AUG. 28]

Lands permanently reserved in the Canterbury Land District

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

WHEREAS by the three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart temporarily as reserves, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral licence, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

And whereas by the three-hundred-and-sixtieth section of the said Act it is provided that land temporarily reserved under the said three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section may, at the expiration of one month, but not later than six months, after the publication in the Gazette of notice of such temporary reservation, be permanently reserved, and that notice of such permanent reservation shall be published in the Gazette:

And whereas the lands described in the Schedule hereto were by the Warrant dated the nineteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, and published in the Gazette of the twenty-sixth day of that month, temporarily reserved under the authority of the said Act for the purposes in the Schedule of the said Warrant specified at the end of the respective descriptions of the lands so intended to be temporarily reserved:

Now, therefore, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, do hereby permanently reserve the lands described in the Schedule hereto for the purposes in the said Schedule specified at the end of the respective descriptions of the lands so intended to be permanently reserved for which purposes the said lands were so temporarily reserved as aforesaid.

SCHEDULE

CANTEBURY LAND DISTRICT

RESERVE 4509, situated in the Borough of Riccarton:. Area, 2 roods 39·8 perches, more or less. (Municipal.)

Reserve 4510, situated in the Borough of Riccarton: Area, 29 perches, more or less. (Municipal.)

Reserve 4511, situated in the Borough of Riccarton: Area, 24 perches, more or less. (Municipal.)

Reserve 4457, situated in the Borough of Riccarton: Area, 1 rood 10·2 perches, more or less. (Municipal.)

Reserve 4458, situated in the Borough of Riccarton: Area, 1 acre 1 rood 24·5 perches, more or less. (Recreation.)

Reserve 4459, situated in the Borough of Riccarton: Area, 1 acre 3 roods 20·7 perches, more or less. (Recreation.)

Reserve 4460, situated in the Borough of Riccarton: Area, 2 acres 0 roods 34 perches, more or less. (Recreation.)

Reserve 4461, situated in the Borough of Riccarton : Area, 4·5 perches, more or less. (Recreation.)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 19th day of August, 1947.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 30/228/3.)

Land permanently reserved in the Auckland Land District

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

WHEREAS by the three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart temporarily as reserves, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral licence, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

And whereas by the three-hundred-and-sixtieth section of the said Act it is provided that land temporarily reserved under the said three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section may, at the expiration of one month but not later than six months, after the publication in the Gazette of notice of such temporary reservation, be permanently reserved, and that notice of such permanent reservation shall be published in the Gazette:

And whereas the land described in the Schedule hereto was, by the Warrant dated the nineteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, and published in the Gazette of the twenty-fourth day of that month, temporarily reserved under the authority of the said Act for railway purposes:

Now, therefore, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, do hereby permanently reserve the land described in the Schedule hereto for railway purposes for which purpose the said land was so temporarily reserved as aforesaid.

SCHEDULE

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

SECTION 1, Block VII, Mamaku Village: Area, 1 acre 1 rood 23 perches, more or less.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 19th day of August, 1947.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 46142.)

Appointments in the Royal New Zealand Navy

Navy Office,
Wellington, 11th August, 1947.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments in the Royal New Zealand Navy:

Captain George Walter Gillow Simpson, C.B.E., Royal Navy, lent to the New Zealand Government, to date 5th June, 1947, and as Commodore, Second Class, for duty as First Naval Member, New Zealand Naval Board, and Chief of Naval Staff, vice Faulkner, to date 5th June, 1947.

Captain John Graham Hewitt, D.S.O., R.N., Second Naval Member of the New Zealand Naval Board, to cease to act as First Naval Member of the New Zealand Naval Board and Chief of Naval Staff, to date 31st July, 1947.

F JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments in the Royal New Zealand Navy

Navy Office,
Wellington, 15th August, 1947.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments and promotions in the Royal New Zealand Navy:

Midshipmen Neil Dudley Anderson, Berkeley Francis Goddard, and John Dennis Gresson, promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant and reappointed H.M. ship as directed, to date 1st May, 1947.

Lieutenant (E) Leonard Henry Andrewes, R.N., granted the acting rank of Lieutenant-Commander (E) whilst holding present appointment, to date from lst June, 1946.

Sub-Lieutenant (E) Fred Hutchinson Bland, promoted to the rank of Acting-Lieutenant (E) and reappointed H.M. ship as directed, to date 1st April, 1947.

Acting Sub-Lieutenant (S) Edward Graham Barnes, promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant (S) with seniority of 20th June, 1946, and reappointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 6th May, 1947.

Mr. Roy Ernest Ansley, Acting Commissioned Gunner (T), confirmed in the rank of Commissioned Gunner (T) with seniority of 1st June, 1945.

Mr. Archinald Bazil Cox, Temporary Acting Commissioned Gunner, promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting Commissioned Gunner, and reappointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 7th May, 1947.

Mr. Henry Charles Hillind, M.B.E., Commissioned Boatswain, R.N., lent Royal New Zealand Navy and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 8th May, 1947.

Mr. William Corbet Laventure, M.B.E., Temporary Acting Boatswain, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 10th July, 1945.

Mr. Stanley Thomas Davies, Warrant Telegraphist, promoted to the rank of Commissioned Telegraphist and reappointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 30th June, 1947.

Mr. Jack Allan Cameron, Acting Warrant Master-at-Arms, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 13th June, 1946.

Mr. Thomas George Ernest Hallin, Commissioned Engineer (Acting Lieutenant (E) ), seniority antedated to 1st June, 1945.

Mr. Leslie Samuel George Martin, M.B.E., Temporary Acting Commissioned Gunner, granted the acting rank of Temporary Lieutenant (E) whilst holding present appointment, to date from 26th June, 1947.

Mr. George Mitchell, Acting Warrant Mechanician, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 10th April, 1946.

Mr. Ronald William Kirkwood, Acting Warrant Mechanician, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 1st May, 1946.

Stanley Charles Keeley, Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist, N.Z. 1029, promoted to the rank of Acting Warrant Telegraphist, and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 21st May, 1947.

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE

Temporary Surgeon Lieutenant (D) Edward Holton Stephenson, granted the status of “Qualified Officer,” to date 13th May, 1947.

WOMEN’S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVAL SERVICE

Miss Lorelle Henderson Corbin, re-entered in the Women’s Royal New Zealand Naval Service in the rank of 3rd Officer, with seniority of 1st March, 1945, and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 9th April, 1947.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Relinquishment of Temporary Rank, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 26th August, 1947.

REGULAR FORCE

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Captain (temp. Major) J. D. McKechar, M.B.E., relinquishes the appointment of Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, Central Military District, is posted for instructional duties to Army School of Instruction, Trentham, and retains the temporary rank of Major. Dated 14th August, 1947.

Captain (temp. Major) J. Burns, M.B.E., relinquishes the appointment of General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade, Artillery Branch, Army Headquarters, and the temporary rank of Major, and proceeds to the Military College of Science, England. Dated 15th August, 1947.