Dec. 16] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1545

8. The Board shall prepare and submit at an annual meeting
   to be held in the month of April in each year a report of the pro-
   ceedings of the Board for the previous year ending on the thirty-
   first day of March, together with a statement of the receipts and
   expenditure of the Board for such year. A copy of every such
   report and statement, certified by the Chairman to be correct, shall
   be sent to the Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation as soon as
   possible after each annual meeting.

9. The Board shall control the said reserve in accordance with
   the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—MOUNT BALLOON HUT SCENIC RESERVE
SECTION 2, Block VIII, Harapaki Survey District: Area, 40 acres.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General,
this 13th day of December, 1948.

C. F. SKINNER,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

(L. and S. H.O. 4/350; D.O. 13/4.)

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 8th December, 1948.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve
of the following appointments, promotions, and transfers of
officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:—

HEADQUARTERS, NEW ZEALAND DIVISION

Territorial Force—

Brigadier F. M. H. Hanson, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.M., from the
Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Brigadier, with
seniority from 21st September, 1945, and is posted to Headquarters,
New Zealand Division. Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Territorial Force—

1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) S. W. Nicholson, D.S.O.,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 12th October, 1944,
and is appointed C.O., 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st
December, 1948.

2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) C. F. Lowe, E.D., relinquishes
the appointment of C.O., 2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., and is
posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated
30th November, 1948.

Captain (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) W. D. Philp, D.S.O., E.D.,
from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, with seniority from 17th April, 1943, and is appointed
C.O., 2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) C. L. Walter, D.S.O., E.D.,
relinquishes the appointment of C.O., 3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.,
and is posted to the 4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st
December, 1948.

Lieutenant-Colonel E. T. Kensington, from the Retired List,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 27th June, 1943, and
is appointed C.O., 3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st
December, 1948.

4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) C. L. Walter, D.S.O., E.D.,
from the 3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
with seniority from 1st October, 1941, and is appointed C.O., 4th
Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

5th Anti-tank Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Colonel J. M. Mitchell, D.S.O., E.D., from the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with
seniority from 8th December, 1941, and is appointed C.O., 5th
Anti-tank Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Lieutenant (temp. Major) P. M. Barclay, from the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with
seniority from 13th September, 1947, and is appointed C.O., 9th
Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

10th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Lieutenant-Colonel K. W. Fraser, O.B.E., E.D., from the 1st
Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority
from 14th November, 1939, and is appointed C.O., 10th Coast
Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. F. R. Sprosen, D.S.O.,
E.D., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 3rd July, 1942, and is
appointed C.O., 11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st
December, 1948.

13th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Sawyers, D.S.O., relinquishes
the appointment of C.O., 13th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment,
R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary
List. Dated 30th November, 1948.

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel H. T. W. Nolan, D.S.O., from the
1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with
seniority from 29th March, 1945, and is appointed C.O., 13th
Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December,
1948.

14th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. J. May, M.C., relinquishes the
appointment of C.O., 14th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment,
R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary
List. Dated 30th November, 1948.

Temp. Major R. G. Bannister, from the Reserve of Officers,
Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from
1st December, 1948, and is appointed C.O., 14th Composite Anti-
aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

15th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Lieutenant (temp. Major) J. A. Bretherton, late 24th Composite
Anti-aircraft Battery, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority
from 24th July, 1948, and is appointed C.O., 15th Composite Anti-
aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force—

1st Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. (Waikato)—

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. F. Potter, V.D., relinquishes
the appointment of C.O., 1st Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.
(Waikato), and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary
List. Dated 30th November, 1948.

Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) A. S. Playle, E.D., late
the Waikato Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority
from 28th February, 1945, and is appointed C.O., 1st Armoured
Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. (Waikato). Dated 1st December, 1948.

2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.—

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Hudson relinquishes the
appointment of C.O., 2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., and is
posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 30th
November, 1948.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Robinson, D.S.O., M.C., E.D., from
the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, with seniority from 1st July, 1944, and is appointed C.O.,
2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Dated 1st December, 1948.

3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.—

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) W. R. Pigou, E.D., relinquishes
the appointment of C.O., 3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.,
and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List.
Dated 30th November, 1948.

Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) H. H. Parata, D.S.O.,
3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
with seniority from 2nd August, 1944, and is appointed C.O. of the
regiment. Dated 1st December, 1948.

1st Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. (New Zealand Scottish)—

Lieutenant-Colonel R. P. R. McGlashan, O.B.E., from the
Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
with seniority from 21st September, 1943, and is appointed C.O.,
1st Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. (Now Zealand Scottish).
Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Territorial Force—

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel G. L. Agar, D.S.O., O.B.E., from the
Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
with seniority from 29th September, 1941, and is appointed
C.R.N.Z. Sigs. Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Territorial Force—

1st Infantry Brigade—

Temp. Colonel R. W. Harding, D.S.O., M.M., E.D., from the
Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Brigadier, with
seniority from 28th August, 1948, and is appointed Commander,
1st Infantry Brigade. Dated 1st December, 1948.

2nd Infantry Brigade—

Temp. Brigadier I. L. Bonifant, D.S.O., E.D., from the Special
List, Territorial Force, to be Brigadier, with seniority from 26th
February, 1945, and is appointed Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade.
Dated 1st December, 1948.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)—

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel F. J. Gwilliam, E.D., relinquishes
the appointment of C.O., 1st Battalion, and is posted to the Reserve
of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 30th November, 1948.

Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) H. M. McElroy, D.S.O.,
E.D., A.D.C., 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority
from 4th June, 1943, and is appointed C.O. of the battalion. Dated
1st December, 1948.

The Hauraki Regiment—

Captain (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) S. J. Hedge, E.D., relin-
quishes the appointment of C.O., 1st Battalion, and is posted to
the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 30th November,
1948.

Temp. Major E. W. Aked, M.C., 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, with seniority from 15th September, 1944, and is appointed
C.O. of the battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.