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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 18

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT
Section 3, Block XXV, Town of Opunake : Area, I rood, more or less. (Buildings of the General Government.)

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT
All that area situated in City of Lower Hutt, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 2 roods 15 perches, more or less, being Section 115, Epuni Hamlet, situated in Block XIV, Belmont Survey District. (Public-school site, Epuni.)

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
All that area containing by admeasurement 2 acres 2 roods 5 perches, more or less, being part Reserve 1263, situated in Block IV, Otaio Survey District, and bounded as follows: Towards the south-west and south-east by Rural Section 9116, 513·2 links and 583·9 links respectively, and towards the west and north-east generally by a public road by distances aggregating 2763·8 links. (Plantation.)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 27th day of March, 1947.

A. McLAGAN,
For the Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 6/1/69, 6/6/156, 1/1107/2, 1/1107/3, 6/3/508, 6/6/830, 6/1/227.)

Notifying the proposed Exchange of Crown Land in the Auckland Land District for other Land

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
WHEREAS by section one hundred and sixty of the Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor-General, whenever he deems it expedient in the public interest, to grant in fee-simple any area of Crown land which is subject to the provisions of the Land Act, 1924, in exchange for the fee-simple of any other land, and on any such exchange to pay or receive any sum by way of equality of exchange:
And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor-General, it is expedient to exchange the Crown land described in the First Schedule hereto for the land described in the Second Schedule hereto, and the owner of the land described in the Second Schedule has agreed to such exchange:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the aforesaid powers and authorities, doth hereby declare it is his intention to grant in fee-simple the area of Crown land described in the First Schedule hereto in exchange for the fee-simple of the land described in the Second Schedule.

FIRST SCHEDULE
DESCRIPTION OF LAND AUTHORIZED TO BE EXCHANGED
Auckland Land District
ALL that area in the Piako County, containing by admeasurement 3 roods 34 perches, more or less, as shown on the plan numbered 33202, lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland, being part of Section 11A, Block X, Waitoa Survey District. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1/627B, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

SECOND SCHEDULE
DESCRIPTION OF LAND TO BE OBTAINED IN EXCHANGE THEREFOR Auckland Land District
ALL that area in the Piako County, containing by admeasurement 1 acre and 6 perches, more or less, as shown on the plan numbered 33202, lodged in the office of the Chief Surveyor at Auckland, being part of Section 17, Block X, Waitoa Survey District, and being portion of the land comprised and described in Certificate of Title, Volume 700, folio 60 (Auckland Land Registry). As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1/627B, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged green.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 25th day of March, 1947.

A. McLAGAN,
For the Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 1/627.)

Honorary Inspector of Scenic Reserves appointed

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by section four of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint
John Morris Everness Newman to be an Honorary Inspector under the said Act.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 28th day of March, 1947.

A. McLAGAN,
For the Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

(L. and S. 4/448 and 23/407.)

Appointments of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (United Kingdom)

Army Department,
Wellington, 31st March, 1947.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following:

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (UNITED KINGDOM)
APPOINTMENT RELINQUISHED
Lieutenant-Colonel L. N. McKay, R.N.Z.A., relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Military Liaison Officer, 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force (United Kingdom). Dated 15th February, 1947.

APPOINTMENT
Captain R. D. P. Hassett, R.N.Z.A., is appointed Assistant Military Liaison Officer, 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force (United Kingdom). Dated 15th February, 1947.

RELINQUISHMENT OF TEMPORARY RANK
N.Z. Infantry Corps
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. Tutty relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain and assumes the acting rank of Captain. Dated 14th February, 1947.

A. H. NORDEYER,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointments of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section)

Army Department,
Wellington, 31st March, 1947.
IIIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments of officers of the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force (Japan Section):

APPOINTMENTS (TEMPORARY)
The undermentioned are seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force:
Temp. Lieutenant J. C. B. Burdekin.
Temp. Captain G. Johns.
Dated 17th February, 1947.
Lieutenant J. M. Macdonald, M.B., Ch.B.
Temp. Lieutenant R. N. Yorke, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain.
Dated 20th February, 1947.

APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)
The undermentioned temporary appointments are confirmed:
N.Z. Engineers
Temp. Captain G. Johns. Dated 28th February, 1947.
The N.Z. Infantry Corps
Temp. Lieutenant J. C. B. Burdekin. Dated 28th February, 1947.
N.Z. Army Medical Corps
Temp. Captain R. N. Yorke.
Lieutenant J. M. Macdonald.
Dated 28th February, 1947.
A. H. NORDEYER,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 31st March, 1947.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:

N.Z. REGIMENT
Lieutenant-Colonel L. W. Andrew, V.C., D.S.O., is granted the brevet rank of Colonel. Dated 24th March, 1947.
Sergeant Frank Albert Hutching to be temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Dated 2nd March, 1947.

SUPERNUMERARY LIST, N.Z. REGULAR FORCE
Captain and Quartermaster C.-W. J. Boult is posted to the Retired List. Dated 26th January, 1947.