Military and Civil Appointments




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 83

Dated 3rd December, 1946: Flight Lieutenant William Anderson FRASER.
Dated 7th December, 1946: Flight Lieutenant Leicester George SMITH, D.F.C.
Dated 8th December, 1946: Flight Lieutenant Gerard WHINCOP.
Dated 11th December, 1946: Flight Lieutenant Reginald Laurence Wilbur HOWELL.
Dated 16th December, 1946: Flying Officer Leo Milton KERR.
Dated 9th January, 1947: Flying Officer Desmond Yarborough ANDREWES.

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I:—
Dated 8th November, 1946: Flight Lieutenant James George WILSON.
Dated 20th November, 1946: Flight Lieutenant Thomas Peter BURSON.
Dated 21st November, 1946: Squadron Leader Ernest Francis CARPENTER.
Dated 26th November, 1946: Flight Lieutenant Rev. Peter BATTERSBY.
Dated 29th November, 1946: Flight Lieutenant John Joseph LEECH.
Dated 4th December, 1946: Flight Lieutenant Ian Edward Mein WATTS.
Dated 7th December, 1946: Flying Officer Solomon Henry WERNER.
Dated 9th December, 1946: Squadron Leader Eric Copland SMART.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.


Staff of His Excellency the Governor-General

Army Department,
Wellington, 20th November, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments:—

STAFF OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL

Honorary Aide-de-Camp

Brigadier William George Gentry, D.S.O., O.B.E., New Zealand Staff Corps. Dated 30th October, 1946.

Honorary Surgeon

Colonel William Henry Blinman Bull, O.B.E., E.D., M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), New Zealand Medical Corps. Dated 17th October, 1946.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.


Member of Licensing Committee appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th November, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Leonard George Herston Sinclair, Esquire, S.M.,

to be a member of the Licensing Committees for the Districts of Waitemata and Onehunga, vice F. H. Levien, Esquire, S.M.

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


Member of Licensing Committee appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 15th November, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Norman Sutherland Davidson, Esquire,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Waitemata.

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


Appointing Trustees for the Nicholas Family Burial-ground

PURSUANT to the powers vested in me by the Cemeteries Amendment Act, 1912, I, Arnold Henry Nordmeyer, Minister of Health for the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

Albert Nicholas, Farmer, of Tauranga,
Stephen Nicholas, Farm Hand, of Tauranga, and
Luke Nicholas, Farm Hand, of Tauranga,

to be trustees of the Nicholas Family Burial-ground, as declared under the Cemeteries Amendment Act, 1912, by notice appearing in the Gazette of the 20th day of February, 1941.

As witness my hand, this 13th day of November, 1946.

A. H. NORDMEYER, Minister of Health.

(H.C. 46/17.)


Member of the Whitehall Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4349)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 13th November, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, to appoint, on the 6th day of November, 1946—

John William Reginald Baldwin

to be a member of the Whitehall Rabbit Board, vice George William Winter, resigned.

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Agriculture.


Member of New Zealand Meat-producers Board reappointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4355.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 12th November, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 29 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1942, to reappoint

William Edward Hale, Esquire,

to be a member of and the representative of the dairy-producers of New Zealand on the New Zealand Meat-producers Board established under the Meat-export Control Act, 1921-22.

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Agriculture.


Notice of Appointment of Honorary Fishery Officers for the Purposes of Part I of the Fisheries Act, 1908

Marine Department,
Wellington, 15th November, 1946.

IT is hereby notified that the Hon. Minister of Marine has, in pursuance of section 29 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1946, this day appointed—

Percy Fry, of Christchurch, and
Hipiriona Hotere, of Mitimiti,

to be Honorary Officers for the purposes of Part I of the Fisheries Act, 1908, to hold office until the 31st day of March, 1947.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary.


Notice of Appointment of an Honorary Fishery Officer for the Purposes of Part I of the Fisheries Act, 1908

Marine Department,
Wellington, 13th November, 1946.

IT is hereby notified that the Hon. Minister of Marine has, in pursuance of section 29 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1946, this day appointed

Nolan Bayden Oxnam, of Wairoa,

to be an Honorary Fishery Officer for the purposes of Part I of the Fisheries Act, 1908, to hold office until the 31st day of March, 1947.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary.


Notice of Appointment of Honorary Officers for the Purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908

Marine Department,
Wellington, 13th November, 1946.

IT is hereby notified that the Hon. Minister of Marine has, in pursuance of section 29 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1946, this day appointed—

Ernest Albert Kowhai Lee, of Stratford,

to be an Honorary Officer for the Stratford Acclimatization District for the purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, to hold office until the 31st day of March, 1947.

