Lands Reserved in the Wellington Land District
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 Wellington Land District 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
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT
SECTION 1. Block XIII, Mangawhero Survey District: Area, 1 acre 2 roods 18 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 22714.)
(L. and S. H.O. 6/6/1042; D.O. 8/1053)
(General education.)
Section 21, Block VIII, Paekakariki Survey District: Area, 5·01 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 23028.) (Site for a Plunket room.)
Also Section 22, Block VIII, Paekakariki Survey District: Area, 1 rood 0·02 perch, more or less. (S.O. plan 23028.) (Site for a kindergarten.)
(L. and S. H.O. 6/6/1131; D.O. M. 47 and 367)
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 23rd day of March 1954.
E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirement of Officers of the New Zealand Army
PURSUANT to section 16 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950, 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 F. F. Whiting is transferred to the 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. (T.F.). Dated 29 March 1954.
Captain J. McL. Ross is seconded to the Fiji Military Forces. Dated 25 February 1954.
Territorial Force
Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Wilding, D.S.O., E.D., Retired List, is granted an extension of his appointment as Colonel Commandant, R.N.Z.A., Northern Military District, to 3 November 1956.
1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain K. C. Jacka is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 23 January 1952. Dated 19 February 1954.
Ian Hamilton McCorkindale to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 17 October 1953.
9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain F. F. Whiting, from the N.Z. Regular Force, to be Captain, with seniority from l February 1950. Dated 29 March 1954.
Lieutenant C. S. Atkinson to be temp. Captain. Dated 20 February 1954.
13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain K. R. Porter, from the 14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Captain, with seniority from 1 February 1952. Dated 20 January 1954.
14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain K. R. Porter is transferred to the 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 20 January 1954.
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS
Regular Force
Captain (temp. Major) R. A. Tinker, O.B.E., M.C., M.M., to be Major. Dated 22 January 1954.
Lieutenant J. Brown to be Captain. Dated 9 December 1953.
Territorial Force
1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C.
Captain A. V. McKenzie to be temp. Major. Dated 2 February 1954.
2nd Lieutenant B. C. Smith to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1954.
2nd Lieutenant R. S. Atkinson to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1954.
THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS
Regular Force
Captain J. J. L. Casey is granted a further extension of his short-service commission for a period of three years as from 1 April 1954.
THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS
Regular Force
2nd Lieutenant I. W. Lauchland to be Lieutenant. Dated 18 July 1953.
THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment
Major W. R. J. Spittle is granted an extension of his short-service commission to 6 May 1955.
Captain D. J. Stellin, M.C., ceases to be seconded to the Fiji Military Forces, dated 8 March 1954, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major, dated 22 March 1954.
Captain and Quartermaster R. B. Lockett ceases to be seconded to the Fiji Military Forces. Dated 29 March 1954.
2nd Lieutenant Herbert Simon Hirst, from the lst Divisional Provost Company, The Royal N.Z. Provost Corps, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 16 February 1954.
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) Joseph John Storey, from the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 17 February 1954.
Territorial Force
The Northland Regiment
Captain (temp. Major) R. T. Wood, lst Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 15 March 1954.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) B. A. Gould, lst Battalion, lapses and he reverts to the ranks. Dated 22 January 1954.
The Hawke's Bay Regiment
Major W. Brown-Bayliss, M.B.E., ceases to be seconded to Headquarters, N.Z. Division, for duty as A.P.M., N.Z. Division, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 18 March 1954.
The Canterbury Regiment
Captain C. H. Upham, V.C., ceases to be seconded to Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Brigade, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 14 February 1954.
The Otago and Southland Regiment
The notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 66, dated 26 October 1950, relative to Captain (temp. Major) J. L. Thomson, E.D., is hereby cancelled, and the following substituted:
'Captain (temp. Major) J. L. Thomson, E.D., ceases to be seconded to the Gore High School Cadets and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 9 October 1950.'
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Regular Force
Captain (temp. Major) L. W. Roberts, M.B.E., E.D., to be Major. Dated 21 January 1954.
Territorial Force
Captain S. V. Fernandez ceases to be attached to the 2nd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C., and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 16 March 1954.
5th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.
Captain R. Manson is posted to the Retired List. Dated 26 February 1954.
THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Regular Force
Sister P. L. Devine is granted an extension of her short-service commission for a period of one year as from 3 February 1954.
N.Z. WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS
Regular Force
Lieutenant R. A. North is granted a further extension of her short-service commission for a period of one year as from 13 April 1954.
N.Z. CADET CORPS
Auckland Grammar School Cadets
Flying Officer T. N. Heeps, R.N.Z.A.F., is seconded to the Auckland Grammar School Cadets. Dated 1 February 1954.
Avondale College Cadets
Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) A. J. Thornton, R.N.Z.A.F., ceases to be seconded to the Avondale College Cadets. Dated 25 March 1954.