JULY 7] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1459

Temp. Lieutenant C. J. MacLean, 1st Battalion, is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry
Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 30th
September, 1943. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Temp. Lieutenant A. H. B. Lockett, 1st Battalion, is posted
to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 30th
May, 1949.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant B. C. E. Simmonds, 1st Battalion, is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, with the
rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 26th March, 1943.
Dated 1st May, 1949.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant E. G. Renz, 1st Battalion, is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry
Corps, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 18th
May, 1944. Dated 1st May, 1949.

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) I. S. Kerr, ceases to be seconded to
the Wanganui Technical College Cadets, Area 6, and resigns his
commission. Dated 1st June, 1949.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment—

Temp. Lieutenant C. B. Sage ceases to be seconded to the
Nelson College Cadets and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of
Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st September, 1948. Dated 4th
June, 1949.

The Otago and Southland Regiment—

2nd Lieutenant A. T. Anderson to be Temp. Lieutenant and
remains seconded to King’s High School Cadets, Area 11. Dated
9th July, 1947.

2nd Lieutenant S. G. Emslie to be Temp. Lieutenant and remains
seconded to King’s High School Cadets, Area 11. Dated 10th July,
1947.

Brian Arthur Heney to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) and is
seconded to the Otago Boys’ High School Cadets, Area 11. Dated
4th May, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

Regular Force—

Captain H.McK. Reid to be Temp. Major. Dated 1st May,
1949.

Lieutenant and Quartermaster G. G. W. Blanford to be Captain
and Quartermaster. Dated 12th June, 1949.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List—

The North Auckland Regiment—

Major H. G. Dyer is posted to the Retired List with the rank of
Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 17th June, 1949.

The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment—

Major J. L. Griffiths, M.C., from the Reserve of Officers, Supple-
mentary List, to be Major, with seniority from 26th May, 1948.
Dated 1st May, 1949.

Major D. Malcolm, E.D., is posted to the Retired List. Dated
26th May, 1949.

Captain E. J. W. Werry is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of
Captain, with seniority from 17th March, 1933. Dated 1st May,
1949.

Captain R. C. Reed is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of
Captain, with seniority from 26th December, 1941. Dated 1st
May, 1949.

Captain G. O. Doyle is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of
Captain, with seniority from 2nd December, 1942. Dated 1st
May, 1949.

Captain E. J. Thomas is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of
Captain, with seniority from 15th April, 1944. Dated 1st May,
1949.

Captain H. E. Edmondson is posted to the Retired List. Dated
24th May, 1949.

Captain R. A. Shaw is posted to the Retired List. Dated 30th
May, 1949.

Lieutenant A. S. Atkins is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of
Lieutenant, with seniority from 12th December, 1933. Dated 1st
May, 1949.

Lieutenant L. M. Hobbs is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Lieu-
tenant, with seniority from 29th December, 1941. Dated 1st May,
1949.

Lieutenant H. W. Wotton is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the
rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 16th December, 1943.
Dated 1st May, 1949.

Lieutenant R. C. Torlesse resigns his commission. Dated 24th
May, 1949.

Lieutenant C. D. Corless is posted to the Retired List. Dated
27th May, 1949.

Lieutenant St.L. H. Reeves resigns his commission. Dated
7th June, 1949.

Supplementary List—

Captain (temp. Major) W. R. P. Jaques, E.D., is posted to the
Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 17th June, 1949.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment and Extension of Engagement of Officers of the Royal
New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 29th June, 1949.

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

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Extension of Commission

As Signaller—

70160 Flying Officer (temp.) John William Prideaux Cook,
M.B.E., is granted an extension of his commission, in his present
rank and seniority, for a period of two years. Dated 1st April, 1949.

ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Appointment

Secretarial Division—

NZ 39600 Squadron Leader (temp.) Maurice Beehan FURLONG
relinquishes his temporary commission, and is granted a permanent
commission for a period of ten years in his present rank and
seniority. Dated 1st October, 1947.

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 20, dated
15th April, 1948, page 396, under the heading “Administrative
and Supply Branch—Appointment—Secretarial Division,” relating
to the above officer, is hereby cancelled.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Royal Danish Legation at Wellington
Appointed

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1949.

IT is hereby notified for public information that

A. C. Fensmark, Esquire,

has assumed duty as Charge d’Affaires ad interim of the Royal
Danish Legation at Wellington during the absence from New
Zealand of Karl I. Eskelund, Esquire.

P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.

Director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Appointed

Treasury Department,
Wellington, 29th June, 1949.

IT is hereby notified that by Order in Council dated the 22nd
June, 1949, Benjamin Roberts, Esquire, of Carterton, was
appointed a Director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.

Appointment of Inspector for the Purposes of the Child Welfare Act,
1925

Education Department,
Wellington, 29th June, 1949.

IT is hereby notified, pursuant to the provisions of section 11,
subsection (3) of the Child Welfare Act, 1925, that

Miss Kathleen Muriel Stewart,

an officer of the Child Welfare Division of the Education Depart-
ment, Wellington, has been appointed an Inspector for the purposes
of the above-mentioned section.

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

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

Education Department,
Wellington, 29th June, 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.
Curnow, Reverend Father John . . . . . . . . Christchurch.
Cook, Reverend George Pilkington . . . . . . Patea.

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