FEB. 19] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 199

and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the reservation
for recreation purposes over the land described in the Schedule
hereto, and doth hereby declare that the said land, being vested in
the Crown, is Crown land available for disposal under the Land Act,
1924.

SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
RESERVE 4376 (formerly Lot 30, Deposited Plan 10861), Block XI,
Christchurch Survey District : Area, 2 roods 3·4 perches, more or less.

T. J. SHERRARD,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L. and S. 1/1105.)

Member of the Island Council of Niue appointed

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the authority vested in me by section sixty-five
of the Cook Islands Act, 1915, and by an Order in Council
of the twenty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and
sixteen, providing for the constitution of Island Councils in the
Cook Islands, I, Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby nominate and appoint
Patali
to be a member of the Island Council of Niue, to hold office during my
pleasure as from the twenty-fourth day of November, one thousand
nine hundred and forty-seven, vice Tukuitoga, appointment revoked.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General
of the Dominion of New Zealand, this 5th day of February,
1948.

P. FRASER, Minister of Island Territories.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 18th February, 1948.

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
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp. Captain and Quarter-
master) E. R. Hancock to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated
1st December, 1947.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp. Captain and Quarter-
master) F. J. Mitchell to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated
1st December, 1947.

SUPERNUMERARY LIST, N.Z. REGULAR FORCE
Major and Quartermaster T. J. Cronin is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 7th February, 1948.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF
John Francis Finn (late Major, Indian Army) to be temp.
Captain (on prob.), with seniority from 3rd February, 1944. Dated
3rd February, 1948.
Norman Clifford Fisher (late Major, Indian Army) to be temp.
Captain (on prob.), with seniority from 3rd February, 1946. Dated
3rd February, 1948.
Clifford Arthur Penny (late Major, Indian Army) to be temp.
Captain (on prob.), with seniority from 3rd February, 1946. Dated
3rd February, 1948.
Austin Whitehead (late Captain, Indian Army) to be temp.
Captain (on prob.), with seniority from 3rd February, 1948. Dated
3rd February, 1948.
Ronald Douglas Read (late Captain, Indian Army) to be temp.
Captain (on prob.), with seniority from 3rd February, 1948. Dated
3rd February, 1948.

TERRITORIAL FORCE
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Hope-Robertson, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.
(Edin.), D.O.M.S. (Lond.), D.L.O. (Lond.), F.R.A.C.S., is appointed
Consultant Surgeon (Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat) to the Armed
Forces and Civil Aviation Department. Dated 1st February, 1948.

N.Z. ARMY LEGAL DEPARTMENT
The appointment of Major (temp. Colonel) C. A. L. Treadwell,
O.B.E., E.D., as Judge-Advocate-General is extended for a further
period of one year as from 1st January, 1948.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 6, dated
5th February, 1948, relative to posting of officers to the Retired List,
is hereby amended as follows :—
Delete “Major and Quartermaster R. E. B. Hopkirk, E.D.”

The undermentioned officers are posted to the Retired List :—
Lieutenant-Colonel W. C. Harley, E.D.
Major J. W. D. McKnight.
Major O. F. Baker.
Captain J. Metson.
Captain R. Robertson.
Lieutenant G. C. Beattie.
Lieutenant L. J. Morris.
Lieutenant M. F. O'Donoghue.
Lieutenant A. E. Ekstedt.
Lieutenant E. G. Moncrief, M.C.
Hon. Lieutenant G. W. Burgess, E.D.
Dated 4th February, 1948.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. L. Robinson.
Major W. H. S. Widdowson, M.C., V.D.
Major P. W. G. Spiers, M.B.E., M.C., V.D.
Major H. Campbell, M.C., V.D.
Major L. C. Forgie.
Captain J. G. Johnston, E.D.
Captain H. Salmon.
Captain J. C. Coote, M.M.
Captain R. W. S. Botting, with the rank of Major.
Captain F. E. Ford.
Captain D. G. G. Hunter.
Lieutenant L. Manoy.
Dated 5th February, 1948.

Lieutenant-Colonel P. H. Morey, V.D.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Cushen, V.D.
Major J. B. Mawson, M.C., V.D., with the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel.
Major G. M. Burn.
Major A. L. McDowell, M.C.
Major A. C. Dickson.
Major H. W. Slater, V.D.
Major M. McP. Watt, M.C., V.D.
Captain A. W. Diprose.
Captain A. St. C. Macgregor.
Lieutenant J. W. Snaddon, with the rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel.
Lieutenant A. McGruer.
Lieutenant F. G. Hall-Jones.
Lieutenant E. C. Kelly, E.D.
Lieutenant H. J. Biggins.
Lieutenant A. P. Roydhouse, with the rank of Captain.
Lieutenant F. C. Lopdell.
Lieutenant R. Hynes.
Dated 9th February, 1948.

Temp. Major J. J. Kernohan, with the rank of Major.
Dated 10th February, 1948.

OFFICER CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Captain G. R. Surgenor, and is reposted to the non-mobilized
strength of the Northern District Company, Royal N.Z. Army
Service Corps, with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority
from 1st May, 1944. Dated 6th February, 1948.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Captain A. C. Weddell, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular
Force. Dated 29th January, 1948.
Captain A. V. F. Allo, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers,
Supplementary List. Dated 2nd February, 1948.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Relinquishment of Officers of the Royal New
Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 10th February, 1948.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments
As Pilots—
NZ 403503 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Douglas Fleming WATSON
relinquishes his temporary commission and is granted a short-service
commission in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1st April,
1947.
NZ 415695 William Dudley HOLMES, on relinquishing his com-
mission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, is granted a short-service
commission in the temporary rank of Flying Officer, with seniority
as from the 16th December, 1946. Dated 2nd February, 1948.

Relinquishment
NZ 4211714 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Raymond Attwell AYTON
relinquishes his commission. Dated 2nd February, 1948.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.