Military Appointments and Other Notices




25 JUNE THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 839

ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Territorial Force

1st Divisional Signal Regiment, RNZ Sigs

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) S. H. Hanson relinquishes the temp. rank of Captain and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Divisional Signal Regiment, RNZ Sigs, in the rank of Lieutenant with seniority from 1 April 1955. Dated 14 April 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. S. Straight to be Captain. Dated 1 November 1958.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. I. Launder to be Captain. Dated 9 December 1958.
Lieutenant M. W. Lawson-Smith to be Captain. Dated 15 April 1959.
Lieutenant E. V. Braggins to be temp. Captain. Dated 18 May 1959.
2nd Lieutenant P. G. Bush resigns his commission. Dated 29 April 1959.

Territorial Force

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

2nd Lieutenant D. McN. Hunter resigns his commission. Dated 30 April 1959.

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

John Welford Bateman to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 20 February 1959.
Clifford Peter Hende to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 20 February 1959.
Bruce Johnson to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 20 February 1959.
James Stuart Wilson to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 20 February 1959.

1st Battalion, The Canterbury Regiment, RNZ Inf

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. M. Withell to be Captain. Dated 15 April 1959.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. R. Willis to be Captain. Dated 15 April 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Regular Force

Captain Desmond Stanley Rouget Austin resigns his commission. Dated 26 March 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Regular Force

Captain J. P. Allan, B.D.S., reverts to the rank of Lieutenant (acting Captain), with seniority as Lieutenant from 20 July 1954. Dated 1 March 1959.

Territorial Force

1st Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC

Lieutenant R. B. Smith, B.D.S., resigns his commission. Dated 14 May 1959.

N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant S. F. Newman resigns his commission. Dated 29 March 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Sister S. A. Monkhouse to be Charge Sister. Dated 1 January 1959.

Territorial Force

Sister F. W. McPhail (née Reilly), “W” Coy, 2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC, resigns her commission. Dated 10 March 1959.
Sister C. E. Robinson, “W” Coy, 2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC, resigns her commission. Dated 25 March 1959.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Dannevirke High School Cadets

Charles Ivory Jennings to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 14 April 1959.

Okato District High School Cadets

Lieutenant I. L. Milne resigns his commission. Dated 28 April 1959.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List

12th Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment, RNZA

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Terence Wickham Nolan, D.S.O., E.D., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 24 April 1959.

General List

The following are posted to the Retired List:

Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps

Major Clifford Vernon Shirley. Dated 1 May 1959.
2nd Lieutenant Walter Thomas Avery. Dated 1 June 1959.
2nd Lieutenant Cyril James Lorimer. Dated 1 June 1959.

The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals

2nd Lieutenant John William Benson. Dated 23 May 1959.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps

Lieutenant-Colonel John Curtis Porter, O.B.E., E.D. Dated 2 May 1959.
Captain James Bruce Williamson. Dated 1 June 1959.
2nd Lieutenant Gavin John MacLean. Dated 1 May 1959.

Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps

Captain George Dykes. Dated 1 June 1959.

Royal N.Z. Dental Corps

Captain Alexander Grant Macree Clark, B.D.S. Dated 25 May 1959.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of June 1959.
PHILLIP G. CONNOLLY, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Consul-General of Yugoslavia

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that the appointment of

Mr Branko Vucinic

as Consul-General of the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia in New Zealand has been provisionally recognised.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of June 1959.
W. NASH, Minister of External Affairs.

Member of Waimatua Rabbit Board Appointed (Notice No. Ag. 6766)

PURSUANT to section 40 of the Rabbits Act 1955, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

William Harold Jennings

to be a member of the Waimatua Rabbit Board, vice Robert Bertie Steven Byers, resigned.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of June 1959.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 20891)

Appointment of Members of Karitane Domain Board

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints

George Andrew,
Norman Latham Berry, and
Stewart John MacKay

to be members of the Karitane Domain Board, Otago Land District, in place of Robert Walter Edgar, Colin Christian Lacey Steffensen, and Tuhirangi Parata, left the district.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of June 1959.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/433; D.O. 8/3/6)

Appointment of the Whangarei Free Kindergarten Association Incorporated to Control and Manage a Reserve

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints the

Whangarei Free Kindergarten Association Incorporated

to control and manage the reserve described in the Schedule hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as a site for a kindergarten.

**SCHEDULE**

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

ALLOTMENT 132, Town of Kamo, situated in Block VIII, Purua Survey District: Area, 39·29 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 39365.)

