20 APRIL
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities
COBHAM, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 4th day of
April 1961
Present:
THE RIGHT HON. KEITH HOLYOAKE PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956, His
Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby consents
to the borrowing by the local authorities mentioned in the
Schedule hereto by way of loan of the whole or any part of
the respective amounts specified in that Schedule.
SCHEDULE
Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount
Consented to
£
Auckland City Council: Tram Track Removal 37,000
Loan 1960
Blenheim Borough Council: Streets Improvement 5,000
Loan 1958, £10,000
Blenheim Borough Council Waterworks Loan 25,000
1953, £100,000
Central Waikato Electric Power Board: Building 13,000
Loan 1958, Supplementary Loan 1961
Hamilton City Council: Works and Services Loan 49,000
1961
Hauraki Catchment Board: Office and Housing 25,000
Loan (No. 3) 1961
Lyttelton Harbour Board: Port Development Loan 500,000
(No. 5) 1961
Mangonui County Council: Rural Housing Loan 10,000
1961
Otahuhu Borough Council: Streets Reconstruction 30,000
Loan (No. 3) 1959, £120,000
Te Kuiti Borough Council: Plant and Equipment 8,000
Loan 1960
Waiuku Borough Council: Fire Station Loan 4,500
(No. 2) 1961
Wanganui City Council: Waterworks Reticulation 102,000
Loan 1960
T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(T. 40/416/6)
Appointment of High Commissioner for New Zealand in Australia
COBHAM, Governor-General
To Sydney Cuthbert Johnston, of Auckland, New Zealand.
PURSUANT to the External Affairs Act, I, Charles John,
Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand,
acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council, hereby appoint you to be the High Commissioner for
New Zealand in Australia, to hold office for the term com-
mencing on the 28th day of April 1961 and ending with the
27th day of April 1964, subject, however, to the provisions of
the said Act.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, and issued under the Seal of New Zealand,
this 10th day of April 1961.
KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of External Affairs.
Approved in Council—
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:
ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY
Territorial Force
Headquarters, RA, N.Z. Division
Lieutenant Ralph Owen Feldon Pyatt ceases to be posted to
the Divisional Counter Bombardment Staff Troop and is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal
Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated
1 February 1961.
THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS
Regular Force
Captain John James Lucena Casey is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 6 April 1961.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) K. H. Mitchell relinquishes the
temp. rank of Captain. Dated 1 March 1961.
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ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment
Major R. E. Johnston to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel.
Dated 22 March 1961.
Captain (temp. Major) I. B. Bennett, M.SC., to be Major.
Dated 4 March 1961.
Lieutenant Thomas Desmond Brosnahan, from the 1st Bat-
talion, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own),
RNZ Inf, is granted a short-service commission for a period
of three years in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 20 March
1961.
Territorial Force
1st Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s
Own), RNZ Inf
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. A. Adams-Smith to be Cap-
tain. Dated 26 August 1960.
Headquarters, 2nd Infantry Brigade
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. B. Tait, seconded from the
1st Battalion, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s
Own), RNZ Inf, to be Captain. Dated 8 February 1961.
1st Battalion, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s
Own), RNZ Inf
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. B. Tait, seconded to HQ,
2nd Infantry Brigade, to be Captain. Dated 8 February 1961.
Lieutenant T. D. Brosnahan is transferred to the Regular
Force. Dated 20 March 1961.
1st Battalion, The Canterbury Regiment, RNZ Inf
Captain R. F. Young, from the Rangiora High School Cadets,
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Category “B”, to be Lieutenant (temp.
Captain) with seniority as Lieutenant from 22 July 1955 and
as temp. Captain from 1 April 1960, and is attached to the
Rangiora High School Cadets. Dated 1 April 1960.
ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Regular Force
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) P. R. Sumner to be Captain.
Dated 19 February 1961.
ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Territorial Force
3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC
2nd Lieutenant W. C. Charteris, M.A.(HONS.), B.D., Timaru
Boys’ High School Cadets, attached, to be Lieutenant. Dated 2
March 1961.
ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
Regular Force
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry McKenzie Reid, O.B.E., is trans-
ferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z.
Army Ordnance Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
Dated 5 April 1961.
Territorial Force
Brigadier T. J. King, c.b.e. (Retired List), relinquishes the
appointment of Colonel Commandant, RNZAOC. Dated 1
April 1961.
Lieutenant-Colonel F. Reid, o.b.e. (Retired List), is ap-
pointed Colonel Commandant, RNZAOC. Dated 1 April 1961.
N.Z. DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC CORPS
Regular Force
Captain W. B. McAdam, M.sc., ceases to be seconded to the
RNZN prior to posting to Reserve of Officers. Dated 1 April
1961.
ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Regular Force
Sister F. E. McGilvary is granted an extension of her en-
gagement for six months as from 1 March 1961.
N.Z. CADET CORPS
Gore High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant R. F. Sansom to be Lieutenant. Dated 21
February 1960.
Hastings Boys’ High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant G. Challice to be Lieutenant. Dated 16
February 1961.
Kaikorai Valley High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant J. R. Myles to be Lieutenant. Dated 20
August 1960.
King’s High School Cadets
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant A. N. Donovan, M.A., is
hereby cancelled. Dated 27 March 1961.