Military and Civil Appointments




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 50

3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC
Lieutenant Vaughan Gilbert Laurensen, M.B., CH.B., resigns his commission with effect from 24 February 1974.
Lieutenant James Hubert Primrose, M.B., CH.B., resigns his commission with effect from 25 March 1974.
Lieutenant Ronald George Neal, M.B., CH.B., resigns his commission with effect from 22 January 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
1st Composite Ordnance Company, RNZAOC
2nd Lieutenant G. R. Harrison to be Lieutenant with seniority and effect from 16 February 1974.
2nd Lieutenant P. R. Frater to be temp. Lieutenant with effect from 16 February 1974.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
1st Infantry Workshop, RNZEME
2nd Lieutenant J. G. Hinton to be Lieutenant with seniority and effect from 24 February 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
David James Copeland, Otago University Medical Company, RNZAMC, is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 6 December 1973.

1st Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC
Anthony Clifford Perry, B.D.S., is appointed to a commission in the rank of Captain (temp. Major) with seniority as Captain from 1 October 1968 and effect from 8 November 1973.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Sister H. J. Masters to be Charge Sister with seniority from 16 June 1972 and effect from 5 February 1974.
Sister L. J. Abell to be Charge Sister with seniority and effect from 21 February 1974.
Dorothy Margaret Westley Edmonds is appointed to a commission in the rank of Staff Nurse with seniority from 1 July 1973 and effect from 18 March 1974, for duty with the 2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC.
Pamela Phyllis Boyce is appointed to a commission in the rank of Sister, with seniority from 10 July 1972 and effect from 6 December 1973, for duty with the 1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS
N.Z. Welfare Unit, RNZAEC
Benjamin Mason, B.A., DIP.TCHG., DIP.ED., E.D.D., is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 8 February 1974.

EXTRA REGIMENTAL EMPLOYMENT
Headquarters, Logistic Support Group
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) B. K. Cunningham to be Captain with seniority and effect from 10 August 1973.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
Captain Donald Malcolm Lawry is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 1 April 1974.
Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps
Lieutenant Gray Mitchell Cameron, LL.B., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 26 February 1974.
The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain John Raymond Selman 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 13 March 1974.

General List
Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
Captain Peter Stephen Sullivan is transferred to the Territorial Force with effect from 9 February 1974.
Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps
2nd Lieutenant Thomas William Parsons is transferred to the Territorial Force with effect from 7 February 1974.
The following officers are retired with effect from the dates shown:

Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
Major Ngatiawa John Talbot, E.D., 2 April 1974.
Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps
Colonel Douglas McKelvie Jack, E.D., M.B., CH.B., 8 March 1974.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of May 1974.
A. J. FAULKNER, Minister of Defence.

Port Conciliation Committee for the Port of Napier Appointed
PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Act 1953, the Minister of Labour hereby appoints the following persons to be the Port Conciliation Committee for the Port of Napier for the term of 1 year expiring on the 30th day of April 1975:
Everton Morrison Hobin, Chairman;
George Stuart Laird, J.P., Deputy Chairman;
Bryan Sheridan Brinsley, John Fenwick, and Victor Brian Heath (nominated by the New Zealand Port Employers’ Association (Incorporated));
Newell de Val Lawrence (nominated by the Napier Harbour Board); and
Michael James Clare, James Richard Joyce, Robert Harry Porter, and Barry Edward Webb (nominated by the Napier Waterfront Workers’ Industrial Union of Workers).
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1974.
HUGH WATT, Minister of Labour.

