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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 11

ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS
Captain (temp. Major) M. E. Rumble, M.SC., to be Major, with seniority and effect from 5 November 1976.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. A. Elston, B.SC.(MIL.), to be Captain, with seniority and effect from 13 December 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY REGIMENT
Major L. H. Pilling to be acting Lieutenant Colonel, with effect from 13 December 1976 and temp. Lieutenant Colonel, with effect from 1 January 1977.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Captain Paul Nicholas Van Draanen is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 6 January 1977.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Major Rex Vincent Richards is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps in the rank of Major, with effect from 4 January 1977.
Captain Wayne Richard Smallman, M.B., CH.B., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 7 January 1977.
777051 Sergeant John Ralph Gardner is appointed to a commission in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 19 December 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
Captain Grant William Blackburn is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps in the rank of Captain, with effect from 3 January 1977.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster T. T. Hiini to be temp. Captain and Quartermaster, with effect from 14 June 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Captain (acting Major) J. T. Papaconstantinou, B.D.S., M.SC., to be Major, with seniority and effect from 7 December 1976.
Paul Allen Reeves, B.D.S., is appointed to a commission on a Special Dental Engagement until 8 June 1981, in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 9 December 1975 and effect from 9 December 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS
Major Christopher Keith Adams, B.A., DIP.TCHG., is posted to the Retired List, with effect from 5 January 1977.
Captain N. F. Maitland, B.A., to be Major, with seniority and effect from 6 January 1977.

Supernumerary List
Major Donald McIntosh Campbell, A.M.I.E.D., is posted to the Retired List with effect from 13 January 1977.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Major Ata Tamaki, R.R.C., is posted to the Retired List with effect from 10 January 1977.
Captain D. M. Shaw to be temp. Major with effect from 18 November 1976.

N.Z. WOMEN’S ROYAL ARMY CORPS
The following 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 14 December 1976:
D. A. D’Ath.
B. A. Henderson.
H. M. Rankine.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY
3rd Field Regiment, RNZA
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. N. McLean, LL.B., to be Captain, with seniority from 31 January 1976 and effect from 23 November 1976.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS
5th Support Squadron, RNZE
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) David Val Kinniburgh, B.SC., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 16 December 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
University Medical Unit, RNZAMC
Lieutenant J. M. D’Arcy, M.B., CH.B., to be temp. Captain, with effect from 6 December 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
The commissions of the following 2nd Lieutenants (on prob.) of the University Medical Unit, RNZAMC, are confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 10 December 1976, on graduating B.D.S.:
R. G. East.
S. G. Rowe.
The following of the University Medical Unit, RNZAMC are appointed to commissions in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 10 December 1976:
Robert David Flett.
Charles Warwick Edwin Palmer.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
General List
The following officers are posted to the Retired List with effect from the dates shown:
Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Captain John Mowbray Michael, 5 January 1977.
Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
Lieutenant Geoffrey Roy Stobie, 5 January 1977.
Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant John Martin Patrick Sullivan, M.B., CH.B., 5 January 1977.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of January 1977.
ALLAN MCCREADY, Minister of Defence.

Re-appointment of Commissioner of Security Appeals
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to re-appoint the Honourable Sir James Douglas Hutchison as Commissioner of Security Appeals.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of September 1976.
R. D. MULDOON, Prime Minister.

Appointment of Honorary Launch Warden
Pursuant to section 7 of the Harbours Act 1950, I, Owen John Conway, of the Ministry of Transport, in exercise of powers delegated by the Minister of Transport hereby appoint

Stewart Alan Wells
to be an honorary launch warden for purposes of the Motor Launch Regulations 1962.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of January 1977.
O. J. CONWAY, for Secretary for Transport.
(M.O.T. 43/994/7)

Officers Authorised to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations
Pursuant to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, as amended by the Oaths and Declarations Amendment Act 1972, I have authorised the officers in the service of the Crown named in the Schedule below to take and receive statutory declarations under the said Act.

SCHEDULE
HOUSING CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND
Bruce, John, Section Clerk, Mangere.
Taylor, Tom Dunnachie, Section Clerk (New Loans), Auckland.
Edwards, Sherilyn, Section Officer (Allocations), Hamilton.
Mercer, Betty Irene, Section Clerk (Rental Admin.), Auckland.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of January 1977.
D. S. THOMSON, Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3/28/3/15 (8))

Officers Authorised to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations
Pursuant to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, as amended by the Oaths and Declarations Amendment Act 1972, I have authorised the holders for the time being of the offices in the service of the Crown specified in the Schedule below to take and receive statutory declarations under the said Act.