876 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 30

Promotions, Extension of Commission, Amendment, Transfers, Terminations of Commissions, 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 promotions, extension of commission, amendment, transfers, terminations of commissions, and retirements of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Promotions

The under-mentioned Flying Officers to be temporary Flight Lieutenants, with effect from the dates shown:

Julian Michael Mathieson (715818), 13 February 1965.
David Murray McDonald (79477), 24 July 1967.

Transfers

Flight Lieutenant Gary Alexander Wrathall (78276) is transferred from the General Duties Branch, Regular Air Force, to the Reserve of Air Force Officers for a period ending 3 March 1972, with effect from 4 March 1968.

Terminations of Commissions

The commissions of the under-mentioned officers are terminated, with effect from the dates shown:

Flight Lieutenant Cecil Gillon Christophers (131600), 22 April 1968.
Flight Lieutenant Jack Faulkner Horne (80042), 22 April 1968.
Flight Lieutenant Derek Mileman (553542), 22 April 1968.
Flight Lieutenant Norman Robert Crompton (131544), 24 April 1968.
Flying Officer Ronald Charles Axten (131927), 24 April 1968.
Flying Officer Ivan Douglas Dawson (132785), 24 April 1968.
Pilot Officer Johan Garry Speight (774668), 24 April 1968.

Retirements

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

Flight Lieutenant William Donald Gordon (70159), 13 April 1968.
Flight Lieutenant Philip William Herbert (132444), 15 April 1968.
Flight Lieutenant Robert Leith Begg (130754), 18 April 1968.
Flight Lieutenant (The Rev.) Vernon William Joblin, L.TH. (130892), 24 April 1968.
Flying Officer Harold Muir Parlane (133346), 27 April 1968.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

Termination of Commission

The commission of Acting Pilot Officer John Richard Henry Atkinson is terminated, with effect from 8 May 1968.

WOMEN’S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE

Extension of Commission

Section Officer Mary Eileen Maloney (81353) is granted an extension of her commission until 5 July 1970.

Amendment

The notice published in the Gazette, 15 February 1968, No. 7, page 210, relating to Assistant Section Officer Virginia Ann Frost (81955) is hereby amended to read “Assistant Section Officer Virginia Nan Frost (81955) is granted a commission in the Women’s Royal New Zealand Air Force for a period ending 16 October 1970, with seniority and effect from 17 October 1967.”

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of May 1968.

DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.

(Air 12/11/9)

Appointment of High Commissioner for New Zealand in Western Samoa

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council has been pleased to appoint

Richard Basil Taylor

to be High Commissioner for New Zealand in Western Samoa under and for the purposes of the External Affairs Act 1943, to hold the said office as from the 17th day of May 1968 until the 16th day of May 1971.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of May 1968.

KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of External Affairs.

Coroner Appointed

PURSUANT to section 2 of the Coroners’ Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Dennis William Neild, Esquire,

of Martinborough, to be a Coroner for New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of April 1968.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

(J. 10/1/19)

Appointment of Stipendiary Magistrate as a Justice of the Peace

PURSUANT to the Justices of the Peace Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Joseph Bernard Bergin, Esquire,

Stipendiary Magistrate of the Magistrate’s Court, Whangarei, to be a Justice of the Peace for New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1968.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

(J. 10/4/22)

Warden Appointed

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Mining Act 1926, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Joseph Bernard Bergin, Esquire,

Stipendiary Magistrate, to be a Warden to hold and exercise the duties of such office under and subject to the provisions of the said Act during pleasure.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1968.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

Appointment of Member and Chairman of Land Valuation Committee

PURSUANT to section 19 of the Land Valuation Court Act 1948, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Joseph Bernard Bergin, Esquire,

Stipendiary Magistrate, to be a member and Chairman of the North Auckland Land Valuation Committee, vice William Ferguson Brown, Esquire, Stipendiary Magistrate, transferred.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1968.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

(J. 10/5/2)

Appointment of Member of Licensing Committee

PURSUANT to section 32 of the Sale of Liquor Act 1962, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Joseph Bernard Bergin, Esquire,

Stipendiary Magistrate, to be a member of the Northland Licensing Committee, vice William Ferguson Brown, Esquire, Stipendiary Magistrate, transferred.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1968.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

(J. 18/25/54)