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Order under Section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act, 1939

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

PURSUANT to subsection five of section six of the Visiting Forces Act, 1939, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby make the following order:

1. The military forces of New Zealand serving as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force are hereby declared for the purposes of the above-mentioned section six to be serving together and acting in combination with the naval, military, and air forces of His Majesty raised in the Commonwealth of Australia.

2. This order shall be in substitution for paragraph two of the order under section six of the Visiting Forces Act, 1939, made on the ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and published in New Zealand Gazette No. 38 of the sixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, which paragraph is hereby cancelled.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, this 30th day of May, 1947.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces 1927, Amendment No. 58

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the Defence Act, 1909, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations.

REGULATIONS

1. THESE regulations may be cited as the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces 1927, Amendment No. 58.

2. These regulations shall be read together with and form part of the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces 1927, published in the Gazette on the 25th day of May, 1927, at page 1555.

3. These regulations shall come into force on the day following publication thereof in the Gazette.

4. Paragraph 209 of the principal regulations is amended by adding the following:

"Extensions of service beyond the age of forty-five years shall be permitted in special cases where such extensions are in the interests of the Service."

5. Paragraph 252 of the principal regulations, as amended by the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces, Amendment No. 57, is revoked, and the following substituted:

"252. The normal maximum age for discharge of warrant officers, non-commissioned officers, and men of the Permanent Forces shall be forty-five years, but extensions beyond that age shall be permitted in special cases where such extensions are in the interests of the Service."

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 6th day of June, 1947.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 7th June, 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. 51, dated 14th May, 1947:

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

Major R. B. McQueen, N.Z. Infantry Regiment, to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 13th May, 1947.

Captain W. F. Hayes, N.Z. Infantry Regiment, to be temp. Major. Dated 13th May, 1947.

The undermentioned Lieutenants, N.Z. Army Dental Corps, to be temp. Captains:

F. Akel. D. C. Bull.

Dated 1st April, 1947.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Promotions and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section)

Army Department,
Wellington, 10th June, 1947.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section), vide List No. 52, dated 20th May, 1947:

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

Lieutenant I. J. Hellyer, N.Z. Infantry Regiment, to be temp. Captain. Dated 14th May, 1947.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, N.Z. Infantry Regiment, to be temp. Lieutenants:

R. L. Bonifant. A. V. Bayliss. W. J. Henderson.

Dated 20th May, 1947.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) C. R. Burns, N.Z.A.M.C., relinquishes the temporary rank of Colonel and assumes the acting rank of Colonel. Dated 16th June, 1947.

Captain (temp. Major) F. H. Childs, N.Z. Infantry Regiment, relinquishes the temporary rank of Major and assumes the acting rank of Major. Dated 16th June, 1947.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. B. Duncan, N.Z.A.M.C., relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain and assumes the acting rank of Captain. Dated 7th June, 1947.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignation, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 6th June, 1947.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, resignation, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:

ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Captain J. A. Pountney is appointed to command the 10th Coast Regiment, Royal N.Z. Artillery, and is granted the temporary rank of Major whilst so employed. Dated 27th March, 1947.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 22, dated 24th April, 1947, relative to Captain (temp. Major) R. de la Cour, is hereby cancelled and the following substituted:

"Captain (temp. Major) R. de la Cour relinquishes the appointment of Area Staff Officer, Area 11, Dunedin, and is attached to Jayforce for special duties. Dated 31st March, 1947."

N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Major H. G. Wooler is appointed Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General, Northern Military District, and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst so employed. Dated 1st June, 1947.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster G. H. Sands is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Dated 19th May, 1947.

TERRITORIAL FORCE
THE N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)
Hon. Lieutenant and Bandmaster G. W. Bowes is appointed Bandmaster, Papakura Military Camp, and is granted the temporary honorary rank of Captain and Bandmaster whilst so employed. Dated 19th May, 1947.

Frederick Neil Orange to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), and is seconded to the Auckland Grammar School Cadets, Area 1. Dated 8th February, 1947.

N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Colonel Sir Hugh T. D. Acland, Kt., C.M.G., C.B.E., F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., is reappointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, Southern Military District, on a part-time basis. Dated 1st April, 1947.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

The Rev. A. F. Collins, Chaplain, 4th Class (Methodist), resigns his commission. Dated 16th May, 1947.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE

Matron-in-Chief E. C. Mackay, O.B.E., R.R.C., is reappointed Matron-in-Chief, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, on a part-time basis. Dated 1st April, 1947.

The undermentioned to be Sisters (non-nursing):

Mary Margaret Angus. Dated 16th May, 1947.
Wray Cecile Corsbie. Dated 2nd June, 1947.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Lieutenant J. B. Higgins, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 15th May, 1947.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 65, dated 19th September, 1946, relative to Lieutenant A. J. Rabarts, M.M., for "Dated 2nd August, 1946" substitute "Dated 1st November, 1946."

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 10th June, 1947.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:

SUPERNUMERARY LIST, N.Z. REGULAR FORCE

Captain (temp. Major) R. H. Perrett, M.B.E., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 3rd June, 1947.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 25, dated 15th May, 1947, relative to the posting to the Retired List of Captain and Quartermaster A. E. Sharp, for "Dated 26th April, 1947," substitute "Dated 1st June, 1947."