Lieutenant R. M. J. O'Connor, D.S.C., promoted to Lieutenant-Commander, to date 10 March 1955.

Lieutenant W. B. Petrie, commission terminated (at own request), to date 15 December 1954.

Lieutenant J. A. Grace, commission terminated (at own request), to date 27 September 1954.

Probationary Lieutenant G. W. Dunsford confirmed in rank with original seniority of 3 August 1953.

Instructor Lieutenant C. W. Hicks promoted to Instructor Lieutenant-Commander, to date 1 February 1955.

Surgeon Lieutenant I. S. De B. Broadfoot, M.B., Ch.B., promoted to Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander, to date 26 August 1954.

Surgeon Lieutenant W. K. Bryson, B.Sc., M.B., Ch.B., commission terminated (at own request), to date 31 December 1954.

Probationary Surgeon Lieutenant G. M. Goodson, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.(Eng.), confirmed in rank with seniority of 9 September 1953.

Temporary Lieutenant (Sp) F. J. Thorburn, commission cancelled on ceasing duty with the Sea Cadet Corps, to date 31 March 1955.

Temporary Lieutenant (Sp) R. B. Daverne, commission cancelled on ceasing duty with the Sea Cadet Corps, to date 4 September 1954.

Sub-Lieutenant J. C. Treadwell promoted to Lieutenant, to date 19 October 1954.

Sub-Lieutenant N. G. Howard promoted to Lieutenant, to date 9 December 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant A. I. Armstrong promoted to Lieutenant, to date 10 December 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant D. Schofield promoted to Lieutenant, to date 12 December 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant R. D. Hudson promoted to Lieutenant, to date 13 December 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant R. K. Wadham promoted to Lieutenant, to date 14 December 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant M. Harland promoted to Lieutenant, to date 15 December 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant A. R. Smith promoted to Lieutenant, to date 4 December 1955.

Probationary Sub-Lieutenant D. G. Ellis, B.E., confirmed in rank with original seniority of 23 November 1954.

Sub-Lieutenant D. MacGregor promoted to Lieutenant, to date 12 November 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant N. H. E. Jones, commission terminated (at own request), to date 25 August 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant G. L. Shaw promoted to Lieutenant, to date 24 June 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant J. H. Hudson, commission terminated (at own request), to date 4 May 1955.

Sub-Lieutenant N. Etherton promoted to Lieutenant, to date 21 April 1955.

Probationary Sub-Lieutenant W. J. Horrey, commission terminated on entry into the Royal New Zealand Navy, to date 3 April 1955.

Probationary Sub-Lieutenant S. N. F. Bates, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 13 January 1954.

Probationary Sub-Lieutenant G. J. Alecock confirmed in rank with original seniority of 14 January 1954.

Sub-Lieutenant M. T. Lilburne, commission terminated (at own request), to date 28 November 1954.

Sub-Lieutenant R. F. Faber promoted to Lieutenant, to date 13 September 1954.

Sub-Lieutenant P. C. T. Taylor promoted to Lieutenant, to date 18 October 1954.

Sub-Lieutenant T. A. Cooper promoted to Lieutenant, to date 17 October 1954.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) G. B. Nelson promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 13 December 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) W. L. I. Wither promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 13 October 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) M. M. Coleman, commission cancelled on ceasing duty with the Sea Cadet Corps, to date 4 October 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) A. D. Wilden promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 1 July 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) C. A. Hayes, commission cancelled, to date 31 May 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) L. F. Luxton promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 7 April 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) L. R. Reeves promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 7 April 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) C. A. Dallas promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 12 May 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) A. G. Innes promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 18 April 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) S. W. Munro promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 18 April 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) E. R. Barker, commission cancelled on ceasing duty with the Sea Cadet Corps, to date 20 May 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) G. C. Kewish promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 14 November 1954.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant B. G. McFarlane, commission cancelled on ceasing duty with the Sea Cadet Corps, to date 23 February 1955.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) L. Hood, D.S.M., promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 14 November 1954.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) J. P. Sexton promoted to Temporary Lieutenant (Sp), to date 14 November 1954.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) D. G. Long, commission cancelled on ceasing duty with the Sea Cadet Corps, to date 5 November 1954.

Sick Berth Petty Officer (Sp) Noel Richard Godfrey Badham, N.Z.V. 301209, promoted to Probationary Surgeon Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 23 November 1955.

