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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 30

Supernumerary List, N.Z. Regular Force
Temp. Major J. T. Hazelwood, from the N.Z. Temporary Staff, is granted a short-service commission as from 1st April, 1948, in the rank of Captain, with seniority from 31st March, 1944. Dated lst April, 1948.
Temp. Captain A. E. Shadbolt, from the N.Z. Temporary Staff, is granted a short-service commission as from 1st April, 1948, in the rank of Captain, with seniority as from 31st March, 1944. Dated lst April, 1948.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF
Temp. Captain J. M. Glasson is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 29th April, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant C. W. Batty, M.M., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 23rd April, 1948.

TERRITORIAL FORCE
The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps
The Hawke's Bay Regiment
The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 83, dated 21st November, 1946, relative to the posting to the Retired List of Lieutenant (temp. Major) C. C. Johansen, is hereby cancelled and the following substituted:-
"Lieutenant (temp. Major) C. C. Johansen is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), with the rank of Major, with seniority from 8th April, 1943. Dated 16th October, 1946."
OFFICER CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Captain D. C. Bull, B.D.S., The Royal N.Z. Army Dental Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 24th February, 1948. Dated 3rd May, 1948.
OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Captain B. K. Knowles, and relinquishes his commission. Dated 7th May, 1948.
2nd Lieutenant A. D. O. Rogers, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 15th April, 1948.
Junior Commander W. M. Horwood (née White), and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 5th May, 1948.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Relinquishments and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Air Department,
Wellington, 19th May, 1948.
IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following relinquishments and transfers of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:-
RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Transfers
NZ 413512 Flight Lieutenant Mervyn Clifford THORBURN is transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I. Dated 1st June, 1948.
The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I:-
Dated 3rd March, 1948 : NZ 428269 Flying Officer Alexander Wilson.
Dated 10th May 1948: NZ 414908 Flight Lieutenant Frederick Patrick LADD.

Relinquishments
The undermentioned officers relinquish their commissions:-
Dated 4th February, 1948 : NZ 404643 Flying Officer Randal Frederick O'KEEFE.
Dated 31st March, 1948: NZ 2503 Flight Lieutenant George Maurice BAIRD.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Relinquishments and Transfer of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Air Department,
Wellington, 21st May, 1948.
IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following relinquishments and transfer of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:-
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Relinquishment
NZ 411790 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Gordon Henry DUNN relinquishes his commission. Dated 28th March, 1948.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Transfer
NZ 425119 Flying Officer Neil McPherson NOBLE is transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I. Dated 4th April, 1948.

Relinquishments
The undermentioned officers relinquish their commissions:-
Dated 7th February, 1948: NZ 391348 Squadron Leader Harold Thomas FRANCIS.
Dated 31st March, 1948: NZ 413933 Flying Officer Maurice Roy COOPER.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Honorary Vice-Consul of Norway at Christchurch appointed
Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 17th May, 1948.
IT is hereby notified for public information that the appointment of-
John Heaton Rhodes, Esquire, as Honorary Vice-Consul of Norway at Christchurch, for Christchurch and Lyttelton, has been recognized.
P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.

Officers of the Police Force appointed
Police Department,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1948.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint-
Inspector Leslie Roy Capp,
Inspector Sydney Cumber Hall, and
Inspector Henry John Joyce

to be Superintendents in the New Zealand Police Force, the appointments in each case to take effect on and from 24th May, 1948.
P. FRASER,
Minister in Charge of Police Department.

Appointment of Deputy Judge of the Court of Arbitration
Department of Labour and Employment,
Wellington, 28th April, 1948.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has this day been pleased to appoint
Wilfred Fosberrey Stilwell, Esquire,
to be Deputy Judge of the Court of Arbitration under the provisions of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act, 1947.
A. McLAGAN, Minister of Labour.

Member of the Scott's Gap - Otautau Rabbit Board appointed.
(Notice No. Ag. 4517)
Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 21st May, 1948.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, to appoint, on the 15th day of May, 1948-
Robert Charles Auld
to be a member of the Scott's Gap - Otautau Rabbit Board, vice Archibald Leonard Paterson, deceased.
EDWARD CULLEN, Minister of Agriculture.

Appointments in the Public Service
Office of the Public Service Commission,
Wellington, 24th May, 1948.
THE Public Service Commission has made the following appointments in the Public Service:-
Douglas Mills
to be Bailiff of the Magistrates' Court at Auckland for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, on and from the 31st day of March, 1947.
Harold George Jamieson
to be Clerk of the Magistrates' Courts at Hawera and Patea for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Patea for the purposes of the Licensing Act, 1908, and Official Assignee at Hawera for the Supreme Court District of Taranaki for the purposes of the Bankruptcy Act, 1908, on and from the 1st day of April, 1948.
Hector McKechnie
to be Assistant Clerk of the Magistrates' Courts at Lower Hutt and Petone for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1928, on and from the 10th day of May, 1948, and Maintenance Officer at the Magistrates' Courts at Petone for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act, 1926, on and from the 3rd day of May, 1948.
The following officers have been appointed to be Inspectors for the purposes of the Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1928, on and from the 1st May, 1948:-
Clarence George Aldridge,
Moore Grant Baumgart,
Charles Edward Buswell,
Leslie Bennett Dicker,
Nathaniel John Hiam,
Arthur Boyd Howison,
James Thomas McConachie,
Clarence Noble Rabone,
George Buchanan Sage,
Keith Horace Spackman,
William Eric Ward,
Donald Willock Wilson, and
Charles Henry Pile Crapp.
L. A. ATKINSON, Secretary.