17 FEB. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 251

Territorial Force

1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C.

Lieutenant N. B. Sievwright, from the 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 3 July 1954. Dated 23 December 1954.
2nd Lieutenant A. P. Coster to be Lieutenant. Dated 6 December 1954.
2nd Lieutenant K. C. Saxton to be Lieutenant. Dated 19 December 1954.

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

Lieutenant N. B. Sievwright is transferred to the 1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C. Dated 23 December 1954.
Lieutenant M. G. Wilson is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C., with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 24 December 1952. Dated 29 December 1954.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Territorial Force

1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E.

Lieutenant B. J. Rowe to be temp. Captain. Dated 3 February 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Captain B. M. Poananga to be temp. Major. Dated 21 January 1955.
Captain S. R. McKeon is seconded to the Fiji Military Forces. Dated 26 January 1955.
Lieutenant R. I. Thorpe is seconded to the Fiji Military Forces. Dated 26 January 1955.
Lieutenant R. I. Launder is seconded to the Fiji Military Forces. Dated 26 January 1955.
Lieutenant J. W. R. Murphy is seconded to the Fiji Military Forces. Dated 26 January 1955.
Lieutenant R. F. Young is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 14 February 1955.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) T. N. P. Lipscombe lapses and he reverts to the ranks. Dated 31 January 1955.

Territorial Force

The Hauraki Regiment

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants and are posted to the 1st Battalion:

    Ante Tony Erstich.
    James Blomfield Prince.

Dated 26 September 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant H. C. Bethune, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Captain. Dated 24 January 1955.

Territorial Force

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

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) R. C. S. Dick, B.A. (Cantab.), M.B., B.Ch. (Cantab.), M.R.C.P. (Lond.), M.R.A.C.P., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 30 July 1954.

1st Field Dressing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Leonard Lawrence Treadgold, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 16 December 1954.

2nd Field Dressing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Lieutenant D. J. Woods, M.B., Ch.B., to be Captain. Dated 9 October 1954.
Captain D. J. Woods, M.B., Ch.B., resigns his commission on appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Navy. Dated 1 February 1955.
John Sinclair Rea, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant. Dated 6 November 1954.

3rd Field Dressing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Lieutenant K. E. Ussher, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 January 1955.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) J. R. Salas, M.B., Ch.B., is confirmed.
Lieutenant J. R. Salas, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 January 1955.

1st Casualty Clearing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Lieutenant K. R. Bremner, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Captain. Dated 12 December 1954.

Otago University Medical Company, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Lieutenant G. R. Gordon, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Captain. Dated 12 December 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Territorial Force

Sister A. F. Hornsey, 1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C., resigns her commission. Dated 17 January 1955.

N.Z. DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC CORPS

Regular Force

Captain P. M. Nottingham, M.Sc., is granted an extension of his short-service commission for a period of six months as from 1 June 1955.

N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant H. H. Toy, B.A., resigns his commission. Dated 9 February 1955.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Avondale College Cadets

Lieutenant D. C. Reid, from the Retired List, to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 October 1954.

Mosgiel District High School Cadets

Captain G. I. N. Sim is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 11 November 1954.

Rongotai College Cadets

Captain S. J. Lambourne is posted to the Retired List. Dated 17 January 1955.

Temuka District High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant J. D. Smith to be Lieutenant. Dated 4 November 1951.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

General List

The Royal N.Z. Artillery

Temp. Lieutenant M. St. J. Wells, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 February 1955.

The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps

Major W. J. G. Roach, M.C., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Major. Dated 1 February 1955.

The Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps

Temp. Major J. D. M. Todd, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Major. Dated 24 January 1955.

Supplementary List

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel O. G. Thornton is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1 February 1955.
Captain S. N. Ziman is posted to the Retired List. Dated 31 January 1955.
Temp. Captain J. R. S. Sealy is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 31 January 1955.
Lieutenant B. T. Henare is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 February 1955.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY FORCE

Captain H. C. Bethune, M.B., Ch.B., R.N.Z.A.M.C., and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force in his Regular Force rank of Lieutenant. Dated 23 January 1955.
Lieutenant V. E. McKay, R.N.Z. Sigs., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 2 February 1955.
2nd Lieutenant W. D. Wyatt, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 28 January 1955.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of February 1955.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister for Defence.

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:

COLONELS’ LIST

Regular Force

Brigadier L. W. Thornton, O.B.E., relinquishes the appointment of Senior Army Liaison Officer, N.Z. Army Liaison Staff, London. Dated 20 January 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Brigadier) H. E. Gilbert, D.S.O., O.B.E., is appointed Senior Army Liaison Officer, N.Z. Army Liaison Staff, London. Dated 20 January 1955.