9 APRIL] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 595

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

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and resignations of officers of the New Zealand Army:-

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force

31003 W.O. I Ronald William Stitt to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster, with seniority next below Lieutenant and Quartermaster A. Fraser, R.N.Z.A.O.C. Dated 15 March 1953.

Territorial Force

14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:-

Brian Rees Gibson. Allan David Scrymgeour.

Dated 6 December 1952.

1st Locating Battery, R.N.Z.A.

Captain J. B. Gascoigne is transferred to the Divisional Counter Bombardment Staff Troop, H.Q., R.A., N.Z. Division. Dated 1 March 1953.

Divisional Counter Bombardment Staff Troop, H.Q., R.A., N.Z. Division-

Captain J. B. Gascoigne, from the 1st Locating Battery, R.N.Z.A., to be Captain, with seniority from 1 January 1950. Dated 1 March 1953.

Captain J. B. Gascoigne is appointed D.C.B.O., Divisional Counter Bombardment Staff Troop, H.Q., R.A., N.Z. Division, and is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1 March 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force

Captain C. W. Mack, D.C.M., M.A., Dip.Ed., from the N.Z. Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority from 6 January 1949. Dated 6 January 1953.

Lieutenant A. A. Brandon to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 February 1953.

Territorial Force

lst Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C.

Captain I. J. Blair is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, lst Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 8 November 1947. Dated 24 February 1953.

Allen Peniston Coster to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 6 December 1952.

2nd Armoured Regiment (Divisional Regiment), R.N.Z.A.C.

2nd Lieutenant R. F. Horsley to be Lieutenant. Dated 3 February 1953.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:-

Robin Giles Barker. Robert Hamilton Bell. Brian Redvers Gilbertson.

Dated 6 December 1952.

lst Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:

R. H. Duncan. J. H. Gray.

Dated 3 February 1953.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:-

S. G. McGregor. G. H. Gould.

Dated 24 February 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Territorial Force

Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. Morrison, O.B.E., E.D., B.E., M.I.C.E., M.A.S.C.E., M.N.Z.I.E., relinquishes the appointments of C.R.E., N.Z. Division, and C.O., Ist Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E., and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 31 March 1953.

Major G. A. Lindell, D.S.O., E.D., A.M.I.Struct.E., A.M.N.Z.I.E., Ist Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E., to be Lieutenant-Colonel and is appointed C.R.E., N.Z. Division, and C.O., Ist Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E. Dated 1 April 1953.

Ist Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E.

Captain J. W. Ridley, B.E., B.Sc., Grad.N.Z.I.E., A.M.I.C.E., B.A. (Oxon), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, Ist Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 14 February 1951. Dated 16 January 1953.

Captain J. S. Callaway is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, with the rank of Captain. Dated 18 March 1953.

Lieutenant T. D. McKelvey is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E., with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1 December 1948. Dated 10 March 1953.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:-

A. R. MacGibbon, B.E.(Civ.). P. G. Scoular, B.E.(Civ.).

Dated 24 February 1953.

2nd Lieutenant R. G. Woolford is transferred to the Northland Regiment. Dated 1 December 1952.

2nd Lieutenant A. Miller, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E., to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 1 January 1949. Dated 6 February 1953.

2nd Lieutenant A. Miller to be Lieutenant. Dated 6 February 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Regular Force

Temp. Lieutenant (on prob.) B. S. Liley is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs., with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 18 January 1952. Dated 3 March 1953.

Territorial Force

1st Division Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:-

Raymond Phillip Connolly. Ralph George Bennett Coulam.

Dated 6 December 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Captain (temp. Major) A. Molineaux to be Major. Dated 1 December 1952.

Captain (temp. Major) St. J. W. Christie is granted an extension of his short-service commission for a period of five years as from 1 April 1953.

Captain C. W. Mack, D.C.M., M.A., Dip.Ed., is transferred to the Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps. Dated 6 January 1953.

Lieutenant (on prob.) V. H. Bartholomew is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 27 February 1953.

Territorial Force

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants and are posted to the 1st Battalion:-

Trevor Brahne Wynyard. Hugh Jenner Wily.

Dated 6 December 1952.

The Hauraki Regiment

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants and are posted to the 1st Battalion:-

Claude Rodney Hatherly. John William George Black. Reginald Albert William Durrant.

Dated 6 December 1952.

The Northland Regiment

Captain (temp. Major) N. R. Brady, 1st Battalion, relinquishes the temporary rank of Major and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Northland Regiment, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 10 January 1947. Dated 14 February 1953.

2nd Lieutenant R. G. Woolford, from the 1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E., to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 3 February 1951. Dated 1 December 1952.

Alan Bruce Christianson to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 6 December 1952.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)

Captain (temp. Major) E. T. H. Taylor, 1st Battalion, to be Major. Dated 10 December 1952.

Captain T. G. N. Carter, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own), to be Captain, with seniority from 31 January 1942, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 27 February 1953.

Garrard Booth Tait to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 8 February 1953.

Richard Vaughan Kirby to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 8 February 1953.

The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment

Major E. F. Laws, E.D., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment, with the rank of Major, with seniority from 18 March 1940. Dated 24 February 1953.

The Hawke's Bay Regiment

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants and are posted to the 1st Battalion:-

John Alfred Stone. Hugh Norman Bridge Waldin. Geoffrey John Warren.

Dated 6 December 1952.