Jan. 24] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 59

Vesting the Control of a Scenic Reserve in the Akaroa Borough 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 reserve described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act) in the Akaroa Borough Council, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say :—

1. The period for which the control of the reserve 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 reserve. 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 reserve in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
RESERVE 4266, Block VIII, Akaroa Survey District: Area, 12·8 perches, more or less.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 15th day of January, 1946.
F. JONES,
For the Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.
(L. and S. 504.)

Officers authorized to take and receive Statutory Declarations

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that the persons whose names are set out in the Schedule hereto, being officers in the service of the Crown holding the offices stated opposite their names respectively in the said Schedule, are authorized to take and receive statutory declarations under the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927.

SCHEDULE
Roi Moulder, Postmaster, Brightwater.
Alick Thompson, Postmaster, Kawhia.
Ruby Alice Hemmings, Postmistress, Mamaku.
Lionel Robert Cobb, Postmaster, Ohura.
William Arthur Moncrieff Mills, Postmaster and Telephonist, Oroua Downs.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 15th day of January, 1946.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Officer authorized to take and receive Statutory Declarations

C. L. N. NEWALL, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927, I, Cyril Louis Norton Newall, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that Ronald Gordon Freeman, being an officer in the service of the Crown holding the office of Acting Assistant District Rehabilitation Officer at New Plymouth, is authorized to take and receive statutory declarations under the three-hundred-and-first section of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 15th day of January, 1946.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Notification of Exemption from Renters’ Quota under the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 18th January, 1946.

IT is hereby notified that in accordance with the authority contained in section 29 of the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928, exemption has been granted to each of the following named renters in respect of the film-renting season for the year 1944–45 from the provision of the aforesaid Act, which requires every licensed renter to acquire a stated proportion of British films :—
Columbia Pictures Pty., Ltd.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (N.Z.), Ltd.
Paramount Films, Ltd.
R.K.O. Radio Pictures (Australasia) Pty., Ltd.
United Artists (Australasia) Pty., Ltd.
Universal Pictures Pty., Ltd.
Warner Brothers Pictures (N.Z.)., Ltd.
F. JONES,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 64/28.)

Economic Analyst to the United States Legation appointed

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 10th January, 1946.

IT is hereby notified for public information that
Donald L. Woolf, Esquire,
has been assigned to the Legation of the United States of America as Economic Analyst to replace Mr. John B. Brockman.
W. NASH,
Acting Minister of External Affairs.

Native Interpreters appointed

Native Department,
Wellington, 8th October, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorize
Hone Ngapera Tawhai, of Auckland,
Ngakuru Rogers, of Auckland,
Francis Henry Haydock, of Auckland,
Kingi Matutaera Ihaka, of Gisborne,
Mrs. Lena Manuel, of Te Araroa, and
Richard Gwynne Hope Lewis, of Pakaraka,
to act as Interpreters of the First Grade, under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1931, and the regulations made thereunder.
H. G. R. MASON, Native Minister.

Probation Officer appointed

Prisons Department,
Wellington, 21st January, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Jessie Hannaford
to be Probation Officer under the Crimes Amendment Act, 1910, and the Offenders Probation Act, 1920, for the City of Dunedin, as and from 7th February, 1946.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Members of Licensing Committee appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Frederick William Archer, Esquire,
Stanley Austin, Esquire, and
Arthur Rowling, Esquire,
to be members of the Licensing Committee for the District of Motueka.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Coroner appointed

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Arthur John Bartlett, Esquire, J.P.,
of Murchison, to be a Coroner for the Dominion of New Zealand.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Coroner resigns

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignation by
Cecil Angerstein Hay-Chapman, Esquire,
of Huntly, of his appointment as a Coroner for the Dominion of New Zealand.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace resigns

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignation by
Cecil Angerstein Hay-Chapman, Esquire,
of Huntly, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the Dominion of New Zealand and its dependencies.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.