286 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 14

N.Z. WOMEN’S ROYAL ARMY CORPS

Regular Force

2nd Lieutenant Cecily Patricia Wagstaff is posted to the Retired List. Dated 16 February 1959.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Foxton District High School Cadets

Lieutenant D. M. Ross, 1st Battalion, The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment, RNZ Inf, attached, to be temp. Captain. Dated 29 August 1958.

Horowhenua College Cadets

2nd Lieutenant W. F. Pratt, B.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 26 July 1958.

Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College Cadets

Captain (temp. Major) William Henry Patrick Walsh is posted to the Retired List, in the rank of Major. Dated 1 January 1959.

Kaeo District High School Cadets

Lieutenant Frank McLean is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 7 January 1959.

Paeroa College Cadets

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) S. K. Nield, B.A., relinquishes the temp. rank of Captain. Dated 17 December 1958.

Palmerston North Boys’ High School Cadets

Lieutenant N. J. Northover resigns his commission. Dated 10 October 1958.

Geoffrey Stafford Northcoate to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 July 1958.

Pukekohe High School Cadets

Raymond Reginald Cossey to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 2 February 1959.

Wanganui Technical College Cadets

2nd Lieutenant G. H. Sutherland, B.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 27 September 1958.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List

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

Lieutenant Henry Desmond Orton is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 5 February 1959.

General List

The under-mentioned are posted to the Retired List:

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant Ian Henry Broun.

Lieutenant Lawrence Clayton Browne.

The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers

Captain Paul Glendwr Evans, B.E., M.SC., A.M.I.C.E., A.M.N.Z.I.E.

Lieutenant Kenard Robert Charles Rowe.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps

Major William Richmond Daysh, E.D.

Captain Alec Farrar, in the rank of Major.

Lieutenant Roy Carder Brigham.

Lieutenant Thomas Gordon McNab.

N.Z. Army Education Corps

Lieutenant George Sparrow Blackett, B.SC.

N.Z. Cadet Corps

Lieutenant Trevor David Davies.

Reserve of Officers—Class I

Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department

The Rev. Ross Howieson Dalby, Chaplain 3rd Class (Church of England).

The Rev. John Ainsley Daglish, Chaplain 4th Class (Methodist).

Reserve List

Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps

Sister Dorothy Joan Buchanan.

Dated 1 February 1959.

OFFICER STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY FORCE

Captain Austin Sinclair Fotheringhame, M.B.E., RNZASC, and was transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 28 October 1953.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of February 1959.

PHILLIP G. CONNOLLY, Minister of Defence.

Appointment, Confirmation of Appointment, Promotions, Extensions of Commissions, and Retirement of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

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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 appointment, confirmation of appointment, promotions, extensions of commissions, and retirement of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointment

Squadron Leader George William Annand, p.s.a. (a) (70072) to be temporary Wing Commander, with effect from 27 February 1959.

WOMEN’S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE

REGULAR SECTION

Extension of Commission

Section Officer Eileen Mary O’Connor (74421) is granted an extension of her present commission until 23 February 1964.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

Confirmation of Appointment and Promotion

Acting Pilot Officer Brian Edward Dunphy, B.SC., is confirmed in his appointment and granted the rank of Flying Officer, with effect from 1 August 1958.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Promotions

The under-mentioned Flying Officers (temp.) are granted substantive rank of Flying Officer, with seniority from the dates shown:

John Firby Kendrick (130124), 1 September 1951.

Alan Bennison (130806), 1 January 1955.

James Robert Hutchison (797031), 22 July 1955.

Roger Innes Murray (708349), 21 October 1955.

Owen Beadle (969709), 24 March 1956.

Kenneth Maxwell Gaddis (336107), 25 August 1956.

John Ernest Hamilton Haldane (709653), 25 August 1956.

Francis Arthur Macaulay (896129), 25 August 1956.

Ross Harrison McWilliams (711958), 25 August 1956.

Edward John Newman (332510), 15 January 1957.

Bryan Walter Bilham, B.E. (820394), 25 August 1957.

Christopher Vivian Currie (822410), 28 February 1958.

George Alfred Kay (821765), 28 February 1958.

Murray Ashley Pickering (820127), 28 February 1958.

Max Graham Taylor (821408), 28 February 1958.

Extensions of Commissions

The under-mentioned officers are granted extensions of their present commissions until the dates shown:

Flying Officers:

Gerard Mortimer Lagan (133358), 26 October 1962.

John Dickson Fergusson (132707), 13 February 1963.

Maurice Spire Powell, B.COM., A.R.A.N.Z. (133097), 17 March 1963.

Rex Bretburton Clark, B.E. (814203), 19 March 1963.

Pilot Officer John Kenard Tennent (133497), 30 March 1963.

Retirement

Flight Lieutenant Roy Elton Everiss (132704) is retired, with effect from 3 December 1956.

Amendments

Flying Officer Ronald Allan Wadman (709485) is transferred from the General Duties Branch, Territorial Air Force, to the Reserve of Air Force Officers from 1 December 1956 until 29 October 1961. This cancels Gazette, 10 January 1957, Vol. I, page 18.

Flying Officer Roger Innes Murray (708349) is transferred from the General Duties Branch, Territorial Air Force, to the Reserve of Air Force Officers from 20 July 1956 until 3 November 1961. This cancels Gazette, 16 August 1956, Vol. II, page 1107, under the heading “Transfers”.

Flying Officer Frederick Russell Joseph Meyer (209008) is transferred from the General Duties Branch, Territorial Air Force, to the Reserve of Air Force Officers from 1 August 1957 until 2 September 1962. This cancels Gazette, 29 August 1957, Vol. II, page 1582.

Pilot Officer James Murray King (923343) is transferred from the General Duties Branch, Territorial Air Force, to the Reserve of Air Force Officers from 1 August 1957 until 30 August 1964. This cancels Gazette, 29 August 1957, Vol. II, page 1582.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of February 1959.

PHILLIP G. CONNOLLY, Minister of Defence.