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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 79
ROYAL N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS
Major P. R. Phipps, B.A.(HONS.), is re-engaged to 15 July 1980.
ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
William Averill Christmas is appointed to a commission, on a fixed term engagement of 3 years, in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 23 July 1979.
TERRITORIAL FORCE
ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY
16th Field Regiment, RNZA
Major (temp. Lieutenant Colonel) P. H. C. Hanson to be Lieutenant Colonel, with seniority and effect from 1 June 1977.
ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY REGIMENT
3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) and Northland), RNZIR
Major Alan Lester Jermaine, E.D., DIP.TCHG., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, with effect from 2 April 1979.
Lieutenant Vincent James Harris is transferred from the Retired List of RNZN Officers, and is appointed Honorary Captain, with seniority and effect from 29 May 1978.
7th Battalion (Wellington (City of Wellington’s Own) and Hawkes Bay), RNZIR
Lieutenant K. E. Foote to be temp. Captain, with effect from 31 July 1978.
Alan Matthew George Marshall is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), with effect from 16 November 1978.
THE N.Z. SPECIAL AIR SERVICE
1st NZ SAS Squadron, NZSAS
2nd Lieutenant S. J. Franklin to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 15 September 1978 and effect from 15 May 1979.
ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF TRANSPORT
5th Terminal Squadron, RNZCT
Lieutenant Mark Newall Mason resigns his commission, with effect from 19 June 1979.
ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
1st Field Ambulance, RNZAMC
Captain Richard Lewis Maxwell Faull, M.B., CH.B., B.MED.SC., PH.D., resigns his commission, with effect from 11 October 1978.
3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC
Lieutenant John Edgar Harman resigns his commission, with effect from 24 April 1979.
Otago University Medical Unit, RNZAMC
Captain R. C. Muir to be temp. Major, with effect from 20 May 1978.
THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
3rd Task Force Region Light Aid Detachment, RNZEME
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant I. R. Divers is confirmed, with effect from 3 July 1978.
ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS’ DEPARTMENT
Chaplain 2nd Class James Lindsay Richards (Salvation Army) is posted to the Retired List, with effect from 1 August 1979.
Chaplain 3rd Class Graeme Selwyn Smith is appointed Senior Salvation Army Chaplain to the N.Z. Armed Forces, and Salvation Army representative on the Chaplains’ Dominion Advisory Council, with effect from 1 August 1979.
Chaplain 3rd Class Robert Bryan Millar (Salvation Army) is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, with effect from 24 April 1979.
The following are appointed to commissions in the rank of Chaplain 4th Class, with seniority and effect from the dates shown:
Norman William Knipe (Presbyterian), seniority 1 April 1974, with effect from 1 October 1978.
Mark Phillip Richards (Roman Catholic), seniority and effect from 6 October 1978.
ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Lieutenant (W) Lesley Kyra Ritchie is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 2nd (GH) Field Hospital, RNZAMC, in her present rank and seniority, with effect from 8 June 1979.
RESERVE OF OFFICERS
General List
The following officers are posted to the Retired List, with effect from the dates shown:
Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
Lieutenant Michael John Tilden Earl, 24 July 1979.
Royal N.Z. Chaplains’ Department
Chaplain 3rd Class Clifford Lloyd Cullen (Anglican), 19 January 1979.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of August 1979.
DAVID THOMSON, Acting for Minister of Defence.
Appointing the Deputy of a Member of the National Water and Soil Conservation Authority
KEITH HOLYOAKE, Governor-General
PURSUANT to section 10 of the Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967, I, The Right Honourable Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, the Governor-General of New Zealand, hereby appoint:
John Tennent Baxter Aitchison, of Levin, farmer,
to be the deputy of Allan McCready, a member of the National Water and Soil Conservation Authority, on the advice of the Minister of Works and Development, on the nomination of Allan McCready, from and after the date of this appointment.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 6th day of August 1979.
W. L. YOUNG, Minister of Works and Development.
(P.W. 74/1/2/1)
Coroner Appointed
PURSUANT to section 2 of the Coroners Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Peter Joseph Radich, Esquire,
barrister and solicitor of Blenheim, to be a coroner for New Zealand.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of August 1979.
