17 DECEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY REGIMENT

2nd Battalion (Canterbury Nelson Marlborough West Coast), RNZIR

Lieutenant P. V. Coster to be temp. Captain with effect from 24 August 1973.

3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) and Northland), RNZIR

2nd Lieutenant K. B. Whaanga to be Lieutenant with seniority and effect from 6 April 1973.

5th Battalion (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki), RNZIR

Lieutenant David Colin Wallace is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment, in the rank of Lieutenant, with effect from 1 August 1973.

6th Battalion (Hauraki), RNZIR

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) P. Jenkins, to be Captain with seniority and effect from 12 August 1972.

The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) P. F. Bullick is confirmed, with effect from 27 July 1971.

John William Wordsworth is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 1 May 1973, next below 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) J. P. Gilbertson, RNZIR.

7th Battalion (Wellington (City of Wellington’s Own) and Hawke’s Bay), RNZIR

Captain Anthony David Rush is transferred to the Regular Force, in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 22 May 1968 and effect from 1 October 1973.

2nd Lieutenant Bruce Llewellyn Williams resigns his commission with effect from 1 August 1973.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

10th Transport Company (General Transport), RNZASC

2nd Lieutenant Terrence Joseph Cairns resigns his commission with effect from 24 July 1973.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Stuart James Cleland of Otago University Medical Company, RNZAMC, is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 24 August 1973.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

3rd Infantry Workshop, RNZEME

Lieutenant Godfrey Edmund Reece Wilson is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the rank of Lieutenant, with effect from 1 October 1973.

Captain Robert Williden Hyslop is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 1 September 1973.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS’ DEPARTMENT

The Reverend Te Waaka Melbourne (Church of England) is appointed to a commission in the rank of Chaplain, 4th Class, with seniority from 12 June 1969, and effect from 27 May 1973, and is posted to the Northern Region Chaplains’ Pool.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Sister Karen Dulcie Clark resigns her commission with effect from 1 September 1973.

Ernestine Dorothy Colwell is appointed to a commission in the rank of Sister, with seniority from 27 February 1970, and effect from 27 August 1973, next below Sister L. J. Abell, for duty with 1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC.

Janice Maxine Bunker is appointed to a commission in the rank of Sister with seniority and effect from 30 July 1970, next below Sister S. I. Lockhart, RNZNC, for duty with the 1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC.

Geraldine Hollis is appointed to a commission in the rank of Staff Nurse, with seniority from 30 June 1972 and effect from 30 September 1973, for duty with the 2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC (next below Staff Nurse S. M. MacLean).

EXTRA REGIMENTAL EMPLOYMENT

Headquarters, Field Force Command

Major G. S. Finlayson, E.D., to be Lieutenant-Colonel with seniority and effect from 20 August 1973, on assuming the appointment of CSO, Headquarters, Field Force Command.

Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade Group

Lieutenant John McEwan is transferred from the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment in his present rank and seniority with effect from 1 June 1973.

2nd Lieutenant R. J. Hayman to be Lieutenant with seniority and effect from 1 May 1973.

Headquarters, Logistic Support Group

Major R. A. Davidson to be Lieutenant-Colonel with seniority and effect from 20 June 1973.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List

1st Field Ambulance, RNZAMC

Captain Stanley Edwin Olliff, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 6 September 1973.

3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) and Northland), RNZIR

Captain Peter David Gilroy is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 6 August 1973.

General List

Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment

Lieutenant John McEwan is transferred to the Territorial Force with effect from 1 June 1973.

The following officers are posted to the Retired List with effect from the dates shown:

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery

Major John Charles Frederick Joplin, 27 September 1973.

Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals

Major Richard Marchant Burrows, M.B.E., 4 October 1973.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment

Captain John William George Black, 27 August 1973.

Lieutenant Robin Pitt Palmer, 14 August 1973.

Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps

Captain Stuart Allan, M.B., Ch.B., 12 October 1973.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of November 1973.

A. J. FAULKNER, Minister of Defence.

Natural Gas Corporation of New Zealand—Appointment of Director

PURSUANT to section 3 of the Natural Gas Corporation Act 1967, His Excellency the Governor-General has appointed

Royden Joseph Burkitt

to be a director of the Natural Gas Corporation of New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of December 1973.

F. M. COLMAN, Minister of Mines.

Appointment Notice of a Registrar of Brands (No. 634 Ag. 3064)

PURSUANT to the Animals Act 1967, I, hereby appoint

Stephen Wilson Tubbs

to be a Registrar of Brands for the Ohura, Waitomo, and Otorohanga Brand Registration Districts, vice Mr P. P. Hazledon.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of November 1973.

S. J. CALLAHAN,

for Acting Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Appointment of a Member to the Animal Remedies Board (No. 632 Ag. 21006)

NOTICE is hereby given by direction of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries that pursuant to section 5K of the Animal Remedies Act 1967, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to reappoint

Ray McCalum Salisbury

to be a member of the Animal Remedies Board for a further term of 3 years expiring on 18 March 1976.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of November 1973.

S. J. CALLAHAN,

for Acting Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries,