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THE ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Thomas Loudon Clacher (late Lieutenant-Colonel, Indian Army),
to be temp. Major (on prob.). Dated 3lst March, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster A. C. Weddell to be
Lieutenant and Quartermaster, with seniority from 7th February,
1946. Dated 15th March, 1948.
Temp. W.O. I George William Weeds to be Lieutenant and
Quartermaster, with seniority from 15th March, 1946. Dated 15th
March, 1948.
Temp. W.O. II Stanley Allenby Cronin to be Lieutenant and
Quartermaster, with seniority from 10th January, 1947. Dated
15th March, 1948.
Temp. W.O. I John Elworthy to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster, with seniority from 15th March, 1948. Dated 15th March,
1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) B. W. Clouston, M.B., Ch.B.,
relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical
Services, Army Headquarters. Dated 3lst March, 1948

SUPERNUMERARY LIST, N.Z. REGULAR FORCE
Lieutenant-Colonel E. L. G. Bown, O.B.E., is posted to the
Retired List. Dated 30th March, 1948.
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. W. Barry relinquishes the
appointment of Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-General,
Central Military District, Wellington. Dated 3lst March, 1948.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF
Temp. Captain (on prob.) A. R. McNeil is reposted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, with the rank of 2nd
Lieutenant. Dated 22nd March, 1948.

TERRITORIAL FORCE
THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
The Wellington West Coast Regiment
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) A. Moverley ceases to be seconded
to the Wanganui Technical College Cadets, Area 6, and resigns his
commission. Dated 19th March, 1948.

THE TARANAKI REGIMENT
Temp. Captain S. H. Johnson, E.D., ceases to be seconded to
the New Plymouth Boys' High School Cadets, Area 8, and
relinquishes his commission on appointment to a short-service
commission in the N.Z. Regular Force. Dated 6th January, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Paterson, E.D., M.B., Ch.B.,
relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical
Services, Northern Military District. Dated 3lst March, 1948.
Temp. Colonel T. H. Pettit, M.B., Ch.B., is appointed Assistant
Director of Medical Services, Northern Military District, on a part-
time basis. Dated 1st April, 1948.
Major F. L. Hutter, M.B., Ch.B., from the Retired List, to be
temp. Lieutenant-Colonel and is appointed Assistant Director of
Medical Services, Army Headquarters, on a part-time basis. Dated
1st April, 1948.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE
The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 59, dated
9th October, 1947, relative to the posting to the Retired List of Sister
A. R. Duffus, is hereby cancelled and the following substituted :-
“ Sister A. R. Duffus is transferred to the Reserve List. Dated
23rd September, 1947.”

SCHOOL CADET UNITS
The Nelson College Cadets, Area 9
Temp. Lieutenant A. J. Simpson to be temp. Captain. Dated
1st March, 1948.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
N.Z. Army Nursing Service
The undermentioned Sisters are posted to the Retired List :-
E. E. Mowat.
P. F. K. McMillan.
Dated 30th March, 1948.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Major E. C. Matthews, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated
18th March, 1948.
Major J. R. Shirley, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers,
Supplementary List. Dated 18th March, 1948.
Lieutenant G. W. Bruhns, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 18th March, 1948.
Lieutenant G. D. Campbell, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 18th March, 1948.
Lieutenant D. McD. Webster, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 18th March, 1948.
Lieutenant R. L. Bonifant, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 21st March, 1948.
Lieutenant P. R. Naughton, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 22nd March, 1948.
Lieutenant W. M. Winter, and is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Captain. Dated 24th March, 1948.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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Clerk of the Executive Council appointed
Prime Minister's Office,
Wellington, 24th March, 1948.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint—
Thomas James Sherrard, Esquire, O.B.E.,
to be Clerk of the Executive Council of the Dominion of New Zealand,
vice W. O. Harvey, Esquire, resigned.
Appointment to date as on and from the lst day of January,
1948.

P. FRASER, Prime Minister.

Crown Solicitor appointed
Crown Law Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1948.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased toappoint
George Innes McGregor
to be Crown Solicitor at Palmerston North.

H. G. R. MASON, Attorney-General.

Gas Examiner appointed under the Board of Trade (Gas) Regulations 1924
IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in
me by the Board of Trade (Gas) Regulations 1924, I, Arnold
Henry Nordmeyer, hereby appoint
Rowland Alfred Kennerley, B.Sc.,
to be Gas Examiner for the purposes of the Board of Trade (Gas)
Regulations 1924.
Dated at Wellington, this 24th day of March, 1948.
A. H. NORDMEYER,
Minister of Industries and Commerce.

Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946.—Appointment of Chairman, Wellington Port Committee
PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint
Charles Christopher Vanden Bergh
Chairman of the Port Committee for the Port of Wellington for a
term expiring on 30th day of April, 1948, vice Ashton James Lever-Naylor, resigned.
Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of April, 1948.
A. McLAGAN, Minister of Labour.

Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946.—Appointment of Branch Manager, Wellington
PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint
Charles Christopher Vanden Bergh
to the position of Branch Manager, Wellington, vice Ashton James Lever-Naylor, resigned.
Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of April, 1948.
A. McLAGAN, Minister of Labour.

Appointment of Honorary Officers
IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred
upon me by section 29 of the Statutes Amendment Act, 1946,
I, Frederick Hackett, Minister of Marine, do hereby appoint the
persons named in the following Schedule to be Honorary Officers
for the acclimatization districts shown in such Schedule for the
purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908, such persons to hold
office until the 31st March, 1950.
Dated at Wellington, this 31st day of March, 1948.

SCHEDULE
AUCKLAND ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT
Geoffrey Nigel Newton.
WAITAKI ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT
Howard Blackwell Chamberlain.
F. HACKETT, Minister of Marine.

Member of Opticians Board appointed under Opticians Act, 1928
Department of Health,
Wellington, 6th April, 1948.
IT is notified for general information that His Excellency the
Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Roydon Brooke-Taylor, Esquire, of Wellington,
to be a member of the Opticians Board in terms of the Opticians
Act, 1928, the appointment to date from the 1st day of March, 1948.
M. B. HOWARD, Minister of Health.