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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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suance and exercise of the powers vested in me by the said Act, and all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby authorize the Masterton County Council to execute the said work; and I do hereby declare that the cost thereof, less such contribution (if any) as may be made thereto by the Government of New Zealand, shall be borne by the Masterton County Council and the Castlepoint County Council in the following proportions—viz., the Masterton County Council shall pay seven-eighths and the Castlepoint County Council shall pay one-eighth of such cost respectively; and I do further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Castlepoint County Council shall be paid from time to time in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the said County Council, within a period of one month after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Masterton County Council; and all such payments shall be made from time to time to the Clerk of the Masterton County Council for and on behalf of the Castlepoint County Council.

SCHEDULE.

That bridge over the Taueru River, on the Masterton-Waimata Road, in the Masterton County, Wellington Land District, opposite the north-western corner of Section 605, Block VII, Otahoua Survey District.

Also that bridge over the Rorokoko Stream, on the said Masterton-Waimata Road, in the said county and land district, between Sections 88 and 14, Block IV, Otahoua Survey District.

As the sites of the said bridges are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 50933, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 19th day of February, 1921.

G. JAS. ANDERSON,
For Minister of Public Works.

Declaration as to Notifiable Infectious Diseases

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Health Act, 1920, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare the infectious diseases called or known as—

Chickenpox (Varicella),
Encephalitis Lethargica,
Fulminant Influenza,
Pneumonic Influenza,
Septicæmic Influenza,
Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
Acute Primary Pneumonia,
Acute Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis),
Trachoma (Granular Conjunctivitis, Granular Ophthalmia, Granular Eyelids), and
Tuberculosis (Pulmonary)

to be notifiable infectious diseases within the meaning of the said Act.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 14th day of February, 1921.

C. J. PARR, Minister of Health.

Impetigo Contagiosa declared to be an Infectious Disease.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Health Act, 1920, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare the disease called or known as—

Impetigo Contagiosa

to be an infectious disease within the meaning of the said Act.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 14th day of February, 1921.

C. J. PARR, Minister of Health.

Commission appointed.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to REGINALD PALMER GREVILLE, Esquire, F.R.G.S., of Auckland, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the North Auckland Land District, and Kauri-gum Super-

intendent; RODNEY COATES, Esquire, of Matakohe, Farmer; FRANCIS LAWRENCE GRIBBIN, Esquire, of Auckland, Gum-merchant; ERNEST JOHN NICCOL, Esquire, of Hikuai, Tairua, Settler; JOHN NICHOLSON, Esquire, of Auckland, Gum-digger; FREDERICK PALLISER WORLEY, Esquire, M.A., D.Sc., of Auckland, Professor of Science and MONTAGUE HARRISON WYNYARD, Esquire, of Auckland, Solicitor: Greeting.

WHEREAS it is considered expedient to inquire into matters affecting the kauri-gum industry, the kauri-gum lands and their various products, and the question as to whether any special taxation by way of royalty or otherwise should be placed on kauri-gum products for the benefit of local bodies within kauri-gum districts:

Now, therefore, I, John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby constitute and appoint you the said

REGINALD PALMER GREVILLE,
RODNEY COATES,
FRANCIS LAWRENCE GRIBBIN,
ERNEST JOHN NICCOL,
JOHN NICHOLSON,
FREDERICK PALLISER WORLEY, and
MONTAGUE HARRISON WYNYARD

to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the above matters generally, and in particular to inquire into and report upon—

(1.) The present export trade in kauri-gum, and especially in respect to the particular grades of gum exported, the countries to which it is exported, and the industrial uses to which kauri-gum is put.

(2.) Whether it is advisable that there should be a standard grading of kauri-gum for export, and whether the State should control the entire export.

(3.) The present methods of recovering kauri-gum from the gum-bearing soils, and how they may be improved.

(4.) To what extent operations have progressed with regard to the extraction of oils and other valuable products from the kauri-peat swamps, and what are the best means of advancing the development of this industry.

(5.) The durability of kauri-swamp timber, and its value for fencing, building, and other purposes.

(6.) The best means of treating the kauri-gum lands for settlement purposes generally, and the suitability of such lands for setting apart for occupation under the provisions of section 11 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1919.

(7.) All aspects of the question with regard to the issue of licenses under the Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1908.

(8.) The best means of preventing damage to kauri-gum lands by fires.

(9.) The advisability of establishing a laboratory for research in connection with kauri-gum and its products, including kauri-peat.

(10.) Whether or not any special taxation for the benefit of the local bodies in kauri-gum districts should be placed on kauri-gum production by way of royalty or otherwise.

(11.) If the Commission is of opinion that the imposition of such royalty or taxation is advisable, what is a fair and equitable royalty or tax to fix, and in what manner should it be apportioned.

(12.) Whether it is advisable, in the event of the Commission recommending the imposition of such royalty or taxation, to apply part of the revenue so raised to research work in connection with the kauri-gum industry.

And, with the like advice and consent, I do further appoint you

REGINALD PALMER GREVILLE

to be Chairman of the said Commission.

And you are hereby authorized to conduct any inquiries under these presents at such times and places as you deem expedient, with power to adjourn from time to time and place to place as you think fit, and to call before you and examine on oath (or otherwise) such persons as you think capable of affording you information as to the matters aforesaid, and to call for and examine all such documents as you deem likely to afford you information on any such matters.

And, using all due diligence, you are required to report to me, under your hands and seals, not later than the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, your opinion on the aforesaid matters.

And you are hereby strictly charged and directed that you shall not at any time publish or otherwise disclose, save to me in pursuance of these presents, or by my direction, the contents or purport of any report so made or to be made by you.