Dec. 1] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2741

Land Reserved in the South Auckland Land District for Recreation Purposes

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

WHEREAS by the one-hundred and sixty-seventh section of the Land Act, 1948, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart as a reserve, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral lease or pastoral occupation licence, any Crown land for any purpose which, in his opinion, is desirable in the public interest and notice thereof shall be published in the Gazette :

Now, therefore, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, do hereby reserve the land in the South Auckland Land District, described in the Schedule hereunder written, for recreation purposes.

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SCHEDULE

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

ALLOTMENT 623, Taupiri Parish, situated in Block XV, Rangiriri Survey District: Area, 8 acres 2 roods, more or less. (South Auckland plan S.O. 32150.)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 26th day of November, 1949.

DAVID WILSON,
For the Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 1/667 ; D.O. 3/1027.)

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Land Reserved in the Otago Land District

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

WHEREAS by the one-hundred-and-sixty-seventh section of the Land Act, 1948, it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart as a reserve, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral lease or pastoral occupation licence, any Crown land for any purpose which, in his opinion, is desirable in the public interest, and notice thereof shall be published in the Gazette :

Now, therefore, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, do hereby reserve the land in the Otago Land District, described in the Schedule hereto, for Rabbit Board buildings.

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SCHEDULE

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT

SECTIONS 10 and 11, Block XI, Town of Kurow: Area, 2 roods 24 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 438 Tn.)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 26th day of November, 1949.

DAVID WILSON,
For the Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 16/1517 ; D.O. 3/202.)

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Setting Apart Unalienated Crown Land for Purposes of Part III (State Coal-mines) of the Coal-mines Act, 1925

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by subsection one of section one hundred and sixty-seven of the Coal-mines Act, 1925, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the unalienated Crown land, described in the Schedule hereto, is hereby set apart for the purposes of Part III of the said Act, and do hereby further declare that this notice shall take effect as from the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULE

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—BULLER COUNTY

ALL that area in the Nelson Land District, Buller County, containing by admeasurement 1 acre 1 rood 32 perches, more or less, being Sections 1, 6, 24, 29, 30, 116, and 159, Town of Millerton, as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked 6/4/65, deposited in the Head Office of the Mines Department at Wellington, and thereon bordered red. (Nelson S.O. Plan 5456.)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 26th day of November, 1949.

A. MCLAGAN, Minister of Mines.

(Mines 6/4/65.)

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, Relinquishment of Temporary Rank, Relinquishments of Commissions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 28th November, 1949.

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

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Territorial Force—

Major J. F. G. Stark, E.D., 3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Major, with seniority from 26th February, 1935. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Captain S. T. Nolan, E.D., 4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Major. Dated 17th September, 1949.

Temp. Captain C. G. W. Quilter, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 20th November, 1947, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1949.

Lieutenant R. J. Cranch, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 8th December, 1947, and is posted to the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Temp. Lieutenant R. A. Macfarlane, 3rd Field 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 Lieutenant, with seniority from 30th September, 1943. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Temp. Lieutenant E. S. Matthews, 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 10th November, 1949.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant A. G. Parsons, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 14th April, 1948, and is posted to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

2nd Lieutenant A. G. Parsons, 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force—

Douglas Murray Winton (late Lieutenant-Colonel, Indian Armoured Corps), to be Captain, with seniority from 1st February, 1942, and is posted to the 1st Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. (New Zealand Scottish). Dated 1st December, 1948.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) H. H. W. Smith, 1st Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. (Waikato), is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 20th October, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Territorial Force—

Captain (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) H. C. Caldwell, E.D., 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 Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 20th June, 1942. Dated 1st May, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force—

N.Z. Regiment—

Major B. R. Bullot to be Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st November, 1949.

Territorial Force—

The Hauraki Regiment—

Lieutenant M. H. Macneil, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 12th June, 1947, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Lieutenant R. F. Smith, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 27th June, 1947, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Lieutenant A. H. Balzer, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 27th June, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own)—

Captain J. A. H. Ritchie, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 11th December, 1948, and is seconded to the Wairarapa College Cadets, Area 5. Dated 3rd August, 1949.

Lieutenant W. S. Nicol, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st December, 1946, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 14th November, 1949.

Hugh William Chapman Milner to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), and is seconded to the Scots College Cadets, Area 5. Dated 14th November, 1949.

The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment—

Captain J. Hill, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, to be Captain, with seniority from 13th December, 1945, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 10th November, 1949.

Captain D. Chapman, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 2nd April, 1947, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Lieutenant C. H. Telfer, from the Retired List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 26th April, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.