782 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 36

Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

COBHAM, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington this 17th day of May 1961
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL 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 £
Hawke’s Bay Electric Power Board: Reticulation Renewal Loan 1961 ..... ..... ..... 25,000
Rotorua Borough Council: Sewerage Investigation Loan 1961 ..... ..... ..... 14,000
Stratford Borough Council: Housing Loan 1960 ..... ..... ..... 5,000
Tawa Borough Council: Street Improvements Loan 1960, £66,000 ..... ..... ..... 36,000
Wairarapa Hospital Board: Hospital Works Loan 1960, £200,000 ..... ..... ..... 100,000

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(T. 40/416/6)

Vesting Reclaimed Land in Bluff Harbour in the Southland Harbour Board

COBHAM, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington this 24th day of May 1961
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Bluff Harbour Improvement Act 1952, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby grants to and vests in the Southland Harbour Board the land described in the Schedule hereto, being land reclaimed pursuant to the aforesaid Act.

SCHEDULE

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT
SECTION 41, Block I, Campbelltown Hundred, and Sections 7–12 (both inclusive), Block XXIII, Town of Campbelltown: Total area of 102 acres 3 roods 25·2 perches, more or less, as shown on Survey Office Plans marked 6575 and 6741.

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(M. 3/2/34)

Exempting Coal Lease and Sublease in the Westland Land District from the Operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925

COBHAM, Governor-General
PURSUANT to the Coal Mines Act 1925, His Excellency the Governor-General, hereby gives the following notice:

NOTICE
THE lease and sublease described in the Schedule hereto are hereby exempted from the operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925.

SCHEDULE

LEASE, dated 20 May 1943, registered in the office of the District Land Registrar at Hokitika as No. 3524, Wallsend Taylorville Estates Ltd. to Her Majesty the Queen.

Sublease, dated 24 September 1930, of coal lease, registered in the office of the Mining Registrar at Greymouth as No. 48/21, Wallsend Taylorville Estates Ltd. to Her Majesty the Queen.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 20th day of May 1961.

T. P. SHAND, Minister of Mines.
(Mines 11/1/17)

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions of Commissions and Date of Retirement, and Retirements 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 of commissions and date of retirement, and retirements of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions

The under-mentioned Acting Pilot Officers are confirmed in their appointments and promoted to the rank of Pilot Officer, with effect from 5 May 1961:

Murray Hope Bond (79395).
Denis Patrick Cahill (80024).
Ian Michael Hill (80011).
John Dale Kirtlan (80012).
Bryan Harold Morrison (80016).
George Arthur Oldfield (338247).
Errol Malcolm Graham Parker (80017).
Garry Raymond Walsh (80021).
Maurice Victor White (78196).

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Extension of Date of Retirement

Secretarial Division

The age for retirement of Flight Lieutenant Ronald Ernest Fenton (70122) is extended for a period of one year and two months, with effect from 6 June 1961.

Promotion

Special Duties Division

Flying Officer Donnelly Keelan Wapp (71833) to be Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 20 May 1961.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

Appointments

Owen Hope Greet, B.A., is granted a commission in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Flying Officer with seniority from 12 January 1960, with effect from 12 December 1960.

The under mentioned are granted commissions in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Pilot Officer, with seniority and effect from the date shown:

Evan Cross Giblin, B.AGR.SC., 1 May 1961.
Francis Robert Gradon, B.SC., 7 May 1961.
Roger Moulton Henry Hewitson, 7 May 1961.

Flying Officer Stanley James Tait to be temporary Flight Lieutenant while commanding No. 94 Cadet Unit, Fairfield College, Hamilton, with effect from 9 May 1961.

Promotion

Pilot Officer Charles Stewart Wood to be Flying Officer, with effect from 17 February 1961.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Promotion

Pilot Officer (temp.) Ivan Andrew Ritchie (130123) to be Flying Officer, with effect from 15 March 1961.

Extensions of Commissions

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

Flight Lieutenants:
Leslie Bennett (76603), 17 January 1967.
Leonard George William Brown (132580), 17 April 1974.
Flight Lieutenant (temp.) James Vincent Hodge, M.D., M.R.A.C.P. (133871) 31 August 1982.

Retirements

The under-mentioned officers are retired, with effect from the date shown:

Wing Commander John Howard Marcus Smith, A.F.C., M.A., A.R.AE.S. (131801), 28 June 1961.
Squadron Leader (temp.) Peter Knowles Renshaw, M.A., M.B., B.CH., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.P. (133832), 20 April 1961.
Flight Lieutenant James Douglas Aitken (131809), 3 May 1961.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of May 1961.

DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.
(Air 12/11/9)