26 Nov.]\nTHE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE\n1917\n\nTHE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS\nTerritorial Force\n5th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.\n2nd Lieutenant J. M. Smith to be temp. Lieutenant,\nDated 1 October 1953.\n\nTHE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS\nTerritorial Force\n2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.\nHenry Charles Russell, S.D.O., N.Z., to be 2nd Lieutenant\n(on prob.) (Optometrist). Dated 1 November 1953.\n\nTHE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT\nTerritorial Force\nThe Rev. Geoffrey Thomas Gilbert to be Chaplain, 4th\nClass (Methodist), Area 8. Dated 5 September 1953.\n\nTHE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS\nRegular Force\nSister R. Cleur, from the Territorial Force, is granted a\nshort-service commission for a period of two years as from\n31 August 1953, in the rank of Sister, with seniority from\n3 April 1953, and is posted for duty to Waiouru Camp\nHospital. Dated 31 August 1953.\n\nN.Z. CADET CORPS\nDannevirkc High School Cadets\nPatrick John Grant to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.).\nDated 21 August 1953.\n\nFoxton District High School Cadets\nCaptain T. E. Dou.ds is transferred to the Reserve of\nOfficers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with\nthe rank of Captain. Dated 1 October 1953.\n\nHamilton High School Cadets\nThomas Robert Thompson, late Major, R.A., to be Captain,\nwith seniority from 20 April 1950. Dated 20 April 1953.\n\nRESERVE OF OFFICERS\nRegimental List\n1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish),\nR.N.Z.A.C.\nCaptain P. L. Collins, M.C., is transferred to the Active\nList, Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Dated 23 October 1953.\n\n3rd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.\nPhilip Richard de Lacey, S.D.O., N.Z., to be 2nd Lieuten-\nant (on prob.) (Optometrist). Dated 1 November 1953.\n\nOFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY\nFORCE\nCaptain J. S. Manning, R.N.Z.Inf., and is reposted to the\nN.Z. Regular Force in his Regular Force rank of Captain.\nDated 8 November 1953.\nLieutenant (Acting Captain) J. C. Flack, R.N.Z.A., and\nis posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal\nN.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Captain. Dated 8 November\n1953.\nLieutenant M. R. R. Markman, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to\nthe Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z.-Artillery,\nwith the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 4 November 1953.\nLieutenant D. F. Anson, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the\nReserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery,\nwith the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 5 November 1953.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 17th day of November 1953.\nT. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.\n\nMinister of German Federal Republic to New Zealand\nAppointed\nHIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified\nthat\nErich Boltze, Esquire,\nEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the\nGerman Federal Republic to New Zealand, presented his\nLetter of Credence at Government House on Tuesday, 10\nNovember 1953.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 23rd day of November 1953.\nT. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of External Affairs.\n\nJustices of the Peace Appointed\nHIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to\nappoint the undermentioned persons to be Justices of the\nPeace for New Zealand and its dependencies.\nEverard Robert Cranston Gilmour, of 18 Peace Avenue,\nNew Plymouth.\nFrederic Phillpott, of 239 Campbell Road, Green Lane,\nAuckland.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 20th day of November 1953.\nT. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.\n\nJustice of the Peace Authorized to Exercise Jurisdiction in the\nChildren's Court\nPURSUANT to section 27 of the Child Welfare Act 1925,\nHis Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to\nauthorize\nJohn Philip, Esquire, J.P.,\nto exercise jurisdiction in the Children's Court established at\nInvercargill.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 17th day of November 1953.\nT. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.\n\nAppointment of Honorary Fishery Officer\nPURSUANT to section 29 of the Statutes Amendment Act\n1946, the Minister of Marine hereby appoints\nNoel Paul Hanlcy, of Clive,\nto be an Honorary Fishery Officer for the purposes of Part I\nof the Fisheries Act 1908, such person to hold office until the\n31st day of March 1956.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 23rd day of November 1953.\nW. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Marine.\n\nAppointment of Honorary Fishery Officers\nPURSUANT to section 29 of the Statutes Amendment Act\n1946, the Minister of Marine hereby appoints\nDavid Melville Waters, of New Plymouth, and\nCharles Leslie Wilson, of Invercargill,\nto be Honorary Fishery Officers for the purposes of Part I of\nthe Fisheries Act 1908, such persons to hold office until the\n31st day of March 1956.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 16th day of November 1953.\nW. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Marine.\n\nOfficer of the Police Force Appointed\nHIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to\nappoint\nInspector John Edwards\nto be a Superintendent in the New Zealand Police Force, the\nappointment to take effect on and after 19 March 1953.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 10th day of November 1953.\nW. H. FORTUNE,\nMinister in Charge of Police.\n\nAppointment of Member, Government Railways Appeal Board\nNOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to subsection (4) (b)\nof section 91 of the Government Railways Act 1949, the\nNew Zealand Railways Commission has appointed Mr Robert\nJames Peattie, Special Officer, Railways Department, Welling-\nton, to act as a member of the Government Railways Appeal\nBoard from 1 January 1954 until and including 31 December\n1954 in all appeals by or against members in the New Zealand\nGovernment Railways.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 17th day of November 1953.\nH. C. LUSTY, General Manager,\nNew Zealand Government Railways.\n\nAppointing Saturday as the Statutory Closing-day in the\nBorough of Taupo\nWHEREAS a poll to determine the statutory closing-day\nin the Borough of Taupo was duly taken under the\nauthority of section 20 of the Shops and Offices Act 1921-22,\non the 31st day of October 1953:\nAnd whereas the Town Clerk of the Borough of Taupo\nhas notified the Minister of Labour that the majority of the\nvotes given at such poll were in favour of the appointment of\nSaturday as the statutory closing-day in the said Borough:\nNow, therefore, the Minister of Labour, in pursuance of\nsection 20 of the Shops and Offices Act 1921-22, hereby\nappoints Saturday as the statutory closing-day in the said\nBorough on and from the 5th day of December 1953.\n\nDated at Wellington, this 18th day of November 1953.\nW. SULLIVAN, Minister of Labour.