12 JUNE

Pass National Park and shall hereafter be managed, administered, and dealt with by the Arthur's Pass National Park Board in accordance with the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT—WESTLAND COUNTY
RURAL Section 4861 situated in Block X, Otira Survey District:
area, 3.4980 hectares, more or less (S.O. Plan 5980).
P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L. and S. H.O. 4/633; D.O. 8/6/1)

Appointments, Reappointments, Promotions, Extensions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army

PURSUANT to sections 24 (1), 27 (2), 35, and 42 (2) of the Defence Act 1971, His Excellency the Governor-General has approved the following appointments, reappointments, promotions, extensions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Army:

REGULAR FORCE

GENERALS' LIST
Chief of Defence Staff
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard James Holden Webb, K.B.E., C.B., is reappointed Chief of Defence Staff with effect from 22 December 1974.

Chief of General Staff
Major-General R. H. F. Holloway, C.B.E., to be Chief of General Staff with effect from 1 October 1973, for a period of 3 years.

COLONELS' LIST
Colonel (temp. Brigadier) B. M. Poananga, O.B.E., to be Brigadier, and is transferred to the Brigadiers' List, with seniority from 18 November 1974 and effect from 2 December 1974.
Colonel (temp. Brigadier) H. B. Honnor, M.V.O., to be Brigadier, and is transferred to the Brigadiers' List, with seniority and effect from 18 January 1975.

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. M. Masters to be Lieutenant-Colonel with seniority from 19 November 1974 and effect from 23 March 1975.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) N. C. Thornton to be Captain with seniority and effect from 9 December 1974.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. Wasson is re-engaged until 4 February 1988.
Lieutenant J. C. Brown to be temp. Captain with effect from 1 October 1974 and Captain with seniority and effect from 20 December 1974.

Supernumerary List
The current engagement of Major C. W. N. Stanbridge is amended from 10 years with effect from 29 December 1971, to 1 year with effect from 10 April 1975.
Major Alan Ross Vail is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel with effect from 22 January 1975.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Lieutenant D. A. Johnston to be Captain with seniority and effect from 20 February 1975.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS
Colonel Commandant
Lieutenant-Colonel A. R. Currie, D.S.O., O.B.E., B.E.(CIV.), M.N.Z.I.E., Retired List, is appointed Colonel Commandant, RNZE, vice Colonel J. Brook-White, O.B.E., M.SC., B.E.(CIV.), Retired List, with effect from 1 April 1975.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. A. Barrett to be Captain with seniority and effect from 9 December 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS
Lieutenant B. J. L. Main to be temp. Captain with effect from 14 December 1974.

Supernumerary List
The engagement of Captain and Quartermaster J. B. Booth is extended until 28 April 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY REGIMENT
Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) R. I. Launder, O.B.E., A.N.Z.I.M., to be Colonel, and is transferred to the Colonels' List with effect from 8 January 1975.
Major M. J. Goulden is re-engaged until 3 February 1976.
Captain (temp. Major) G. W. F. Bennett to be Major with seniority and effect from 20 December 1974.
Captain D. G. Shattky to be temp. Major with effect from 3 March 1975.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) A. C. Hamilton to be Colonel, and is transferred to the Colonels' List with effect from 18 January 1975.
Captain J. S. Thorn to be temp. Major with effect from 12 March 1975.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. J. Crowley, A.N.Z.I.M., to be Captain with seniority from 20 December 1973 and effect from 14 February 1975.
Lieutenant D. A. Johnston to be Captain with seniority and effect from 20 February 1975.
Lieutenant R. B. Haworth to be temp. Captain with effect from 23 January 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
Captain John Andrew Henderson: the notice published in the Gazette, 13 March 1975, No. 21, p. 483, is cancelled and the following substituted:
"Captain John Andrew Henderson is posted to the Retired List with effect from 7 February 1975."
Captain M. F. Newnham to be temp. Major with effect from 1 March 1975.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Captain (temp. Major) Neil Alexander Titheridge is posted to the Retired List with effect from 27 May 1975.
Captain V. J. Whyman to be acting Major with effect from 4 April 1975 and temp. Major with effect from 3 May 1975.
James Samuel Dearsly, B.SC., is appointed to a regular commission for an initial period of 5 years in the rank of Major, with seniority from 17 April 1974 and effect from 14 April 1975.

Supernumerary List
The engagement of Major and Quartermaster E. D. Wasson is extended until 23 January 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Captain J. T. Papaconstantinou, B.D.S.: the notice published in the Gazette, 1 August 1974, No. 75, p. 1591, is cancelled and the following substituted:
"Captain J. T. Papaconstantinou, B.D.S., is re-engaged on a Regular Dental commission until 14 January 1988, with effect from 19 June 1974."
The notice published in the Gazette, 13 March 1975, No. 21, p. 483, relating to Lieutenant C. C. Donnelly, B.D.S., is cancelled and the following substituted:
"Lieutenant C. C. Donnelly, B.D.S., is re-engaged on a Special Dental engagement to expire on 30 September 1976."

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT
Chaplain 4th Class J. R. Carruthers, B.A. (Presbyterian), to be Chaplain 3rd Class with effect from 3 March 1975.

N.Z. ARMY LEGAL SERVICE
Lieutenant-Colonel G.B.M.Law, M.B.E., B.A., LL.B., is re-engaged until 31 March 1976.
John Alistair Hickling, B.A. LL.B., is appointed to a commission for an initial period of 3 years in the rank of Lieutenant with seniority from 28 April 1973 and effect from 28 April 1975.

ROYAL N.Z. PROVOST CORPS
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. J. Ryan to be Captain with seniority and effect from 1 April 1975.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Matron H. J. Macann, DIP.N., A.R.R.C., is re-engaged until 13 July 1976.
Charge Sister Dorothy Evelyn Rawlings is posted to the Retired List with effect from 30 April 1975.
Charge Sister D. M. Shaw to be temp. Matron with effect from 26 February 1975.
Sister A. M. Johnstone to be Charge Sister with seniority and effect from 5 February 1975.
Sister S. E. O'Flaherty to be Charge Sister with seniority and effect from 26 April 1975.
Sister C. S. Hart is re-engaged until 3 May 1976.