✨ Military Appointments and Reserves




Major N. E. Wickham, B.D.S., to be temp. Lieutenant-
Colonel, and is appointed C.O., 1st Mobile Dental Unit,
R.N.Z.D.C. Dated 18 June 1956.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT
Territorial Force
The Rev. Gordon Frederick Coombs to be Chaplain, 4th
Class (Baptist), and is posted to Area 1. Dated 23 August 1956.

THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Regular Force
Sister J. M. Kerins was granted an extension of her engage-
ment for a period of six months, as from 21 April 1956.
Sister J. M. Kerins is granted a further extension of her
engagement until 30 November 1956.

N.Z. WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS
Regular Force
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. Good to be Captain. Dated
13 April 1956.

N.Z. CADET CORPS
Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College Cadets
Major F. M. Smythe, E.D., was transferred to the Wellington
College Cadets. Dated 13 May 1952.

Wellington College Cadets
Major F. M Smythe, E.D., from the Hutt Valley Memorial
Technical College Cadets, to be Major, with seniority from
1 June 1948 Dated 13 May 1952.
Major F. M. Smythe, E.D., is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 15 June 1956.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Lieutenant-Colonel G. P. Hanna, O.B.E., E.D., is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z.
Artillery, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 15 August
1956.
Captain K. C. Jacka is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Captain.
Dated 13 August 1956.
Captain G. R. Brabant is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, in the rank
of Captain. Dated 17 August 1956.
Lieutenant C. L. Pring is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, in the rank
of Lieutenant. Dated 10 August 1956.

12th Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain L. M. Hartigan, from the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Captain, with
seniority from 1 September 1950. Dated 1 August 1956.

14th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
The following are transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
Regimental List, 12th Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.,
in their present ranks and seniority:
Major S. Hardy, E.D.
Major J. L. Mair.
Major J. E. Duignan, E.D.
Captain I. J. D. Mackay.

Dated 1 August 1956.

151st Anti-aircraft Battery, R.N.Z.A.
Major B. F. Betts, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Regimental List, 12th Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment,
in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 August 1956.
Lieutenant I. R. Johnson is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Regimental List, 12th Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment,
R.N.Z.A., in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 August
1956.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)
Lieutenant B. R. Hine, from the 1st Battalion, The Hawke's
Bay Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 1 April
1954. Dated 1 August 1956.

The Hawke's Bay Regiment
Captain O. Jonson is posted to the Retired List. Dated
23 August 1956.

The Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps
Lieutenant J. G. Watson is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps,
in the rank of Captain. Dated 31 July 1956.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October 1956.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers Under the
Child Welfare Act 1925
Pursuant to section 2 of the Child Welfare Act 1925, the
Minister of Education hereby appoints
Thomas Roy Buxton, Kaikohe;
Reverend Father Leonard Brice, Timaru;
Reverend Father Thomas Michael Vincent Guinane,
Dannevirkc;
Captain James Lindsay Richards, Nelson; and
Charles William Constable Metge, Okaihau,
to be Honorary Child Welfare Officers for the purpose of the
said Act for the period ending 31 March 1957.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October 1956
HILDA ROSS, for the Minister of Education.

Appointment of the Ngakuta Domain Board to Control and
Manage Reserves
Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the
Minister of Lands hereby appoints
The Ngakuta Domain Board
to control and manage the reserves described in the Schedule
hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as scenic
reserves.

SCHEDULE
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT
PART Section 20, Queen Charlotte Sound Registration District
(formerly Section 29, Town of Lochmara), situated in Block
III, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 11 acres, more or less.
Section 4, Block VII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 811
acres, more or less. (S.O. Plan 347.)
Section 5, Block VII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 812
acres, more or less. (S.O. Plan 347.)
Section 8, Block VII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 105
acres 2 roods, more or less. (S.O. Plan 622.)
Part Section 7, Block VII, Linkwater Survey District: Area,
27 acres 2 roods, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1566.)
Section 13, Block VII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 1
acre 3 roods 20 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1141.)
Section 14, Block VII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 1
acre 1 rood, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1141.)
Section 15, Block VII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 1
acre 3 roods 30 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1153.)
Lot 45, D.P. 1196, being part Section 21, Queen Charlotte
Sound Registration District (formerly Section 45, Town of
Lochmara), situated in Block VIII, Linkwater Survey Dis-
trict: Area, 12 acres 1 rood 20.9 perches, more or less.
Parts Toms Grant, Queen Charlotte Sound Registration
District, situated in Blocks X and XI, Linkwater Survey
District: Area, 107 acres 3 roods 2.4 perches, more or less.
Section 1 of 3, Block XI, Linkwater Survey District: Area,
413 acres 3 roods, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1506.)
Section 12, Block XI, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 5
acres 3 roods, more or less. (S.O. Plan 353.)
Part Section 13, Block XI, Linkwater Survey District: Area,
149 acres and 35 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1074.)
Part Section 7A, Kaireperepe Maori Block, situated in Block
VIII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 16 acres 1 rood 17
perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1535.)
Part Section 7B, Kaireperepe Maori Block, situated in Block
VIII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 34 acres and 39
perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1535.)
Section 15, Block VIII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 141
acres, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1470.)
Section 1, Block VIII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 49
acres, more or less. (S.O. Plan 148.)
Part Section 4, Block VIII, Linkwater Survey District: Area,
131 acres 2 roods 15 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1074.)
Section 43, Block XII, Linkwater Survey District: Area, 96
acres, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1903.)
Section 1 of 42 (formerly Lot 1 of Section 42), Block XII,
Linkwater Survey District: Area, 83 acres, more or less.
(S.O. Plan 1513.)

