25 OCT.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Officers Authorised to Take Statutory Declarations
C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
PURSUANT to section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927,
His Excellency the Governor-General hereby authorises the
persons named in the Schedule hereto, being the holders of the
offices specified after their names, to take and receive
statutory declarations under that section.

SCHEDULE
Gordon Cowie Riddell, Chief Postmaster, Auckland.
Donald James Thomas, Postmaster, Dargaville.
David Adolphus Glover, Postmaster, Dannevirke.
William Edward Teeboon, Chief Postmaster, Greymouth.
Keith Bicknell, Postmaster, Greytown.
Howard Arthur Crafts, Accountant, Post Office, Hawera.
Edward Joshua Kerr, Deputy Chief Postmaster, Invercargill.
James Llewellyn Schaab, Postmaster, Kaeo.
Edith Lavinia Briggs (Mrs), Postmistress and Telephonist,
Kakaramea.
Lindsay Melrose, Postmaster, Marton.
John Winfrey Lincoln, Accountant, Chief Post Office,
Napier.
Carlyle Pearson Smith, Chief Postmaster, Oamaru.
Jack Prescott, Postmaster, Otahuhu.
Richard Neville Clark, Postmaster, Oxford.
Richard John Jenkins, Postmaster, Piopio.
Bervie Inglis Rae, Postmaster, Pokeno.
John Renalda Bolitho, Postmaster, Richmond.
Rodger Graham Mead, Postmaster, Sanson.
William Alexander Rixon, Postmaster, Te Awamutu.
Vivian Wilfred Hunter, Postmaster, Waipukurau.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General this 16th day of October 1956.
J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Promotions and Extensions of Commissions 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 promotions and extensions
of commissions of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air
Force.
REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotions
Flying Officer Kenneth Leslie Thorn (76080) to be Flight
Lieutenant, with effect from 8 August 1956.
Pilot Officer Ian Russell McCulloch Ness (797090) to be
Flying Officer, with effect from 27 April 1956.
The under-mentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers,
with effect from 24 August 1956:
Trevor Thomas Bland (133912).
Lindsay Mowbray Caudwell (924911).
Ian Reid Ferguson (688758).
Gary Rae Forster (332630).
Murray James McPhail (888664).
Peter Sydney Rule (551601).
Derek Bromley Scott (897414).
Colin Barrie Lynch (708906).
David John Norman (646118).
Stuart William Quayle (784155).

Extensions of Commissions
The under-mentioned Flight Lieutenants are granted ex-
tensions of their present commissions until the dates shown
against their names:
Raymond Reginald Black (72062), 10 January 1962.
Duncan Cumming (72791), 30 July 1959.
Malcolm Henry Flack (77551), 3 August 1959.
Raymond John Hartstonge (130796), 6 March 1964.
Donald Benjamin Pollard (71912), 4 November 1959.
Edward John Ernest Tompkins (74750), 1 April 1958.
The under-mentioned Flying Officers are granted extensions
of their present commissions until the dates shown against
their names:
Robert Athol Brill (74184), 23 April 1966.
Barry Raymond Cranston (459114), 2 January 1965.
William Anthony Devescovi (73883), 4 June 1964.
James Stirling Duke (459421), 4 May 1964.
Bryan Joseph Dwyer (815730), 6 January 1964.
John Corfe Evison (77332), 15 July 1961.
Brian Alexander Neal Greer (75169), 2 January 1965.
Brian James Grigg (75103), 22 August 1964.
John Alfred Hall (71638), 27 April 1964.
Maynard Roger Hawkins (814792), 25 August 1963.
Lyall John Holdgate (72879), 30 July 1958.
Ian Arthur Johnson (73490), 9 May 1961.
Frederick Martin Kinvig (709721), 8 August 1964.
John L'Eef (709786), 4 January 1965.
David Maurice Lyng (71929), 4 May 1964.
Donald Victor McBride (75046), 4 May 1964.
Patrick Joseph McCarthy (130865), 28 October 1959.
Andrew Eric McLeod (328803), 17 August 1965.
Alister Charles Marks (130756), 4 September 1961.

Te Waaka Hemi Morete (922293), 2 January 1965.
Donald Moss (75497), 22 August 1964.
Desmond Maurice Pankhurst (73015), 10 January 1962.
Robert Birks Parker (76078), 25 August 1963.
Murray Davis Peacock (75154), 2 January 1965.
Merlyn Cecil Preece (75043), 4 May 1964.
Stuart William Quayle (784155), 15 November 1966.
Barrie James Reid (621016), 25 August 1963.
Colin William Rudd (75049), 4 May 1964.
John Maxted Terry (75048), 4 May 1964.
David Roger Hugh Thomas (76067), 4 May 1964.
Ivan Jardine Webster (75166), 2 January 1965.
Arthur David Malcolm Winkelmann (33131), 24 April
1966.
Neil John Wood (458456), 25 August 1963.
The under-mentioned Pilot Officers are granted extensions
of their present commissions until the dates shown against their
names:
John Robin Brimblecombe (595632), 20 August 1966.
William Rowan Gardiner (784581), 26 August 1967.
Ian George Gordon Gillies (78246), 26 August 1967.
Barry Ernest Gilliver (595713), 7 November 1967.
Maarten Willem Krepel van de Stolpe (77751), 20 August
1966.
Douglas William Allard Peters (78112), 22 April 1967.
Frederick Edgar Arthur Rowe (77533), 17 July 1967.
Bruce Tennent (75092), 26 August 1967.

TECHNICAL BRANCH
Promotions
Engineer Division
Pilot Officer Charles Milford Jennings, B.E.M. (70942), to be
Flying Officer, with effect from 19 January 1956.
Signals Division
Flying Officer Eric Harold Armstrong (77341) to be Flight
Lieutenant, with effect from 1 April 1956.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Promotion
Special Duties Division
Flying Officer Donald William Trevor (77111) to be Flight
Lieutenant, with effect from 3 August 1956.
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of October 1956.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Members of Citrus Canker Advisory Committee Appointed
(Notice No. Ag. 6178)

PURSUANT to paragraph (c) of subclause (2) of regulation
20 of the Citrus Canker Regulations 1952, the Minister of
Agriculture hereby appoints

Colin Spratt
to be a member of the Citrus Canker Advisory Committee
established under the said regulations, vice J. L. Tennent,
resigned.
Dated at Wellington this 17th day of October 1956.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.

Member of the West Otago Rabbit Board Appointed
(Notice No. Ag. 6176)

PURSUANT to section 24 of the Rabbits Act 1955, the Minister
of Agriculture hereby appoints
Clifford Alexander Martin,
being an Inspector appointed under Part III of the said Act,
to be a member of the West Otago Rabbit Board.
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of October 1956.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 64/1/274)

Appointment of the Ngakuta Domain Board to Control and
Manage a Reserve

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the
Minister of Lands hereby appoints
The Ngakuta Domain Board
to control and manage the reserve described in the Schedule
hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as a reserve
for scenic purposes.

SCHEDULE
MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT
SECTION 18, Block VIII, Linkwater Survey District: Area: 13
acres 1 rood 25 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 1267.)
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of October 1956.
E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands,
(L. and S. H.O. 4/260; D.O. 19/1)