SEPT. 4] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1163

Polling-places for the Mount Albert Electoral District appointed

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the Electoral Act, 1927, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby abolish all existing polling-places, and do hereby appoint the places mentioned in the Schedule hereto to be the polling-places in the said Electoral District of Mount Albert.

SCHEDULE

Mount Albert Electoral District—
Kingsland, New North Road, Methodist Sunday School.
Morningside, St. Enoch's Presbyterian Church Hall.
Morningside, St. Luke's Schoolroom.
Mount Albert, Gladstone Road, Infant Schoolroom.
Mount Albert, King George's Hall (principal).
Mount Albert, McLean Street, St. Margaret's Church.
Mount Albert, Rossgrove Terrace, Albert Hall.
Owairaka, School Hall.
Sandringham, Balmoral Road, Presbyterian Church Hall.
Sandringham, Duncan Avenue, Baptist Hall.
Sandringham, Edendale School.
Sandringham, Methodist Church.
Sandringham, Parrish Road, Football-shed.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 1st day of September, 1947.

W. NASH,
For the Minister in Charge of the Electoral Department.

Officer authorized to take and receive Statutory Declarations

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that Walter Sinclair Barclay, being an officer in the service of the Crown holding the office of Chief Clerk, Lands and Survey Department, at New Plymouth, is authorized to take and receive statutory declarations under the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 29th day of August, 1947.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 2nd September, 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 :—

REGULAR FORCE

COLONELS' LIST

The seniority of Colonel (temp. Brigadier) G. B. Parkinson, C.B.E., D.S.O., is antedated to 29th July, 1942.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. M. Martin relinquishes the appointment of Area Officer, Area 4, Hamilton, is appointed General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade, Army Headquarters, Wellington, and retains the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 27th August, 1947.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY DENTAL CORPS

Lieutenant (temp. Major) W. McD. Ford, B.D.S., to be Major (on prob.), with seniority from 1st April, 1947. Dated 21st August, 1947.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 40, dated 24th July, 1947, relative to the reposting to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, of temp. Major W. R. C. Saul, for “Dated 1st July, 1947,” substitute “Dated 5th September, 1947.”

TERRITORIAL FORCE

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) R. J. D. Park, M.B., B.S., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 14th July, 1947.

N.Z. WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS

Temp. Subaltern M. J. Hardcastle to be temp. Junior Commander. Dated 11th August, 1947.

SCHOOL CADET UNITS

Timaru Technical College Cadets, Area 10

2nd Lieutenant C. H. T. Miller to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1st November, 1946.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Supplementary List (Home Guard)

Temp. Major W. Burrell is retired, he having left the Dominion. Dated 25th August, 1947.

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OFFICER CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Sister E. F. Begg, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 1st June, 1946. Dated 5th August, 1947.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 28th August, 1947.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotions, and transfers of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

The undermentioned officers relinquish their temporary commissions and are granted extended-service commissions for a period of four years in the rank stated with present seniority. Dated 1st April, 1947 :—

As Pilot—
NZ 2222 Flying Officer (temp.) Lloyd Kenrick BURCH.

As Navigator—
NZ 411959 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Ronald Wilson WALKER.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners—
NZ 404060 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) John McConachie GODDARD.
NZ 414879 Flying Officer (temp.) Raymond John HOWELL.

The undermentioned officers relinquish their temporary commissions and are granted extended-service commissions for a period of two years in the rank stated with present seniority. Dated 1st April, 1947 :—

As Pilots—
NZ 412799 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Desmond Fenwick NEVILLE.
NZ 415401 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) John Royce ZAINEY.

Transfer

NZ 403450 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Arthur Oliver HEWITT, A.F.C., is transferred from the Reserve of Air Force Officers to the Active List in his present rank and seniority. Dated 15th August, 1947.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II : TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Appointment

Engineer Duties—
NZ 47014 AC2 William Risbee HEALD, B.E., is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer (temp.). Dated 30th July, 1947.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointment

NZ 4314349 Sergeant Marshall LAIRD, M.Sc., is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer (temp.). Dated 12th July, 1947.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II (A.T.C.)

Promotions

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers :—
Dated 6th March, 1947 : Donald Edward GRAVES.
Dated 1st May, 1947 : Harry BIDDLE.
Dated 1st June, 1947 : James DIGNAN.

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 1st August, 1947 : NZ 401250 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Arthur Donald CARLAW.
Dated 22nd September, 1947 : NZ 1035 Squadron Leader (temp.) Harold Percival Bradshaw DIVE.

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I :—
Dated 12th July, 1947 : NZ 4314349 Flying Officer (temp.) Marshall LAIRD, M.Sc.
Dated 14th July, 1947 : NZ 1141 Squadron Leader (temp.) Ian Herbert Neill KEITH.
Dated 30th July, 1947 : NZ 47014 Pilot Officer (temp.) William Risbee HEALD, B.E.
Dated 1st August, 1947 ; NZ 2498 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) William John NICHOLAS.
Dated 18th August, 1947 : NZ 38117 Flying Officer (temp.) Peter Myles IRWIN.

Promotion

NZ 2322 Pilot Officer (temp.) John Beveridge STEVENSON to be Flying Officer (temp.). Dated 1st May, 1947.

Cancellation

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 87, dated 12th December, 1946, page 1870, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Relinquishments,” relating to “NZ 1539 Flying Officer James Francis SHARKEY, M.B.E.,” is cancelled.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.