5 MARCH
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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Officers Authorised to Attest 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, hereby notify and declare that

Reginald James Bull, Field Supervisor, Whangarei;
Ian Hugh Kawharu, Maori Welfare Officer, Auckland;
James Edgar Lewin, District Officer, Christchurch;
Billy Awaroa Nepia, Maori Welfare Officer, Auckland;
Douglas Bruce Nimmo, Resident Officer, Kaitaia;
John Frederick Toro Nyman, Field Supervisor, Opotiki;
Denys Lester Sparrow, Administration Officer, Christchurch;

being officers in the service of the Crown employed by the Department of Maori Affairs in the positions set out opposite their respective names, are 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 19th day of February 1959.

W. NASH, Minister of Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 19/1/126)

Officers Authorised 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

Reginald James Bull, Field Supervisor, Whangarei;
Ian Hugh Kawharu, Maori Welfare Officer, Auckland;
James Edgar Lewin, District Officer, Christchurch;
Billy Awaroa Nepia, Maori Welfare Officer, Auckland;
Douglas Bruce Nimmo, Resident Officer, Kaitaia;
John Frederick Toro Nyman, Field Supervisor, Opotiki;
Denys Lester Sparrow, Administration Officer, Christchurch;

being officers in the service of the Crown employed by the Department of Maori Affairs in the positions set out opposite their respective names, are 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 19th day of February 1959.

W. NASH, Minister of Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 19/1/126)

Appointing Conciliation Commissioner Under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1954

COBHAM, Governor-General

PURSUANT to section 11 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1954, I, Charles John, Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand, hereby appoint

Clifford Lorrie Hunter

to be a Conciliation Commissioner under and for the purposes of the said Act; appointment to date from the 1st day of March 1959.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 24th day of February 1959.

F. HACKETT, Minister of Labour.

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

Lieutenant J. E. Robbins, seconded from the 1st Transport Company, RNZASC, to be temp. Captain. Dated 6 October 1958.

HEADQUARTERS, 3RD INFANTRY BRIGADE

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. N. L. Porter, seconded from the 1st Battalion, The Otago and Southland Regiment, RNZ Inf, to be Captain. Dated 19 December 1958.

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY

Territorial Force

Headquarters, R.A., N.Z. Division

2nd Lieutenant R. J. Martin resigns his commission. Dated 3 December 1958.

3rd Field Regiment, RNZA

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) B. L. Maples ceases to be seconded to H.Q., 3rd Infantry Brigade, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Captain. Dated 29 January 1959.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Territorial Force

1st Field Engineer Regiment, RNZE

John Frederick Stanley to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 19 October 1958.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Battalion, The Hauraki Regiment, RNZ Inf

Lieutenant H. R. Burt to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 January 1959.

1st Battalion, The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment, RNZ Inf

Lieutenant D. M. Ross, also attached to the Foxton District High School Cadets, to be temp. Captain. Dated 29 August 1958.

1st Battalion, The Hawke’s Bay Regiment, RNZ Inf

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. V. Kirby to be Captain. Dated 8 February 1959.

1st Battalion, The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, RNZ Inf

Lieutenant A. R. Nestor to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 December 1958.

1st Battalion, The Otago and Southland Regiment, RNZ Inf

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. N. L. Porter, seconded H.Q., 3rd Infantry Brigade, to be Captain. Dated 19 December 1958.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Transport Company, RNZASC

Lieutenant J. E. Robbins, seconded H.Q., 1st Infantry Brigade, to be temp. Captain. Dated 6 October 1958.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant and Quartermaster P. R. Moore to be temp. Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 1 January 1959.

Graeme Pat Duffy, M.B., CH.B., is granted a short-service commission on a Special (Medical) Engagement for a term of four and a half years, in the rank of Lieutenant (acting Captain) with seniority as Lieutenant from 14 January 1954. Dated 14 January 1959.

2nd Lieutenant S. D. Beck to be Lieutenant. Dated 5 February 1959.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Regular Force

Captain H. W. E. Jones to be temp. Major. Dated 12 January 1959.

Territorial Force

2nd Infantry Workshop, RNZEME

2nd Lieutenant A. D. McDonald to be Lieutenant. Dated 15 February 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Regular Force

William David Prowse, B.D.S., is granted a short-service commission for a term of three years, in the rank of Lieutenant with seniority from 20 January 1956. Dated 20 January 1959.

Territorial Force

3rd Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC

Captain (temp. Major) R. M. Collins, B.D.S., to be Major. Dated 17 January 1959.

Lieutenant W. C. M. Durning, M.D.S., PH.D., to be Captain, next below Captain K. I. Donaldson, B.D.S., F.D.S.R.C.S. (ENG.). Dated 30 October 1958.

N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

Regular Force

Captain Albert Wynton Nelson, B.SC., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Army Education Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 29 January 1959.

Peter Graham Comrie, B.A., is granted a short-service commission for a period of three years in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 20 January 1959.

Stanley Francis Newman is granted a short-service commission for a period of three years in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 20 January 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Sister Judith Helen Margaret Liddicoat (née Bodle), ceases to be seconded to the Royal New Zealand Air Force and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 23 December 1958.