1402

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 59

Officers Authorized to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations
B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that the persons whose names are set out in the Schedule hereto, being officers in the service of the Crown holding the offices stated opposite their names respectively in the said Schedule, are authorized to take and receive statutory declarations under the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927.

SCHEDULE
Ephraim Leo Dickie, Postmaster, Eltham.
Raymond Keith Guthrie, Postmaster and Telephonist, Pipiriki.
Leslie Strachan Burrows, Postmaster and Telephonist, Tuapeka Mouth.
Ernest Thomas Murray, Deputy Director of Accounts, General Post Office, Wellington.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 10th day of November, 1948.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Revoking Appointment of Trustees for Braeburn Cemetery
B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
Pursuant to the Cemeteries Act, 1908, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby revoke the Warrant of the fourth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, published in the Gazette on the twentieth day of December of the same year at page 3616, whereby the Murchison County Council was appointed to be the trustees of the Braeburn Cemetery.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 2nd day of November, 1948.
M. B. HOWARD, Minister of Health.
(H.C. 48/7.)

Appointment, Promotions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces
Army Department,
Wellington, 16th November, 1948.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointment, promotions, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
Regular Force—
N.Z. Regiment—
Captain R. B. Dawson, D.S.O., to be temp. Major. Dated 6th November, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Regular Force—
Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp. Captain and Quartermaster) S. J. Conlon to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 4th November, 1948.

N.Z. WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS
Regular Force—
Ellen Marion Pysden, late Captain, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, is granted a short-service commission for a period of two years as from 12th November, 1948, in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 26th May, 1947. Dated 12th November, 1948.

SUPERNUMERARY LIST, N.Z. REGULAR FORCE
Major and Quartermaster J. Vincent, M.B.E., D.C.M., M.M., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 28th October, 1948.

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Dawson, D.S.O., and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 19th July, 1942. Dated 5th November, 1948.
Captain L. Mossong, M.B.E., and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Captain and Quartermaster, with seniority from 1st July, 1946. Dated 12th October, 1948.
Captain G. T. Stagg, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant and Quartermaster, with seniority from 1st May, 1947. Dated 21st October, 1948.
Captain G. A. Perry, E.D., and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Captain and Quartermaster, with seniority from 8th December, 1945. Dated 22nd October, 1948.
Captain V. B. Brown, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 10th December, 1946. Dated 4th November, 1948.
Captain R. O. Meyer, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 12th December, 1944. Dated 7th November, 1948.

Captain A. L. Smith, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Captain and Quartermaster, with seniority from 16th February, 1948. Dated 7th November, 1948.
Captain I. G. Wilson, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 12th December, 1944. Dated 9th November, 1948.
Lieutenant C. A. Kibblewhite, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 9th December, 1947. Dated 15th October, 1948.
Lieutenant J. McL. Ross, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 9th December, 1947. Dated 18th October, 1948.
Lieutenant C. L. Sanderson, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 9th December, 1947. Dated 19th October, 1948.
Lieutenant J. J. Hanvey, and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force with the rank of Lieutenant and Quartermaster, with seniority from 1st September, 1948. Dated 7th November, 1948.
Sister W. C. Corsbie, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister (non-nursing), with seniority from 2nd June, 1947. Dated 7th November, 1948.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Captain W. R. Heatherwick, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers Supplementary List. Dated 25th October, 1948.
Captain J. Colman, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 6th November, 1948.
Captain R. L. D. Powrie, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 8th November, 1948.
Captain C. F. Dalton, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 9th November, 1948.
Captain B. R. Philip, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 9th November, 1948.
Captain E. M. Pysden, N.Z. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and is posted to the N.Z. Regular Force. Dated 11th November, 1948.
Lieutenant T. Reardon, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 26th October, 1948.
2nd Lieutenant (Acting-Lieutenant) N. G. Gilbert, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 11th November, 1948.
R. M. Hill, Esq., Y.M.C.A. Dated 2nd November, 1948.
E. S. Packer, Esq., Y.M.C.A. Dated 6th November, 1948.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment, Relinquishments, and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Air Department,
Wellington, 9th November, 1948.
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointment, relinquishments, and transfers of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:

REGULAR AIR FORCE
Transfers
1024 Wing Commander (temp.) Alfred Morton Seafield MANHIRE, A.M.I.E.E., is transferred from the Equipment Branch, Section II (now obsolete), to the Technical Branch, Engineer Division, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 17th March, 1948.
30126 Squadron Leader (temp.) Reginald James GIBBS, O.B.E., is transferred from the Equipment Branch, Section II (now obsolete) to the Technical Branch, Signals Division, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 17th March, 1948.
The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Equipment Branch, Section I (now obsolete), to the Administrative and Supply Branch, Secretarial Division, in their present rank and seniority :
1053 Squadron Leader (temp.) Arnold Eric COCKBURN.
1054 Squadron Leader (temp.) Bruce Roden FURKEET.

Dated 17th March, 1948.

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Equipment Branch, Section I (now obsolete), to the Administrative and Supply Branch, Equipment Division, in their present rank and seniority :
1017 Squadron Leader (temp.) Hugh Gordon WILSON, M.M.
1048 Squadron Leader (temp.) (now Wing Commander (temp.)) Alfred Benjamin LINDOR, O.B.E., A.R.A.N.Z.
1039 Squadron Leader (temp.) Colin Campbell Charles MANSON.
1041 Squadron Leader (temp.) Jack Allen COOPER.
1046 Squadron Leader (temp.) William Dale ABERNETHY.
1047 Squadron Leader (temp.) Francis John McWHINNIE, A.R.Ae.S., p.s.a.
1058 Squadron Leader (temp.) Thomas Bertrand PLEDGER.
37099 Squadron Leader (temp.) Arthur John BABER, B.Com.
1049 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Gerald Sinclair EVATT, A.R.Ae.S., A.A.E.I.
1050 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Gordon Henry DOUGLAS.
1051 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Allan Edward UPCHURCH.
37111 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) George Kemp TAYLOR, M.B.E., p.s.a. (a).

Dated 17th March, 1947.