22 DECEMBER

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Wyndham District High School Cadets

Lieutenant David Charles William Muir relinquishes the appointment of O.C. and resigns his commission. Dated 4 October 1965.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

General List

The following Officers are posted to the Retired List:

Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps

Major Garth Turon Seccombe, M.B.E., D.C.M. Dated 27 October 1965.

Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals

Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas McNeil Burns, E.D. Dated 18 October 1965.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment

Lieutenant Michael Seaver Roberts. Dated 30 November 1965.

Lieutenant Colin Arthur Spackman. Dated 25 November 1965.

Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department

The Rev. Leo Vincent O'Connor, Chaplain 4th Class (Roman Catholic). Dated 22 November 1965.

N.Z. Cadet Corps

Lieutenant Colin Faulkner, M.A. Dated 27 November 1965.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 1965.

D. C. SEATH, for the Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions of Commissions, Transfer, Termination of Commission, Resignation, 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, transfer, termination of commission, resignation, and retirements of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointment

Officer Cadet Murray Thornton Whineray (80985) is granted a permanent commission in the General Duties Branch, Regular Air Force, in the rank of Flying Officer, with seniority and effect from 26 November 1965.

Promotions

The under-mentioned Acting Pilot Officers to be Pilot Officers, with effect from 26 November 1965:

Howard Stuart Roger Saunders (81825).

Murray Jackson Abel (81625).

Resignation

Flying Officer Raymond James Albert Hooker (72766) resigns his commission with effect from 21 December 1965.

Retirement

Squadron Leader William Henry Willis (131865) is retired, with effect from 22 December 1965.

TECHNICAL BRANCH

Appointment

Engineer Division

Flight Lieutenant Graeme Bernard Gilmore, GRAD.I.E.E., GRAD.R.Ae.S. (78653) to be temporary Squadron Leader, with effect from 10 December 1965.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Appointment

Equipment Division

Gerald Thompson (82517) is granted a short-service commission in the Administrative and Supply Branch (Equipment Division), Regular Air Force, for a period ending 11 November 1973, to be followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers. He is appointed in the rank of Flight Lieutenant with seniority from 12 November 1959, with effect from 12 November 1965.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

Appointment

Alexander Brian Milne is granted a commission in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Pilot Officer for a period ending 28 November 1969, with seniority and effect from 29 November 1965.

Transfer to Retired List

Flight Lieutenant Neville Athol Channon McMillan, M.A., is transferred to the Retired List "B", with effect from 6 December 1965.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Extensions of Commissions

The under-mentioned Flight Lieutenants (temp.) are granted extensions of their commissions until the date shown:

David St. John Knott (345782), 6 January 1968.

John Halliday Orr (130777), 31 December 1969.

Brian Alan Horne (339005), 26 June 1990.

Termination of Commission

The commission of Flight Lieutenant Norman Lewis Sidney Bournchier, M.B., CH.B.(U.N.Z.), D.C.H.(LOND.) (77255) is terminated, with effect from 16 September 1965.

Retirement

Flying Officer Rosslyn Charles Hislop (132124) is retired, with effect from 23 December 1965.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of December 1965.

DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.

(Air 12/11/9)

Appointments and Relinquishment of Appointment of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

PURSUANT to regulation 13 of the Air Force Regulations 1952, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments and relinquishment of appointment of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

Group Captain Arthur Percy Gainsford, D.S.O., O.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C. is appointed Acting Air Commodore with effect from 15 December 1965.

Acting Air Commodore Arthur Percy Gainsford, D.S.O., O.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C is appointed Air Member for Personnel and Member of the Air Board for the period 4 January 1966 to 31 December 1966.

Relinquishment

Air Commodore Theodore Jasper MacLean de Lange, C.B.E., D.F.C., p.s.c., relinquishes the appointment of Air Member for Personnel and Member of the Air Board with effect from 4 January 1966.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 1965.

DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.

(Air 12/11/9)

Crown Solicitor Appointed

His Excellency the Governor-General has this day been pleased to appoint

Fenton Fitzherbert Latham, Esquire to be Crown Solicitor at Wanganui, vice Colin Norman Armstrong, Esquire, M.C. AND BAR, resigned.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of December 1965.

J. R. HANAN, Attorney-General.

Coroner Appointed

PURSUANT to section 2 of the Coroners Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Charles Eric Rayner, Esquire of Kawhia, to be a Coroner for New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1965.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

Appointment of Maori Wardens Under the Maori Welfare Act 1962

PURSUANT to section 7 (1) of the Maori Welfare Act 1962, the Minister of Maori Affairs hereby appoints the person named in the first column of the Schedule hereto to be Maori Warden for the Maori Executive Committee area shown in the second column of the Schedule.

First Column Second Column

Hilda Hinemoa Hill Wellington

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of December 1965.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 36/4/7, 36/4/10)

Appointing Members of the Engineering Associates Registration Board

PURSUANT to section 3 of the Engineering Associates Act 1961, the Minister of Works hereby reappoints:

Mark Geard, Esquire, to be a member of the Engineering Associates Registration Board, and Leslie Holden Mirams, Esquire, to be his deputy on the nomination of the Institute of Automotive and Aeronautical Engineers Incorporated.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of November 1965.

PERCY B. ALLEN, Minister of Works.

(P.W. 28/417)

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