Extension of Commission
Flight Lieutenant Jack Nelson LLOYD (72868) is granted
an extension of his present commission for a period of one
year. Dated 10 January 1954.

Amendment
The notices published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 20,
dated 9 April 1953, page 587, and the New Zealand Gazette
No. 53, dated 2 September, page 1398, in so far as they
relate to ‘Robert Francis LAFFERTY (72264)’ are hereby
amended to read ‘Robert Francis LAFFERTY (72264)’, in
lieu of ‘Robert Francis LAFFERTY, B.Sc. (72264)’.

TECHNICAL BRANCH
Appointment
Engineering Division
Corporal Thomas Edgar ELLEN (71546) is granted a
permanent commission in the Technical Branch (Engineering
Division), Regular Air Force, with the rank of Pilot Officer
(on prob.). Dated 6 October 1954.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Appointments
Equipment Division
Sergeant Arthur Gilbert TRINGHAM (71200) is granted a
permanent commission in the Administrative and Supply
Branch (Equipment Division), Regular Air Force, with the
rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.). Dated 6 October 1954.

Special Duties Division
The undermentioned are granted permanent commissions in
the Administrative and Supply Branch (Special Duties Division), Regular Air Force, with the rank of Pilot Officer (on
prob.):
Flight Sergeant William Graham BARBER (74208).
Flight Sergeant Paul Arthur BRODIE (71574).
Dated 6 October 1954.

WOMEN’S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
REGULAR SECTION
Appointments
The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in
the Women’s Royal New Zealand Air Force for a period of
two years with the rank of Acting Section Officer (on prob.):
Sergeant (W) Thora Wilson ROBINSON (70952).
Sergeant (W) Dawn Harriet FLEMING (74039).
Sergeant (W) Eileen Mary O’CONNOR (74421).
Corporal (W) Rosemary Florence HOOLEY (72432).
Leading Aircraftwoman Dawn Shirley FANNIN (76934).
Dated 6 October 1954.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Appointment
Secretarial Division
Graham John McDONALD (710662) is granted a commission
in the Administrative and Supply Branch (Secretarial Division), Territorial Air Force, for a period of five years, with
the rank of Acting Pilot Officer (on prob.), to be followed by
four years on the Reserve of Air Force Officers. Dated
6 September 1954.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Promotion
Flying Officer Christopher James VALLANCE (429381) is
granted the temporary rank of Flight Lieutenant. Dated
16 January 1954.

Terminations of Commissions
The commissions of the undermentioned officers are terminated with effect from the date shown after each name:
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Alan YOUNGS, A.F.C. (133710). Dated 10 June 1954.
Flight Lieutenant Stewart DICKSON (413955). Dated 14
April 1954.
Flight Lieutenant Major William EADE (412215). Dated
26 March 1954.
Flying Officer Terrence Stanley KELLY (415766). Dated
28 May 1954.
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of November 1954.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Queen’s Counsel
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint
Thomas Clifton Webb, Esquire, of Wellington,
to be Queen’s Counsel—the Right Honourable the Chief
Justice having concurred in the appointment as provided in
regulations made by Order in Council dated the 22nd day of
March 1948.
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of November 1954.
S. G. HOLLAND, Prime Minister.

National Conciliation Committee No. 1 Appointed
PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Act 1953, the
Minister of Labour hereby appoints the following
persons to be the National Conciliation Committee No. 1 for
the purpose of conducting conciliation proceedings in respect
of a joint application to the Waterfront Industry Tribunal,
dated 11 November 1954, by the North Island (New Zealand)
Waterfront Workers’ Industrial Association of Workers, the
South Island (New Zealand) Waterside Workers’ Federation,
and the New Zealand Port Employers’ Association Incorporated for an order to amend Principal Order No. 48 of the
Waterfront Industry Tribunal, dated 18 December 1953:
Arthur Reginald Dyson, Chairman; and
Leonard Ernest Chambers, Robert Hynes, James Eric
Napier, and Roger James O’Donnell (nominated by the
North Island (New Zealand) Waterfront Workers’ Industrial
Association of Workers); and Neil Crichton, Albert
Panther, James Roberts, and Patrick Herman Weith
(nominated by the South Island (New Zealand) Waterside
Workers’ Federation); and
Keith Alexander Belford, Vivian Percy Blakeley, Harry
Charles McPherson Douglas, Francis Denham Harris,
Richard Jarvis Hughes, and Arthur Albert Sinclair
(nominated by the New Zealand Port Employers’ Association Incorporated); and Norman Lloyd Stevenson
(nominated by the General Manager of Railways); and
Richard Restless Reeves (nominated by the Harbours
Association of New Zealand).
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of November 1954.
W. SULLIVAN, Minister of Labour.

National Conciliation Committee No. 2 Appointed
PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Act 1953, the
Minister of Labour hereby appoints the following
persons to be the National Conciliation Committee No. 2 for
the purpose of conducting conciliation proceedings in respect
of an application to the Waterfront Industry Tribunal
dated 19 October 1954, by the North Island (New Zealand)
Waterfront Workers Industrial Association of Workers and the
South Island (New Zealand) Waterside Workers’ Federation
for an order to amend Principal Order No. 24 of the
Waterfront Industry Tribunal, dated 28 August 1953:
Arthur Reginald Dyson, Chairman; and
Leonard Ernest Chambers, Robert Hynes, James Eric
Napier, and Roger James O’Donnell (nominated by the
North Island (New Zealand) Waterfront Workers’ Industrial
Association of Workers); and Neil Crichton, Albert
Panther, James Roberts, and Patrick Herman Weith
(nominated by the South Island (New Zealand) Waterside
Workers’ Federation); and
Keith Alexander Belford, Vivian Percy Blakeley, Harry
Charles McPherson Douglas, Francis Denham Harris,
Richard Jarvis Hughes, and Arthur Albert Sinclair
(nominated by the New Zealand Port Employers’ Association Incorporated); and Norman Lloyd Stevenson
nominated by the General Manager of Railways; and
Richard Restless Reeves (nominated by the Harbours
Association of New Zealand).
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of November 1954.
W. SULLIVAN, Minister of Labour.

Justices of the Peace Appointed
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint the undermentioned persons to be Justices of
the Peace for New Zealand and its dependencies:
Johnston, Harold Beggs, Main Road, Te Teko, Co.
Whakatane.
Laing, Walter William, 340 Burnside Road, Fendalton,
Christchurch.
Latimer, Nesbitt James, Grieve’s Road, Te Teko, Co.
Whakatane.
Wilson, Douglas James, Domett Street, Kawerau, Co.
Whakatane.
Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of November 1954.
T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Justice.

Appointment of Commissioner of the High Court of the
Cook Islands
PURSUANT to the Cook Islands Act 1915, His Excellency
the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Donald Stewart Reid, Esquire,
to be a Commissioner of the High Court of the Cook Islands
with effect from the 14th day of November 1954.
Dated at Wellington this 17th day of November 1954.
T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of Island Territories.