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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1
Royal Commission to Inquire into and Report upon Colliery Accident at Glen Afton.—
Further extending Period within which Commission shall Report.
GEORGE THE SIXTH, 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 Trusty and Loving Subjects STANLEY LOGAN PATERSON, Esquire, of Hamilton, Stipendiary Magistrate ; JOHN CONNELL BROWN, Esquire, M.B.E., of Westport, retired Mine-manager ; JOHN DOWGRAY. Esquire, of Granity, retired Colliery Official ; THOMAS OTTO BISHOP, Esquire, of Wellington, Secretary ; ANGUS McLAGAN, Esquire, of Greymouth, Secretary : GREETINGS.
WHEREAS by Warrant dated the twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, issued under Letters Patent dated the eleventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and under the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, you the said
Stanley Logan Paterson,
John Connell Brown.
John Dowgray,
Thomas Otto Bishop, and
Angus McLagan
were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into and report as to the matters therein set forth with regard to a colliery accident at Glen Afton :
And whereas by the said Warrant you were required to report to Us, under your hand and seal, not later than the eighth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, your opinion on the aforesaid matters :
And whereas by Warrant dated the seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, the period within which you were required to report to Us as by the said Commission provided was extended to the twenty-second day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine :
And whereas it is expedient that the period in which you are required to report to Us should be further extended as hereinafter provided :
Now, therefore, We do hereby extend the period within which you are required to report to Us, as by the said Commission and by the said Warrant dated the seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, provided, to the sixth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and forty :
And We do hereby confirm the said Commission except as altered by the said Warrant dated the seventh day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, and by these presents :
In witness whereof We have caused this Warrant to be issued and the Seal of the Dominion of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed, at Wellington, in the said Dominion, this twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, and in the fourth year of our Reign.
Witness Our Right Trusty and well-beloved Counsellor, George Vere Arundell, Viscount Galway, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over our Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies.
[l.s.]
GALWAY, Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command—
P. C. WEBB, Minister of Mines.
Approved in Council—
C. A. JEFFERY,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
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🌾 Extension of Royal Commission Reporting Period for Glen Afton Colliery Accident
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources20 December 1939
Royal Commission, Colliery Accident, Glen Afton, Extension, Reporting Period
- Stanley Logan Paterson (Esquire), Commissioner
- John Connell Brown (Esquire), Commissioner
- John Dowgray (Esquire), Commissioner
- Thomas Otto Bishop (Esquire), Commissioner
- Angus McLagan (Esquire), Commissioner
- George Vere Arundell, Viscount Galway, Governor-General
- P. C. Webb, Minister of Mines
- C. A. Jeffery, Clerk of the Executive Council