JUNE 21] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 819

Dated 21st June, 1945—
Flying Officer Leonard James GOODWIN.
Flying Officer Graham Spencer BAYLEY.
Dated 22nd June, 1945: Flying Officer Eric Hoeta OLIVER.
Dated 26th June, 1945: Flying Officer Geoffrey George DAVIDSON.
Dated 27th June, 1945: Flying Officer Dennis John COBBE.
Dated 3rd July, 1945: Flying Officer Lawrence Hugh JOHNSTON.
Dated 6th July, 1945: Flying Officer Jack William MORRIS.
Dated 11th July, 1945: Flying Officer Wendell Craig PHILLIPS.

CORRIGENDA

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 29, dated 26th April 1945, page 434, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Pilot Officer Andreas Carl IVERSEN,” for “Dated 6th April, 1945,” read “Dated 8th April, 1945.”

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 78, dated 20th August, 1942, page 2071, under the heading “Administrative and Special Duties Branch—Works Section—Transfers,” relating to “Flying Officer Francis Frederick MELHOSE,” for “NZ 1643” read “NZ 422862.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Honours and Awards approved by His Majesty the King

Office of the Minister of Defence,
Wellington, 8th May, 1945.

HIS Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the following immediate award in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations against the enemy :—

Distinguished Flying Cross

Flying Officer Ernest Peter Taylor (NZ 421543), Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Wellington.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the following award in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations against the enemy :—

Distinguished Flying Medal

NZ 414635 Sergeant (later Pilot Officer) Albert Andrew Johnson, Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Auckland.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

The Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942.—Appointment of Members of the Economic Stabilization Commission

IN pursuance of the authority vested in me by the Economic Stabilization Emergency Regulations 1942, I, Daniel Giles Sullivan, Minister of Industries and Commerce, do hereby appoint—

David Allan, Esquire,
John Roberts, Esquire, and
Clarence Babot Sinel, Esquire,

to be members of the Economic Stabilization Commission.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of June, 1945.

D. G. SULLIVAN,
Minister of Industries and Commerce.

Member of Licensing Committee appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th June, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Stephen Ingles Goodall, Esquire, S.M.,

to be a member of the Licensing Committee for the District of Franklin, vice W. H. Freeman, Esquire, S.M., from 6th June, 1945.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Stipendiary Magistrate authorized to exercise Jurisdiction in Children’s Court

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th June, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorize

Stephen Ingles Goodall, Esquire, S.M.,

to exercise jurisdiction in the Children’s Court established at Auckland.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

The Maize Marketing Committee

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by Regulation 4 of the Maize Marketing Emergency Regulations 1944,* I, Benjamin Roberts, Minister of Marketing, do hereby appoint—

(1) James Morrison, Gisborne, as member representing the New Zealand Grain, Seed, and Produce Merchants’ Federation (Incorporated), vice Geoffrey Winchester Armstrong, Gisborne.

(2) Geoffrey Winchester Armstrong, Gisborne, as member representing the New Zealand Poultry Board established under the Poultry-runs Registration Act, 1933, vice William Ewart Gladstone Spencer, Auckland, resigned.

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Marketing.

*Statutory Regulations 1944, Serial number 1944/125, page 1105.

Member of the New Zealand Wool Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4192)

Office of the Minister of Agriculture,
Wellington, 18th June, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased, in pursuance of subsection (2) of section 5 of the Wool Industry Act, 1944, to appoint, on the 11th day of June, 1945—

George Ronald Macdonald, Esquire,

to be a member of and a representative of the wool-growers of New Zealand on the New Zealand Wool Board, vice Harry Bell Spearman Johnstone, deceased.

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Agriculture.

Member of the Central Hawke’s Bay Rabbit Board appointed.—(Notice No. Ag. 4193)

PURSUANT to section 37 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1928, the Minister of Agriculture doth hereby appoint

Alexander Kinghorn,

being an Inspector appointed under Part I of the said Act, to be a member of the Central Hawke’s Bay Rabbit Board established under the said Act.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of June, 1945.

B. ROBERTS, Minister of Agriculture.

Appointment of Officer for the Purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908

Marine Department,
Wellington, 11th June, 1945.

BY direction of the Hon. Minister of Marine, it is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of the provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1908, and of the Official Appointments and Documents Act, 1919, appointed—

Percy John Lankow, of Tuamarina,

to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act in respect of the Marlborough Acclimatization District.

Tom Trevor Sandes, of Clinton,

to be an officer for the purposes of Part II of the first-mentioned Act in respect of the Southland Acclimatization District.

B. W. MILLIER, Acting-Secretary.

Trustee of the Omaha Public Hall and Library Site appointed

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th June, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 6 (1) of the Reserves, Endowments, and Crown and Native Lands Exchange, Sale, Disposal, and Enabling Act, 1898, been pleased to appoint

John Sheldon Frost

to be a trustee of the Omaha Public Hall and Library site in place of William Neeley, deceased.

R. G. MACMORRAN, Under-Secretary for Lands.

(L. and S. 22/3639.)

Notice under the National Savings Act, 1940, Section 4

Wellington, 4th May, 1945.

IN terms of section 4 of the National Savings Act, 1940, I, Walter Nash, Minister of Finance, hereby prescribe that the sixth investment period shall run from the 30th June, 1945, to the 30th June, 1946.

The rate of interest to be paid on investments made during such investment period period shall be 3 per cent.

Moneys invested during such investment period by deposit in an investment account shall be repayable on the 30th day of June, 1948.

Provided that where interest is not withdrawn in terms of section 8 (2) of the said Act and is added to the principal moneys of the investor, such amount of interest, together with interest thereon, shall be repayable on the 30th day of June, 1946.

National savings bonds issued during such investment period shall be repayable five years after the date of issue thereof.

W. NASH, Minister of Finance.