Flying Officer Percy Charles CAMPBELL.
Dated 16th April, 1946—
Pilot Officer Robert SUTHERLAND.
Dated 19th April, 1946—
Flying Officer Terence O’MEARA.
Dated 23rd April, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Sidney Caslake HAWES, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 11th May, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Stanley Edward WILKS.
Dated 6th June, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant John Edward Stephen FITZGERALD.
Dated 9th June, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Ian Stewart MULHOLLAND.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 13, dated 7th March, 1946, page 301, relating to “Flying Officer John Lloyd RICHARDS,” is further amended to read “Dated 1st May, 1946.”

Cancellations

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 39, dated 7th June, 1945, page 644, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” so far as it relates to “Pilot Officer John Windsor GREEN,” is cancelled.

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 43, dated 21st June, 1945, page 817, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Flying Officer Eric Hoeta OLIVER,” is cancelled.

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 72, dated 22nd November, 1945, page 1455, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” so far as it relates to “Flight Lieutenant William Robert CATON,” is cancelled.

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 9, dated 14th February, 1946, page 217, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” so far as it relates to “Flight Lieutenant Harvey Colin O’LOUGHLIN,” is cancelled.

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 21, dated 4th April, 1946, page 422, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Flight Lieutenant Hugh William THOMSON,” is cancelled.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Honours and Award approved by His Majesty the King

Office of the Minister of Defence,
Wellington, 11th May, 1946.

HIS Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the following honours and award to members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in recognition of meritorious services rendered in connection with the war:—

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)
Squadron Leader Vivian Ian Edgar Whitehead, M.B., Ch.B. (N.Z.), (NZ 1803), of Blenheim.
Flight Lieutenant Lionel Arthur Scrivin, M.B., Ch.B. (N.Z.), (NZ 1852), of Auckland.

British Empire Medal
NZ 391298 Flight Sergeant Percival Ernest Gronn Ford, of Blenheim.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Consul-General of the Netherlands at Wellington appointed

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 7th May, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government directs it to be notified that His Majesty’s Exequatur empowering Jonkheer Doctor W. E. van Panhuys to act as Consul-General of the Netherlands at Wellington for New Zealand and its dependencies, and the mandated territory of Western Samoa, has been issued.

P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.

Vice-Consul of the Netherlands at Wellington appointed

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 9th May, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government directs it to be notified that the appointment of Dr. W. Arriëns as Vice-Consul of the Netherlands at Wellington has been provisionally recognized.

D. G. SULLIVAN,
For the Minister of External Affairs.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint Frank Felix Reid, Esquire, S.M., to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the Districts of New Plymouth, Stratford, and Egmont, as from 4th June, 1946.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Board appointed in Terms of Section 332, Municipal Corporations Act, 1933

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 13th May, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased, in terms of section 332, Municipal Corporations Act, 1933, to appoint—
Stanley Logan Paterson, Esquire, Stipendiary Magistrate, Hamilton,
Thomas Jackson, Esquire, Farmer, Rotorua, and
Sylvan Morris Jones, Esquire, District Valuer, Rotorua,
to be a Board for the purpose of hearing an appeal lodged by the Glenholme Estate, Limited, and Dr. H. Bertram, against the decision of the Rotorua Borough Council in respect of an application for the approval of that Council to a proposed subdivision of certain land in the Borough of Rotorua.

B. ROBERTS,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 98/32.)

Member of the Hunua Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4287)

Office of the Minister of Agriculture,
Wellington, 10th May, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased, in pursuance of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, to appoint, on the 7th day of May, 1946—
Albert Stebbings
to be a member of the Hunua Rabbit Board, vice Edward Clifford Eady, resigned.

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Agriculture.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1946.

IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made:—
Jack Lionel Wright
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Rotorua, on and from the 13th day of May, 1946.
John Alexander Ross Kirkwood
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Mangaroa, on and from the 27th day of April, 1946.
P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

Appointments in the Public Service

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 7th May, 1946.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service:—
Leo John Poff
to be Commissioner of Crown Lands for the South Auckland Land District for the purposes of the Land Act, 1924, on and from the 28th day of April, 1946.
John Patrick Shennan
to be Registrar of Brands for the purposes of the Stock Act, 1908, for the Clutha, Tuapeka, and Bruce Branding Districts, on and from the 2nd day of April, 1946.
Wilbur Wooldrage
to be an Inspector of Factories for the purposes of the Factories Act, 1921–22, on and from the 9th day of April, 1946.
James Patrick Joyce
to be District Public Trustee for the District of Stratford for the purposes of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921–22, on and from the 1st day of May, 1946.
Phoebe Garrey (Miss)
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Whangape, on and from the 4th day of April, 1946.

L. A. ATKINSON, Secretary.