1258

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 51

Stratford Technical High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant R. D. Arnold to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1953.

Te Kaha Maori District High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant J. Ferguson, M.A., is transferred to the Nelson College Cadets. Dated 21 May 1956.

2nd Lieutenant J. McEnnis, M.A.(HONS.), resigns his commission. Dated 24 June 1956.

Wellington College Cadets

2nd Lieutenant J. C. Burnett, B.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 5 February 1956.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS Regtmental List

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

Lieutenant E. C. S. Murchison, from the 3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 24 February 1953. Dated 12 July 1956.

The Hauraki Regiment

Major L. C. Barton, B.A., attached to St. Stephen's School Cadets, is transferred to the N.Z. Cadets Corps and posted for duty with St. Stephen's School Cadets. Dated 11 June 1956.

General List The Royal N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant Donald Edward Ross Carter, from the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army Reserve of Officers), to be Lieutenant. Dated 5 August 1956.

The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps

Captain John Pelham Mann, M.c., from the British Regular Army Reserve of Officers, to be Major. Dated 17 July 1956.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY FORCE

Lieutenant-Colonel E. H. L. Maxwell, m.c., R.N.Z.A., and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force, in the rank of Major. Dated 6 August 1956.

Lieutenant (acting Captain) A. J. Cockcroft, R.N.Z.A.S.C., and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 16 August 1956.

Lieutenant J. L. Ray, R.N.Z.A., and was posted to the Retired List. Dated 2 September 1955.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of September 1956.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Confirmation of Appointments, Promotion, Extension of Commission, and Dates of Retirement, and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

PURSUANT to section 15 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, confirmation of appointments, promotion, extension of commission, and dates of retirement, and transfers of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH Confirmation of Appointments

The under-mentioned Acting Pilot Officers are confirmed in their appointments and granted the rank of Pilot Officer, with effect from 22 August 1956:

William Rowan Gardiner (784581).

Peter James Gasson (622736).

Ian George Gordon Gillies (78246).

Trevor Gavin Huggard (647805).

Arthur William Jones (74792).

James Murray King (923343).

Alan John Kinsella (78247).

Justin Oldfield Lambton-Young (331539).

Neil James Barr (341434).

Barry Ernest Gilliver (595713).

Bruce Tennent (75092).

Extension of Commission

Flight Lieutenant John Mahiti Wilson (132510) is granted an extension of his present commission for a period of eight years, with effect from 5 April 1956.

TECHNICAL BRANCH Appointment Armament Division

Squadron Leader Gordon Glassford Leask (70244) is granted a permanent commission in the Technical Branch (Armament Division) with his present rank and seniority. Dated 19 June 1956.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH Transfer and Appointment

Secretarial Division

Flight Lieutenant Reginald Arthur McDonald (130563) is transferred from the General Duties Branch to the Administrative and Supply Branch (Secretarial Division) and is granted a permanent commission in his present rank and with seniority from 20 June 1955. Dated 16 July 1956.

Extensions of Dates of Retirement Equipment Division

The age for retirement of Squadron Leader (temp.) Erling Hastings Orbell (75605) is extended for a further period of one year, with effect from 1 August 1956.

The age for retirement of Flight Lieutenant Frederick Parker Dyer (70303) is extended for a further period of one year, with effect from 1 October 1956.

The age for retirement of Flight Lieutenant Ulysses Ian Dalgleish Runciman (70307) is extended for a period of one year, with effect from 1 October 1956.

AIR TRAINING CORPS Promotion

Flying Officer Henry Winston Stanislaus Lubeck to be Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 1 July 1956.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS Transfer

Flight Lieutenant James Robertson Day, m.sc. (70356), is transferred from the Education Branch, Regular Air Force, to the Reserve of Air Force Officers for a period of four years, with effect from 19 August 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of August 1956.

DEAN J. EYRE, for the Minister of Defence.

Member of the Dunstan Rabbit Board Appointed (Notice No. Ag. 6158)

PURSUANT to section 40 of the Rabbits Act 1955, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint George Swan Hamilton to be a member of the Dunstan Rabbit Board, vice John Charles Wilson, resigned.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of September 1956.

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture. (Ag. 64/1/222)

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officer Under the Child Welfare Act 1925

PURSUANT to section 2 of the Child Welfare Act 1925, the Minister of Education hereby appoints The Reverend Kingi Matutaera Ihaka, Putiki, to be an Honorary Child Welfare Officer for the purpose of the said Act for the period ending 31 March 1957.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of September 1956.

HILDA ROSS, for the Minister of Education.

Board Appointed to Have Control of Amberley Beach Domain

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints Henry Charles Rochester Basher, William John Boyce, West Radcliffe England, Albert George, Ivon Guy Grierson, Trevor Peter Grierson, William Rex Abbott Parsons, Joseph David Shier, and Oswyn Aird Wells to be the Amberley Beach Domain Board to have control of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as a public domain.

SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT--AMBERLEY BEACH DOMAIN RESERVE 3716, situated in Block VIII, Teviotdale Survey District: Area, 57 acres 3 roods 15 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 5231.)

Also Reserve 4345, situated in Blocks VIII and X, Teviotdale Survey District: Area, 37 acres, more or less.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of September 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands. (L. and S. H.O. 1/247; D.O. 8/3/12)