Air Department,
Wellington, 18th August, 1950.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotion, and relinquishments of commissions of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:

REGULAR AIR FORCE

TECHNICAL BRANCH

Amendment
The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 46, 20th July, 1950, page 993, under the heading “Technical Branch—Appointments—Signals Division” relating to “70478 Flight Sergeant Tom Lewis Dimmock” is amended to read “70478 Flight Sergeant Tom Lewis Dimmock, B.E.M.”

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Appointments

Equipment Division—

75605 Erling Hastings ORBELL is granted a temporary commission for a period of three years in the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Dated 1st August, 1950.

Special Duties Division—

75604 Marshall LAIRD, M.Sc., Ph.D., on relinquishing his commission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Dated 19th June, 1950.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE

CHAPLAINS BRANCH

Appointment

130892 The Rev. Vernon William JOBLIN, on relinquishing his commission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, is granted a temporary commission in the relative rank of Flight Lieutenant. Dated 1st May, 1950.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

Promotion

Pilot Officer Walter Ronald HARRIS to be Flying Officer. Dated 1st July, 1950.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers relinquish their commissions:

2010 Flight Lieutenant The Rev. Vernon William JOBLIN. Dated 1st May, 1950.

41613 Flight Lieutenant Donald Winter THOMSON, D.F.C.

411827 Flight Lieutenant Alfred William HOLLIS.

4213873 Flight Lieutenant John Barry BLOODWORTH. Dated 1st August, 1950.

4314349 Flying Officer Marshall LAIRD, M.Sc., Ph.D. Dated 19th June, 1950.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 21, 13th April, 1950, page 406, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfer” and referring to “70141 Flight Lieutenant Norman Alexander WICKES, D.F.C.” is hereby amended to read “Dated 7th March, 1950” in lieu of “Dated 13th February, 1950.”

Corrigendum

With reference to the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 46, 20th July, 1950, page 993, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Relinquishments” relating to “Flight Lieutenant Wesley Leonard JACOBSEN,” for “37235” substitute “39771.”

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Member of the Edendale Rabbit Board Appointed.-(Notice No. Ag. 4903)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 16th August, 1950.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, to appoint on the 10th day of August, 1950— James Alexander Mitchell to be a member of the Edendale Rabbit Board, vice John Eades, deceased.

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.

(Ag. 64/1/138.)

Members of Hop Marketing Committee Appointed

Pursuant to the powers conferred on him by the Hop Marketing Regulations 1939, made under the Marketing Act, 1936, and the Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act, 1934, the Minister of Marketing doth hereby, in pursuance of regulation 2 (b) of the said regulations, appoint:-

Henry Conrad Beuke,
Jeffrey MacGlashan Inglis,
Samuel Edward O’Hara,
Laurie Alan Palmer, and
Bertie Thomas Rowling

To be members of the Hop Marketing Committee established by the said regulations.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of August, 1950.

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Marketing.

Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946.—Appointment of Members of New Plymouth Port Committee

Pursuant to the Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint the following persons to be members of the Port Committee for the Port of New Plymouth for a term expiring on 30th April, 1951 :-

John Joseph Collins (nominated by the New Zealand Waterside Employers’ Association Industrial Association of Employers); and
Thomas Sullivan (nominated by the New Zealand Waterside Workers’ Industrial Union of Workers) vice Sidney Flood.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of August, 1950.

W. SULLIVAN, Minister of Labour.

Judge of the Supreme Court Appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th July, 1950.

His Excellency the Governor-General, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty, has been pleased to appoint Francis Boyd Adams, Esquire, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Deputy Member of the Marlborough Land Valuation Committee Appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th August, 1950.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Charles Richard Rabbits, of Blenheim, to be a deputy member of the Marlborough Land Valuation Committee.

T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Members of Domain Boards Appointed

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th August, 1950.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of section 49 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928, to make the following appointments:-

James Jardine to be a member of the Motueka Beach Domain Board, in place of Alfred Gordon Boyce, resigned.

Harold Edward Stevens to be a member of the Clyde Domain Board, in place of Leonard Ryan Williams, resigned.

Albert Ernest Hunt, and Brian Wynn-Williams to be members of the Glenmark Domain Board, in place of Harold Francis Symonds and Edgar Charles Topp, resigned.

James Errol Gray to be a member of the Raurimu Domain Board in place of Herbert Blackith Hill, resigned.

D. M. GREIG, Director-General.

(L. and S. 1/455.)