JUNE 9] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1325

Transfer and Promotion of an Officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 3rd June, 1949.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following transfer and promotion of an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

REGULAR AIR FORCE
Transfer and Promotion

70011 Wing Commander (temp.) Charles Campbell HUNTER, O.B.E., A.I.M.E.E., is transferred from the General Duties Branch to the Technical Branch, and is promoted to the temporary rank of Group Captain with seniority as from the 31st October, 1946. Dated 25th April, 1949.

CORRIGENDUM

With reference to the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 22, dated 31st March, 1949, page 855, "Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers," relating to "41872 Flying Officer John Robert Loughnan CAMPBELL" for "Dated 14th February, 1949," substitute "Dated 14th January, 1949."

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1949.

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

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Appointments

Secretarial Division—

The undermentioned officers, on relinquishing their commissions in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, are granted commissions for a period of five years in the rank and seniority stated :—

With seniority as from 1st October, 1942—
130137 Flying Officer (temp.) Peter William FELS.

With seniority as from 25th May, 1944—
130149 Flying Officer (temp.) Cyril Douglas PEDERSEN.

Dated 1st January, 1949.

Equipment Division—

The undermentioned officers, on relinquishing their commissions in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, are granted commissions for a period of five years in the rank and seniority stated :—

With seniority as from 1st April, 1943—
130142 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Cecil William FRANKS, M.B.E.

With seniority as from 1st February, 1942—
130147 Flying Officer (temp.) Colin William TAYLOR, B.Com., A.R.A.N.Z.

With seniority as from 1st November, 1943—
130134 Flying Officer (temp.) John Bryan CLAYDON.

Dated 1st January, 1949.

EDUCATION BRANCH
Appointments

The undermentioned officers, on relinquishing their commissions in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, are granted commissions for a period of five years in the rank and seniority stated :—

With seniority as from 1st October, 1942—
130136 Flying Officer (temp.) John Peter RIDDELL.

With seniority as from 28th July, 1945—
130148 Flying Officer (temp.) Joseph Charles WILLIAMS.

Dated 1st January, 1949.

MEDICAL BRANCH
Appointment

130135 John Cowley HAZLEDINE, M.B., Ch.B., on relinquishing his commission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, is granted a commission for a period of five years in the temporary rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from 12th January, 1945. Dated 1st January, 1949.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers relinquish their commissions :—

391524 Squadron Leader Cecil William FRANKS, M.B.E.
41890 Flight Lieutenant Peter William FELS.
413894 Flight Lieutenant John Peter RIDDELL.
2053 Flight Lieutenant John Cowley HAZLEDINE, M.B., Ch.B.
39657 Flying Officer John Bryan CLAYDON.
40177 Flying Officer Colin William TAYLOR, B.Com., A.R.A.N.Z.
402038 Flying Officer Joseph Charles WILLIAMS.
4212195 Flying Officer Cyril Douglas PEDERSEN.

Dated 1st January, 1949.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 3rd June, 1949.

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

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments

As Pilots—

The undermentioned officers, on relinquishing their commissions in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, are granted commissions for a period of three years in the rank and seniority stated :—

With seniority as from 30th October, 1944—
130117 Squadron Leader (temp.) William Robert KOFOED, D.S.O., D.F.C.

With seniority as from 1st April, 1942—
130118 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) John Ronald DAY, M.B.E.

With seniority as from 1st July, 1943—
130119 Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Lionel Recklaw RENOLDS, D.F.C.

Dated 1st December, 1948.

The undermentioned officers, on relinquishing their commissions in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, are granted commissions for a period of four years in the rank and seniority stated :—

With seniority as from 1st October, 1942—
130132 Flying Officer (temp.) Thomas Selwyn NEWLAND.

With seniority as from 1st November, 1943—
130120 Flying Officer (temp.) Aubrey Albert Donald BILLS.

Dated 1st December, 1948.

The undermentioned officers, on relinquishing their commissions in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, are granted commissions for a period of five years in the rank and seniority stated :—

With seniority as from 2nd September, 1945—
130121 Flying Officer (temp.) Henry Richard Waine SKINNER.

With seniority as from 1st December, 1945—
130122 Flying Officer (temp.) Eric Alexander McMILLAN.

Dated 1st December, 1948.

As Navigator—

The undermentioned officer, on relinquishing his commission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, is granted a commission for a period of three years in the rank and seniority stated :—

With seniority as from 28th July, 1944—
130096 Flying Officer (temp.) Ronald Marshall Lewis HOPPING.

Dated 1st December, 1948.

TECHNICAL BRANCH
Appointment

Engineer Division—

130146 Rowland John Whitby LINDSAY, on relinquishing his commission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, is granted a commission for a period of five years in the temporary rank of Flying Officer. Dated 1st January, 1949.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers relinquish their commissions—

404380 Wing Commander William Robert KOFOED, D.S.O., D.F.C.
401289 Squadron Leader Lionel Recklaw RENOLDS, D.F.C.
1292 Flight Lieutenant John Ronald DAY, M.B.E.
416192 Flight Lieutenant Aubrey Albert Donald BILLS.
436183 Flying Officer Henry Richard Waine SKINNER.
4211911 Flying Officer Eric Alexander McMILLAN.
413175 Flying Officer Thomas Selwyn NEWLAND.
414626 Flying Officer Ronald Marshall Lewis HOPPING.

Dated 1st December, 1948.

405136 Pilot Officer Rowland John Whitby LINDSAY.

Dated 1st January, 1949.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers Under the Child Welfare Act, 1925

Education Department,
Wellington, 31st May, 1949.

IN pursuance of section 2 of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, I, Terence Henderson McCombs, Minister of Education, do hereby appoint the following persons as Honorary Child Welfare Officers for the purpose of the said Act for the year ending 31st March, 1950 :—

Name. District.
Cheeseman, Walter T. .. .. .. Pukekohe.
Ward, Ralph H. .. .. .. .. Taupo.
Potatau, Reverend Hemi .. .. Taumarunui.
Findlay, Mrs. Jean A. .. .. .. Pahiatua.
Hayes, Samuel M. .. .. .. Wellington.
Cumiskey, Reverend Father P. J. .. .. Westport.

M. B. HOWARD,
For the Minister of Education.