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Pilot Officer W. N. Smith to be Flying Officer with effect Promotions from 19 March 1972. Secretarial Division Pilot Officer K. M. L. Smith to be Flying Officer with Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) L. R. McC. effect from 19 March 1972. Wilson to be Flight Lieutenant with effect from 9 April 1972. Pilot Officer M. W. Sinclair to be Flying Officer with effect from 19 March 1972. Supply Division Pilot Officer B. J. Burt to be Flying Officer with effect from Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) C. B. Raddock 19 March 1972. to be Flight Lieutenant with effect from 9 April 1972. Pilot Officer R. A. J. Murdoch to be Flying Officer with Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) T. N. Queenin to effect from 19 March 1972. be Flight Lieutenant with effect from 9 April 1972. Pilot Officer F. H. Parker to be Flying Officer with effect Pilot Officer J. L. Burns to be Flying Officer with effect from 19 March 1972. from 14 April 1972. Pilot Officer R. L. Horrocks to be Flying Officer with effect from 19 March 1972. Special Duties Division Pilot Officer P. G. Buck to be Flying Officer with effect Pilot Officer E. R. McPherson to be Flying Officer with from 19 March 1972. effect from 14 April 1972. Acting Pilot Officer P. S. Faulkner, B.SC., to be Flying Transfers to Reserve Officer, with seniority from 24 September 1971 and effect from 24 March 1972. Special Duties Division Acting Pilot Officer W. J. Sommer, B.SC., to be Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant Robert Winston Horne is transferred to with seniority from 24 December 1971 and effect from 24 the Reserve of Air Force Officers until 5 February 1976, with March 1972. effect from 6 February 1972. Acting Pilot Officer A. G. White to be Pilot Officer, with seniority from 24 December 1971 and effect from 24 March CHAPLAINS' BRANCH 1972. Promotion Transfers to Reserve The Reverend Flight Lieutenant P. Walker to be Squadron Leader (relative) with effect from 8 March 1972. Flight Lieutenant Alexander James Willis is transferred to the Reserve of Air Force Officers until 2 January 1976, with TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE effect from 4 January 1972. Flight Lieutenant Ian Michael Hill is transferred to the ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH Reserve of Air Force Officers until 5 January 1976, with Extension of Commission effect from 3 February 1972. Flight Lieutenant Peter Joseph Joyce is transferred to the Secretarial Division Reserve of Air Force Officers until 8 January 1976, with The commission of Flight Lieutenant G. S. Petterson is effect from 10 January 1972. extended until 7 January 1976. RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS Cancellations of Commissions Extensions of Commissions The commission of Acting Pilot Officer John Roy Secker The commission of Wing Commander R. M. McKay, O.B.E., is cancelled with effect from 22 February 1972. A.F.C., is extended until 26 April 1975. The commission of Acting PiLot Officer Michael Roger The commission of Flight Lieutenant F. H. Johnson is ex­ French is cancelled with effect from 18 February 1972. tended until 14 January 1976. Retirements TECHNICAL BRANCH The following officers are retired with effect from the dates shown: AppOintments Flight Lieutenant Ronald George Bush, 19 March 1972. Engineer Division Flight Lieutenant Owen Currin, 4 March 1972. Flight Lieutenant Douglas James Gapes, 10 March 1972. Wing Commander K. R. Orsborn, C.ENG., A.F.R.Aes., to be Flight Lieutenant Albert Edward Larcombe, 19 March 1972. acting Group Captain with effect from 27 April 1972. Flight Lieutenant David Maurice Lyng, 11 January 1972. Flying Officer K. G. Kent, N.ZC.E., to be temp. Flight Flight Lieutenant Arthur Gibson Osborne, 26 March 1972. Lieutenant with effect from 28 February 1972. Flight Lieutenant William Henry Rogers, 25 March 1972. Flying Officer D. J. Dilks, B.E., to be temp. Flight Lieutenant Flight Lieutenant Gordon Howe Warren, A.P.A.N.Z., 13 with effect from 28 February 1972. March 1972. Flight Lieutenant Jack Warrick Wilson, 26 March 1972. Promotions WOMEN'S ROYAL N.Z. AIR FORCE Engineer Division Promotions Wing Commander, (acting Group Captain) K. R. Orsborn, Assistant Section Officer E. A. Duggan to be Section C.ENG., A.F.R.Ae.s., to be Group Captain with effect from 1 Officer with effect from 14 April 1972. May 1972. Assistant Section Officer L. M. R. Turner to be Section Squadron Leader (temp. Wing Commander) G. B. Gilmore, Officer with effect from 14 April 1972. GRAD.I.E.E., GRAD.R.Ae.S., to be Wing Commander with effect Assistant Section Officer A. E. Wilkins to be Section Officer from 1 May 1972. with effect from 14 April 1972. Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) M. J. Melville to be Flight Lieutenant with effect from 30 April 1972. Dated at Wellington this 8th day of May 1972. Armament Division ALLAN McCREADY, Minister of Defence. Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) J. S. Graham to be Flight Liemenant with effect from 9 April 1972.

Transfer to Retired List Signals Division Appointment of Members of Shipping Industry Tribunal Flight Lieutenant James Edward Carruthers is transferred to the Retired List "A" with effect from 19 February 1972. PuRSUANT to section 151B (2) of the Shipping and Seamen Act 1952 His Excellency the Governor-General has been ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH pleased t~ appoint, on the recommendation of the Minister of Marine, the following persons Appointments William Hector Carson, Stipendiary Magistrate; Cecil Henry Benney; and Secretarial Division Herbert Leslie Bockett Flight Lieutenant J. Girven is appointed to a permanent commission with effect from 3 April 1972. to be members of the Shipping Industry Tribunal. Dated at Wellington this 9th day of May 1972. Supply Division Flight Lieutenant W. R. Chappell to be temp. Squadron J. B. GORDON, Minister of Marine and Fisheries. Leader with effect from 28 March 1972. (M. 49/9/6)