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of June 1959.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 6/6/315; D.O. 8/1/25)


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🛡️ Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals Territorial Force Appointments

🛡️ Defence & Military
14 April 1959
Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, Territorial Force, Lieutenant, Captain, Reserve of Officers
  • S. H. Hanson (Lieutenant), relinquishes temp. rank of Captain

🛡️ Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps Appointments and Resignations

🛡️ Defence & Military
Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, Regular Force, Territorial Force, Lieutenant, Captain, Resignation
12 names identified
  • R. S. Straight (Lieutenant), to be Captain
  • R. I. Launder (Lieutenant), to be Captain
  • M. W. Lawson-Smith (Lieutenant), to be Captain
  • E. V. Braggins (Lieutenant), to be temp. Captain
  • P. G. Bush (2nd Lieutenant), resigns his commission
  • D. McN. Hunter (2nd Lieutenant), resigns his commission
  • John Welford Bateman, to be 2nd Lieutenant
  • Clifford Peter Hende, to be 2nd Lieutenant
  • Bruce Johnson, to be 2nd Lieutenant
  • James Stuart Wilson, to be 2nd Lieutenant
  • D. M. Withell (Lieutenant), to be Captain
  • G. R. Willis (Lieutenant), to be Captain

🛡️ Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps Regular Force Appointment

🛡️ Defence & Military
26 March 1959
Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, Regular Force, Captain, Resignation
  • Desmond Stanley Rouget Austin (Captain), resigns his commission

🛡️ Royal N.Z. Dental Corps Appointments

🛡️ Defence & Military
1 March 1959
Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, Regular Force, Lieutenant, Captain, Reversion
  • J. P. Allan (Captain, B.D.S.), reverts to rank of Lieutenant

🛡️ Royal N.Z. Dental Corps Territorial Force Resignation

🛡️ Defence & Military
14 May 1959
Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, Territorial Force, Lieutenant, Resignation
  • R. B. Smith (Lieutenant, B.D.S.), resigns his commission

🛡️ N.Z. Army Education Corps Regular Force Resignation

🛡️ Defence & Military
29 March 1959
N.Z. Army Education Corps, Regular Force, Lieutenant, Resignation
  • S. F. Newman (Lieutenant), resigns his commission

🛡️ Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps Regular Force Appointment

🛡️ Defence & Military
1 January 1959
Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps, Regular Force, Sister, Charge Sister
  • S. A. Monkhouse (Sister), to be Charge Sister

🛡️ Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps Territorial Force Resignations

🛡️ Defence & Military
Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps, Territorial Force, Sister, Resignation
  • F. W. McPhail (Sister), resigns her commission
  • C. E. Robinson (Sister), resigns her commission

🛡️ N.Z. Cadet Corps Appointments

🛡️ Defence & Military
14 April 1959
N.Z. Cadet Corps, 2nd Lieutenant, Appointment
  • Charles Ivory Jennings, to be 2nd Lieutenant

🛡️ N.Z. Cadet Corps Resignation

🛡️ Defence & Military
28 April 1959
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Lieutenant, Resignation
  • I. L. Milne (Lieutenant), resigns his commission

🛡️ Reserve of Officers Postings to Retired List

🛡️ Defence & Military
Reserve of Officers, Retired List, Armoured Corps, Signals, Infantry, Service Corps, Dental Corps
10 names identified
  • Henry Terence Wickham Nolan (Lieutenant-Colonel, D.S.O., E.D.), posted to Retired List
  • Clifford Vernon Shirley (Major), posted to Retired List
  • Walter Thomas Avery (2nd Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Cyril James Lorimer (2nd Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • John William Benson (2nd Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • John Curtis Porter (Lieutenant-Colonel, O.B.E., E.D.), posted to Retired List
  • James Bruce Williamson (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • Gavin John MacLean (2nd Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • George Dykes (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • Alexander Grant Macree Clark (Captain, B.D.S.), posted to Retired List

  • Phillip G. Connolly, Minister of Defence

🌏 Appointment of Consul-General of Yugoslavia

🌏 External Affairs & Territories
13 June 1959
Consul-General, Yugoslavia, New Zealand, Diplomatic Recognition
  • Branko Vucinic (Mr), Consul-General of Yugoslavia

  • W. Nash, Minister of External Affairs

🌾 Appointment to Waimatua Rabbit Board

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
15 June 1959
Rabbit Board, Member Appointment, Rabbits Act
  • William Harold Jennings, appointed to Waimatua Rabbit Board
  • Robert Bertie Steven Byers, resigned from Waimatua Rabbit Board

  • C. F. Skinner, Minister of Agriculture

🗺️ Appointment of Members of Karitane Domain Board

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
17 June 1959
Domain Board, Member Appointment, Reserves and Domains Act
6 names identified
  • George Andrew, member of Karitane Domain Board
  • Norman Latham Berry, member of Karitane Domain Board
  • Stewart John MacKay, member of Karitane Domain Board
  • Robert Walter Edgar, left the district
  • Colin Christian Lacey Steffensen, left the district
  • Tuhirangi Parata, left the district

  • C. F. Skinner, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Appointment of Whangarei Free Kindergarten Association to Control Reserve

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
23 June 1959
Reserve Management, Kindergarten, Whangarei, Reserves and Domains Act
  • C. F. Skinner, Minister of Lands