12 APRIL

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 503

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)
2nd Lieutenant B. G. Perry, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Hauraki Regiment. Dated 20 December 1955.

The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment
Lieutenant I. N. Penhale, 1st Battalion, to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 October 1955.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment
John Gordon Hewart Latham to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 24 September 1955.

The Canterbury Regiment
Captain E. H. L. Hawkhead, B.A., B.SC., 1st Battalion, ceases to be seconded to H.Q., S.M.D., as P.S.O. (T.F. attached). Dated 1 February 1956.
Lieutenant R. T. Street, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 10 February 1956.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Territorial Force
5th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.
Lieutenant M. G. Howley to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 January 1956.
6th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.
Lieutenant R. N. Patterson ceases to be posted to the 6th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C., and is attached to the 2nd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1 February 1956.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Territorial Force
1st Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
William Edward Dervan, M.B., CH.B., B.SC., to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1955.
James Richard Colin Maclaurin, M.B., CH.B., to be Lieutenant (provisionally registered). Dated 1 January 1956.
2nd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Lieutenant R. N. Patterson, R.N.Z.A.S.C., is attached. Dated 1 February 1956.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) G. A. Waddell, M.B., CH.B., is confirmed.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) R. C. Gordon, M.B., CH.B., is confirmed.
3rd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Captain (temp. Major) A. G. Harper, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P. (EDIN.), to be Major. Dated 1 October 1955.
Captain J. W. Ardagh, M.B., CH.B., to be Major. Dated 1 October 1955.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) T. C. Svenson, M.B., CH.B., is confirmed.
1st Field Dressing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Lieutenant J. C. Gillman, M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S.(EDIN. and LOND.), to be temp. Captain. Dated 26 January 1956.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) C. D. Hall, M.B., CH.B., is confirmed.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) L. L. Treadgold, M.B., CH.B., is confirmed.
1st Casualty Clearing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Peter Fleischl, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 25 January 1956.

1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) J. Ludbrook, M.B., CH.B., B.MED.SC., is confirmed.
Lieutenant J. Ludbrook, M.B., CH.B., B.MED.SC., relinquishes his commission on proceeding to the United Kingdom for post-graduate study. Dated 1 January 1956.

2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Major G. F. Hall, M.A., M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.(EDIN.), M.R.A.C.P., to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1 September 1955.
Lieutenant R. T. Aldridge, M.B., CH.B., ceases to be posted to the 2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C., and is appointed R.M.O., 1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs. Dated 1 November 1955.

Otago University Medical Company, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. D. Macalister, B.D.S., R.N.Z.D.C., from the 3rd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C., to be Lieutenant (temp. Captain) with seniority as Lieutenant 4 April 1951, and as temp. Captain 11 September 1953. Dated 1 November 1955.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. D. Macalister, B.D.S., R.N.Z.D.C., to be Captain. Dated 1 February 1956.
John Warwick Ashby, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant in The Royal N.Z. Dental Corps. Dated 12 December 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
Regular Force
Captain and Quartermaster N. C. Fisher is posted to the Retired List, with the rank of Major. Dated 14 March 1956.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Regular Force
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) and Quartermaster J. M. Carmichael relinquishes the temp. rank of Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 29 February 1956.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster J. M. Carmichael to be acting Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 1 March 1956.

Territorial Force
2nd Infantry Workshop (Composite), R.N.Z.E.M.E.
James Patrick Ryan to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 2 October 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Regular Force
Captain I. B. Cameron, B.D.S., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 27 January 1956.
Lieutenant C. G. Crawford, B.D.S., to be Captain. Dated 20 January 1956.

Territorial Force
1st Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
Lieutenant P. J. H. Gilchrist, B.D.S., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 22 April 1950. Dated 8 February 1956.

2nd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
Murray Clarke Loudon, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 December 1954.

3rd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. D. Macalister, B.D.S., relinquishes the appointments of Administration Officer and Adjutant, 3rd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C., and is transferred to the Otago University Medical Company, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1 November 1955.
Maurice Smale, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant, with seniority next below Lieutenant G. T. Candy. Dated 12 December 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT
Regular Force
The Rev. A. B. Miller, M.A.(oxon.), Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England), is posted to the Retired List. Dated 12 March 1956.
The Rev. Derek Cedric Graham Cameron (Church of England), is granted a short-service commission for a term of three years, with the rank of Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 1 March 1956.

Territorial Force
The Rev. F. O. Dawson, M.C., Chaplain, 3rd Class (temp. Chaplain, 2nd Class), (Church of England), Area 2, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, with the rank of Chaplain, 2nd Class. Dated 21 February 1956.
The Rev. W. R. Cunliffe, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), is transferred from Area 6 to Area 4. Dated 27 January 1956.
The Rev. H. G. Boniface, M.A., Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), is transferred from Area 5 to Area 1. Dated 27 January 1956.

N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS
Regular Force
Major C. W. Mack, D.C.M., M.A., DIP.ED., is granted an extension of his short-service commission for a period of one year as from 6 January 1956.
The notice published in the Gazette, 9 February 1956, page 160, No. 7, relative to Captain D. J. Callander being granted an extension of his short-service commission, is hereby cancelled.
With reference to the notice published in the Gazette, 23 February 1956, page 237, No. 10, relative to John Desmond Rainey, B.A., add: "Dated 12 December 1955".

THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Regular Force
Sister R. I. Rich is seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force for duty at R.N.Z.A.F. Station, Taieri. Dated 28 February 1956.
Sister J. M. V. Fitzgerald ceases to be posted for duty to Linton Camp Hospital and is seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force for duty at Lauthala Bay, Fiji. Dated 9 February 1956.

Territorial Force
Sister E. G. Kelleher (née Berry), 2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C., resigns her commission. Dated 21 January 1956.
Sister N. Austin (née Mora), 2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C., resigns her commission. Dated 27 February 1956.

N.Z. DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC CORPS
Regular Force
Captain (acting Major) J. A. Dixie, M.SC., PH.D., to be Major. Dated 22 January 1956.