JUNE 23]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 14th June, 1949.

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

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force--
Lieutenant W. F. Cox to be Captain. Dated 13th May, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force--
Temp. Lieutenant A. R. Monson, 3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 21st April, 1943. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Lieutenant T. H. Rutherford, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 15th November, 1947, and is posted to the 3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Dated 1st December, 1948.
2nd Lieutenant F. McI. Milne, M.M., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 5th October, 1947, and is posted to the 3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force--
N.Z. Regiment--
With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 33, dated 2nd June, 1949, relative to the promotion of Captain L. A. Kermode to Temp. Major, for "Dated 14th April, 1949," substitute "Dated 15th April, 1949."

Territorial Force--
The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)--
Lieutenant (temp. Major) E. T. Pleasants, E.D., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Major, with seniority from 28th March, 1947, and is seconded to the N.Z. Army Legal Department. Dated 1st April, 1949.
Temp. Lieutenant M. P. Henley, from the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, to be Temp. Lieutenant, with seniority from 27th July 1943, and is seconded to the Sacred Heart College Cadets, Area 1. Dated 4th February, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant M. P. Henley to be Temp. Captain and remains seconded to the Sacred Heart College Cadets. Dated 20th September, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant D. J. Woods, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Otago and Southland Regiment. Dated 30th May, 1949.
William Ferguson Morton to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) and is seconded to the Avondale College Cadets, Area 1. Dated 16th August, 1948.

The North Auckland Regiment--
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on prob.) and are seconded to the Kaitaia District High School Cadets, Area 3: --
Russel William McMahon.
Douglas Gordon Forsyth.
Dated 1st April, 1949.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)--
Major E. N. MacL. Hogben, E.D., ceases to be seconded to the Wellington College Cadets and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 2nd June, 1949.
Major H. R. C. Wild, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Major, with seniority from 25th November, 1947, and is seconded to the N.Z. Army Legal Department. Dated 1st April, 1949.
Temp. Major G. A. Wylie, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Major, with seniority from 28th May, 1948, and is seconded to the N.Z. Army Legal Department. Dated 1st April, 1949.

The Canterbury Regiment--
Captain P. H. Wood, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 29th July, 1947, and is seconded to the N.Z. Army Legal Department. Dated 1st April, 1949.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment--
Temp. Lieutenant M. P. Henley ceases to be seconded for duty as Officer Commanding No. 66 School Unit, Air Training Corps, Marist Brothers School, Greymouth, and is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own). Dated 4th February, 1948.

The Otago and Southland Regiment--
Temp. Lieutenant D. J. Woods, from the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 6th March, 1945, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 30th May, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force--
Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Kemp, O.B.E., M.C., E.D., M.D., M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), is posted to the Retired List. Dated 3rd June, 1949.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. H. Baird, M.B., Ch.B., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 30th May, 1946, and is posted to the 3rd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force--
The Rev. D. H. Stewart, Chaplain, 4th Class (Baptist), to be Chaplain, 3rd Class, with seniority from 17th November, 1943, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department. Dated 25th May, 1949.
The Rev. K. H. Evans, Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian), to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 25th October, 1948.

N.Z. ARMY LEGAL DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force--
Major H. R. C. Wild is seconded from the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own) and is appointed Legal Staff Officer, Army Headquarters, Wellington. Dated 1st April, 1949.
Major E. T. Pleasants, E.D., is seconded from the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and is appointed legal Staff Officer, Northern Military District. Dated 1st April, 1949.
Major G. A. Wylie is seconded from the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own) and is appointed Legal Staff Officer, Central Military District. Dated 1st April, 1949.
Captain P. H. Wood is seconded from the Canterbury Regiment and is appointed Legal Staff Officer, Southern Military District. Dated 1st April, 1949.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List--
2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.--
2nd Lieutenant F. T. Coleman is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 21st February, 1946. Dated 1st May, 1949.

The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment--
Captain D. W. Hodge is posted to the Retired List. Dated 2nd June, 1949.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Honours Conferred by His Majesty the King
Air Department,
Wellington, 10th June, 1949.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has announced that the King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of his birthday, to confer the following honours:--

To be an Additional Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Acting Group Captain George Ernest Watt, A.F.C.

To be an Additional Officer of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Squadron Leader Alston Leonard Partelow.

To be an Additional Member of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Flight Lieutenant Stanley George Thompson.
Warrant Officer John William Moyniham.

British Empire Medal
Flight Sergeant James Albert McMillan.
Flight Sergeant George William Lewis.
Corporal Ioni Nancy McIntyre.
Corporal James David Brown.

Commendations for Valuable Service in the Air
Flight Lieutenant Desmond Fenwick Neville.
Engineer IIa Reginald Gulliver.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Officers of the Police Force Appointed
Police Department,
Wellington, 7th June, 1949.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint--
Sub-Inspector Peter Munro
Sub-Inspector John Crowley

to be Inspectors, and
Senior Sergeant Morris Ernest Lines
Senior Sergeant John McKie and
Senior Detective William McLennan

To be Sub-Inspectors in the New Zealand Police Force, the appointment in each case to take effect on and from 1st June, 1949.
P. FRASER,
Minister in Charge of Police Department.