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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 36

Officer Authorized to Take Statutory Declarations

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
By his Deputy,
H. E. BARROWCLOUGH

PURSUANT to section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927, His Excellency the Governor-General hereby authorizes Ian Walter Thompson, being Section Officer, State Advances Corporation, Auckland, to take and receive statutory declarations under that section.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 1st day of June 1954.
T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements 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 and Quartermaster R. M. Nutsford to be Major and Quartermaster. Dated 19 April 1954.

Captain and Quartermaster (temp. Major and Quartermaster) N. B. Mitchell, M.B.E., to be Major and Quartermaster. Dated 9 May 1954.

Territorial Force

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

2nd Lieutenant R. M. Tompkins to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1954.

11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Major G. L. Falck, E.D., is appointed C.O., 11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A., and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1 April 1954.

13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Major P. Woolley is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Major, with seniority from 1 September 1952. Dated 22 April 1954.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) F. Rogers (also attached to the Auckland Grammar School Cadets) to be Captain. Dated 3 October 1953.

14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Captain C. S. M. Evison is posted to the Retired List. Dated 18 December 1953.

151st Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.N.Z.A.

Captain J. D. Lawrence is posted to the Retired List. Dated 4 May 1954.

1st Locating Battery, R.N.Z.A.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) R. M. Grierson, M.N.Z.I.S., is confirmed.

2nd Lieutenant R. M. Grierson, M.N.Z.I.S., to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 December 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C.

Lieutenant G. H. Gould resigns his commission. Dated 10 April 1954.

2nd Lieutenant W. W. Gibson to be Lieutenant, with seniority next below Lieutenant G. H. Gould. Dated 1 April 1954.

2nd Lieutenant W. H. Vernon to be Lieutenant, with seniority next below Lieutenant W. W. Gibson. Dated 1 April 1954.

2nd Lieutenant R. W. Fox to be Lieutenant, with seniority next below Lieutenant W. H. Vernon. Dated 1 April 1954.

2nd Lieutenant I. C. Macalister to be Lieutenant, with seniority next below Lieutenant R. W. Fox. Dated 1 April 1954.

2nd Lieutenant C. L. McHarg to be Lieutenant, with seniority next below Lieutenant I. C. Macalister. Dated 1 April 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Territorial Force

1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs.

Lieutenant R. Hulford, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 1 May 1949. Dated 18 May 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Territorial Force

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)

Lieutenant-Colonel V. J. Tanner, D.S.O., relinquishes the appointment of C.O., 1st Battalion, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 16 April 1951. Dated 31 May 1954.

Major A. B. Bullen, D.S.O., 1st Battalion, is appointed C.O., 1st Battalion, and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1 June 1954.

The Canterbury Regiment

Lieutenant H. J. H. Hiddlestone, M.B., Ch.B., The Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, is appointed R.M.O., 1st Battalion, during the absence of Lieutenant (on prob.) J. W. G. Gibb, M.B., Ch.B., overseas. Dated 11 May 1954.

2nd Lieutenant H. T. Dean, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

Lieutenant H. J. H. Hiddlestone, M.B., Ch.B., from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 19 June 1951, and is appointed R.M.O., 1st Battalion, The Canterbury Regiment, during the absence of Lieutenant (on prob.) J. W. G. Gibb, M.B., Ch.B., overseas. Dated 11 May 1954.

3rd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

William Lester Francis Utley, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.(Eng.), F.R.A.C.S., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 24 February 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Sister H. C. McKillop (née Haigh) resigns her commission. Dated 3 May 1954.

Sister Lois Sydney Ryan, from the Territorial Force, is granted a short-service commission for a period of two years as from 11 May 1954 in the rank of Sister, with seniority from 25 June 1952. Dated 11 May 1954.

SUPERNUMERARY LIST, N.Z. REGULAR FORCE

Captain and Quartermaster D. W. Stewart, M.B.E., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 8 June 1954.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Dargaville Boys’ High School Cadets

Frederick John Graham to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 January 1954.

Hawera Technical High School Cadets

John Chapman Saunders to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 February 1954.

Kaitaia College Cadets

Graham Frank George Ward to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 14 April 1954.

Ngatea District High School Cadets

Graeme Conly Moore Milne, B.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 6 April 1954.

Opotiki College Cadets

Allistair William Dellow Brown to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 12 April 1954.

Roxburgh District High School Cadets

Donald Lyford Patterson, B.Sc., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 15 March 1954.

Whakatane High School Cadets

Donald Earle Town, B.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 7 April 1954.

Whangarei Boys’ High School Cadets

John Norman Ritson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 20 April 1954.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List

11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Major R. T. Doig is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Major. Dated 4 May 1954.

The Canterbury Regiment

Lieutenant D. W. C. Jones is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 10 May 1954.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY FORCE

Captain J. L. Smith, R.N.Z.A., dated 9 May 1954, and is posted to the N.Z. Regular Force (The Royal N.Z. Artillery), with the rank of Lieutenant (on prob.), with seniority from 10 May 1952. Dated 10 May 1954.

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) P. J. J. McMullan, R.N.Z.A.S.C., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 9 May 1954.

Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of June 1954.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence,