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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[NO. 4
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)-
Sister Jessie Alexander, of Auckland.
Miss Isabella Banks, of Te Araroa.
Mr. John Joseph Gallagher, of Wellington.
Mr. Frederick Vernon Horne, of Auckland.
Miss Minnie Johns Jeffery, of Dunedin.
Miss Martha Leslie, of Auckland.
Mr. George Jennings Petherick, of Wellington.
Miss Alice Pochetty, of the Staff of the High Commissioner's Office, London.
Mr. John McLean Robertson, of Westport.
Mr. Patrick Joseph Twomey, of Christchurch.
Mrs. Helena Elizabeth Wise, of Eastbourne.
Mrs. Deborah Goldsmith, of Wellington.
MILITARY DIVISION
Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.)-
Brigadier Keith Lindsay Stewart, C.B.E., D.S.O., of Wellington.
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
(C.B.E.)-
Group Captain Malcolm Frederick Calder, R.N.Z.A.F., of
Wellington.
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)-
Captain George Hamilton Dennistoun, D.S.0., R.N. (Retired),
of Rangitata.
Lieutenant-Colonel George Patrick O'Leary, N.Z.P.S., of
Wellington.
Acting Group Captain Thomas James Denton, R.N.Z.A.F., of
Wellington.
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)-
Mr. William Corbet Laveniture, Temporary Acting Boatswain,
R.N.Z.N., of Auckland.
Senior Commander Geraldine Vida Moyle McClure, W.A.A.C.,
of Wellington.
Major John Henry Cowdrey, N.Z.M.C., of Wellington.
Major and Quartermaster Arthur Barrington Kitchen, R.A., of
the Staff of the New Zealand Military Liaison Office,
London.
Major Harry Stevens Harbott, 2nd N.Z.E.F., of Timaru.
Warrant Officer John Walter Cook, R.N.Z.A.F., of Oamaru.
Flight Lieutenant Victor Graham Baskiville-Robinson,
R.N.Z.A.F., of Auckland.
Air Force Cross (A.F.C.)-
Acting Squadron Leader Robert Maxwell McKay, R.N.Z.A.F.,
of Christchurch.
Flight Lieutenant Arthur Oliver Hewitt, R.N.Z.A.F., of
Auckland.
Air Force Medal (A.F.M.)-
Flight Sergeant Andrew Houston Campbell Aitken, R.N.Z.A.F.,
of Auckland.
British Empire Medal (B.E.M.)-
Chief Petty Officer Cook (S) Francis Mervyn Thompson,
R.N.Z.N., of Auckland.
Petty Officer Telegraphist Albert Charles Arthur Tite,
R.N.Z.N., of Wellington.
Chief Wren (2nd Class) Teresa Genevieve Williamson, of
Hamilton.
Petty Officer Harold George Josey, R.N.Z.N., of Auckland.
Staff Sergeant (Temporary Warrant Officer, Class I) Denis
Christian Pedersen, N.Z.P.S., of Auckland.
Staff Sergeant (Temporary Warrant Officer, Class I) James
Benjamin Bishop, R.N.Z.A., of Turakina.
Senior Sergeant Gwendoline Margaret Florence Matheson,
W.A.A.F., of Hastings.
Flight Sergeant Hugo Dickson, R.N.Z.A.F., of Nelson.
Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air-
Flying Officer Mervyn James Davies, R.N.Z.A.F., of Grey-
mouth.
Flight Lieutenant John Raynor McClymont, R.N.Z.A.F., of
Auckland.
Flight Lieutenant William Allan Murray, R.N.Z.A.F., of Timaru.
D. E. FOUHY, Official Secretary.
Additional Member of Domain Board appointed
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th January, 1947.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in
pursuance of section 46 of the Public Reserves, Domains,
and National Parks Act, 1928, to increase the total number of
members of the Tokaanu Domain Board from seven to eight, and
to appoint
Lawrence Samuel Dennis
as the additional member thereby rendered necessary.
D. M. GREIG, Under-Secretary for Lands.
(L. and S. 1/1011)

Appointments in the Public Service
Office of the Public Service Commission,
Wellington, 28th January, 1947.
THE Public Service Commission has made the following
appointments in the Public Service:-
John Gordon McGhie
to be District Public Trustee at Napier for the purposes of the
Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921-22, on and after the
6th day of January, 1947.
Eric George Rhodes
to be Registrar at Christchurch of the Supreme Court of New
Zealand and Sheriff for the District of Canterbury for the purposes
of the Judicature Act, 1908, Registrar and Marshal at Christchurch
of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in respect of its jurisdiction
as a Colonial Court of Admiralty under the Colonial Courts of
Admiralty Act, 1890, on and after the 23rd day of June, 1944.
John Harold Cameron Halliday
to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the
District of Huntly, on and from the 23rd day of December, 1946,
and Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Huntly, on and
from the 23rd day of December, 1946.
Wilfred Augustine Dowd
to be Assistant Land Registrar for the District of Wellington pursuant
to the provisions of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, on
and from the 27th day of January, 1947.
Raymond Gilbert Church
to be Inspector for the purposes of the Weights and Measures Act,
1925, on and from the lst day of January, 1947.
Henry Goodwin Kingsland Adamson
to be Deputy Commissioner of Crown Lands for the South Auckland
Land District for the purposes of the Land Act, 1924, on and from
the Ist day of January, 1947.
Harley Lyall Alton Morris
to be an Analyst for the purposes of the Sale of Food and Drugs
Act, 1908, on and from the 21st day of January, 1947.
Eoin Bruce Chisholm Murray
to be District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles for the District
of Otago pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the Land Transfer
Act, 1915, and Registrar of Deeds for the District of Otago pursuant
to the provisions of section 6 of the Deeds Registration Act, 1908,
on and from the 27th day of January, 1947.
Gordon Janisch
to be Assistant Land Registrar for the District of Nelson pursuant
to the provisions of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, on and
from the 14th day of February, 1947.
Richard Bernard Williams
to be Assistant Land Registrar for the District of Canterbury pursuant
to the provisions of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act, 1915,
on and from the 27th day of January, 1947.
Arthur Patrick Benjamin
to be Assistant Land Registrar for the District of Auckland pursuant
to the provisions of section 4 of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, on
and from the 14th day of February, 1947.
David Andrew Young
to be District Land Registrar and Examiner of Titles for the District
of Taranaki pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the Land
Transfer Act, 1915, and Registrar of Deeds for the District of
Taranaki pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of the Deeds
Registration Act, 1908, on and from the 3rd day of March, 1947.
L. A. ATKINSON, Secretary.
Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 28th January, 1947.
IT is hereby notified that the following appointments have been
made:-
Eric William Belcher
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for
the District of Kumara, on and from the 10th day of January, 1947.
Geoffrey Charles Gordon
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for
the District of Nelson, on and from the 27th day of January, 1947.
Alexander Speakman Louisson
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for
the District of Invercargill, on and from the 21st day of January,
1947.
Roy Charles Moyle
to be Deputy Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for
the District of Waihi, on and from the 6th day of January, 1947.
P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.