Appointing a Member of the Clerks of Works Registration Board
PURSUANT to the Clerks of Works Act 1944, the Minister of Works and Development hereby appoints
Colin Maxwell Strachan,
of Wellington, civil engineer, to be a member of the Clerks of Works Registration Board from and after the 23rd day of May 1974.
Dated at Wellington this 10th day of May 1974.
F. M. COLMAN, for Minister of Works and Development.
(P.W. 32/4969/5)

Members of New Zealand Wheat Board Reappointed
PURSUANT to the Wheat Board Act 1965, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Richard Dan Evans, of Kaiapoi, and
Gordon Clive Allen, of Dunedin,
to be members of the New Zealand Wheat Board for a term of 3 years commencing on the 1st day of February 1974.
Dated at Wellington this 21st day of May 1974.
WARREN FREER, Minister of Trade and Industry.

Coroner Appointed
PURSUANT to section 2 of the Coroners’ Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Norman Francis Smith, Esquire,
of Opotiki to be a Coroner for New Zealand.
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of March 1974.
A. M. FINLAY, Minister of Justice.
(J. 10/1/62 (6))

Appointing Honorary Welfare Officer Under the Maori Welfare Act 1962
PURSUANT to section 5 (1) of the Maori Welfare Act 1962, the Minister of Maori Affairs hereby appoints the person named in the Schedule hereto as an honorary welfare officer for a further 3 year term.



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🛡️ Transfers, Promotions, and Appointments in the Territorial Force (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
11 May 1974
Army promotions, Army appointments, Army transfers, Army retirements, Army resignations, New Zealand Army, Territorial Force
21 names identified
  • Vaughan Gilbert Laurensen (Lieutenant), resigned commission
  • James Hubert Primrose (Lieutenant), resigned commission
  • Ronald George Neal (Lieutenant), resigned commission
  • G. R. Harrison (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • P. R. Frater (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • J. G. Hinton (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • David James Copeland, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • Anthony Clifford Perry (Captain (temp. Major)), appointed to commission
  • H. J. Masters (Sister), promoted to Charge Sister
  • L. J. Abell (Sister), promoted to Charge Sister
  • Dorothy Margaret Westley Edmonds, appointed Staff Nurse
  • Pamela Phyllis Boyce, appointed Sister
  • Benjamin Mason, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • B. K. Cunningham (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), promoted to Captain
  • Donald Malcolm Lawry (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Gray Mitchell Cameron (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • John Raymond Selman (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Peter Stephen Sullivan (Captain), transferred to Territorial Force
  • Thomas William Parsons (2nd Lieutenant), transferred to Territorial Force
  • Ngatiawa John Talbot (Major), retired
  • Douglas McKelvie Jack (Colonel), retired

  • A. J. Faulkner, Minister of Defence

👷 Port Conciliation Committee Appointments

👷 Labour & Employment
9 May 1974
Port Conciliation Committee, Waterfront Industry Act, Napier, Appointments
10 names identified
  • Everton Morrison Hobin, appointed Chairman
  • George Stuart Laird (J.P.), appointed Deputy Chairman
  • Bryan Sheridan Brinsley, appointed member
  • John Fenwick, appointed member
  • Victor Brian Heath, appointed member
  • Newell de Val Lawrence, appointed member
  • Michael James Clare, appointed member
  • James Richard Joyce, appointed member
  • Robert Harry Porter, appointed member
  • Barry Edward Webb, appointed member

  • Hugh Watt, Minister of Labour

🏗️ Appointment to Clerks of Works Registration Board

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
10 May 1974
Clerks of Works Registration Board, Appointment, Civil Engineer
  • Colin Maxwell Strachan, appointed member

  • F. M. Colman, for Minister of Works and Development

🏭 Reappointment to New Zealand Wheat Board

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
21 May 1974
New Zealand Wheat Board, Reappointment, Members
  • Richard Dan Evans, reappointed member
  • Gordon Clive Allen, reappointed member

  • Warren Freer, Minister of Trade and Industry

⚖️ Appointment of Coroner

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
30 March 1974
Coroner, Appointment, Opotiki
  • Norman Francis Smith (Esquire), appointed Coroner

  • A. M. Finlay, Minister of Justice

🪶 Appointment of Honorary Welfare Officer

🪶 Māori Affairs
Honorary Welfare Officer, Maori Welfare Act, Appointment