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of October 1956.
E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/1387; D.O. 8/3/4)

Appointment of the Ship Cove Reserve Board to Control and
Manage Reserves

Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953 the
Minister of Lands hereby appoints
The Ship Cove Reserve Board
to control and manage the reserves described in the Schedule
hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as scenic and
historic reserves.



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πŸ›‘οΈ Royal NZ Dental Corps appointment

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
18 June 1956
Royal NZ Dental Corps, Territorial Force, Lieutenant-Colonel, Mobile Dental Unit
  • N. E. Wickham (Major, B.D.S.), Appointed C.O., 1st Mobile Dental Unit

πŸ›‘οΈ Royal NZ Chaplains Department appointment

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
23 August 1956
Royal NZ Chaplains Department, Territorial Force, Chaplain, Baptist
  • Gordon Frederick Coombs (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain, 4th Class

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Nursing Corps engagement extensions

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
21 April 1956
N.Z. Nursing Corps, Regular Force, Engagement extension
  • J. M. Kerins (Sister), Granted engagement extension

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Women's Royal Army Corps promotion

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 April 1956
N.Z. Women's Royal Army Corps, Regular Force, Promotion
  • D. Good (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 May 1952
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Cadet Corps, Transfer
  • F. M. Smythe (Major, E.D.), Transferred to Wellington College Cadets

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps transfers and retirement

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
15 June 1956
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Cadet Corps, Transfer, Retired List
  • F. M. Smythe (Major, E.D.), Posted to Retired List

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers transfers (RNZA)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
15 August 1956
Reserve of Officers, RNZA, Transfer
  • G. P. Hanna (Lieutenant-Colonel, O.B.E., E.D.), Transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers transfers (RNZA)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 August 1956
Reserve of Officers, RNZA, Transfer
  • K. C. Jacka (Captain), Transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers transfers (RNZA)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
17 August 1956
Reserve of Officers, RNZA, Transfer
  • G. R. Brabant (Captain), Transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers transfers (RNZA)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
10 August 1956
Reserve of Officers, RNZA, Transfer
  • C. L. Pring (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers transfers (RNZA)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
1 August 1956
Reserve of Officers, RNZA, Transfer
  • L. M. Hartigan (Captain), Transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers transfers (RNZA)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
1 August 1956
Reserve of Officers, RNZA, Transfer
  • S. Hardy (Major, E.D.), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • J. L. Mair (Major), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • J. E. Duignan (Major, E.D.), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • I. J. D. Mackay (Captain), Transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers transfers (RNZA)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
1 August 1956
Reserve of Officers, RNZA, Transfer
  • B. F. Betts (Major, E.D.), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • I. R. Johnson (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers transfer (The Wellington Regiment)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
1 August 1956
Reserve of Officers, Wellington Regiment, Transfer
  • B. R. Hine (Lieutenant), Transferred from Hawke's Bay Regiment

πŸ›‘οΈ The Hawke's Bay Regiment posting to Retired List

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
23 August 1956
Hawke's Bay Regiment, Retired List
  • O. Jonson (Captain), Posted to Retired List

πŸ›‘οΈ Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps transfer to Reserve

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
31 July 1956
Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, Reserve of Officers, Transfer
  • J. G. Watson (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers as Captain

  • T. L. MacDonald, Minister of Defence

πŸŽ“ Appointment of Honorary Child Welfare Officers

πŸŽ“ Education, Culture & Science
4 October 1956
Child Welfare Act, Honorary Officers, Appointments
  • Thomas Roy Buxton, Appointed Honorary Child Welfare Officer
  • Leonard Brice (Reverend Father), Appointed Honorary Child Welfare Officer
  • Thomas Michael Vincent Guinane (Reverend Father), Appointed Honorary Child Welfare Officer
  • James Lindsay Richards (Captain), Appointed Honorary Child Welfare Officer
  • Charles William Constable Metge, Appointed Honorary Child Welfare Officer

  • Hilda Ross, for the Minister of Education

πŸ—ΊοΈ Appointment of Ngakuta Domain Board to control reserves

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
4 October 1956
Ngakuta Domain Board, Reserves and Domains Act, Scenic Reserves, Marlborough Land District
  • E. B. Corbett, Minister of Lands

πŸ—ΊοΈ Appointment of Ship Cove Reserve Board to control reserves

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Ship Cove Reserve Board, Reserves and Domains Act, Scenic and Historic Reserves
  • Minister of Lands