Nov. 24]

Vesting the Control of a Scenic Reserve in the Tauranga County Council!
B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
I N pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of the scenic reserve described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act) in the Tauranga County Council, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say:

1. The period for which the control of the reserve is hereby vested shall be five years from the date hereof, unless the reservation is previously altered or revoked under the said Act.
2. The said Council shall prepare a report each year ending on the thirty-first day of March, together with a statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the said reserve. Such report and statement shall be sent to the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act as soon as possible after the close of the year.
3. The said Council shall control the said reserve in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.--PUKETOKI SCENIC RESERVE ALL that area containing 85 acres 1 rood 12 perches, more or less, being Lot 2 on deposited plan 23620, and being portion of the block situated in Block XII, Aongatete Survey District, called Whakamarama No. 2, and being all the land comprised in Certificate of Title, Volume 629, folio 106 (Auckland Registry).

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 21st day of November, 1949.
DAVID WILSON,
For the Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.
(L. and S. H.O. 4/583 ; D.O. 13/94.)

Vesting the Control of Portion of a Scenic Reserve in the Dannevirke Borough Council
B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
I N pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of that portion of the Makirikiri Scenic Reserve described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act) in the Dannevirke Borough Council subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say:

1. The period for which the control is hereby vested shall be five years from the date hereof, unless the reservation is previously altered or revoked under the said Act.
2. The said Council shall prepare a report each year ending on the thirty-first day of March, together with a statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the said portion of the said reserve. Such report and statement shall be sent to the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act as soon as possible after the close of the year.
3. The said Council shall control the said portion in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE

HAWKE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT.--PART MAKIRIKIRI SCENIC RESERVE LOT 1, Section 13, Block II, Tahoraite Survey District : Area, 19 acres 2 roods, more or less.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 21st day of November, 1949.
DAVID WILSON,
For the Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.
(L. and S. H.O. 4/375 ; D.O. 13/12.)

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, Variation in Rank, Relinquishments of Commissions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces
Army Department
Wellington, 23rd November, 1949.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, variation in rank, relinquishments of commissions, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY
Regular Force--
Captain John Neil Rutland, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Temp. Lieutenant (on prob.), and is posted for duty to Papakura Camp. Dated 31st October, 1949.
Territorial Force--
Temp. Captain R. H. Standish, 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., is transferred to the 61st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 5th June, 1943. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Captain J. B. Horrocks, from the Retired List, to be Captain, with seniority from 7th January, 1946, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Captain S. H. Abbott, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 17th January, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 54, dated 15th September, 1949, relative to Captain J. S. Rutherford, M.C., for "and is posted to the 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.," substitute "and is posted to the 61st Battery, 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A."
Temp. Captain G. D. Beresford, 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A., relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain and assumes the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 7th January, 1946. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant J. C. Bennett, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 30th April, 1946, and is posted to the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant P. A. Buddle, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 16th December, 1946, and is posted to the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant D. A. Thorburn, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 6th February, 1947, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Lieutenant G. S. Cross, from the Retired List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 25th April, 1947, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Lieutenant G. R. Brabant, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 6th December, 1947, and is posted to the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant J. E. Towle, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 18th January, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Lieutenant M. C. Russell, from the Retired List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 19th March, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant C. B. Connery, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 21st July, 1948, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant N. M. Thomson, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 21st July, 1948, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Temp. Lieutenant R. A. Higgs, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 27th September, 1948, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
2nd Lieutenant F. V. N. Beasley, from the Retired List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 30th July, 1947, and is posted to the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
2nd Lieutenant F. V. N. Beasley, 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st August, 1949.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant A. L. Cook, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 2nd December, 1947, and is posted to the 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
2nd Lieutenant B. A. Penk, from the Retired List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st December, 1948, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. C. McFarlane, E.D., 11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 17th December, 1941. Dated 1st May, 1949.
Captain J. C. Pawson, 15th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 15th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 4th October, 1946. Dated 4th November, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS
Territorial Force--
Major B. J. L. Roberts, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Major, with seniority from 24th June, 1947, and is posted to the 1st Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. (Waikato). Dated 1st December, 1948.
Captain (temp. Major) G. W. Logan, E.D., 3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 27th October, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS
Territorial Force--
Temp. Captain M. J. Petersen, 3rd Composite Squadron, R.N.Z.Sigs., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 25th September, 1942. Dated 1st May, 1949.
Temp. Captain E. R. Pettitt ceases to be seconded to the Methven District High School Cadets, Area 10, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st July, 1944. Dated 7th November, 1949.