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The New Zealand Gazette 159 31 JANUARY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 159 ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS Member of Port Conciliation Committee for Port of Lyttelton Charge Sister Margaret Jean Steel resigns her commission Appointed with effect from 1 December 1973. EXTRA REGIMENTAL EMPLOYMENT PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Act 1953, the Minister Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Brigade Group of Labour hereby appoints George Carstairs Simpson (nominated by the New 2nd Lieutenant P. L. White to be Lieutenant with seniority Zealand Port Employers' Association (Incorporated), vice and effect from 9 December 1973. Anthony Michael Morrison, RESERVE OF OFFICERS to be a member of the Port Conciliation Committee for the Regimental List Port of Lyttelton for a term expiring on 31st day ·of May 3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and 1974. Northland), RNZIR Dated at Wellington this 17th day of January 1974. Lieutenant Paul Corboy is transferred to the Reserve of HUGH WATT, Minister of Labour. Officers, General List, Royal NZ. Infantry Regiment, in the rank of Lieutenant, with effect from 22 September 1973. General List Justices of the Peace Appointed The following Officers are posted to the Retired List with effect from the dates shown: PURSUANT to section 3 (1) of the Justices of the Peace Act Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased Lieutenant Colonel Frank Lloyd Parkin, E.D., 7 October to appoint the following persons to be Justices of the Peace 1973. for New Zealand: Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment Anderson, WIlliam Alexander, 59B Kellys Road, Mairehau, Christchurch, Captain Barrie David McHardy Abel, 16 November 1973. Armstrong, James Robert, 5 Belmont Street, Havelock North. Lieutenant Andrew Joseph Nicolson, 20 November 1973. Auckram, Jack Douglas, 64 Galway Street, Onehunga, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps Auckland 6. Major Kenneth Edgeworth Ussher, 'M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P., Bateup, Kalman Frank, Te Hoe Road, R.D. 4, Ohinewai. D.T.M. and H., R.C.P.(LOND.) and R.C.S.(ENG.) , 11 November Batten, Frederick Harold (Jnr), Marsden Point Road, 1973. R.D. 1, Ruakaka, Northland. Captain Graeme Pat Duffy, M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S.(ENG.), Bleakley, Guy Haslam, 12 Brisbane Street, Queenstown. M.R.C.P.(EDlN .), 26 October 1973. Brass, Cleland James Graham, 105 Centre Street, Invercargill. Brown, Carrick James Corry, 34 Morvern Road, Epsom, Dated at Wellington this 17th day of January 1974. Auckland 4. A. J. FAULKNER, Minister of Defence. Brown, Mrs Joyce Noelene, care of B. O. Brown, Otatara Road, No.9 R.D., Invercargill. Brown, Roland George, 907A Florence Street, Hastings. Appointment of High Commissioner for New Zealand in Cockroft, Graeme Michael, Grant Road, Otatara, NO.9 RD., Canada Invercargill. Collins, Michael Armstrong, 7 Karaka Street, Wainuiomata. HIS Excellency the Governor-General in Council has been Collins, Robert, 73 Wainuiomata Road, Wainuiomata. pleased to appoint Cooper, John Maurice, Box 2, Owhango. Dawson, John Robert, 64 Earn Street, Invercargill. Jack Shepherd Dodd, Mervyn Samuel, 106 Freyberg Road, Ruawai, North­ to be High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada land. under and for the purposes of the Foreign Affairs Act 1943, Edgar, William Herringshaw, 20 Kerr-Taylor Avenue, Mount to hold the said office as on and from the 2nd day of Albert, Auckland 3. November 1973 until the 1st day of November 1976. Enright, Daniel Trevor, Mai n Road, Pureora Forest, Private Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of January 1974. Bag, Te Kuiti. Faleauto, Maua, 36 Rapson Road, East Tamaki, Otara, NORMAN KIRK, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Auckland. Feil, Edward, 87 High Street, Invercargill. Godfrey, Edward Joseph, 2 Challinor Street, Pakuranga, Appointment of Honorary Consul-General for Ireland at Auckland. Wellington Goodwin, Mrs Teea-Atua Sarah, 47 Firth Crescent, Otara, Auckland. Grindell, David William, Marama Avenue, North OtaLlra, HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified P.O. Box 219, Invercargill. that the appointment of Hammersley, Michael John, 61 Lindsay Street, Christchurch 1. Mr Egan Edward Ogier Hammond, Geoffrey Robert, 134 Stanmore Bay Road, 1 RD., Silverdale, Auckland. as Honorary Consul-General for Ireland at Wellington has Hauiti, Jerry Teretiu, 5 Galbraith Street, Mt Roskill, Auck- been recognised. land 4. Dated at Wellington this 18th day of January 1974. Hayter, Douglas George, 13 Norris Avenue, Tauranga. Heard, Leonard Aubin, 9 Awatea Road, Parnell, Auckland 1. NORMAN KIRK, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Hickey, Claude Leslie, 170 Oceanbeach Road, Mount Maunganui. Hladilo, Mrs Patricia June Agnes, 255 Lincoln Road, Port Conciliation Committee for the Port of Wanganui Henderson, Auckland 8. Appointed Hodgkinson, Basil Frederick, Tadmor, RM.D. 2, Wakefield, Nelson. Holdgate, Ian Keith, "Milkeith", Owhango, R.D., King PURSUANT to the Waterfront Industry Act 1953, the Minister Country. of Labour hereby appoints the following persons to be the Jakicevich, Peter Drago, 54-60 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Port Conciliation Committee for the Port of Wanganui for Auckland. a term of 1 year expiring on the 30th day of November Kaua, Mrs Margaret Alexandria Te Huinga, 169 Wainui 1974. Road, Gisborne. Henry Moody Hopper, Chairman; King, Owen Andrew, Whitikihu, RD. 2, Taupiri. Vernon Trevor Bennett, Geoffrey Guy Burgess, and Landers, Brian John, 55 The Parade, Island Bay, Welling­ Terence Bernard Casey (nominated by the New Zealand ton 2. Port Employers' Association Incorporated); and Lee, Poy, 118 Taylor Road, Mangere, Auckland. Thomas Roy Anthony, Edward Ernest Holly, and Patrick London, Anthony John Joseph, 60 Karamu Crescent, Kevin Toohey (nominated by the Wanganui Waterside Wainuiomata. Employees' Industrial Union of Workers) , McNaughton, John David, 3 Burford Place, Howick, Auck­ land. Dated at Wellington this 17th day of January 1974. Marston, Ronald, 95 Hutt Road, Petone. HUGH WATT, Minister of Labour. Martin, Henry James, 35 Peel Place, Wainuiomata. .
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