Military and Government Appointments




ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT
Chaplain 3rd Class Francis John Green (Presbyterian)
resigns his commission with effect from 30 September 1974.
Chaplain 3rd Class Raymond James Stachurski (Roman
Catholic) is posted to the Retired List with effect from 1
February 1975.
Chaplain 4th Class P. R. Foy (Roman Catholic) to be
Chaplain 3rd Class with effect from 30 May 1974.
N.Z. ARMY LEGAL SERVICE
Major Kenneth Royden Huband, LL.B., is posted to the
Retired List with effect from 19 January 1975.
ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Matron B. Hakaraia is re-engaged until 31 March 1976.
EXTRA REGIMENTAL EMPLOYMENT
Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade Group
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. G. Hatt, RNZA, to be
Captain with seniority and effect from 8 April 1974.
Headquarters, Logistic Support Group
Captain J. A. Owen, E.D., to be temp. Major with effect
from 22 February 1975.
RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
5th Battalion (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki), RNZIR
Lieutenant A. N. Smith is re-posted to the Territorial Force
in his present rank and seniority with effect from 1 September
1974.
General List
Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps
2nd Lieutenant John Ross Wilson: the notice published
in the Gazette, 13 February 1975, No. 9, p. 223, is cancelled
and the following substituted:
“Lieutenant John Ross Wilson is posted to the Retired
List with effect from 1 November 1974.”
Royal N.Z. Chaplains’ Department
Chaplain 4th Class Roger David George Russ: the notice
published in the Gazette, 13 March 1975, No. 21, p. 483,
is cancelled and the following substituted:
“Chaplain 4th Class Roger David George Russ (Church
of Christ) is posted to the Retired List with effect from
14 January 1975.”
The following officers are posted to the Retired List with
effect from the dates shown:
Colonels’ List
Colonel Neville Boaz Cowper, 25 March 1975.
Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Lieutenant David William Lackey, 17 March 1975.
The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers
Lieutenant Anthony Harold Russell, 20 February 1975.
Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals
Lieutenant Wayne Peter Taylor, 4 March 1975.
Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
Lieutenant-Colonel Nigel Mackenzie Cotching, E.D., 20 April
1975.
Major Murray David Hogan, 17 March 1975.
Lieutenant Peter George Spencer Penlington. LL.B., 17
February 1975.
Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps
Lieutenant Raymond John Melville, 26 March 1975.
Royal N.Z. Chaplains’ Department
Chaplain 3rd Class Peter Ayling Stead (Methodist), 26
February 1973.
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of May 1975.
W. A. FRASER, Minister of Defence.
Taieri River Trust—Appointment of Commissioner
PURSUANT to the Taieri River Improvement Act 1920, the
Minister of Works and Development hereby appoints Murray
Roberts Bolt, resident engineer, Ministry of Works and
Development, Dunedin, to be a commissioner of the Taieri
River Trust.
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of April 1975.
M. A. CONNELLY, Minister of Works and Development.
(P.W. 96/734000)
Reappointment of Deputy Chairman and Members of the
Commerce Commission
PURSUANT to the Trade Practices (Commerce Commission and
Pyramid Selling) Act 1974, His Excellency the Governor-
General has been pleased to reappoint:

  1. Keith Robert Congreve, of Wellington, to be Deputy
    Chairman of the Commerce Commission, for a further term
    of 2 months, commencing on 4 April 1975.
  2. Alfred Gaynor Beadle, of Wellington, John Sidney Clen-
    don of Wellington, and Margaret Ann Hercus, of Christchurch,
    to be members of the Commerce Commission, each for a
    further term of 2 months commencing on 4 April 1975.
    Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1975.
    WARREN FREER, Minister of Trade and Industry.
    Member of Physiotherapy Board Appointed
    PURSUANT to section 3 (2) (e) of the No. 22 1974 Amend-
    ment to the Physiotherapy Act, His Excellency the Governor-
    General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint:
    Leopold Mirkin, M.B.E., M.B., CH.B. 1939, M.CH.ORTH. 1948,
    F.R.C.S. 1947, F.R.A.C.S. 1965
    to be a member of the Physiotherapy Board.
    Dated at Wellington this 1st day of May 1975.
    T. M. McGUIGAN, Minister of Health.
    Members of the Nursing Council of New Zealand Appointed
    PURSUANT to section 4 of the Nurses Act 1971, His Excellency
    the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
    Geoffrey Wynne-Jones, M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S.(ENG.), F.R.A.C.S.
    Graham Fredrick Smart, M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S.(ENG.), F.R.A.C.S.
    Arthur Gordon Wicks, LL.M.
    Margaret Nolan, P.H.C., M.P.S.
    Brian Laity, R.P.N., R.MI.N., DIP.N.
    Ann Kerse, R.G.N., R.M., DIP.N.
    Maureen Patricia Carroll, R.G.N., R.M.N., DIP.N.
    Margaret Naomi MacCallum, R.G.N., R.M., DIP.N.
    Anne Therese Nightingale, R.G.N., R.M., DIP.N.
    Lyall Bertrand Thomas, R.P.N., DIP.N.
    Pauline Elizabeth Collett, B.A., DIP.ARTS, R.G.N., R.M.
    to be members of the Nursing Council of New Zealand with
    effect from the 1st day of May 1975.
    Dated at Wellington this 30th day of April 1975.
    T. M. McGUIGAN, Minister of Health.
    Appointment of an Emergency Protection Authority
    PURSUANT to the Tariff and Development Board Act 1961
    and its amendments, His Excellency the Governor-General
    has been pleased to appoint
    Maurice Teasdale Leech
    as an Emergency Protection Authority for a term of 1 year
    commencing on the 1st day of April 1975.
    Dated at Wellington this 8th day of May 1975.
    W. W. FREER, Minister of Trade and Industry.
    (T. & I. 71/3/1)
    Appointment of Aide-de-Camp (Additional) to the Queen
    HER Majesty the Queen has been pleased to approve the
    appointment of Brigadier R. D. P. Hassett, C.B.S., as Aide-de-
    Camp (additional) to Her Majesty with effect from 3 March
    1975, in succession to Brigadier L. F. Brooker, M.B.E.
    Dated at Wellington this 7th day of May 1975.
    A. J. FAULKNER, for Minister of Defence.


