19 MARCH]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
469

Officer Authorized to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by section
301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927, I Lieutenant-
General Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, the Governor-
General of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that
Ira James Cunningham, being an officer in the service of
the Crown holding the office of Superintendent, Animal
Research Station, Wallaceville, is authorized to take and receive
statutory declarations under section 301 of the Justices of
the Peace Act 1927.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 9th day of March 1953.

T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Officer Authorized to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by section
301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927, I Lieutenant-
General Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, the Governor-
General of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that
Alfred Benson Cole, being an officer in the service of the
Crown holding the office of Civil Administrative Officer,
H.M.N.Z. Dockyard, Auckland, is authorized to take and
receive statutory declarations under section 301 of the Justices
of the Peace Act 1927.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 10th day of March 1953.

T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Officers Authorized to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by section
301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927, I Lieutenant-
General Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, the Governor-
General of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that
the persons whose names are set out in the Schedule hereto,
being officers in the service of the Crown holding the offices
stated opposite their names respectively in the said Schedule,
are authorized to take and receive statutory declarations
under section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927.

SCHEDULE

William Ellis Evans, District Manager, Government Life
Insurance Office, Auckland.

John Farquharson Alexander, District Manager, Government
Life Insurance Office, Hamilton.

Ernest John Goodwin, District Manager, Government Life
Insurance Office, Dunedin.

George Edmund Villars, District Manager, Government
Life Insurance Office, Tauranga.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this 13th day of March 1953.

T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and
Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force

Captain and Quartermaster D. A. Phillips to be temp.
Major and Quartermaster whilst holding the appointment
of Chief Instructor, R.N.Z.A., Burnham Camp. Dated 6
November 1952.

2nd Lieutenant Roger John Pearce, from the 6th Light
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on
prob.). Dated 17 February 1953.

Territorial Force

1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Lieutenant A. O. Barrowclough, from the Reserve of
Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Lieutenant,
with seniority from 10 July 1952. Dated 1 February
1953.

Brian Desmond Lynch to be 2nd Lieutenant, with
seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) R. W. Shaw.
Dated 6 December 1952.

2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Captain H. E. I. Reaney to be temp. Major. Dated
5 February 1953.

2nd Lieutenant N. O. Vickridge, from the N.Z. Cadet
Corps (Opotiki District High School Cadets), to be 2nd
Lieutenant, with seniority from 19 May 1951, and is also
attached to the Hastings High School Cadets. Dated 11
February 1953.

3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Captain G. J. D'Auvergne is transferred to the Reserve
of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with
the rank of Captain. Dated 26 January 1953.

9th Coast Regiment R.N.Z.A.

2nd Lieutenant P. M. Cummuskey to be Lieutenant. Dated
13 February 1953.

11th Coast Regiment R.N.Z.A.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:

Brian Lowry Miskimmin.
Francis James Diver.

Dated 6 December 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force

Captain (temp. Major) L. F. Brooker, M.B.E., to be
Major. Dated 14 January 1953.

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) John Bevan Webster, from
the 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish),
R.N.Z.A.C., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) Dated 17
February 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Regular Force

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) I. W. Lauchland to be 2nd
Lieutenant, with seniority from 18 January 1952, and remains
attached to C.D. Trg. Tp., R.N.Z. Sigs. Dated 18 January
1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Lieutenant-Colonel T. R. Hawthorn, B.A. B.Sc., B.Com.,
A.R.A.N.Z., relinquishes his short-service commission in the
N.Z. Regular Force, dated 6 March 1953, and is appointed
Lieutenant-Colonel in the N.Z. Cadet Corps, with seniority
from 22 May 1951. Dated 7 March 1953.

Captain (temp. Major) D. C. Powrie to be Major. Dated
15 January 1953.

Captain (temp. Major) H. M. McDonald is transferred to
the Reserve of Officers, General List, the Royal N.Z. Infantry
Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 28 February 1953.

Captain T. W. Bate, M.A.(Hons.), to be temp. Major.
Dated 13 November 1952.

Captain D. S. Gibb, D.F.C., M.A.(IIons.), Dip.Ed.,
Dip.Soc.Sci., resigns his commission. Dated 5 February 1953.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. R. M. Barker relinquishes
his short-service commission in the N.Z. Regular Force, dated
21 February 1953, and is reposted to the 1st Battalion, The
Canterbury Regiment, with the rank of Lieutenant, with
seniority from 30 September 1950. Dated 22 February 1953.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. A. Hyde is transferred to
the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry
Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 23 February 1953.

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) J. P. Brosnahan to be 2nd
Lieutenant, with seniority from 11 September 1952. Dated
18 January 1953.

Territorial Force

The Canterbury Regiment

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. R. M. Barker, ex N.Z.
Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 30 September
1950, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 22 February
1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.

Terence Morcom Barrett to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated
6 December 1952.

4th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.

Captain B. M. B. Williams is transferred to the Reserve
of Officers, Regimental List, The Royal N.Z. Army Service
Corps, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 10 May
1946. Dated 6 February 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

2nd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Graham Frank Joplin, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant
(on prob.). Dated 2 February 1953.

3rd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) F. T. Shannon,
M.B. Ch.B., is confirmed.

The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) C. G. Anderson,
M.B., Ch.B. is confirmed.

3rd Field Hygiene Section, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) A. J. B. Canning to
be Lieutenant (temp. Captain). Dated 1 December 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant (on prob.) G. W. Peters, B.Sc., to be Lieutenant-
ant, with seniority from 18 January 1951. Dated 18 January
1953.