New Zealand Gazette – 1946 – No. 90

Page 1951

✨ Government Resignations and Appointments



No. 90 1951

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1946

Resignation of Members of the Executive Council and of Ministers

Official Secretary’s Office,
Government House, Wellington, 19th December, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignations of—

The Honourable Patrick Charles Webb,
holding a seat in the Executive Council, and the offices of Minister of Immigration and Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs, and

The Honourable Benjamin Roberts,
holding a seat in the Executive Council, and the offices of Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Marketing.

By Command.

D. E. FOUHY, Official Secretary.

Resignation of Ministers

Official Secretary’s Office,
Government House, Wellington, 19th December, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to accept the resignations of—

The Right Honourable Peter Fraser, C.H., of the office of Minister of Employment ;

The Honourable Henry Greathead Rex Mason, of the office of Native Minister ; and

The Honourable James O’Brien, of the offices of Minister of Labour and Minister of Mines.

By Command.

D. E. FOUHY, Official Secretary.

Members of the Executive Council appointed

Executive Council Chambers,
Wellington, 19th December, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has this day been pleased to appoint—

The Honourable Edward Lutterell Cullen and
The Honourable Frederick Hackett

to be members of the Executive Council of the Dominion of New Zealand ; and the above-named gentlemen have taken the oath of office accordingly.

W. O. HARVEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Ministers appointed

Official Secretary’s Office,
Government House, Wellington, 19th December, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint—

The Right Honourable Peter Fraser, C.H., to be Native Minister ;

The Honourable Angus McLagan to be Minister of Labour, Minister of Mines, Minister of Employment, and Minister of Immigration ;

The Honourable Edward Lutterell Cullen to be Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Marketing ; and

The Honourable Frederick Hackett to be Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs.

By Command.

D. E. FOUHY, Official Secretary.

Vacation of Office by Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

Prime Minister’s Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1946.

PURSUANT to the Civil List Amendment Act, 1936, it is hereby notified that—

Edwin Purcell Meachen, Esquire, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in relation to the office of the Minister of Works, and

James Thorn, Esquire, Parliamentary Under-Secretary in relation to the office of the Prime Minister,

vacated their respective offices on the 13th day of December, 1946, by reason of having ceased to be Members of the House of Representatives.

P. FRASER, Prime Minister.

By Authority: E. V. PAUL, Government Printer, Wellington.

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🏛️ Resignation of Members of the Executive Council and of Ministers

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
19 December 1946
Resignations, Executive Council, Ministers, Immigration, Postmaster-General, Telegraphs, Agriculture, Marketing
  • Patrick Charles Webb (Honourable), Resigned from Executive Council and Ministerial roles
  • Benjamin Roberts (Honourable), Resigned from Executive Council and Ministerial roles

  • D. E. Fouhy, Official Secretary

🏛️ Resignation of Ministers

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
19 December 1946
Resignations, Ministers, Employment, Native Minister, Labour, Mines
  • Peter Fraser (Right Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Employment
  • Henry Greathead Rex Mason (Honourable), Resigned as Native Minister
  • James O’Brien (Honourable), Resigned as Minister of Labour and Minister of Mines

  • D. E. Fouhy, Official Secretary

🏛️ Members of the Executive Council appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
19 December 1946
Appointments, Executive Council
  • Edward Lutterell Cullen (Honourable), Appointed to Executive Council
  • Frederick Hackett (Honourable), Appointed to Executive Council

  • W. O. Harvey, Clerk of the Executive Council

🏛️ Ministers appointed

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
19 December 1946
Appointments, Ministers, Native Minister, Labour, Mines, Employment, Immigration, Agriculture, Marketing, Postmaster-General, Telegraphs
  • Peter Fraser (Right Honourable), Appointed as Native Minister
  • Angus McLagan (Honourable), Appointed as Minister of Labour, Minister of Mines, Minister of Employment, and Minister of Immigration
  • Edward Lutterell Cullen (Honourable), Appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Marketing
  • Frederick Hackett (Honourable), Appointed as Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs

  • D. E. Fouhy, Official Secretary

🏛️ Vacation of Office by Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 December 1946
Vacation of Office, Parliamentary Under-Secretaries, Minister of Works, Prime Minister
  • Edwin Purcell Meachen (Esquire), Vacated office as Parliamentary Under-Secretary
  • James Thorn (Esquire), Vacated office as Parliamentary Under-Secretary

  • P. Fraser, Prime Minister