1882
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 73

Appointing a Non-elective Member of the Hauraki Catchment Board

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

WHEREAS by a Warrant dated the ninth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 50 of the eighteenth day of the same month, Roland Harry Packwood, Esquire, A.M.I.C.E., District Engineer, Public Works Department, Auckland, was appointed a non-elective member of the Hauraki Catchment Board in terms of section forty-four of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act, 1941 :

And whereas the said Roland Harry Packwood has resigned from membership of the said Board, and it is considered expedient to appoint another non-elective member in lieu of the said Roland Harry Packwood :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers vested in me by section forty-four of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act, 1941, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby cancel the appointment of the said Roland Harry Packwood to be a non-elective member of the Hauraki Catchment Board, and do hereby appoint

Onslow Garth Thornton, Esquire, A.M.I.C.E., District Engineer, Public Works Department, Hamilton,

to be a non-elective member of the Hauraki Catchment Board for a term commencing on the eleventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, and terminating on the twenty-first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-nine.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 8th day of December, 1947.

R. SEMPLE, Minister of Works.

(P.W. 75/14.)

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 5th December, 1947.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions and relinquishment of temporary rank of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section), vide Lists Nos. 72, dated 28th October, 1947, and 73, dated 11th November, 1947 :—

LIST No. 72
PROMOTIONS

The undermentioned to be Captains :—

Lieutenants (temp. Captains)—
M. R. King, R.N.Z. Inf.
M. P. Mayhead, R.N.Z.E.
B. A. Cookson, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
E. H. Cluer, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
B. Gordon, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Lieutenants (temp. Majors)—
F. Akel, R.N.Z.A.D. Corps, and retains the temporary rank of Major.
D. R. Laurence, R.N.Z.A.M.C., and retains the temporary rank of Major.
K. R. Mosheim, N.Z.A.E.S., and retains the temporary rank of Major.

Lieutenants (temp. Captains)—
E. H. Hill, R.N.Z. Inf.
S. R. McKeon, R.N.Z. Inf.
C. C. Draper, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
C. B. Sherer, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
A. V. Futter, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Dated 28th October, 1947.

2nd Lieutenant B. R. Philip, R.N.Z. Inf., to be Lieutenant, with seniority next below Lieutenant G. Doig, R.N.Z. Inf. Dated 30th July, 1947.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

Captain (temp. Major) B. T. Poananga, R.N.Z. Inf., relinquishes the temporary rank of Major on ceasing to be employed as a Company Commander. Dated 28th October, 1947.

LIST No. 73
GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors :—
R. Stanley-Harris, R.N.Z. Inf. Dated 4th November, 1947.
J. L. Lawson, R.N.Z. Inf. Dated 11th November, 1947.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp. Lieutenants) to be temp. Captains :—
C. S. P. Nicholls, R.N.Z. Inf. Dated 30th September, 1947.
A. S. Reynolds, N.Z.A.E.S. Dated 4th November, 1947.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 8th December, 1947.

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

REGULAR FORCE

COLONELS’ LIST

Colonel (temp. Brigadier) W. G. Gentry, D.S.O., O.B.E., proceeds to England to attend the Imperial Defence College and retains the temporary rank of Brigadier. Dated 2nd December, 1947.

N.Z. REGIMENT

Captain (temp. Major) L. A. Pearce relinquishes the temporary rank of Major on proceeding to England to attend the Staff College, Camberley. Dated 2nd December, 1947.

Captain L. A. Kermode proceeds to England to attend the Staff College, Camberley. Dated 2nd December, 1947.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp. Captain and Quartermaster) W. G. Quartermain to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 13th November, 1947.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp. Captain and Quartermaster) R. T. J. Adams to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 24th November, 1947.

Lieutenant S. M. King proceeds to England to attend the 3rd Basic Ordnance Officers’ Course at Tidworth Ordnance School. Dated 2nd December, 1947.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

The Hauraki Regiment

John McFarlane Mitchell to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), and is seconded to the Morrinsville District High School Cadets, Area 2. Dated 25th September, 1947.

The Canterbury Regiment

Ainslie George Manson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), and is seconded to the Timaru Technical College Cadets, Area 10. Dated 1st October, 1947.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment

Alfred Francis Stephen Lewis to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), and is seconded to the Marlborough College Cadets, Area 9. Dated 4th November, 1947.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

Sister (temp. Charge Sister) S. E. G. Sherrard, A.R.R.C., to be temp. Matron, and remains seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 3rd November, 1947.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 8, dated 22nd January, 1942, relative to the appointment of Miss Sadie Isabel King, is hereby cancelled.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 37, dated 20th May, 1943, relative to the appointment of Miss Joyce Tomlinson, is hereby cancelled.

SCHOOL CADET UNITS

Auckland Grammar School Cadets, Area 1

2nd Lieutenant W. R. Soper to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 19th May, 1947.

Whangarei High School Cadets, Area 3

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 66, dated 13th November, 1947, relative to the confirmation of the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), for “C. R. Harnett,” substitute “G. R. Harnett.”

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

Major C. C. Boyce, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 14th December, 1943. Dated 22nd November, 1947.

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

Captain (Acting-Major) J. F. Byrne, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, with the rank of Captain. Dated 5th November, 1947.

Captain C. Taite, and is reposted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, with the rank of Captain. Dated 26th November, 1947.

Captain S. H. Diehl, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 30th November, 1947.

Captain E. C. Pohio, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 1st December, 1947.