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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 32]

Savings-bank Officer appointed

The Treasury,
Wellington, 27th April, 1943.
PURSUANT to the powers delegated to me in terms of section 3 of the Savings-bank Act, 1908, I hereby approve the appointment of the undermentioned officer of the Auckland Savings-bank—

Name of Officer. Appointment. From
Rowley, Francis Owen . . Junior Clerk .. 12th April, 1943.
B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

Member of Marlborough Land Board reappointed

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 4th May, 1943.
NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, pursuant to section 49 of the Land Act, 1924, been pleased to reappoint

Arthur John Murray
to be a member of the Land Board of the Land District of Marlborough for a further term of two years from the 14th day of May, 1943.
R. G. MACMORRAN, Under-Secretary.
(L. and S. 22/748/5.)

Appointments in the Public Service

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 30th April, 1943.
THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service :—
Norman Lindsay Anderson
to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Mangapehi, on and from the 14th day of April, 1943.
Charles William Devonshire
to be Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Werowero, on and from the 27th day of April, 1943.
G. T. BOLT, Secretary.

Declaration of Alienage

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th April, 1943.
IT is hereby notified for public information that declarations of alienage in accordance with the provisions of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Zealand) Act, 1928, have been made by the persons named hereunder.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.

SCHEDULE

Name. Address. Date of Declaration.
Devcich, Branko .. . Ngahinepouri .. 18/1/43
Tolich, Josip.. .. Hamilton .. 2/4/43

Declarations of Desire to retain while in New Zealand the Rights of a British Subject

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th April, 1943.
IT is hereby notified for public information that Declarations of Desire to retain while in New Zealand the Rights of a British Subject in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of the British Nationality and Status of Aliens (in New Zealand) Amendment Act, 1934–35, have been made by the persons named hereunder.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.

SCHEDULE

Name. Address. Date of Declaration.
Allerhand, Mary Constance Clater Ngaio .. 24/3/43
Di Mattina, Eugenia .. . Wellington .. 21/1/43
Edenstrom, Gladys Mildred . . . Wellington .. 17/12/42
Hansen, Catherine Gretta .. . Auckland .. 25/3/43
Hass, Raye Jean Miller .. . Denniston .. 21/4/43
Henriksen, Winifred Florence .. . Wellington .. 16/12/42
Hospenthal, Freda Emilia .. . Hawera .. 17/3/43
Lakeman (known as Dyson), Jacqueline Ursula Auckland .. 3/12/42
Lang, Octavia Gwendolin .. . Wellington .. 14/1/43
Michelino, Ivy Irene .. . . Dunedin .. 18/12/42
Nordberg, Eileen Josephine .. . Wellington .. 29/1/43
Salinovic, Eunice Eva .. . Waitara .. 15/3/43
Salomonsen, Eunice Rose .. . Dunedin .. 1/4/43
Simpson (Salaman - Simpson), Annie Esther New Plymouth 5/6/43
Stene, Margaret Gold .. .. . Cromwell .. 15/4/43
Svendsen, Alice May .. . . Wellington .. 15/1/43
Young, Eve .. .. . Wellington .. 14/4/43

Fixing Date on which certain Returns under the Fire Brigades Act, 1926, are to be furnished

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 5th May, 1943.
PURSUANT to section 28 of the Fire Brigades Act, 1926, it is hereby notified that every owner of property to whom subsection (2) of the said section applies shall transmit to the Fire Boards concerned, on or before the 20th day of May, 1943, a return showing the total amount of premiums paid in respect of fire-insurance by that owner for the year ended 31st December, 1942.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 76/8.)

Royal Warrants relating to the George Cross and to the George Medal

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th April, 1943.
THE following Warrants relating to the George Cross and the George Medal are hereby published for general information.
W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

THE GEORGE CROSS

ROYAL WARRANT

GEORGE R.I.
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 all to whom these Presents shall come. GREETING !
Whereas by a Warrant under Our Sign Manual dated the twenty-fourth of September, one thousand nine hundred and forty, We, having taken into Our Royal consideration the many acts of heroism performed both by male and by female persons, especially during the present war and wishing to honour those who perform such deeds, did institute and create a new Decoration to be styled and designated “The George Cross,” which we desired should be highly prized and eagerly sought after:
And whereas We deem it expedient that the seventh clause of Our aforesaid Warrant should be amended:
Now therefore We do hereby declare that the rules and ordinances contained in Our said Warrant shall be abrogated, cancelled and annulled, and in substitution thereof We by these Presents for Us, Our Heirs and Successors are graciously pleased to make, ordain and establish the following rules and ordinances for the governance of the same which shall from henceforth be inviolably observed and kept.
First: It is ordained that the Decoration shall be designated and styled “The George Cross.”
Secondly: It is ordained that the Decoration shall consist of a plain cross with four equal limbs, the cross having in the centre a circular medallion bearing a design showing St. George and the Dragon, that the inscription “For Gallantry” shall appear round this medallion, and in the angle of each limb of the cross the Royal cypher “G. VI” forming a circle concentric with the medallion, that the reverse of the Cross shall be plain and bear the name of the recipient and the date of the award, that the Cross shall be suspended by a ring from a bar adorned with laurel leaves, and that the whole shall be in silver.
Thirdly: It is ordained that the persons eligible for the Decoration of the Cross shall be:
(1) Our faithful subjects and persons under Our protection in civil life, male and female, of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, India, Burma, Our Colonies, and of Territories under Our Suzerainty, Protection or Jurisdiction;
(2) Persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of India, of Burma, of Our Colonies, and of Territories under Our Suzerainty, Protection or Jurisdiction, including the Home Guard and in India members of Frontier Corps and Military Police and members of Indian States’ Forces and in Burma members of the Burma Frontier Force and Military Police, and including also the military Nursing Services and the Women’s Auxiliary Services;
(3) Our faithful subjects and persons under Our protection in civil life, male and female, within, and members of the Naval, Military or Air Forces belonging to, any other part of Our Dominions, Our Government whereof has signified its desire that the Cross should be awarded under the provisions of this Our Warrant, and any Territory being administered by Us in such Government.
The Cross is intended primarily for civilians, and award in Our military services is to be confined to actions for which purely military Honours are not normally granted.
Fourthly: It is ordained that awards shall be made only on a recommendation to Us, for civilians by Our Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, and for Officers and members of Our Naval, Military or Air Forces, as described in the previous Clause of this Our Warrant, only on a recommendation by Our First Lord of the Admiralty, Our Secretary of State for War or Our Secretary of State for Air, as the case may be.
Fifthly: It is ordained that the Cross shall be awarded only for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger, and that the Cross may be awarded posthumously.