13 JUNE THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1147
Extending Period Within Which Commission Appointed to Inquire into Desirability or Otherwise of Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies is to Present its Report
C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General To all to whom these presents shall come, and to:
WILFRED FOSBERREY STILWELL, Esquire, Judge of the Arbitration Court; NORMAN LOWTHER EDSON, Esquire, Professor of Bio- chemistry; and PERCY VERNON ESMOND STAINTON, Esquire, Merchant:
GREETING.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, you, the said Wilfred Fosberrey Stilwell, Norman Lowther Edson, and Percy Vernon Esmond Stainton, were appointed, on the 6th day of November 1956, to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the desirability or otherwise of the fluoridation of public water supplies:
And whereas on the 13th day of February 1957 the time for so reporting was extended to the 31st day of May 1957:
And whereas it is expedient that the time for so reporting should be further extended:
Now, therefore, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Wil- loughby Moke Norrie, the Governor-General of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby further extend until the 15th day of July 1957 the time within which you are so required to report:
And I hereby confirm the said Commission save as modified by these presents.
Given in Executive Council under the hand of His Excel- lency the Governor-General this 5th day of June 1957.
T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army
PURSUANT to section 16 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Army:
HEADQUARTERS, 1ST INFANTRY BRIGADE
Captain J. L. Ryan, 1st Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), R.N.Z. Inf., seconded, to be temp. Major. Dated 22 May 1957.
HEADQUARTERS, 3RD INFANTRY BRIGADE
Lieutenant R. P. Palmer, 1st Battalion, The Canterbury Regiment, relinquishes the appointment of I.O., H.Q., 3rd Infantry Brigade, and ceases to be seconded. Dated 30 April 1957.
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY
Regular Force
Major E. H. L. Maxwell, m.c., to be temp. Lieutenant- Colonel. Dated 6 May 1957.
Captain and Quartermaster A. J. Baigent, M.B.E., having reached the normal retiring age for rank, is transferred to the Supernumerary List and is re-engaged until 2 July 1958. Dated 23 March 1957.
Lieutenant D. C. Lee is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1 May 1957.
Territorial Force
1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
2nd Lieutenant A. G. Young is transferred to the 5th Light Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 25 March 1957.
Alan David Breward to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 15 February 1957.
Edward Francis Bosley to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 15 February 1957.
2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Lieutenant N. O. Vickridge, M.A., to be temp. Captain. Dated 20 March 1957.
2nd Lieutenant I. W. Burrell, from the 12th Heavy Anti- aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 1 October 1955. Dated 8 April 1957.
4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Major P. J. Oliver, E.D., to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel, and is appointed C.O., 4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1 May 1957.
5th Light Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
2nd Lieutenant A. G. Young, from the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 2 October 1955. Dated 25 March 1957.
6th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Lieutenant R. P. Davy to be temp. Captain. Dated 6 December 1956.
Lieutenant M. C. Day to be temp. Captain. Dated 15 April 1957.
12th Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
2nd Lieutenant I. W. Burrell is transferred to the 2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 8 April 1957.
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS
Regular Force
Lieutenant B. Quinn to be temp. Captain. Dated 18 February 1957.
Territorial Force
1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C.
Lieutenant-Colonel K. L. Brown, D.S.O., E.D., relinquishes the appointment of C.O., 1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C., and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 May 1957.
Major B. J. L. Roberts to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel, and is appointed C.O., 1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C. Dated 1 May 1957.
4th Armoured Regiment (Wellington and East Coast), R.N.Z.A.C.
Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Rainbow relinquishes the appoint- ment of C.O., 4th Armoured Regiment (Wellington and East Coast), R.N.Z.A.C., and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1 May 1957.
THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS
Territorial Force
1st Divisional Signal Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs.
2nd Lieutenant B. E. Calvert to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 February 1957.
THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment
Captain P. F. Sharpley is re-engaged for a period of two years as from 16 March 1957.
Territorial Force
The Northland Regiment, R.N.Z. Inf.
Captain R. G. Brown, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Northland Regiment, R.N.Z. Inf., in the rank of Captain, with seniority from 1 April 1956. Dated 15 April 1957.
The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), R.N.Z. Inf.
Captain J. L. Ryan, 1st Battalion, seconded to Head- quarters, 1st Infantry Brigade, to be temp. Major. Dated 22 May 1957.
Lieutenant G. J. Black, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 19 March 1957.
Lieutenant R. A. Smith, from the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own), R.N.Z. Inf., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 11 October 1955, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1 April 1957.
2nd Lieutenant L. W. Carman, from the Wellington Regi- ment (City of Wellington's Own), R.N.Z. Inf., to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 7 October 1956, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 6 May 1957.
The Hauraki Regiment, R.N.Z. Inf.
John Rea Morrison to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 15 February 1957.
Raymond Wilfred Reardon to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 15 February 1957.
The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own), R.N.Z. Inf.
Lieutenant R. A. Smith, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), R.N.Z. Inf. Dated 1 April 1957.
2nd Lieutenant L. W. Carman, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own), R.N.Z. Inf. Dated 6 May 1957.
The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, R.N.Z. Inf.
Captain (temp. Major) A. C. Hansen, M.C., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Major. Dated 1 April 1957.
The Canterbury Regiment
With reference to the notice published in the Gazette, 28 March 1957, No. 25, page 542, relating to the appointment of Captain John Glyn Jones, for "Dated 29 November 1956", substitute "Dated 17 November 1956".
Lieutenant R. P. Palmer, 1st Battalion, ceases to be seconded to Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Brigade. Dated 30 April 1957.
The Otago and Southland Regiment, R.N.Z. Inf.
John Barclay Meiklejohn to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 15 February 1957.