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🛡️ Military Appointments, Promotions, and Retirements (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
3 May 1975
Military promotions, Retirements, Appointments, New Zealand Army, Chaplains, Legal Service, Nursing Corps
19 names identified
  • Francis John Green (Chaplain 3rd Class), Resigned commission
  • Raymond James Stachurski (Chaplain 3rd Class), Posted to Retired List
  • P. R. Foy (Chaplain 4th Class), Promoted to Chaplain 3rd Class
  • Kenneth Royden Huband (Major), Posted to Retired List
  • B. Hakaraia (Matron), Re-engaged
  • A. G. Hatt (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • J. A. Owen (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • A. N. Smith (Lieutenant), Re-posted to Territorial Force
  • John Ross Wilson (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Roger David George Russ (Chaplain 4th Class), Posted to Retired List
  • Neville Boaz Cowper (Colonel), Posted to Retired List
  • David William Lackey (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Anthony Harold Russell (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Wayne Peter Taylor (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Nigel Mackenzie Cotching (Lieutenant-Colonel), Posted to Retired List
  • Murray David Hogan (Major), Posted to Retired List
  • Peter George Spencer Penlington (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Raymond John Melville (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Peter Ayling Stead (Chaplain 3rd Class), Posted to Retired List

  • W. A. Fraser, Minister of Defence

🏗️ Appointment of Taieri River Trust Commissioner

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
30 April 1975
Taieri River Trust, Commissioner, Appointment
  • Murray Roberts Bolt, Appointed Commissioner

  • M. A. Connelly, Minister of Works and Development

🏭 Reappointment of Deputy Chairman and Members of the Commerce Commission

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
9 May 1975
Commerce Commission, Reappointment, Deputy Chairman, Members
  • Keith Robert Congreve, Reappointed Deputy Chairman
  • Alfred Gaynor Beadle, Reappointed member
  • John Sidney Clendon, Reappointed member
  • Margaret Ann Hercus, Reappointed member

  • Warren Freer, Minister of Trade and Industry

🏥 Appointment of Member of Physiotherapy Board

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
1 May 1975
Physiotherapy Board, Appointment
  • Leopold Mirkin (M.B.E., M.B., CH.B. 1939, M.CH.ORTH. 1948, F.R.C.S. 1947, F.R.A.C.S. 1965), Appointed member

  • T. M. McGuigan, Minister of Health

🏥 Appointment of Members of the Nursing Council of New Zealand

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
30 April 1975
Nursing Council, Appointment, Members
11 names identified
  • Geoffrey Wynne-Jones (M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S.(ENG.), F.R.A.C.S.), Appointed member
  • Graham Fredrick Smart (M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S.(ENG.), F.R.A.C.S.), Appointed member
  • Arthur Gordon Wicks (LL.M.), Appointed member
  • Margaret Nolan (P.H.C., M.P.S.), Appointed member
  • Brian Laity (R.P.N., R.MI.N., DIP.N.), Appointed member
  • Ann Kerse (R.G.N., R.M., DIP.N.), Appointed member
  • Maureen Patricia Carroll (R.G.N., R.M.N., DIP.N.), Appointed member
  • Margaret Naomi MacCallum (R.G.N., R.M., DIP.N.), Appointed member
  • Anne Therese Nightingale (R.G.N., R.M., DIP.N.), Appointed member
  • Lyall Bertrand Thomas (R.P.N., DIP.N.), Appointed member
  • Pauline Elizabeth Collett (B.A., DIP.ARTS, R.G.N., R.M.), Appointed member

  • T. M. McGuigan, Minister of Health

🏭 Appointment of Emergency Protection Authority

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
8 May 1975
Emergency Protection Authority, Appointment
  • Maurice Teasdale Leech, Appointed Emergency Protection Authority

  • W. W. Freer, Minister of Trade and Industry

🛡️ Appointment of Aide-de-Camp (Additional) to the Queen

🛡️ Defence & Military
7 May 1975
Aide-de-Camp, Appointment, Queen
  • R. D. P. Hassett (Brigadier, C.B.S.), Appointed Aide-de-Camp
  • L. F. Brooker (Brigadier, M.B.E.), Predecessor

  • A. J. Faulkner, for Minister of Defence