Sick Berth Petty Officer (Sp) Ian Alan McPhail, N.Z.V. 330773, promoted to Probationary Surgeon Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 23 November 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman Richard Graham Whitmore, N.Z.C. 336375, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 4 October 1955 with seniority of 4 October 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman Michael Norie Mellsop, N.Z.C. 336819, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 4 October 1955 with seniority of 4 October 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman James Bryden Cooke, N.Z.C. 338174, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 4 October 1955 with seniority of 3 October 1955.

Leading Writer William James Garfield Officer, N.Z.V. 106158, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 21 July 1955 with seniority of 20 July 1955.

Acting Leading Writer Michael Allan Innes-Jones, N.Z.V. 816335, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 21 July 1955 with seniority of 16 July 1955.

Acting Leading Writer Leslie Murray Hooson, N.Z.V. 688972, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 21 July 1955 with seniority of 14 July 1955.

Acting Leading Electrical Mechanic Richard Laverty, M.Sc., N.Z.C. 920775, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 21 July 1955 with seniority of 17 July 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman Neville Walter Hutcherson, N.Z.C. 708215, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 21 July 1955 with seniority of 21 July 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman Gavin Ashworth Wright, N.Z.V. 710228, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 21 July 1955 with seniority of 19 July 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman Mark Stafford William Ballantyne, N.Z.V. 816761, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 21 July 1955 with seniority of 18 July 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman John Allan Lucas, N.Z.C. 815165, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, to date 21 July 1955 with seniority of 15 July 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman Robert Graham Rov Falla, N.Z.V. 688449, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 11 January 1955.

Acting Leading Seaman James Graeme Humphries Tait, N.Z.V. 816772, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 10 July 1955.

Electrical Mechanic Second Class (Sp) David Geoffrey Ellis, N.Z.C. 817899, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 23 November 1954.

Acting Leading Seaman Laurence Ivan Harlen, N.Z.C. 708717, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 7 November 1954.

Acting Leading Seaman William James Horrey, N.Z.C. 709287, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 6 November 1954.

Acting Leading Seaman George Peter Shirtcliffe, N.Z.V. 709744, promoted to Probationary Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 5 November 1954.

Mr Malcolm Hames Watson, M.R., CH.B.(N.Z.), M.R.C.P. (Lond.), entered as Probationary Surgeon Lieutenant with seniority of 28 September 1954, and appointed Wellington Division, to date 14 October 1954.

Mr Jack Garfield Naylor, B.E.(Elect.), entered as Probationary Lieutenant with seniority of 3 March 1955, and appointed Wellington Division, to date 25 March 1955.

Mr Andrew Fraser Sutherland, B.E.(Elect.), entered as Probationary Lieutenant with seniority of 3 March 1955, and appointed Canterbury Division, to date 5 April 1955.

Mr Grosvenor Bruce Miles entered as Probationary Lieutenant with seniority of 12 November 1954, and appointed Wellington Division, to date 22 November 1954.

The Reverend Phillip Nelson Wright entered as Chaplain with seniority of 1 November 1942, and appointed Canterbury Division, to date 1 November 1955.

The Reverend Brother Raymond Gerard Whiteman entered as Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) with seniority of 7 November 1955, and appointed for duty with Christian Brothers’ High School Unit Sea Cadet Corps, to date 7 November 1955.

Mr Charles Patrick Blackwood Sewell entered as Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) with seniority of 20 August 1955, and appointed for duty with the Wellington Unit Sea Cadet Corps, to date 20 August 1955.

Mr Donald Cranstoun Welch entered as Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) with seniority of 31 May 1955, and appointed for duty with the Wellington College Unit Sea Cadet Corps, to date 28 June 1955.

Mr Peter John Voss entered as Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) with seniority of 24 March 1955, and appointed for duty with the St. Andrew’s College Unit Sea Cadet Corps, to date 22 April 1955.

Mr Trevor Douglas Goatham entered as Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Sp) with seniority of 14 April 1955, and appointed for duty with the Wellington Unit Sea Cadet Corps, to date 9 May 1955.

Senior Commissioned Engineer T. G. E. Hallin, M.B.E., R.N.Z.N. (Retd.), appointed Honorary Instructor to the Wellington Division, with the rank of Lieutenant, to date 13 September 1954.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 1956.

E. H. HALSTEAD, for the Minister of Defence.
(N.A. 13/18/1A)