β¨ Appointments and Promotions
5 OCTOBER
Commander Roy Herbert Longland Humby, Royal New Zealand Navy (Wellington).
Commander Reginald Michael John O'Connor, D.S.C., Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (Christchurch).
Commander David Lennox Millar, O.B.E., V.R.D., Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (Dunedin).
Major Ian Richard Diggle, M.B.E., Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (Auckland).
Lieutenant-Colonel Robin Hugh Ferguson Holloway, Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (Wellington).
Major Ross David Yetton, The New Zealand Regiment (Christchurch).
Lieutenant-Colonel James Seaton Brown-Rennie, Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (Dunedin).
Squadron Leader Gordon Henry Saywell Tosland, A.F.C., Royal New Zealand Air Force (Auckland).
Wing Commander Richard Bruce Bolt, D.F.C., A.F.C., A.R.Ae.S., Royal New Zealand Air Force (Wellington).
Wing Commander Malcolm Stuart Gunton, A.F.C., Royal New Zealand Air Force (Christchurch).
Squadron Leader Vincent David Gain, A.F.C., Royal New Zealand Air Force (Dunedin).
Honorary Surgeon
Wing Commander Ian Donald Gebbie, F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., D.T.M., and H., Royal New Zealand Air Force (Christchurch).
Honorary Physician
Lieutenant-Colonel Norris Roy Jefferson, M.B., Ch.B., D.M.R.D., M.C.R.A., Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (Dunedin).
Dated at Wellington this 18th day of September 1961.
DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.
Temporary Judge of the Supreme Court Appointed
Pursuant to the Judicature Act 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, and in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, has been pleased to appoint
Frederick Campbell Spratt, Esquire, Q.C.,
of Wellington, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court for a period of six months.
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of October 1961.
J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.
Appointment of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (Christchurch Branch) Inc. to Control and Manage a Reserve
Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (Christchurch Branch) Inc.
to control and manage the reserve described in the Schedule hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as a reserve for a site for a Plunket clinic.
SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
RESERVE 5141, situated in Block X, Christchurch Survey District: Area, 25.5 perches, more or less. (Shown as Lot 204, D.P. 20512, being part Reserve 93).
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of September 1961.
R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 6/8/110; D.O. 8/5/387)
Trustee of Geraldine Racecourse Appointed
Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints
Daniel Francis Sugrue
to be a member of the Board of Trustees, constituted under the Geraldine Racecourse Reserve Act 1881, in place of William Charles Crotty, resigned.
Dated at Wellington this 29th day of September 1961.
R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 54811; D.O. R. 2908)
Appointment of Member of Aria War Memorial Library Board
Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints
Robert Eric Nash
To be a member of the Aria War Memorial Library Board, Taranaki Land District, in place of Harold Smart, who has left the district.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of September 1961.
R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 5263; D.O. 8/170)
Appointment of the Southland Catchment Board to Control and Manage a Reserve
Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints the
Southland Catchment Board
to control and manage the reserve described in the Schedule hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as a reserve for soil conservation and river control purposes.
SCHEDULE
SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT
SECTION 545, Block I: Sections 547, 548, and 549, Block II; and Section 546, Block VI, Forest Hill Hundred: Area, 24 acres 3 roods 13Β·8 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 6737.)
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of September 1961.
R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 16/2808; D.O. 6/13)
Board Appointed to Have Control of Huiroa Domain
Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints
Turner Bevins,
Neil George Buchanan,
Ronald Duncan Buchanan,
Douglas Cochrane,
James Edward Craig,
Arthur Lionel Read,
Henry Colin Wallace, and
Royce Wilson Boswell Williams
to be the Huiroa Domain Board to have control of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as a public domain.
SCHEDULE
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT--HUIROA DOMAIN
BLOCK IV, and Sections 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 17, Block III, Town of Huiroa, situated in Block IX, Ngatimaru Survey District: Area, 13 acres 3 roods 39Β·5 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 7766.)
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of September 1961.
R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/338; D.O. 8/1/7)
Appointing Honorary Harbourmaster
Pursuant to the Harbours Act 1950, the Minister of Marine hereby appoints
Jack Philpott
to be Honorary Harbourmaster, Weiti River.
Dated at Wellington this 25th day of August 1961.
