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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 19

Commission appointing the Right Honourable Lord Bledisloe, to be Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 19th March, 1930.

THE following Commission, appointing the Right Honourable Lord Bledisloe to be Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Dominion of New Zealand, is published for general information.

GEO. W. FORBES,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

[SEAL.]

GEORGE R. I.

George the Fifth, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India : To Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Doctor of Science, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire : Greeting.

We do, by this Our Commission under Our Sign Manual and Signet, appoint you the said Charles, Baron Bledisloe, to be, during Our pleasure, Our Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Dominion of New Zealand, with all the powers, rights, privileges, and advantages to the said office belonging or appertaining.

II. And We do hereby authorize, empower, and command you to exercise and perform all and singular the powers and directions contained in certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal bearing date at Westminster the eleventh day of May, 1917, constituting the said Office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief or in any other Letters Patent adding to, amending, or substituted for the same, according to such orders and instructions as the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief for the time being hath already received, or as you may hereafter receive from Us.

III. And We do hereby appoint that so soon as you shall have taken the prescribed Oaths and have entered upon the duties of your office, this Our present Commission shall supersede Our Commission under Our Sign Manual and Signet, bearing date the twentieth day of October, 1924, appointing Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, General on the Retired List and in the Reserve of Officers of Our Army, Doctor of Laws, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of Our Distinguished Service Order, Member of Our Royal Victorian Order, to be Our Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Dominion of New Zealand.

IV. And We do hereby command all and singular Our Officers, Ministers, and loving subjects in Our said Dominion, and all others whom it may concern, to take due notice hereof, and to give their ready obedience accordingly.

Given at Our Court at Saint James's, this fourth day of February, 1930, in the Twentieth Year of Our Reign.

COMMISSION appointing The RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD BLEDISLOE, D.Sc., G.C.M.G., K.B.E., to be Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief, Dominion of New Zealand.

By Authority : W. A. G. SKINNER, Government Printer, Wellington

Appointment of the Right Honourable Lord Bledisloe, D.Sc., G.C.M.G., K.B.E., to be Governor-General.

His duties and powers under Letters Patent.

Commission of 20th October, 1924, superseded.

Officers and others to take notice, &c.

Price 6d.]