14 AUGUST

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

1509

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions of Commissions, Transfer, and Retirements of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

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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, and retirements of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointment

Flight Lieutenant Larry Alexander Olsen (79493) to be temporary Squadron Leader, with effect from 14 July 1969.

Promotions

Acting Air Commodore John James McDowell, M.B.E., Q.H.A.D.C., j.s.s.c. (70043), to be Air Commodore, with seniority from 19 March 1969 and with effect from 1 July 1969.

Flight Lieutenant John Lambert Alexander Pendreigh (624159) to be Squadron Leader, with seniority and effect from 24 July 1969.

Extension of Commission

Squadron Leader (temp.) Raymond Sidney Wilson (80718) is granted an extension of his short-service commission for a period to expire on 29 August 1974, to be followed by 4 years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers.

TECHNICAL BRANCH

Appointments

Engineer Division

Flight Lieutenant Eric William Metcalf, B.E.M. (70601), to be temporary Squadron Leader, with effect from 25 June 1969.

Flying Officer Kenneth Arthur Roberts Butcher (78263) to be temporary Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 1 April 1969.

Promotions

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Kenneth Arthur Roberts Butcher (78263) to be Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 6 July 1969.

Flying Officer Colin Gary Ryan (78880) to be Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 6 July 1969.

Signals Division

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Rodney Albert Sudlow (79553) to be Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 6 July 1969.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Promotions

Equipment Division

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Brian Robert Kent (79346) to be Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 6 July 1969.

Special Duties Division

Flying Officer Thomas Joseph Stephenson (78615) to be Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 5 July 1969.

Transfer

Equipment Division

Pilot Officer Reginald Paul Warren (82939) is transferred from the General Duties Branch, Regular Air Force, to the Administrative and Supply Branch (Equipment Division), Regular Air Force, with effect from 26 May 1969. He is transferred in the rank of Pilot Officer, with seniority from 14 December 1968.

EDUCATION BRANCH

Extension of Commission

Flight Lieutenant Allan Bruce Herd (715765) is granted an extension of his short-service commission for a period to expire on 31 January 1975, to be followed by 4 years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers.

WOMEN’S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE

Appointment

Section Officer Mary Eileen Maloney (81353) to be temporary Flight Officer, with effect from 10 March 1969.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Retirements

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

Wing Commander William Duncan Hanmer Smith, B.A., B.COM., DIP.SOC.SCI. (70080), 28 June 1969.

Wing Commander Kenneth Gordon Smith (133286), 29 June 1969.

Flight Lieutenant Peter John Couchman (131838), 30 June 1969.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of August 1969.

DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.

(Air 12/11/9)

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Appointment of Consul of the Republic of South Africa

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His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that Her Majesty’s Exequatur in respect of

Mr Gert Cornelius Nel

as Consul of the Republic of South Africa at Wellington has been issued.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of August 1969.

KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of External Affairs.

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Appointment of Honorary Consul for the Netherlands

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His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that Her Majesty’s Exequatur in respect of

Mr J. Maurice Smith

as Honorary Consul for the Netherlands at Dunedin has been issued.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of August 1969.

KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of External Affairs.

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Appointment of a Member of the Timber Preservation Authority

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PURSUANT to the Timber Preservation Regulations 1955, the Minister of Industries and Commerce hereby reappoints

Harold Robert Holt (nominated by the New Zealand Sawmillers’ Federation Incorporated)

to be a member of the Timber Preservation Authority.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of August 1969.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Industries and Commerce.

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Member of the Council of Legal Education Appointed

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PURSUANT to the Law Practitioners Amendment Act 1961, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Maxwell Helier Vautier, Esq., of Auckland, Barrister of the Supreme Court of New Zealand

to be a member of the Council of Legal Education for a term commencing on the 1st day of August 1969 and expiring on the 13th day of May 1972, in the place of Russell Tonson Garlick, Esq.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of July 1969.

J. R. MARSHALL, Attorney-General.

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Member of the New Zealand Gas Council Appointed

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PURSUANT to section 3 of the Gas Industry Act 1958, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Alfred Gaynor Beadle, being an officer of the Department of Industries and Commerce, to be a member of the New Zealand Gas Council, in place of Leverick Joseph Kenneth Futter.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of July 1969.

T. P. SHAND, Minister of Electricity.

(N.Z.E.D. 17/1/1)

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Deputy Chairman of New Zealand Broadcasting Authority Appointed

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PURSUANT to the Broadcasting Authority Act 1968, the Minister of Broadcasting has appointed Richard Thomas Peacock to be Deputy Chairman of the New Zealand Broadcasting Authority as from Monday, 4 August 1969, during the period of incapacity of the Chairman, Mr R. T. Garlick, because of illness.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of August 1969.

N. L. SHELTON, for Minister of Broadcasting.