R. G. GERARD, Minister of Marine.
(M. 4/46)
Member of the Veterinary Services Council Appointed (Notice No. Ag. 7396)
Pursuant to section 5 of the Veterinary Services Act 1946, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Ellis Robert Bird
to be a member of, and a representative of the New Zealand Dairy Production and Marketing Board on, the Veterinary Services Council for a term expiring on the 31st day of July 1962.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of September 1961.
T. L. HAYMAN, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 3037)
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π‘οΈ Royal New Zealand Navy and Army Promotions and Appointments
π‘οΈ Defence & Military5 October 2026
Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, The New Zealand Regiment, Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps, Promotions, Appointments
13 names identified
- Roy Herbert Longland Humby (Commander), Royal New Zealand Navy
- Reginald Michael John O'Connor (Commander, D.S.C.), Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
- David Lennox Millar (Commander, O.B.E., V.R.D.), Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Ian Richard Diggle (Major, M.B.E.), Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
- Robin Hugh Ferguson Holloway (Lieutenant-Colonel), Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
- Ross David Yetton (Major), The New Zealand Regiment
- James Seaton Brown-Rennie (Lieutenant-Colonel), Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps
- Gordon Henry Saywell Tosland (Squadron Leader, A.F.C.), Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Richard Bruce Bolt (Wing Commander, D.F.C., A.F.C., A.R.Ae.S.), Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Malcolm Stuart Gunton (Wing Commander, A.F.C.), Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Vincent David Gain (Squadron Leader, A.F.C.), Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Ian Donald Gebbie (Wing Commander, F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., D.T.M., and H.), Honorary Surgeon, Royal New Zealand Air Force
- Norris Roy Jefferson (Lieutenant-Colonel, M.B., Ch.B., D.M.R.D., M.C.R.A.), Honorary Physician, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps
- DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.
βοΈ Temporary Judge of the Supreme Court Appointed
βοΈ Justice & Law Enforcement2 October 1961
Supreme Court, Judge, Appointment, Judicature Act 1908
- Frederick Campbell Spratt (Esquire, Q.C.), Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court
- J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.
πΊοΈ Reserve Management Appointment for Plunket Clinic
πΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey28 September 1961
Reserve, Management, Plunket clinic, Christchurch
- R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
πΊοΈ Trustee Appointment for Geraldine Racecourse
πΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey29 September 1961
Geraldine Racecourse, Trustee, Appointment, Reserves and Domains Act 1953
- Daniel Francis Sugrue, Appointed Trustee of Geraldine Racecourse
- William Charles Crotty, Resigned Trustee of Geraldine Racecourse
- R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
πΊοΈ Member of Aria War Memorial Library Board Appointed
πΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey28 September 1961
Aria War Memorial Library Board, Member, Appointment, Taranaki
- Robert Eric Nash, Appointed member of Aria War Memorial Library Board
- Harold Smart, Left district, former member of Aria War Memorial Library Board
- R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
πΊοΈ Reserve Management Appointment for Southland Catchment Board
πΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey28 September 1961
Reserve, Management, Soil conservation, River control, Southland
- R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
πΊοΈ Huiroa Domain Board Appointed
πΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey28 September 1961
Huiroa Domain, Board, Appointment, Public domain, Taranaki
8 names identified
- Turner Bevins, Appointed member of Huiroa Domain Board
- Neil George Buchanan, Appointed member of Huiroa Domain Board
- Ronald Duncan Buchanan, Appointed member of Huiroa Domain Board
- Douglas Cochrane, Appointed member of Huiroa Domain Board
- James Edward Craig, Appointed member of Huiroa Domain Board
- Arthur Lionel Read, Appointed member of Huiroa Domain Board
- Henry Colin Wallace, Appointed member of Huiroa Domain Board
- Royce Wilson Boswell Williams, Appointed member of Huiroa Domain Board
- R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.
π Honorary Harbourmaster Appointed for Weiti River
π Transport & Communications25 August 1961
Honorary Harbourmaster, Weiti River, Appointment
- Jack Philpott, Appointed Honorary Harbourmaster
- R. G. GERARD, Minister of Marine.
πΎ Member of Veterinary Services Council Appointed
πΎ Primary Industries & Resources26 September 1961
Veterinary Services Council, Member, Appointment, Dairy Production and Marketing Board
- Ellis Robert Bird, Appointed member of Veterinary Services Council
- T. L. HAYMAN, Minister of Agriculture.