Oct. 28. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2949

and it is desirable to ascertain the best route for such railway
from a point near Te Tio northwards :

And whereas it is also desirable to ascertain the best route
for connecting the existing Kaihu Valley Railway with the
North Auckland Main Trunk Railway as authorized by
various Railways Authorization Acts :

Now, therefore, know ye that I, John Rushworth, Viscount
Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand,
reposing trust and confidence in your knowledge, integrity,
and ability, and acting by and with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby, in
exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Commissions of
Inquiry Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities
enabling me in this behalf, constitute and appoint you the
said WILLIAM FERGUSON, JOHN BIRD HINE, and JAMES BEGG
to be a Commission for the purpose of making inquiry into
the matters following, that is to say :—

(1.) To inquire into and ascertain the best route along
which the North Auckland Main Trunk Railway from Te Tio
northwards should be constructed in the interests of the com-
munity as a whole, giving due consideration to the develop-
ment of settlement, engineering questions, and the volume and
direction of traffic.

(2.) To inquire into and to ascertain the best route along
which a railway connecting the Kaihu Valley Railway with
the North Auckland Main Trunk Railway should be con-
structed in the interests of settlement, and giving due con-
sideration to engineering questions and the volume and direc-
tion of traffic.

(3.) To inquire into and to ascertain with what port or
ports the North Auckland Main Trunk Railway northwards
of Te Tio should be connected, and the extent to which such
railway should now be constructed in the interests of settle-
ment.

(4.) And, generally, to make inquiry into any matter or
thing which arises out of or is connected with the subjects
of inquiry hereinbefore mentioned, or which in your opinion
may be of assistance in fully ascertaining, explaining, and
arriving at a fair and just conclusion in respect of the subjects
of inquiry.

And, with the like advice and consent, I do hereby appoint
you the said WILLIAM FERGUSON to be Chairman of the said
Commission.

And for the better enabling you to carry these presents
into effect you are hereby empowered and authorized to make
and conduct any inquiry under these presents, and at such
place or places in the said Dominion as you may deem ex-
pedient, with power to adjourn from time to time and from
place to place as you think fit, and to call before you and
examine on oath, or otherwise as may be allowed by law, such
person or persons as you may think capable of affording you
any information in the premises ; and you are also hereby
empowered to call for and examine all such books, documents,
papers, maps, plans, accounts, or records as you shall judge
likely to afford you the fullest information on the subject of
this Commission, and to inquire of and concerning the premises
by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. And, using
all diligence, you are required to report to me under your
hands and seals your opinion resulting from the said inquiry
in respect of the several matters and things inquired into
by you, or by virtue of these presents, not later than the
thirty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-one, with power to certify unto me from time to time
your several proceedings in respect of any of the matters
aforesaid, if it may seem expedient for you to do so.

And it is hereby declared that these presents shall continue
in full force and virtue although the inquiry is not regularly
continued from time to time or from place to place by ad-
journments.

And it is hereby declared that these presents are issued under
and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry
Act, 1908.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand ; and issued
under the Seal of that Dominion, at the Government
House at Wellington, this 26th day of October, 1920.

J. G. COATES, Minister of Public Works.

Issued in Executive Council.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Shorthand Reporter appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th October, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

ADELA COMPTON

to be a Shorthand Reporter under the Shorthand Reporters
Act 1908.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.

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Stipendiary Magistrate appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 27th October, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

CHARLES RUTHERFORD ORR WALKER, Esq.,

Barrister-at-law, to be a Stipendiary Magistrate to exercise
criminal and civil jurisdiction within New Zealand ; the
appointment to take effect on and from the 27th day of
October, 1920.

E. P. LEE, Minister of Justice.

Members of the Board of Governors of the New Zealand
Institute appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 26th October, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

Dr. CHARLES CHILTON and
CHARLES ALFRED EWEN, Esq.,

to be members of the Board of Governors of the New
Zealand Institute, as constituted by the New Zealand
Institute Act, 1908.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Rangers under the Animals Protection Act appointed for
Wellington Acclimatization District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 26th October, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

HERBERT WALTER MARTYN-ROBERTS, of Waingawa ;
COLIN CAMERON HOLMES, of Manakau ;
ERNEST JAMES CASON WIFFIN, of Wellington ;
JOHN STUART FLEMING, of Wellington ;
JOHN BRASSELL, of Lower Hutt ;
LYALL POWELL, of Wellington ;
LEONARD OWEN HOWARD TRIPP, of Wellington ;
SIDNEY GEORGE NATHAN, of Wellington ;
ARTHUR JAMES SEED, of Wellington ;
WILLIAM WAKEMAN, of Pahiatua ; and
JOSEPH FRANK DYER, of Wellington,

Rangers under the Animals Protection Act, 1908, for the
Wellington Acclimatization District.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Member of Clutha River Board appointed.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington 21st October, 1920.

IT is hereby notified that the Bruce County Council has
appointed

JAMES HYSLOP, Esq., of Greenfield,

to be a member of the Clutha River Board, under the Clutha
River Board Empowering Act 1898 Amendment Act, 1900,
vice John Begg, deceased.

J. HISLOP, Under-Secretary.

Registrars of Births, &c., appointed.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 21st October, 1920.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following
appointments in the Public Service :—

(Mrs.) ANNIE LOUISA BAILLIE

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths, and Vaccination
Inspector, for the district of Wellington (at Kaiwarawara),
as from the 4th October, 1920.

HENRY JOSEPH PEARSE

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths, and Vaccination
Inspector, for the district of Tirau (at Putaruru), as from
the 13th October, 1920.

HUBERT BARR AIREY

to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris, and Vacci-
nation Inspector, at Te Pupuke, as from the 1st October,
1920.

A. C. TURNBULL, Secretary.