2 JUNE THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1561

Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel,
with effect from 31 March 1977.

Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade Group

2nd Lieutenant S. N. Gedge, RNZIR, to be Lieutenant, with
seniority from 27 March 1976 and effect from 27 March 1977.

Headquarters, Logistic Support Group

Lieutenant Colonel H. T. Harris, M.B.E., E.D., M.A., RNZAC,
to be Colonel, and is transferred to the Colonels’ List (Terri-
torial Force), with effect from 1 June 1977.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

General List

Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps

Lieutenant John Hunter Ramage is posted to the Retired
List, with effect from 1 May 1977.

Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps

Captain Kenneth Gordon Couper, M.B., CH.B., D.A., the notice
published in the Gazette, No. 36, 31 March 1977, p. 944, is
cancelled.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of May 1977.

ALLAN McCREADY, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Honorary Social Workers Under the Department of Social Welfare Act 1971

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Department of Social Welfare Act 1971, the Acting Director-General of Social Welfare hereby appoints:

Mia Blount, of Takapuna.
Margaret Frances Duke, of Takapuna.
Gweneth Margaret Rusch, of Takapuna.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of May 1977.

J. W. HAZLETT, Acting Director-General.

Appointment of Member and Chairman of Coal Mines Council

PURSUANT to the Coal Mines Act 1925, the Minister of Mines hereby appoints

George Joseph Kennedy Keown

to be a member and Chairman of the Coal Mines Council as from the 1st day of April 1977 to the 31st day of March 1978.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of April 1977.

GEORGE F. GAIR, Minister of Mines.

(Mines 14/24/3)

Appointment of Member and Chairman of Coal Mines Council

PURSUANT to the Coal Mines Act 1925, the Minister of Mines hereby appoints

Claude Clayton Hester

to be a member of the Coal Mines Council as from the 1st day of April 1977 to the 31st day of March 1978.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of April 1977.

GEORGE F. GAIR, Minister of Mines.

(Mines 14/24/3)

Appointment of Member of Coal Mines Council

PURSUANT to the Coal Mines Act 1925, the Minister of Mines hereby appoints

Morris John Bassick

to be a member of the Coal Mines Council as from the 1st day of April 1977 to the 31st day of March 1978.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of April 1977.

GEORGE F. GAIR, Minister of Mines.

(Mines 14/24/3)

Notifying the Appointment of One Member to the Electricians Registration Board

THE Minister of Electricity hereby notifies the appointment of

Mr Dennis George Rich

as a member of the Electricians Registration Board, for the purposes of the Electricians Act 1952.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of May 1977.

GEORGE F. GAIR, Minister of Electricity.

(N.Z.E.D. 9/0/4)

Approval of Qualified Person for the Purposes of Section 402 of the Companies Act 1955

PURSUANT to section 402 of the Companies Act 1955, I hereby approve

George Richard Daniels

a partner in the firm of Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, Chartered Accountants, 15-19 Bent Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia to be a qualified person for the purposes of that section in respect of the accounts of Weiser Lock Pty Limited.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of May 1977.

D. S. THOMSON, Minister of Justice.

(Cad 2/25/4 (6))

Appointment of Coroner

PURSUANT to section 2 of the Coroners Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Aubrey Eric Watson

of Murchison, to be a Coroner for New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of May 1977.

D. S. THOMPSON, Minister of Justice.

(Adm. 3/13/4/53 (6))

Member of New Zealand Ports Authority Re-appointed

PURSUANT to section 3 of the New Zealand Ports Authority Act 1968, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to re-appoint

Captain James Brian McGowan

to be a member of the New Zealand Ports Authority, for a term of 3 years from 23 April 1977.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of May 1977.

ALLAN McCREADY, for Minister of Transport.

(M.O.T. 4/10/1)

Declaring Land, and a Leasehold Estate in Land Taken for State Forest Purposes in Block IX, Hutt Survey District, Ashburton County

PURSUANT to section 32 of the Public Works Act 1928, the Minister of Works and Development hereby declares that, a sufficient agreement to that effect having been entered into, the land described in the First Schedule hereto and the leasehold estate in the land described in the Second Schedule hereto, held from Her Majesty the Queen, by Samuel Stevenson McClimont, of Methven, farmer, under and by virtue of Crown lease recorded in Volume 781, folio 52, Canterbury Land Registry, are hereby taken for State forest purposes, from and after the 2nd day of June 1977.