SEPT. 7] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1091

Extending the Period within which the Commission of Inquiry into Apprenticeship and Related Matters shall report

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to His Honour Mr. Arthur Tyndall, of Wellington, Judge of the Court of Arbitration, Clarence Edward Beeby, of Wellington, Director of Education, Frederick Daniel Cornwell, of Wellington, Secretary, Charles Roderick Edmond, of Wellington, Secretary, Francis George Fowler, of Auckland, Engineer, Alfred Gilbert, of Auckland, Engineer, Henry Ernest Moston, of Wellington, Secretary of Labour, William Joseph Mountjoy, of Wellington, Secretary, Frederick Charles Renyard, of Wellington, Superintendent of Technical Education, Randolph Gordon Ridling, of Wellington, Technical College Principal, Roy Stanley, of Auckland, Secretary, and Edward Bellamy Taylor, of Wellington, Registrar of Apprentices: GREETING.

WHEREAS by Warrant dated the nineteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, and issued with the advice and consent of the Executive Council under my hand and the seal of the Dominion, you, the said Arthur Tyndall, Clarence Edward Beeby, Frederick Daniel Cornwell, Charles Roderick Edmond, Francis George Fowler, Alfred Gilbert, Henry Ernest Moston, William Joseph Mountjoy, Frederick Charles Renyard, Randolph Gordon Ridling, Roy Stanley, and Edward Bellamy Taylor were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into the working of the apprenticeship laws and the desirability of reorganizing facilities for training in manual trades and into the other matters hereinafter referred to:

And whereas by the said Warrant you were required to report to me not later than the thirty-first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, your findings and opinions on the matters therein specified:

And whereas it is expedient that the time for so reporting should be extended:

Now, therefore, I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, do hereby extend until the thirtieth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, the time within which you are so required to report:

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 the said Warrant, the contents or purport of any report so made or to be made by you or any evidence or information obtained by you in the exercise of the powers hereby conferred upon you, except such evidence or information as is received in the course of a sitting open to the public:

And, in further pursuance of the said powers and authorities and with the like advice and consent, I do hereby confirm the said Warrant and the Commission thereby constituted except as altered by these presents.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Marshal of the Royal Air Force Cyril Louis Norton Newall, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of the Order of Merit, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, on whom has been conferred the Albert Medal of the First Class, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, this 30th day of August, 1944.

P. C. WEBB, Minister of Labour.

Approved in Council—
C. A. JEFFERY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting the Control of Scenic Reserves in the Rangitikei County Council

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section thirteen of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby vest the control of the scenic reserves described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act) in the Rangitikei County Council, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say:—

1. The period for which the control of the reserves is hereby vested shall be five years from the date hereof, unless the reservation is previously altered or revoked under the said Act.

2. The said Council shall prepare a report each year ending on the thirty-first day of March, together with a statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the said reserves. Such report and statement shall be sent to the Minister charged with the administration of the said Act as soon as possible after the close of the year.

3. The said Council shall control the said reserves in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE

SILVERHOPE SCENIC RESERVES.—WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

SECTION 1, Block IX, Ongo Survey District: Area, 2 acres 0 roods 37 perches, more or less.

Also all that area containing by admeasurement 29 acres 0 roods 26·8 perches, more or less, being Section 5 and part Section 3 and also parts of Lot 2, D.P. 3449, Hapopo Block, Block VI, Ongo Survey District. As the same is delineated on plan numbered 61/37, deposited in the Wellington District Office, Department of Lands and Survey, and thereon bordered red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 31st day of August, 1944.

C. F. SKINNER,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

(L. and S. 4/218.)

Promotions and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East)

Army Department,
Wellington, 1st September, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East), vide List No. 152, dated 21st July, 1944:—

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Captain D. A. Cole to be temp. Major. Dated 4th July, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—
J. D. Lewis. Dated 30th May, 1944.
G. A. K. Kelly. Dated 17th July, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—
A. Stuart. Dated 26th June, 1944.
F. C. Forster. Dated 3rd July, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant M. Conder to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 2nd July, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenant (Acting-Captain) J. J. L. Searing to be temp. Captain. Dated 10th July, 1944.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) M. P. Donnelly relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 28th June, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) relinquish the temporary rank of Captain:—
G. G. Turbott. Dated 26th June, 1944.
R. Pirrie. Dated 3rd July, 1944.
J. H. Kirkland. Dated 8th July, 1944.
W. S. F. Moffatt. Dated 19th July, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Variations in Rank of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 1st September, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, and variations in rank of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force:—

APPOINTMENTS (TEMPORARY)

N.Z. Ordnance Corps

Temp. Lieutenant G. T. McKenzie. Dated 2nd August, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Temp. Lieutenant P. N. Dick is seconded from the Territorial Force. Dated 2nd August, 1944.

APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)

The undermentioned temporary appointments are confirmed:—

N.Z. Ordnance Corps

Temp. Lieutenant G. T. McKenzie, and is seconded for duty with the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 15th August, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Temp. Lieutenant P. N. Dick, and is seconded for duty with the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 14th August, 1944.