13 JULY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1197

St. Patrick's College Cadets (Silverstream)
2nd Lieutenant the Rev. J. P. G. Allardyce to be Lieutenant. Dated 21 May 1967.
2nd Lieutenant the Rev. P. C. Blake to be Lieutenant. Dated 21 May 1967.
2nd Lieutenant the Rev. D. G. Moore to be Lieutenant. Dated 21 May 1967.

Seddon Memorial Technical College Cadets
Anthony Leslie Bridget to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 2 May 1967.

Southern Military District Cadet Officers ‘X’ List
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) R. W. Chapman, M.A., is confirmed.
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) P. H. Downey, M.A., is confirmed.

Tamaki College Cadets
2nd Lieutenant Theodore George Albrecht resigns his commission. Dated 31 March 1967.

Te Kuiti High School Cadets
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) N. K. Sandford is confirmed.

Te Whanau-A-Apanui District High School Cadets
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) P. Haulangi is confirmed.

Timaru Boys’ High School Cadets
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) K. M. Nicholas, M.SC., is confirmed.
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) S. G. Kitto, B.A., is confirmed.

Waimate High School Cadets
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) E. N. Pickard is confirmed.

Waitaki Boys’ High School Cadets
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) I. Lash, M.SC., is confirmed.

Wanganui Collegiate School Cadets
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant R. H. Ellis, B.A.(OXFORD), is confirmed.

Whangarei Boys’ High School Cadets
Lieutenant Gordon Russell Harnett is posted to the Retired List. Dated 28 April 1967.
Lieutenant James Robert Newburn is posted to the Retired List. Dated 13 September 1966.
Lieutenant Donald Frederick Brown is posted to the Retired List. Dated 28 April 1967.

Whakatane High School Cadets
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) F. A. Hughes, B.SC., is confirmed.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

General List
The following officers are posted to the Retired List:

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Lieutenant Bryan Lawrence Edward Notley. Dated 15 June 1967.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
Captain Colin George Wood. Dated 19 June 1967.

Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps
Captain Walter Ruthven Lang, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.E., M.R.A.C.P. Dated 12 June 1967.

Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps
Captain Douglas Richard Alexander. Dated 15 June 1967.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July 1967.
DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Extensions of Commissions and Retirements, Cancellations of Commissions, and Resignations 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, extensions of commissions and retirements, cancellations of commissions, and resignations of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointment
Officer Cadet Lawrence Norman Mitchell (82510) is granted a permanent commission in the General Duties Branch, Regular Air Force, in the rank of Acting Pilot Officer, with effect from 31 March 1967.

Cancellation of Commission
The short-service commission of Acting Pilot Officer Leith Comer (82821) is cancelled, with effect from 16 May 1967.

Amendment
The notice published in the Gazette, 3 February 1966, No. 5, page 112, relating to Pilot Officer Graeme John Watson (80894) is hereby amended to read “Pilot Officer Graeme John Watson (80894) to be Flying Officer, with effect from 26 November 1965.”

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Extension of Commission and Date of Retirement
Special Duties Division
Flight Lieutenant John William Nightingale (131265) is granted an extension of his short-service commission until 20 April 1970 to be followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers, and his age for retirement is extended for the period 5 January 1968 to 20 April 1970.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
Cancellation of Commission
The commission of Flight Lieutenant William Matthew Gladders (134336) is hereby cancelled, with effect from 24 June 1967.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Extensions of Commissions
Flight Lieutenant James Gordon Wealleans (817377) is granted an extension of his commission until 19 February 1986.
Flying Officer Ross MacDonald Gordon (647500) is granted an extension of his commission until 19 February 1991.

Extensions of Dates of Retirements
The age for retirement of Squadron Leader (temp.) Allen Frank Papesch, B.SC. (134001) is extended until 31 March 1968.
The age for retirement of Flight Lieutenant John Joseph Brunt, M.B., CH.B., U.N.Z., J.P. (133638) is extended until 19 July 1968.

Resignation
Flying Officer John Edward Turner (132983) resigns his commission with effect from 12 June 1967.

AIR TRAINING CORPS
Appointments
Ronald Francis Kelly is granted a commission in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Flight Lieutenant for a period ending 23 May 1971, with seniority from 24 May 1962, with effect from 24 May 1967.
Kenneth Robert Dreaver, B.SC., is granted a commission in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Pilot Officer for a period ending 13 June 1971, with seniority and effect from 14 June 1967.

Extension of Commission
Pilot Officer Graham Alexander Worsfold is granted an extension on his commission until 7 May 1970.

Resignation
Pilot Officer Peter Bertram Oxenbridge resigns his commission with effect from 21 June 1967.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of July 1967.
DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.
(Air 12/11/9)

Appointment of Ambassador of Israel

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that

Mr Simcha Pratt

presented his Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to New Zealand at Government House, Wellington, on 20 June 1967.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of July 1967.
KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of External Affairs.

Appointment of Ambassador of the Republic of Vietnam

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that

Mr Tran Kim Phuong

presented his Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Vietnam to New Zealand, on 14 June 1967.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of July 1967.
KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of External Affairs.