25 MARCH

Charge Sister R. E. J. Thompson, 2 April 1978.
Charge Sister C. M. Hall, 16 November 1977.
Sister Annette Faye Snelgar resigns her commission with
effect from 16 January 1976.

N. Z. WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS

2nd Lieutenant T. A. Gray to be Lieutenant with seniority
and effect from 14 December 1975.

TERRITORIAL FORCE
ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY
3rd Field Regiment, RNZA
Captain (acting Major), R. L. C. Fish to be temp. Major
with effect from 1 March 1976.

16th Field Regiment, RNZA
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Michael Whitmore Thornton
is transferred from the Reserve of Officers, General List, in
his present rank with seniority as Lieutenant from 21 May
1970, and effect from 10 December 1975.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY REGIMENT
2nd Battalion (Canterbury, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast),
RNZIR
Ian James Brooks is appointed to a commission in the
rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 9 Sep-
tember 1975.
Frank William James Van Doorn is appointed to a com-
mission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect
from 9 September 1975.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
10th Transport Company (General Transport), RNZASC
Lieutenant John Hannam Hancock resigns his commission
with effect from 10 December 1975.
Lieutenant A. C. Christie to be temp. Captain with effect
from 17 November 1975.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
1st Field Ambulance, RNZAMC
Lieutenant Donald Norman Rice is transferred from the
Retired List in his present rank and seniority, with effect from
5 January 1976.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL
ENGINEERS
1st Infantry Workshop, RNZEME
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) G. R. Faber
is confirmed with effect from 1 July 1974.

3rd Infantry Workshop, RNZEME
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Keith Albert Hopgood is re-
posted from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 3rd
Infantry Workshop, RNZEME, in the rank of temp. Captain
with seniority as Lieutenant from 1 February 1970, and effect
from 15 January 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Nigel Lowry Beer, B.D.S. (University Medical Unit,
RNZAMC), is appointed to a commission in the rank of
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 12 December
1975.

1st Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC
Major Peter John Clarke, B.D.S., M.D.S.(OTAGO), F.A.C.D.S.,
is transferred from the Regular Force in his present rank
with seniority from 13 July 1973 and effect from 31 January
1976.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT
Chaplain 4th Class J. I. Manihera (Methodist) to be
Chaplain 3rd Class with seniority and effect from 5 January
1975.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
7th Battalion (Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and
Hawke's Bay), RNZIR
Captain Rodney Desmond Mead is posted to the Retired
List with effect from 1 April 1975.

3rd Infantry Workshop, RNZEME
Lieutenant Keith Albert Hopgood is re-posted to the Ter-
ritorial Force with effect from 15 January 1976.

General List
Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Michael Whitmore Thornton
is transferred to the Territorial Force with effect from 10
December 1975.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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The following officers are posted to the Retired List with
effect from the dates shown :
Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps
Major Vincent John Ian Vaney, A.N.Z.I.M., 9 December
1975.
Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps
Colonel Kevin Gerard Miles, 22 January 1976.
Royal N.Z. Dental Corps
Captain Colin John Wilson, b.d.s., 2 February 1976.
Royal N.Z. Chaplains' Department
Chaplain 4th Class Maurice Rounthwaite (Anglican), 30
December 1975.

RETIRED LIST
Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant Donald Norman Rice is transferred to the Ter-
ritorial Force with effect from 5 January 1976.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of March 1976.
ALLAN MCCREADY, Minister of Defence.

Members of Local Authorities Loans Board Appointed
PURSUANT to section 4 of the Local Authorities Loans Act
1956, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint the following persons to be members of the Local
Authorities Loans Board for a period commencing from the
dates shown until 30 June 1978:

From 1 July 1975
E. M. H. Kemp, Esquire, M.B.E., of Tawa;
Sir Patrick O'Dea, K.C.V.O., of Wellington; and
T. M. McKewen, Esquire, O.B.E., of Wellington.

From 16 March 1976
J. S. Thorn, Esquire, of Port Chalmers, and
C. N. Mackenzie, Esquire, o.b.e., of Scargill.
This notice replaces the notice, dated 11 July 1972, and
published in Gazette No. 57, dated 20 July 1972, at page 1487.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of March 1976.
R. D. MULDOON, Minister of Finance.

Appointment of a Member of the Timber Preservation
Authority
PURSUANT to section 3 of the Timber Preservation Regula-
tions 1955, the Minister of Forests hereby re-appoints on
the nomination of the New Zealand Wood Preservers' Associa-
tion
John Russell Yolland
to be a member of the Timber Preservation Authority with
effect from the 26th day of February 1976.
Dated at Wellington this 12th day of March 1976.
VENN YOUNG, Minister of Forests.

Reappointment of a Member to the New Zealand Milk Board
(No. 1392 Ag. 3568)
NOTICE is hereby given by direction of the Minister of
Agriculture and Fisheries that, pursuant to section 3 of the
Milk Act 1967, His Excellency the Governor-General has
been pleased to reappoint
Patrick James Beaumont (as the representative of the
Dominion Federation of Milk Vendors Incorporated)
to be a member of the New Zealand Milk Board for a
term of 3 years from 20 March 1976.
Dated at Wellington this 12th day of March 1976.
L. K. BENNETT,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Appointment Notice of Registrar of Nurseries (No. 1405 Ag.
60278)
PURSUANT to the Nursery Registration Regulation 1954, and
to a delegation from the Director-General of Agriculture
and Fisheries for the purposes of the said regulations, the
Chief Executive Officer (Administration) of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries hereby appoints
Derek Timothy O'Keefe