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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 43

Authorising an Officer to Attest Signatures of Maoris to Instruments Under Chattels Transfer Act 1924

COBHAM, Governor-General

PURSUANT to section 464 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, I, Charles John, Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand, hereby notify and declare that

Herbert Ralph Hadfield, Maori Welfare Officer, Kaitaia, being an officer in the service of the Crown, employed by the Department of Maori Affairs, is authorised to attest, in accordance with the provisions of the said section 464, the signatures of Maoris to instruments by way of security within the meaning of the Chattels Transfer Act 1924.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 23rd day of June 1958.

W. NASH, Minister of Maori Affairs.

Authorising an Officer to Attest the Signatures of Maoris to Instruments of Alienation

COBHAM, Governor-General

PURSUANT to section 222 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, I, Charles John, Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand, hereby notify and declare that

Herbert Ralph Hadfield, Maori Welfare Officer, Kaitaia, being an officer in the service of the Crown, employed by the Department of Maori Affairs, is authorised to attest, in accordance with the provisions of the said section 222, the signatures of Maoris to instruments of alienation of Maori land.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 23rd day of June 1958.

W. NASH, Minister of Maori Affairs.

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:

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY

Territorial Force

2nd Field Regiment, RNZA

Captain M. B. Calman, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 2nd Field Regiment, RNZA, to be Captain with seniority from 31 March 1953. Dated 2 January 1958.

3rd Field Regiment, RNZA

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Mervyn Russell Barnett is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Captain. Dated 30 May 1958.

4th Medium Regiment, RNZA

Christopher Henry Bower Wright to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 14 February 1958.

5th Light Regiment, RNZA

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. L. Sanderson to be Captain. Dated 1 April 1958.

Lieutenant (provisionally registered) B. F. Heyward, M.B., CH.B., RNZAMC, RMO, having been granted full registration on 14 December 1957, is confirmed in his present rank and seniority.

6th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, RNZA

2nd Lieutenant J. P. Guthrie to be Lieutenant. Dated 29 July 1957.

2nd Lieutenant I. M. Sinclair-Ross resigns his commission. Dated 1 June 1958.

Maurice George Denton to be 2nd Lieutenant, next below 2nd Lieutenant J. Anderson. Dated 14 February 1958.

10th Coast Regiment, RNZA

2nd Lieutenant Kevin Francis McEnirney is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 31 December 1957.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force

Captain (temp. Major) W. A. Simpson to be Major. Dated 12 December 1957.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Captain L. B. Shannon is granted a further extension of his engagement until 14 March 1959.

2nd Lieutenant B. P. Wells to be Lieutenant. Dated 10 June 1958.

Territorial Force

1st Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), RNZ Inf

Lieutenant D. J. McKenzie resigns his commission. Dated 30 May 1958.

1st Battalion, The Hauraki Regiment, RNZ Inf

Major J. W. C. Craig, M.C., E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Battalion, The Hauraki Regiment, RNZ Inf, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 26 May 1958.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Territorial Force

4th Transport Company, RNZASC

Lieutenant B. F. Rabbitt resigns his commission. Dated 1 June 1958.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC

Captain D. H. Abbott, M.B., CH.B., “A” Coy., to be temp. Major. Dated 1 April 1958.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Regular Force

James Gordon Bell, B.D.S., is granted a short-service commission on a Special (Dental) engagement for a period of four and a half years, in the rank of Lieutenant (acting Captain), with seniority as Lieutenant from 7 June 1953. Dated 7 June 1958.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Sister A. M. A. Pope is re-engaged for a term of one year as from 22 June 1958.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Hamilton Boys’ High School Cadets

Wayneworth Robert Belcher, M.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 May 1958.

Harold Frank Witten, B.COM., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 May 1958.

William Annesley Snelling, M.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 May 1958.

Huntly College Cadets

Captain Arnold Walter Frank Davey ceases to be attached for training to 4th Medium Regiment, RNZA, relinquishes the appointment of O.C., and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Captain. Dated 28 April 1958.

Eric Gordon Widgery, DIP.AG., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 27 March 1958.

David Bogie to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 27 March 1958.

New Plymouth Boys’ High School Cadets

Captain L. J. Slyfield, E.D., to be Major. Dated 24 May 1958.

Lieutenant A. F. Gardiner to be Captain. Dated 24 May 1958.

Shirley Boys’ High School Cadets

Grenville David Alabaster, DIP.PHYS.ED., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 7 February 1958.

Taipa District High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant P. V. Baran, B.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 June 1958.

Tamaki College Cadets

Everett Radford Perry, B.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 13 February 1958.

Waitara District High School Cadets

Lieutenant J. B. Nichols to be Captain. Dated 9 May 1958.