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THE ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Territorial Force
2nd Infantry Workshops (Composite), R.N.Z.E.M.E.
Joseph Frederick Campbell Johnson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 5 February 1953.
Headquarters N.Z. Division Light Aid Detachment, R.N.Z.E.M.E.
Captain R. St. J. Keenan, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, to be Captain, with seniority from 25 December 1946, and is appointed O.C., Headquarters N.Z. Division Light Aid Detachment, R.N.Z.E.M.E. Dated 1 December 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Regular Force
Lieutenant W. I. Scott, B.D.S., to be Captain. Dated 15 January 1953.
Territorial Force
2nd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
Roger Church, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 February 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT
Territorial Force
The Rev. A. D. Robertson, Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian), Area 12, to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 27 June 1952.

NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC CORPS
Regular Force
Richard Laurence Earle, B.Sc., B.E. (Chemical), is granted a short-service commission for a period of five years as from 17 February 1953, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 17 February 1953.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE
Regular Force
Major L. E. Souness is granted a further extension of her short-service commission for a period of one year as from 1 January 1953.
Captain R. M. Simpson was granted a further extension of her short-service commission for a period of one year as from 14 December 1951.
Captain R. M. Simpson is granted a further extension of her short-service commission for a period of two years as from 14 December 1952.
Captain F. Poynton is granted a further extension of her short-service commission for a period of two years as from 1 April 1952.
Captain D. C. Griffin is granted a further extension of her short-service commission for a period of two years as from 1 April 1952.
Nancy Beatrice Brittain is granted a short-service commission for a period of two years as from 25 February 1953, in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 10 June 1951, and is seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force for duty at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station Sick Quarters, Shelly Bay. Dated 25 February 1953.

Territorial Force
Lieutenant E. J. Lepper, from the Retired List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 14 November 1945, and is taken on strength of the 1st Casualty Clearing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1 June 1952.
Lieutenant E. J. Lepper, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C., to be Captain. Dated 1 June 1952.

N.Z. WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS
Regular Force
Captain D. J. Sheath is granted an extension of her short-service commission for a period of two years as from 22 November 1952.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) E. P. Hogan to be Captain. Dated 18 November 1952.

N.Z. CADET CORPS
Dargaville High School Cadets
Lieutenant R. A. Fitness, from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 21 October 1946. Dated 1 August 1952.
Hamilton Technical College Cadets
Lieutenant F. A. Mathieson is transferred to the Northland College Cadets. Dated 3 February 1953.
Hastings High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant N. O. Vickridge, 2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., is attached to the Hastings High School Cadets. Dated 11 February 1953.
Mount Roskill Grammar School Cadets
Lieutenant-Colonel T. R. Hawthorn, B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., A.R.A.N.Z., ex N.Z. Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 22 May 1951, and is appointed Officer Commanding, Mount Roskill Grammar School Cadets. Dated 7 March 1953.

Northland College Cadets
Lieutenant F. A. Mathieson, from the Hamilton Technical College Cadets, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 23 June 1949. Dated 3 February 1953.
Opotiki District High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant N. O. Vickridge is transferred to the 2nd Field Regiment R.N.Z.A. Dated 11 February 1953.
Otahuhu College Cadets
Owen Tremayne Boscauwen, B.Sc., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 10 December 1952.
St. Bede's College Cadets
Lieutenant (temp. Major) T. P. Moloney resigns his commission on appointment to the N.Z. Regular Force in the ranks. Dated 9 February 1953.
Southland Technical College Cadets
Lieutenant F. D. Nind to be Captain. Dated 16 January 1953.
Waimate High School Cadets
Captain E. J. Hay to be temp. Major. Dated 12 February 1953.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E.
Lieutenant R. J. Quinn, M.C., M.M., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 30 December 1952.

2nd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Major W. G. Cook, M.B., Ch.B., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 5 February 1953.

General List
The Royal N.Z. Artillery
Captain F. E. McCallum, from the Retired List, to be Captain. Dated 2 March 1953.
The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps
Captain C. W. Hawkins, M.C., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain. Dated 2 March 1953.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY FORCE
Captain O. A. D. Johnson, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Captain. Dated 28 February 1953.
Captain R. M. Reston, M.C., R.N.Z.A., and is transferred from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Captain. Dated 28 February 1953.
Captain M. C. Stanaway, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Captain. Dated 1 March 1953.
Lieutenant T. R. Smeath, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 18 February 1953.
Lieutenant W. J. Hickey, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 28 February 1953.
Lieutenant F. H. Gibbison, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1 March 1953.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of March 1953.
W. SULLIVAN,
For the Minister of Defence.

Member of the Awatere Rabbit Board Appointed (Notice No. Ag. 5397)
PURSUANT to section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint on the 9th day of March 1953 Christopher Cameron to be a member of the Awatere Rabbit Board, vice Ian Hugh Cameron, resigned.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of March 1953.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 64/1/77)

Coroner Appointed
PURSUANT to section 2 of the Coroners Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Harry Meyer, Esquire, J.P., of Huntly, to be a Coroner for New Zealand.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of March 1953.
T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.