J. K. McLAY, Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3/13/4/16 (6))
Catlins State Forest Park Advisory Committee
PURSUANT to the State Forest Park Regulations 1969, I hereby appoint the following persons to be members of the Catlins State Forest Park Advisory Committee for the terms indicated:
Gillian Eileen Hamel, for a term of 5 years from 2 July 1979.
Ivan George Dey, for a term of 5 years from the date hereof.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of August 1979.
VENN YOUNG, Minister of Forests.
Appointment as Trustee of the National Library of New Zealand
PURSUANT to subsection 5 of section 9 of the National Library Act 1965, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Laurence Alfred Cameron, C.B.E., F.C.A., J.P.,
as Chairman of Trustees of the National Library for a term of 5 years from the 1st day of August 1979.
Dated at Wellington this 9th day of August 1979.
M. L. WELLINGTON, Minister of Education.
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Appointments, Promotions, Extensions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army
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🛡️ Defence & Military16 August 1979
Army, Appointments, Promotions, Retirements, Royal N.Z. Army Education Corps, Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps, Territorial Force, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment, N.Z. Special Air Service, Royal N.Z. Corps of Transport, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal N.Z. Chaplains’ Department, Reserve of Officers
21 names identified
- P. R. Phipps (Major), re-engaged to 15 July 1980
- William Averill Christmas, appointed to a commission as 2nd Lieutenant
- P. H. C. Hanson (Major (temp. Lieutenant Colonel)), promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
- Alan Lester Jermaine (Major), transferred to the Reserve of Officers
- Vincent James Harris (Lieutenant), appointed Honorary Captain
- K. E. Foote (Lieutenant), promoted to temp. Captain
- Alan Matthew George Marshall, appointed to a commission as 2nd Lieutenant
- S. J. Franklin (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
- Mark Newall Mason (Lieutenant), resigned commission
- Richard Lewis Maxwell Faull (Captain), resigned commission
- John Edgar Harman (Lieutenant), resigned commission
- R. C. Muir (Captain), promoted to temp. Major
- I. R. Divers (2nd Lieutenant), commission confirmed
- James Lindsay Richards (Chaplain 2nd Class), posted to the Retired List
- Graeme Selwyn Smith (Chaplain 3rd Class), appointed Senior Salvation Army Chaplain
- Robert Bryan Millar (Chaplain 3rd Class), transferred to the Reserve of Officers
- Norman William Knipe, appointed to commission as Chaplain 4th Class
- Mark Phillip Richards, appointed to commission as Chaplain 4th Class
- Lesley Kyra Ritchie (Lieutenant (W)), transferred to the Reserve of Officers
- Michael John Tilden Earl (Lieutenant), posted to the Retired List
- Clifford Lloyd Cullen (Chaplain 3rd Class), posted to the Retired List
- David Thomson, Acting for Minister of Defence
🏗️ Appointment of Deputy of a Member of the National Water and Soil Conservation Authority
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works6 August 1979
Appointment, Deputy, National Water and Soil Conservation Authority, Levin
- John Tennent Baxter Aitchison, appointed deputy of Allan McCready
- Keith Holyoake, Governor-General
- W. L. Young, Minister of Works and Development
⚖️ Coroner Appointed
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement14 August 1979
Appointment, Coroner, Blenheim
- Peter Joseph Radich (Esquire), appointed coroner for New Zealand
- J. K. McLay, Minister of Justice
🗺️ Catlins State Forest Park Advisory Committee Appointments
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey9 August 1979
Appointment, Catlins State Forest Park Advisory Committee
- Gillian Eileen Hamel, appointed member for 5 years
- Ivan George Dey, appointed member for 5 years
- Venn Young, Minister of Forests
🎓 Appointment as Trustee of the National Library of New Zealand
🎓 Education, Culture & Science9 August 1979
Appointment, Trustee, National Library of New Zealand, Chairman
- Laurence Alfred Cameron (C.B.E., F.C.A., J.P.), appointed Chairman of Trustees
- M. L. Wellington, Minister of Education