Appointments in the Royal New Zealand Navy

Navy Office,
Wellington, 27th March, 1947.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following terminations of appointments and appointments in the Royal New Zealand Navy:

Mr. William Lewis Brewer, D.S.M., Temporary Acting Commissioned Telegraphist, Royal New Zealand Navy, Temporary Warrant terminated, to date 28th February, 1947. Entered in the Royal New Zealand Navy for permanent service in the rank of Commissioned Telegraphist, with seniority of 18th June, 1945, and appointed H.M.N.Z.S. "Philomel," additional for duty as Officer in Charge, Waiouru W/T Station, to date 1st March, 1947. Granted the acting rank of Telegraphist Lieutenant whilst holding this appointment, to date from 1st March, 1947.

Mr. Edward Herbert Biggs, Temporary Acting Commissioned Telegraphist, Royal New Zealand Navy, Temporary Warrant terminated, to date 28th February, 1947. Entered in the Royal New Zealand Navy for permanent service in the rank of Commissioned Telegraphist, with seniority of 2nd September, 1946, to date 1st March, 1947.

Mr. Stanley Thomas Davies, Temporary Warrant Telegraphist, Royal New Zealand Navy, Temporary Warrant terminated, to date 28th February, 1947. Entered in the Royal New Zealand Navy for permanent service in the rank of Warrant Telegraphist, with seniority of 30th June, 1943, to date 1st March, 1947.

A. H. NORDMEYER,
For the Minister of Defence.

Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section)

Army Department,
Wellington, 9th April, 1947.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section), vide List No. 45, dated 13th March, 1947:

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

Royal N.Z. Artillery
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants:
A. E. Rowe. H. A. L. Laing.
Dated 10th March, 1947.

The N.Z. Infantry Corps
Captain P. H. Martin to be temp. Major. Dated 1st February, 1947.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants:
F. White. Dated 24th February, 1947.
J. F. Pope. Dated 10th March, 1947.

N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps
2nd Lieutenant G. J. H. Atkinson to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1st March, 1947.

N.Z. Army Medical Corps
The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:
A. D. Fair. C. B. Sherer.
E. M. McLachlan. E. H. Cluer.
B. A. Cookson. B. Gordon.
C. C. Draper.

Dated 1st March, 1947.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenant to be temp. Lieutenant:
S. H. Beresford. Dated 1st March, 1947.

A. H. NORDMEYER,
For the Minister of Defence.

Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section)

Army Department,
Wellington, 16th April, 1947.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section), vide List No. 46, dated 18th March, 1947:

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) I. F. Jamieson, N.Z.M.C., to be temp. Captain. Dated 1st March, 1947.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants:
G. F. Goodall, N.Z.E.M.E.
A. D. Pike, N.Z.E.M.E.

Dated 15th March, 1947.

A. H. NORDMEYER,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Advisory Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research,
Wellington, 12th March, 1947.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance and by virtue of the powers conferred upon him by section 6 of the Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1926, to appoint:

Theodore Rigg, K.B.E., M.A., M.Sc., F.R.I.C., F.R.S.N.Z., to be a member and to be Chairman of the Advisory Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and
John Clarke Andrews, Ph.D., M.Sc.,
Norman Lowther Edson, B.Med.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D. (Cantab.),
Eric Raymond Hudson, B.Sc., B.Agr., Dip. C.A.C.,
Robert Owen Page, D.Sc.,
John Morris Ranstead, Esquire,
William Riddet, B.Sc. (Agric.), N.D.A., N.D.D.,
Robert Browne Tennent, N.D.D.,
Donald Frederick Sandys Wunsch, M.A. (Oxon.), B.Sc. (McGill), M.I.Chem.E., Assoc.Inst.M.M.,

To be the other members of the said Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the appointment to have effect as on and from 1st January, 1947, until 31st December, 1948.

D. G. SULLIVAN,
Minister of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Crown Solicitor appointed

Crown Law Office,
Wellington, 10th April, 1947.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Harold Arthur Elrington Maitland to be Crown Solicitor at Westport.

H. G. R. MASON, Attorney-General.

Member of the Kauana Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4405)

Pursuant to section 37 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, the Minister of Agriculture doth hereby appoint
William Herbert Smith, being an Inspector appointed under Part I of the said Act, to be a member of the Kauana Rabbit Board.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of April, 1947.

EDWARD CULLEN, Minister of Agriculture.

Member of the Ohura North Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4406)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 14th April, 1947.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, to appoint, on the 5th day of April, 1947—
Herbert Emmerson Bolton to be a member of the Ohura North Rabbit Board, vice Charles Edward Stewart, resigned.

EDWARD CULLEN, Minister of Agriculture.

Member of the Wanganui Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4407)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 14th April, 1947.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, to appoint, on the 5th day of April, 1947—
John O'Neill to be a member of the Wanganui Rabbit Board, vice William Craig, deceased.

EDWARD CULLEN, Minister of Agriculture.

Trustee of Timaru Racecourse appointed

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th April, 1947.

His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 6 of the Timaru Racecourse Reserve Act, 1883, been pleased to appoint
Leslie Ray Jordan to be a member of the Board of Trustees constituted under the said Act, in place of Walter Baxter, resigned.

D. M. GREIG, Under-Secretary.
(L. and S. 1/573.)