Ian James McNutt, of Dunedin,

to be an Honorary Officer for the Otago Acclimatization District for the purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, to hold office until the 31st day of March, 1947.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary.


Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 19th November, 1946.

IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been made:—

John Whiting Sewell

to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Ellesmere, on and from the 5th day of November, 1946.

George Vincent O’Donohue

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Naseby at Naseby, on and from the 1st day of November, 1946.

John Cameron Pirrit Leathem

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Maungaturoto at Kaiwaka, on and from the 1st day of November, 1946.

John Weymss Robertson

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Denniston, on and from the 30th day of October, 1946.

Stanley Alfred Grant

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Mount Benger at Miller’s Flat, on and from the 5th day of November, 1946.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.



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🛡️ Relinquishments and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
9 January 1947
Air Force Relinquishments, Transfers, General Duties Branch, Reserve of Air Force Officers
14 names identified
  • William Anderson Fraser (Flight Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Leicester George Smith (Flight Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Gerard Whincop (Flight Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Reginald Laurence Wilbur Howell (Flight Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Leo Milton Kerr (Flying Officer), Relinquished commission
  • Desmond Yarborough Andrewes (Flying Officer), Relinquished commission
  • James George Wilson (Flight Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • Thomas Peter Burson (Flight Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • Ernest Francis Carpenter (Squadron Leader), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • Peter Battersby (Flight Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • John Joseph Leech (Flight Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • Ian Edward Mein Watts (Flight Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • Solomon Henry Werner (Flying Officer), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • Eric Copland Smart (Squadron Leader), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🏛️ Appointments to the Staff of His Excellency the Governor-General

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 November 1946
Governor-General Staff, Honorary Aide-de-Camp, Honorary Surgeon
  • William George Gentry (Brigadier), Appointed Honorary Aide-de-Camp
  • William Henry Blinman Bull (Colonel), Appointed Honorary Surgeon

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

⚖️ Appointment of Member of Licensing Committee

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
18 November 1946
Licensing Committee, Waitemata, Onehunga
  • Leonard George Herston Sinclair (Esquire), Appointed member of Licensing Committee

  • H. G. R. Mason, Minister of Justice

⚖️ Appointment of Member of Licensing Committee

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
15 November 1946
Licensing Committee, Waitemata
  • Norman Sutherland Davidson (Esquire), Appointed member of Licensing Committee

  • H. G. R. Mason, Minister of Justice

🏥 Appointment of Trustees for the Nicholas Family Burial-ground

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
13 November 1946
Trustees, Burial-ground, Tauranga
  • Albert Nicholas, Appointed trustee of burial-ground
  • Stephen Nicholas, Appointed trustee of burial-ground
  • Luke Nicholas, Appointed trustee of burial-ground

  • A. H. Nordmeyer, Minister of Health

🌾 Appointment of Member of Whitehall Rabbit Board

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
13 November 1946
Rabbit Board, Whitehall
  • John William Reginald Baldwin, Appointed member of Rabbit Board

  • B. Roberts, Minister of Agriculture

🌾 Reappointment of Member of New Zealand Meat-producers Board

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
12 November 1946
Meat-producers Board, Dairy-producers
  • William Edward Hale (Esquire), Reappointed member of Meat-producers Board

  • B. Roberts, Minister of Agriculture

🌾 Appointment of Honorary Fishery Officers

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
15 November 1946
Fishery Officers, Christchurch, Mitimiti
  • Percy Fry, Appointed Honorary Fishery Officer
  • Hipiriona Hotere, Appointed Honorary Fishery Officer

  • W. C. Smith, Secretary

🌾 Appointment of Honorary Fishery Officer

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
13 November 1946
Fishery Officer, Wairoa
  • Nolan Bayden Oxnam, Appointed Honorary Fishery Officer

  • W. C. Smith, Secretary

🌾 Appointment of Honorary Officers for Fisheries Act

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
13 November 1946
Fishery Officers, Stratford, Otago
  • Ernest Albert Kowhai Lee, Appointed Honorary Officer
  • Ian James McNutt, Appointed Honorary Officer

  • W. C. Smith, Secretary

🏛️ Appointment of Deputy Registrars of Marriages, Births and Deaths

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
19 November 1946
Deputy Registrars, Marriages, Births, Deaths
  • John Whiting Sewell, Appointed Deputy Registrar
  • George Vincent O’Donohue, Appointed Deputy Registrar
  • John Cameron Pirrit Leathem, Appointed Deputy Registrar
  • John Weymss Robertson, Appointed Deputy Registrar
  • Stanley Alfred Grant, Appointed Deputy Registrar

  • P. H. Wylde, Deputy Registrar-General