14 SEPTEMBER

ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Regular Force
Supernumerary List
Captain and Quartermaster Norman Sigurd Pedersen, M.B.E.,
is posted to the Retired List. Dated 18 August 1961.

Territorial Force
1st Divisional Signal Regiment, RNZ Sigs
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. D. Ireland to be Captain.
Dated 28 August 1961.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) L. E. Laing, LL.B., to be Captain.
Dated 10 May 1961.

Territorial Force
1st Battalion, The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regi-
ment, RNZ Inf
Captain (temp. Major) M. C. Stanaway, M.c., to be Major.
Dated 20 April 1961.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) M. C. Pettman to be Captain.
Dated 27 January 1961.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Regular Force
Captain Henry Charles Bethune, M.B., CH.B., is transferred to
the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medi-
cal Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 25 April 1961.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Regular Force
The Rt. Rev. F. O. Hulme-Moir, Chaplain 2nd Class (Church
of England), is reposted to the Territorial Force on termina-
tion of his short-service engagement. Dated 16 August 1961.
The short-service engagement of the Rev. J. H. McNeill,
Chaplain 4th Class (Roman Catholic), is extended until 15
January 1962.

Territorial Force
The Rt. Rev. F. O. Hulme-Moir, Chaplain 2nd Class (Church
of England), from the Regular Force, to be Chaplain 2nd
Class with seniority from 27 July 1956 and is reposted to
Southern Military District Chaplains Pool as Senior Chaplain
to the Forces (Church of England) and Chairman, Chaplains'
Dominion Advisory Council. Dated 16 August 1961.
The Rev. K. S. Cree, Chaplain 3rd Class (Presbyterian), re-
signs his commission on being appointed to a commission in
the RNZAF. Dated 31 August 1961.

ROYAL N.Z. PROVOST CORPS

Regular Force
Lieutenant and Quartermaster D. J. MacLeod to be Captain
and Quartermaster. Dated 22 August 1961.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Cashmere High School Cadets
Lieutenant E. L. Simpson to be Captain. Dated 13 May 1960.

Central Military District Cadet Officers' "X" List
Lieutenant J. C. Burnett, B.A., resigns his commission. Dated
26 June 1961.

Christchurch Technical College Cadets
2nd Lieutenant R. B. Brown, B.Sc., to be Lieutenant. Dated
3 February 1961.

Fairfield College Cadets
Leonard Paul Hobbs, M.A. (late Royal Engineers), to be
Lieutenant with seniority from 5 March 1960. Dated 28 June
1961.

Feilding Agricultural High School Cadets
Lieutenant Francis Ralph King is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 16 August 1961.
The commission of Lieutenant N. T. Creighton is hereby can-
celled. Dated 31 January 1960.

Gore High School Cadets
Captain J. H. Borland, DIP.PHYS.ED., to be acting Major.
Dated 30 June 1961.

Greymouth Technical High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant S. J. Douglas resigns his commission. Dated
3 August 1961.

Otahuhu College Cadets
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) A. D.
Dutton-Price lapses. Dated 31 May 1961.

Palmerston North Boys' High School Cadets
Lieutenant Ronald Urwin Roy, B.sc., is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 11 August 1961.

Pukekohe High School Cadets
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) L. Armstrong
lapses. Dated 24 July 1961.

Tamaki College Cadets
Captain J. Gifford to be Major. Dated 22 June 1961.
Captain Charles Barratt Floyd, B.sc., is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the
rank of Captain. Dated 31 July 1961.

Wairarapa College Cadets
Captain John Alfred Henry Ritchie is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 18 August 1961.

Wanganui High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant K. R. Stevenson to be Lieutenant. Dated 6
February 1961.

Wellington College Cadets
2nd Lieutenant E. N. Clayton to be Captain. Dated 13 May
1961.
2nd Lieutenant R. H. I. Hunter, M.SC., resigns his com-
mission. Dated 11 July 1961.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
2nd General Hospital, RMZAMC
The notice published in the Gazette, 29 June 1961, No. 41,
page 915, relating to the retirement of Lieutenant-Colonel
Roderick Leslie Haviland Minchin, M.D.(EDIN.), CH.B.(EDIN.),
is hereby cancelled and the following substituted:
"Lieutenant-Colonel Roderick Leslie Haviland Minchin,
M.D.(EDIN.), CH.B.(EDIN.), is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps,
in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 18 May 1961."
Captain James Ralston Kirker, M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S.(ENG.),
F.R.A.C.S., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General
List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, in the rank of Captain.
Dated 6 January 1961.

General List
Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Captain William Eric Anderson is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 12 August 1961.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps
Captain Walter Charles Morris is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 16 August 1961.

N.Z. Cadet Corps
Lieutenant James Edward Powell is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 17 August 1961.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of September 1961.
DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions of Commissions, and
Date of Retirement, and Resignation 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 resig-
nation of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotions
The under-mentioned Squadron Leaders to be Wing Com-
manders, with effect from the date shown:
John Leslie Scott, d.f.c., s.c. (70101), 8 September 1961.
John Bell Wilson, s.c. (70102), 11 September 1961.

Appointment
Flight Lieutenant Bernard Joseph O'Connor (814234) to be
temporary Squadron Leader, with effect from 8 September
1961.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Extension of Commission
Secretarial Division
Flight Lieutenant Elvin Errol Peters (131741) is granted an
extension of his commission until 4 June 1964.

WOMEN'S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
REGULAR SECTION
Promotion
Assistant Section Officer Coral Ruth Dennison (78934) to
be Section Officer, with effect from 16 August 1961.