23 JAN.]

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
Territorial Force
The Otago and Southland Regiment
Major E. W. Gumbley, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 15 November 1952.
Major B. H. Palmer, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Otago and Southland Regiment, to be Major, with seniority from 27 October 1946, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 15 November 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Territorial Force
Lieutenant-Colonel F. L. Hutter, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.A.C.S., relinquishes the part-time appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Army Headquarters. Dated 24 November 1952.
Major G. F. Hall, M.A., M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.P. (Edin.), from the Retired List, to be Major, with seniority from 29 July 1951, is appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, Army Headquarters, on a part-time basis, and is granted the acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst so employed. Dated 24 November 1952.
1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Major C. J. Alexander, M.B., Ch.B., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C., with the rank of Major, with seniority from 14 January 1948. Dated 17 November 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT
Territorial Force
The Rev. D. B. Martin, Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian), Area 11, to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 23 June 1952.

N.Z. CADET CORPS
The Northland College Cadets
Major A. D. W. Woolcott, Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, ceases to be attached. Dated 4 December 1952.
Opunake District High School Cadets
The seniority of Captain H. W. Wotton is antedated to 16 December 1948.
Taumarunui District High School Cadets
Clive Allan Norton to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 7 October 1952.
RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
10th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain C. C. Petersen, from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Captain, with seniority from 1 April 1951. Dated 6 November 1952.
1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Lieutenant I. G. Drury, M.B., Ch.B., resigns his commission. Dated 22 October 1952.
General List
The Royal N.Z. Engineers
Thomas Gibb (late temp. Captain, R.E.) to be Captain. Dated 1 December 1952.
The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps
Major A. D. W. Woolcott ceases to be attached to the Northland College Cadets. Dated 4 December 1952.
Supplementary List
Lieutenant (temp. Major) C. A. R. Loch is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 23 December 1952.
OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY FORCE
Major R. D. P. Hassett, R.N.Z.A., and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force in his Regular Force rank of Captain (temp. Major). Dated 4 January 1953.
Major P. F. King, D.S.O., M.C., R.N.Z.A., and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Major. Dated 30 December 1952.
Lieutenant D. A. Caldow, N.Z. Army Pay Corps, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The N.Z. Army Pay Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 21 December 1952.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of January 1953.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Member of the Spray Rabbit Board Appointed (Notice No. Ag. 5381)
PURSUANT to section 50 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint on the 5th day of January 1953 Robert George Whitehead to be a member of the Spray Rabbit Board.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of January 1953.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 64/1/173)

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Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946, Amendment No. 10--Appointment of Deputy Chairman of Gisborne Port Conciliation Committee
PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946, Amendment No. 10, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint John Alfred Booth to be the deputy chairman of the Port Conciliation Committee for the Port of Gisborne.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of January 1953.
W. SULLIVAN, Minister of Labour.

Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946, Amendment No. 10--Appointment of Member of Wanganui Port Conciliation Committee
PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Emergency Regulations 1946, Amendment No. 10, the Minister of Labour doth hereby appoint Jack Francis Millward (nominated by the N.Z. Port Employers' Association Incorporated) to be a member of the Port Conciliation Committee for the Port of Wanganui, vice Terence Raymond Clancey.
Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of January 1953.
W. SULLIVAN, Minister of Labour.

Appointment of Member and Chairman; and Deputy Member and Deputy Chairman of Land Valuation Committee
PURSUANT to section 19 of the Land Valuation Court Act 1948, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Selwyn Stanley Preston, Esquire, of Wanganui, Stipendiary Magistrate, to be a member and the Chairman of the Wanganui Land Valuation Committee on and from 9 January 1953, vice William Harold Wood-ward, Esquire, Stipendiary Magistrate; and Alfred Coleman, Esquire, of Feilding, to be Deputy of the said Selwyn Stanly Preston and Deputy Chairman of the said Committee.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of January 1953.
T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Members of Assessment Court for Farm-land List for Borough of Eltham Appointed
PURSUANT to section 10 of the Urban Farm Land Rating Act 1932, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Laurence David Hickford, Farmer, of Okato, to be a member of the Assessment Court for the Borough of Eltham, and also to appoint Percy Stainton, Sharebroker, of New Plymouth, on the recommendation of the Eltham Borough Council, to be a member of the said Assessment Court.
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of January 1953.
W. A. BODKIN, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 103/2/68)

Appointment of Building Controller
IN exercise of all the powers and authorities conferred by the Supply Control Emergency Regulations 1939 and the Building Emergency Regulations 1939, I, William Stanley Goosman, Minister of Works, do hereby revoke the appointment dated the 1st day of February 1950, of Reginald Bedford Hammond as Building Controller, and do hereby appoint Reginald Forrest Paris to be Building Controller for the purpose of the Building Emergency Regulations 1939.
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of January 1953.
W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Works.
(W. 35/3)