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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 33

Extension of Date of Retirement

The age for retirement of Flight Lieutenant Alfred Sydney Drew, D.F.C., A.F.C. (75022), is extended for a further period of one year, with effect from 28 June 1961.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Promotion

Special Duties Division

Pilot Officer Kenneth Grant Bigham (690445) to be Flying Officer, with effect from 12 December 1960.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Appointment

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Charles Andrew Moroney, B.A. (133405), to be temporary Squadron Leader while commanding No. 75 Cadet Unit, Cambridge High School, with effect from 6 April 1961.

Extensions of Commissions

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

Flight Lieutenant Raymond Mansell Davies (131537), 22 March 1965.

Flying Officers:

Murray Smith (131796), 6 May 1965.

John Robert George Anderson (131576), 11 May 1965.

Kenneth Perry (133868), 16 May 1965.

Raymond Charles George Dixie, B.AGR.SC. (132394), 8 June 1965.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of May 1961.

DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.

(Air 12/11/9)

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions and Cancellation of Commissions, and Retirement of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

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 appointments, promotions, extensions and cancellation of commissions, and retirement of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotions

The under-mentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants, with effect from 1 May 1961:

Mervyn Neil Rogers (76952).

Sydney Albert Vincent (76191).

Extension of Commission

Flight Lieutenant John Alfred Hall (71638) is granted an extension of his commission until 31 March 1967.

Cancellation of Commission

The commission of Acting Pilot Officer Winston Maurice Batchelor Cunliffe (79469) is cancelled, with effect from 13 April 1961.

Amendment

The notices published in Gazette, 20 April 1961, No. 27, page 590, relating to Squadron Leader Alan Frederick Jacobsen are hereby amended to read, extension of date of retirement to “9 May 1961”, instead of “30 April 1961”, and transfer to the retired list “with effect from 10 May 1961”, instead of “with effect from 1 May 1961.”

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Appointment

Special Duties Division

James Gordon Wealleans (817377) is granted a commission in the Administrative and Supply Branch (Special Duties Division), Territorial Air Force, for a period ending 23 March 1966 to be followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers. He is appointed in the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 24 March 1961.

Promotion

Flying Officer Donald Bernard Reed (783606) to be Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 19 April 1961.

MEDICAL BRANCH
Extension of Commission

Wing Commander Frederick Charles Platts, M.B., CH.B. (131411), is granted an extension of his commission until 28 January 1965.

AIR TRAINING CORPS
Appointment

Bernard Arthur Newman, M.A., is granted a commission in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Pilot Officer, with seniority and effect from 20 April 1961.

Promotion

Flying Officer (temp.) Albert George White to be Flying Officer, with effect from 1 October 1958.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Extensions of Commissions

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

Wing Commander Henry Leopold Thompson, M.A. (70250), 25 May 1963.

Squadron Leader Raymond William George Emery (130357), 30 June 1965.

Flight Lieutenants:

Walter Hall Carter, A.R.A.N.Z. (132364), 5 May 1965.

Hector Anselm Stratton (130576), 14 May 1965.

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) James Macintosh McCready, B.A., B.SC. (133823), 9 May 1965.

Flying Officer (temp.) Thomas Charles Beech (130082), 30 June 1965.

Pilot Officer Bruce Leonard Cathie (130702), 8 June 1965.

Retirement

Flight Lieutenant James McGuffie Costley, M.B.E. (71661), is retired, with effect from 24 May 1961.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of May 1961.

DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.

(Air 12/11/9)

Appointment of Honorary Consul for the Netherlands

THE Governor-General directs it to be notified that

Mr George Norton Francis

has been appointed Honorary Consul for the Netherlands in Christchurch.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1961.

KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of External Affairs.

Member of Land Valuation Committee Appointed

PURSUANT to section 19 of the Land Valuation Court Act 1948, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Richard Dunn Leslie, Esquire, of Kaiwaka,

to be a member of the Auckland Land Valuation Committee No. 1 and a member of the Auckland Land Valuation Committee No. 2.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1961.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

Member of the Workers’ Compensation Board Appointed

PURSUANT to section 104 of the Workers’ Compensation Act 1956, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint the following to be a member of the Workers’ Compensation Board as from the 31st day of March 1961.

On the nomination of the Council of Fire and Accident Underwriters’ Associations of New Zealand:

William Doran, Esquire.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1961.

T. P. SHAND, Minister of Labour.

Appointment of Member of Tuatapere Domain Board

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

James Anton Hansen

to be a member of the Tuatapere Domain Board, Southland Land District, in place of Andrew Thomas Swale, resigned.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of May 1961.

R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 1/459; D.O. 8/80)