3 JUNE] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 945

Brian Alexander Neal GREER (75169). Dated 11 December 1953.
Te Waaka Hemi MORETE (922293). Dated 11 December 1953.
Paul Ian ARMFIELD (75157). Dated 24 March 1954.
Richard Lonsdale BRODERICK (458558). Dated 24 March 1954.
William Herman HOFFMAN (72299). Dated 24 March 1954.
Anthony Keith LYNCH (75170). Dated 24 March 1954.
Kenneth McLean MILNE (75164). Dated 24 March 1954.
Brian Desmond SMITH (75162). Dated 24 March 1954.
John Frederick HARRISON (336361). Dated 24 March 1954.
Owen BEADLE (969709). Dated 24 March 1954.
Leonard Derek ENCHMARCH (75151). Dated 24 March 1954.
Michael Dominick LEAHY (76930). Dated 24 March 1954.
Noel Davis CALDER (458660). Dated 24 March 1954.
Thomas Sydney LAMBERT (710721). Dated 24 March 1954.
Murray Davis PEACOCK (75154). Dated 23 April 1954.
Ivan Jardine WEBSTER (75166). Dated 23 April 1954.
Barry Raymond CRANSTON (459114). Dated 23 April 1954.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Extensions of Commissions

Special Duties Division

The undermentioned officers are granted extensions of their commissions for a period of five years with effect from 1 January 1954:

Wing Commander (temp.)—
Tom Ronald PIKE (130398).

Squadron Leaders (temp.)—
Leslie Ernest DUKE (130130).
Thornton William Keals SMITH (130379).
Arthur Henry MILESTONE (130390).

Flight Lieutenants (temp.)—
Clyde McGregor SIMPSON, D.F.C. (130408).
Archibald Robert TUCKETT (130412).
Robert George Albert BURGESS (130347).
Arthur Ross Cunnold JACKSON (130377).
Alan HOLDSWORTH (130131).
David Charles GASKIN (130363).
William Simeon RICHARDS (130402).
John Thomas BURTON (130348).
Stanley Lionel LINTON (130383).
Alan Stuart WILSON (130415).
John Roger BOSCAWEN (130345).

Flying Officers (temp.)—
Sidney William RICHARDS (130401).
Bruce Nelson GRAHAM (130365).
Cristen Stewart GREAGER (130368).
Herbert Walter Henry BELLAMORE (130343).
Theodore Dormer FAITHFULL (130359).
Eric Douglas GURNEY (130371).

The undermentioned officers are granted extensions of their commissions for a period expiring on 31 December 1958:

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Charles Ewen Wilders EVISON (130736).
Pilot Officer Maurice Raymond VINTINER (133629).

AIR FORCE RESERVE
GENERAL RESERVE
Transfers

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Administrative and Supply Branch, Special Duties Division, Territorial Air Force, for a period of four years, with effect from 1 January 1954:

Squadron Leader (temp.)—
Ivor Wilders Porter EVISON (130128).

Flight Lieutenants (temp.)—
John William Cooper REDSTONE (130400).
Arthur Douglas BAYLY (130129).
Eric McNAE (130387).
Owen Frederick COSSEY (130351).
Jack IRVINE, D.F.C. (130376).
Eliot Griffith BROOKE (130346).
Ronald Spencer GREENING (130370).
William Alexander Clydesdale PULLAR (130399).
William Charles PHILLIPS (130397).
Bruce Gordon MILLAR (130391).
Ronald Walter KING (130380).
Leonard MEXTED (130389).
Francis Alexander COX (130353).
Ronald George TAIT (130411).
Thomas Francis SULLIVAN (130410).
Donald Denton McLEOD (130386).
Joseph Albert MANSON (130388).
Richard Grosvenor MORGAN (130392).
Roy GRAY (130367).
Paul Anton PASALICH (130396).
Patrick Louis STOKES (130409).

Flying Officers (temp.)—
Kenric Clement Harvey BANFIELD (130342).
Edward James CRANG (130751).
James Keith WARD (130909).
Claude Peter COWAN (130352).
Charles Alexander GEORGE (130364).
Arthur Albert SHARROCK (130406).
Thomas William GREEN (130369).
William Francis Campbell KING (130381).
Kenneth Browning GRAINGER (130366).
Dennis Mervyn Dudley BROWN, D.F.C. (130615).
John Desmond JURY (130378).
Morice Hubert MCKENZIE (130385).
Thomas William Overbury FOX (130360).
Alan Rodger WALKER, D.F.C. (130413).
Francis William HUTCHINGS (130616).
Noel O’Kane HOBBS (130374).
William Stuart NORMAN (130393).
Thomas David De RENZY (130355).

Pilot Officers (temp.)—
Robert Michie ELLIOTT (130358).
Frederick George BENFELL (130344).

Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of May 1954.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Extension of Commission, Transfer, and Terminations of Commissions of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

PURSUANT to section 15 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, extension of commission, transfer, and terminations of commissions of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:

REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments

Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Stuart GUNTON (70150) is granted a permanent commission, with his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 December 1953.

Paul Ian ARMFIELD (75157) is granted a commission for a period of six years, with the rank of Acting Pilot Officer (on prob.), to be followed by a period of four years in the Air Force Reserve. Dated 11 May 1953.

TECHNICAL BRANCH
Transfer and Appointment

Engineer Division

Acting Pilot Officer (on prob.) Bruce John DRUMMOND, B.Sc. (817168), is transferred from the Administrative and Supply Branch, Special Duties Division, Territorial Air Force, to the Regular Air Force, and is granted an appointment for a period of four years with the rank of Pilot Officer, to be followed by a period of four years in the Air Force Reserve. Dated 1 March 1954.

EDUCATION BRANCH
Extension of Commission

Flight Lieutenant Bernard Ian Frederick HALL, B.Sc. (74130), is granted an extension of his commission for a period to expire on 15 March 1954. Dated 10 October 1953.

AIR TRAINING CORPS
Terminations of Commissions

The commissions of the undermentioned officers are terminated with effect from 4 May 1954:

Flight Lieutenants—
Brian McKenzie BARY.
Thomas James LANIGAN.
Francis Howard Beare PAUL.
Gordon Arthur THOMPSON.
Percival Oliver VEALE.

Flying Officers—
Frederick James BENNETT.
Alan Walker BROWN.
Horace Hudson BROWN.
Patrick Francis BUTLER.
Patrick John BYRNES.
Cyril Gordon CALVERT.
Donald Arthur CARR.
Arthur Charles CASELEY.
Ernest John CLARKE.
Geoffrey Cuthbert CLIFTON.
Arthur Robertson CRAIG.
Bernard John DRAKE.
Harry George Baden DU FAUR.
Ernest Rowland DUNCAN.
William Francis DUNSMORE.
George Ross EVERISS.
John Eric FEAST.
Albert Kemball FYSON.
Gordon GILLESPIE.
Neill Thomas GILLESPIE.
Donald Edward GRAVES.
Douglas Hamilton HALL.