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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 43

N.Z. Regiment

Captain S. H. Johnson, E.D., to be Major. Dated 29th July, 1948.

Thomas Walter Bate, Esq., M.A. (Hons.), is granted a short-service commission for a period of three years as from 29th June, 1948, in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st July, 1944, next below Lieutenant A. B. West, The Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps, and is appointed Education Officer, Trentham Military Camp. Dated 29th June, 1948.

The Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps

Lieutenant and Quartermaster K. A. Bailey, M.M., to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 2nd May, 1948.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

Charge Sister H. McH. Bremner ceases to be seconded to the Naval Base Hospital, Devonport, and is transferred to the Reserve List. Dated 25th June, 1948.

Supernumerary List, N.Z. Regular Force

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 40, dated 15th July, 1948, relative to the appointment of Major Finny, is hereby amended as follows: For “Temp. Major E. J. C. Finney,” substitute “Temp. Major E. J. C. Finny.”

TERRITORIAL FORCE

The Royal N.Z. Artillery

Captain J. P. Arthurs, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be temp. Major, with seniority from 27th August, 1947, is posted to the non-mobilized strength of the 10th Coast Regiment, seconded to Army Headquarters, and appointed Assistant Director of Military Mapping. Dated 11th June, 1948.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

2nd N.Z. Armoured Regiment

Captain W. H. Ebbitt, M.C., E.D., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 22nd July, 1948.

The North Auckland Regiment

Lieutenant C. V. Grant is posted to the Retired List. Dated 22nd July, 1948.

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

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. M. Smart, and is reposted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 21st July, 1948.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Relinquishments and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 29th July, 1948.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers relinquish their commissions :—

403438 Flying Officer (temp.) Malcolm Jack FRY. Dated 9th April, 1948.

428240 Flying Officer (temp.) Angus Moorcroft MILLAR. Dated 4th May, 1948.

MEDICAL BRANCH

Officer on Interchange with the Royal Air Force

23009 Group Captain Patrick Brunton Lee POTTER, O.B.E., M.D., Ch.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. and H., Royal Air Force, arrived from the United Kingdom on interchange for a period of two years. Dated 17th July, 1948.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Transfers

41647 Flight Lieutenant John Hetrick HIGGINS, D.F.C., is transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I. Dated 18th May, 1948.

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I :—

412237 Flight Lieutenant Eric KING, D.F.C. Dated 1st June, 1948.

34134 Flying Officer Frederick Robert LAWN. Dated 6th May, 1948.

Amendment

With reference to the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 17, dated 1st April, 1948, page 352, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relative to “NZ 414945 Flying Officer David Colin McMURCHY,” for “Dated 12th April, 1948,” substitute “15th April, 1948.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Relinquishments and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 29th July, 1948.

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

TECHNICAL BRANCH

Relinquishment of Rank

Signals Division—

37161 Squadron Leader (temp.) Donald Charles MCGLASHAN relinquishes the temporary rank of Squadron Leader and assumes the temporary rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from 1st March, 1945. Dated 13th July, 1948.

EDUCATION BRANCH

Relinquishment

1630 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Henry Allan GOODWIN, M.A., relinquishes his commission. Dated 10th May, 1948.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Transfers

1055 Squadron Leader Axel Neil JOHNSTONE is transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I. Dated 30th July, 1948.

401729 Flight Lieutenant John McKay PETTIGREW is transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I. Dated 31st July, 1948.

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers relinquish their commissions :—

413215 Flying Officer John Burgess HERBERT. Dated 1st June, 1948.

423972 Flying Officer Edward Frank DODSON, M.Sc. Dated 1st May, 1948.

4312615 Pilot Officer Vernon James DULEY. Dated 12th June, 1947.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Consul of the United States of America at Wellington provisionally recognized

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, New Zealand, 26th July, 1948.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that the appointment of

Howard Elting, Esquire,

as Consul of the United States of America at Wellington has been provisionally recognized.

P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.

Vice-Consul of the United States of America at Wellington provisionally recognized

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, New Zealand, 26th July, 1948.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the appointment of

Arthur S. Abbott, Esquire,

as Vice-Consul of the United States of America at Wellington has been provisionally recognized.

P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.

Vice-Consul of the United States of America at Wellington transferred

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, New Zealand, 29th July, 1948.

IT is hereby notified for public information that

Donald L. Woolf, Esquire,

Vice-Consul of the United States of America at Wellington, has been transferred to a post outside New Zealand.

P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.

Coroner appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1948.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

George Herbert Lloyd, Esquire, J.P.,

of Whangarei, to be a Coroner for the Dominion of New Zealand.

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