176 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 5

Extending the Period within which the Customs Tariff Commission shall report.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to GEORGE CRAIG, Esquire, C.M.G., LL.D., of Wellington, Comptroller of Customs; JAMES BURMAN GOW, Esquire, of Whakatane, Settler; BERNARD EDWARD MURPHY, Esquire, M.A., LL.B., B.Com., of Wellington, Professor of Economics; and GEORGE AUGUSTUS PASCOE, Esquire, of Christchurch, Company Director: GREETING.

WHEREAS by a Warrant dated the ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, and issued under my hand and the Seal of the Dominion of New Zealand, you, the said George Craig, James Burman Gow, Bernard Edward Murphy, and George Augustus Pascoe, were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the revision of the Customs Tariff of New Zealand: And whereas by the said Warrant you were required to report to me under your hands and seals not later than the thirtieth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, your opinion on the aforesaid matters: And whereas the period within which you were required to report to me was extended to the thirty-first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, by Warrant dated the eighth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, issued under my hand and the Seal of the said Dominion: And whereas it is expedient that such period should be further extended:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby further extend the period within which you are required to report to me, as provided by the said Commission and by the said Warrant dated the eighth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, to the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four:

And in further pursuance of the said powers and authorities and with the like advice and consent I do hereby confirm the said Commission except as altered by the said Warrant dated the eighth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, and by these presents.

[L.S.]

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 25th day of January, 1934.

J. G. COATES, Minister of Customs.

Approved in Council—

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

Vesting the Control of a Scenic Reserve in the Pongaroa Scenic Board.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act), for the period of five years from the date hereof (unless previously altered or revoked under the said Act), in the undermentioned persons, namely:—

Percy Richard Kent,
William Evan Davies,
William Nelson Lankey,
George Theodore Norman,
Max Kayser,
Stanley Frederick Herbert,
Thomas Arthur Yeoman,
Frederick Wardle, and
Robert William Morris,

who are hereby constituted for that purpose a special Board by the name of the Pongaroa Scenic Board (herein referred to as “the Board”), in trust, for the preservation of scenery, and with the powers and subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say,—

1. The first meeting of the Board shall be held on Wednesday, the seventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, at eight o'clock p.m., in the Public Hall, Pongaroa, and thereafter the Board shall meet for the transaction of business on the first Wednesday in each quarter at the time and place aforesaid, or at such other time or place as may from time to time be fixed by the Board.

2. The members of the Board shall at their first meeting, and thereafter at the annual meeting hereinafter mentioned, elect one of themselves to be Chairman, who may join in the discussion, and shall have an original as well as a casting vote. The Chairman shall hold office until the election of his successor.

3. Special meetings may be convened by the Chairman, provided that two days' notice of such meeting is given to each member, specifying the business to be transacted at such special meeting; and no other business than that so specified shall be transacted at such meeting.

4. Any five members of the Board shall form a quorum. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time.

5. All questions shall be determined by the majority of votes of the members of the Board present at the meeting.

6. If at any meeting the Chairman is not present at the time appointed for holding the same, the members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman for such meeting.

7. If by resignation, death, incapacity, or otherwise, the seat of any member shall be or become vacant, or if any member absents himself, without reasonable cause, from three consecutive meetings of the Board, the Governor-General shall have power to appoint any other person to be a member of the Board in his stead.