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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 3
SCHEDULE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR APPOINTED
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
ALL those areas in the Mackenzie County, containing together by
admeasurement 24 acres 3 roods 285 perchcs, more or less, being
Reserves 3679 and 4354 and part Reserve 3680, situated in Block XI,
Opawa Survey District. As the same are more particularly
delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 4/299, deposited in the
Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and
thereon bordered red.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General,
this 17th day of January, 1947.
C. F. SKINNER,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.
(L. and S. 4/299.)
Promotions, Relinquishment, and Transfers of Officers of the Royal
New Zealand Air Force
Air Department,
Wellington, 17th January, 1947.
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotions
The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants to be Squadron
Leaders (temp.):
Dated 27th January, 1947 : NZ 403562 Charles Wynne
Brunsdon KELLY, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Dated 20th February, 1947 : NZ 411461 Cyril Keith SILCOCK,
D.F.C.
NZ 414522 Flying Officer Arthur Albert SHARROCK to be
Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Dated 20th September, 1945.
EQUIPMENT BRANCH SECTION I : EQUIPMENT OFFICERS
Transfer
Equipment Duties-
NZ 1351 Flight Lieutenant Ernest Edwin PIITTOCK is transferred
from the Reserve of Air Force Officers to the Active List in his
present rank and seniority. Dated llth September, 1946.
Relinquishment
NZ 1351 Flight Lieutenant Ernest Edwin Pirtock is permitted
to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 29th November,
1946.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotion
NZ 38170 Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) Richard
Russell HARCOURT to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.) and is appointed
to the rank of Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 1st November,
1946.
RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Transfers
The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active
List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A Section I:
Dated 13th December, 1946 : NZ 413837 Flight Lieutenant
Norman GARDINER, D.F.C.
Dated 27th January, 1947 : NZ 403562 Squadron Leader
Charles Wynne Brunsdon KELLY, D.S.O., D.F.C.
Dated 29th January, 1947 : NZ 427468 Flight Lieutenant
Gordon James KNIGHT.
Dated 2nd February, 1947 : NZ 427038 Flying Officer Rodney
Hartley HATHERELL.
Dated 13th February, 1947 : NZ 422334 Flight Lieutenant
Robert Sinclair THOMSON.
Dated 14th February, 1947 : NZ 422070 Flight Lieutenant
Desmond Joseph MARTIN.
Dated 15th February, 1947-
NZ 415703 Flight Lieutenant Alexander William Lowe,
D.F.C.
NZ 413543 Flight Lieutenant John Arthur HOULTON,
D.F.C.
The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active
List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I.
Dated 9th January, 1947 : NZ 391080 Flying Officer Brian
George WHITEHOUSE.
Dated 20th February, 1947 : NZ 411461 Squadron Leader
Cyril Keith SILCOCK, D.F.C.
Amendment
The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 60, dated
29th August, 1946, page 1199, under the heading “ Reserve of
Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “ Flying Officer Jack
BUTTERWORTH,” is amended to read “ Flight Lieutenant Jack
BUTTERWORTH.”
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.
Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 16th January, 1947.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in His Majesty’s
name, summoned-
The Honourable Archibald Campbell
to the Legislative Council of New Zealand by Writ of Summons
under the Seal of the Dominion of New Zealand dated the 15th day
of January, 1947.
P. FRASER, Prime Minister.
Consul of the United States of America at Auckland appointed
Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 14th January, 1947.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that the appointment of
Whitney Young, Esquire,
as Consul of the United States of America at Auckland has been
provisionally recognized.
P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.
Member of Land Sales Committee appointed
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th January, 1947.
NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-
General in Council, acting pursuant to the provisions of
subsection three of section seventeen of the Servicemen's Settlement
and Land Sales Act, 1943, has appointed Frank Hood, of Ngapara,
Farmer, to be the deputy of Donald James Ross, a member of the
Otago Land Sales Committee.
D. M. GREIG, Under-Secretary for Lands.
(L. and S. 13/207/1.)
Member of Gisborne Land Board reappointed
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th January, 1947.
NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-
General has, pursuant to section 49 of the Land Act, 1924,
been pleased to reappoint
Percival Taylor Weeks
to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Gisborne
for a further term of three years from the 21st day of January, 1947.
D. M. GREIG, Under-Secretary.
(L. and S. 22/748/13.)
Appointments in the Public Service
Office of the Public Service Commission,
Wellington, 17th January, 1947.
THE Public Service Commission has made the following appoint-
ments in the Public Service :-
James Provo Millar
to be Registrar of Electors for the Electoral District of Raglan
for the purposes of the Electoral Act, 1927, and its amendments,
on and after the llth day of November, 1946.
Reginald Hugo Schoen
to be Inspecting Engineer of Mines for the purposes of the Mining
Act, 1926, and its amendments, and Chief Inspector of Coal-mines
for the purposes of the Coal-mines Act, 1925, and its amendments,
and Inspector of Quarries for the purposes of the Quarries Act,
1944, and its amendments, on and after the 28th day of March,
1946.
Walter McIndoe Rae
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Arowhenua, on
and from the 7th day of October, 1946.
Margaret Ann Craig (Miss)
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Okauia, on and
from the 29th day of October, 1946.
Phoebe Garrey (Miss)
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Ngataki, on and
from the 29th day of October, 1946.
Herbert Inglis
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Oturu, on and
from the 29th day of October, 1946.
William Sparks
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Tokomaru Bay,
on and from the 4th day of November, 1946.
James William Nesbit
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Pukehina, on and
from the 4th day of November, 1946.