Lands Reserved in the South Auckland, Wellington, and Nelson
Land Districts

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

WHEREAS by section 167 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 New Zealand Gazette:

Now, therefore, pursuant to section 167 of the said Act,
I, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie,
the Governor-General of New Zealand, hereby reserve, subject
to the reservations and conditions imposed by section 59 of
the Land Act 1948, the lands in the South Auckland, Wellington,
and Nelson Land Districts described in the Schedule
hereunder written, for the purposes specified at the end of the
respective descriptions of the lands so intended to be reserved.

SCHEDULE

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

SECTIONS 23, 24, 35 to 40 (inclusive), 62, and 95, Block LII,
Town of Te Aroha, situated in Block IX, Aroha Survey
District: Total area, 1 acre 2 roods 8·19 perches, more or less.
(S.O. plans 24240 and 33708.) (Municipal.)
(L. and S. H.O. 6/1/715; D.O. 14/30)

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

Section 33, Block VIII, Makotuku Survey District: Area,
9 acres 2 roods 23 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 22774.)
(Site for saleyards.)
(L. and S. H.O. 4/340; D.O. 13/13)

NELSON LAND DISTRICT

All that area containing by admeasurement 1 acre, more or
less, being part Section 129, Square 14, situated in Block III,
Aorere Survey District. As the same is more particularly
delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 6/6/1002c, deposited
in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at
Wellington, and thereon edged red. (Nelson plan L.T.
720/C.1.) (General education).
(L. and S. H.O. 6/6/1002; D.O. 8/53)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General this 6th day of May 1953.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

Appointments and Promotion of Officers of the Emergency
Force

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve of the following appointments and promotion of
officers of the Emergency Force:

APPOINTMENTS

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

2nd Lieutenant W. W. Waddel (4th Medium Regiment,
R.N.Z.A.). Dated 12 April 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

2nd Lieutenant R. L. Fernie (3rd Armoured Regiment,
R.N.Z.A.C.). Dated 13 April 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Captain M. Tebbutt (N.Z. Regular Force). Dated 14
April 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Richard John Lattimer to be Lieutenant. Dated 9
February 1953.

PROMOTION

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) M. F. Andrew to be Captain.
Dated 2 January 1953.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of May 1953.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Promotions and Relinquishment of Temporary Rank of Officers
of the Emergency Force

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve of the following promotions and relinquishment
of temporary rank of officers of the Emergency Force:

PROMOTIONS

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Captain J. S. G. McLanachan to be temp. Major whilst
employed as Battery Commander. Dated 15 March 1953.

Captain J. R. Spence, M.B.E., to be temp. Major whilst
employed as Battery Commander. Dated 5 April 1953.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Captain (temp. Major) J. S. G. McLanachan relinquishes
the appointment of Battery Commander and the temporary
rank of Major. Dated 5 April 1953.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of May 1953.

J. R. MARSHALL,
for the Minister of Defence.

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

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

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY
Regular Force

Captain W. F. Cox is seconded to the Fiji Military
Forces. Dated 14 October 1952.

35045 Lance-Bombadier (temp. Bombadier) Noel McKay
Sandman to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 23 June
1952. Dated 23 April 1953.

Territorial Force

Headquarters, N.Z. Divisional Artillery

Lieutenant J. H. B. Wilding, 4th Medium Regiment,
R.N.Z.A., relinquishes the appointment of Staff Lieutenant,
Headquarters, N.Z. Divisional Artillery, and ceases to be
seconded. Dated 1 April 1953.

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

Lieutenant-Colonel G. P. Hanna, O.B.E., relinquishes the
appointment of C.O., 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., and is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st
Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel,
with seniority from 1 May 1945. Dated 31 March 1953.

Major S. F. Catchpole, M.C., E.D., to be Lieutenant-Colonel
and is apointed C.O., 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1
April 1953.

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

Lieutenant W. H. Hartree to be temp. Captain. Dated
1 April 1953.

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

Lieutenant N. O. Mangin to be temp. Captain. Dated
1 April 1953.

2nd Lieutenant W. I. Herbison is transferred to the 10th
Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 10 November 1952.

John Verrall Allison to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.).
Dated 1 April 1953.

4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Lieutenant F. H. Gibbison, from the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Lieutenant, with
seniority from 13 November 1951. Dated 19 March 1953.

Lieutenant J. H. B. Wilding is transferred to the 5th
Light Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1 April 1953.

5th Light Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Lieutenant J. H. B. Wilding, from the 4th Medium
Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 11
May 1945. Dated 1 April 1953.

Desmond Lazelle Snelling to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated
6 December 1952.

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

Lieutenant G. H. Hewitt, D.F.C., resigns his commission
on appointment to a commission in the Reserve of Air Force
Officers, R.N.Z.A.F. Dated 23 March 1953.

10th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

2nd Lieutenant W. I. Herbison, from the 3rd Field
Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from
1 May 1948. Dated 10 November 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) J. B. Webster is transferred
to the N.Z. Regiment. Dated 23 April 1953.

Territorial Force

3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.

Lieutenant J. Pavel is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, with
the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 27 March 1953.

Laurence Arthur Comyn Pigou to be 2nd Lieutenant, with
seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant J. F. Dodson. Dated
6 December 1952.

Ian McRae Baird to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority next
below 2nd Lieutenant A. C. Sherson. Dated 6 December 1952.