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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Appointing a Commission to inquire into Cases of Hardship arising from the Imposition of Special Land-tax.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

To all to whom these presents shall come and to William Glendinning Riddell, Esquire, of Wellington, Gentleman; Donald George Clark, Esquire, of Wellington, Gentleman; and Albert Edward Fowler, Esquire, of Wellington, Gentleman. GREETING.

WHEREAS by section three of the Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, 1929, it is enacted that the Governor-General in Council may appoint a Commission under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, to inquire and report as to any cases of hardship that may arise from the imposition of special land-tax in accordance with section two of the Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, 1929:

And whereas it is expedient that such a Commission should be appointed forthwith:

Now, therefore, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, 1929, and 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 appoint you, the said

William Glendinning Riddell,
Donald George Clark, and
Albert Edward Fowler,

to be a Commission to inquire and report as to any cases of hardship that may arise from the imposition of special land-tax in accordance with section two of the Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, 1929: And with the like advice and consent I do further appoint you the said

William Glendinning Riddell

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 books, papers, plans, writings, documents, or records as you deem likely to afford you information on any such matter.

And, using all due diligence, you are required to report to me under your hand and seal not later than the twenty-first day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, your recommendations in respect of cases of hardship arising out of the payment of or liability for special land-tax for the year commencing on the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine.

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.

And it is hereby declared that these presents shall continue in force although the inquiry is not regularly continued or adjourned from time to time or from place to place.

And, lastly, it is hereby further declared that these presents are issued under and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and section three of the Land and Income Tax Amendment Act, 1929.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 5th day of December, 1929.

GEO. W. FORBES, for Minister of Finance.

Approved in Council.

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 30th November, 1929.

THE Mangaroa Lodge, No. 150, situated at Ohura, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 30th day of November, 1929.

R. WITHEFORD,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Result of the Election of the Trustees of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1929.

THE following result of the election of the trustees of a drainage district has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

G. P. NEWTON, Under-Secretary.

Kuku Drainage District.—County of Horowhenua.
James Martin.
Charles William Mullan.
Thomas Henry Powles.
Stuart Clyde Saint.

(I.A. 19/78 70.)

School Colours.

Education Department,
Wellington, 20th November, 1929.

THE following claim for registration of school colours has been received in accordance with the regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 12th August, 1915. The claim will be registered unless objection is received by me within forty days of the publication hereof.

T. B. STRONG, Registration Officer.

COLUMBA COLLEGE, DUNEDIN.

Colours—
Hat—For winter wear: Navy blue with school badge described in paragraph (1) below on front.

Hat Bands—
For general wear—A navy blue band 2 in. wide with a gold horizontal stripe 3½ in. wide running ⅜ in. from each of the upper and lower edges of the band.
For summer wear: A white band 2 in. wide with a gold horizontal stripe 3½ in. wide running ⅜ in. from each of the upper and lower edges of the band, and a navy blue horizontal stripe ⅛ in. wide running between the two gold stripes.

Badges—
(1) To be worn on hats or clothing. A lune-shaped device with axis vertical bearing a dove with out-stretched wings, three spots at the apex, and the words “Columba College” on the band bounding the lune—the whole being worked in gold on a navy blue or on a white ground.

(2) A lune-shaped device with axis vertical bearing a dove with outstretched wings, three spots at the apex, and the motto “Gratia Et Disciplina Bona” on the band bounding the lune, the whole being executed in silver, silver gilt, or gold, or embellished with dark blue enamel, as may be desired.

Notice to Mariners No. 66 of 1929.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 29th November, 1929.

NEW ZEALAND.—COOK STRAIT.—SOUTH ISLAND.—D’URVILLE ISLAND.—PORT HARDY ENTRANCE.

Rock reported to exist.

Position: Lat. 40° 43½′ S., long. 173° 54½′ E. (approx.).

Details: A submerged rock, having a depth of 10 ft. of water over it, is reported to exist in an almost direct line from Nile Head to Cape Stephens; and with Nelson’s Monument in line with cliff just south of Fleet Rocks, and Nile Head in line with Bottle Point.

Charts affected: 2684—695—2054—2616—3629.

Publication: New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 299.

Authority: Master, s.s. “Arahura,” 28/11/29.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

(M. 6/1/140.)

Officiating Ministers for 1929.—Notice No. 36.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1929.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Harry Vivian Collett Reynolds.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.