APRIL 29] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 445

Declaring Crown Land in the Canterbury Land District to be subject
to the Land for Settlements Act, 1925

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

WHEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto (herein-
after referred to as the said land) is Crown land not acquired
under the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, but is adjacent to certain
land acquired under the said Act, and known as the Waikakahi
Settlement and can conveniently be disposed of therewith :

Now, therefore, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril
Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand,
acting in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by section one hundred and five of the said
Act, and on the recommendation of the Land Settlement Board,
and after considering the report of the Canterbury District Land
Board, do hereby declare the said land to be subject to the said
Act, to the intent that it shall hereupon be deemed to be portion
of the said Waikakahi Settlement and may be disposed of accordingly.

SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT

RESERVE 3475, Block VII, Waitaki Survey District: Area, 5 acres,
more or less.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General,
this 23rd day of April, 1948.

EDWARD CULLEN,
For the Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 19201.)

Land temporarily reserved in the Canterbury Land District

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

WHEREAS by the three-hundred-and-fifty-ninth section of the
Land Act, 1924, it is enacted that the Governor-General
may from time to time set apart temporarily as reserves, notwith-
standing that the same may be then held under pastoral licence,
any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the
purposes in the said section mentioned :

Now, therefore, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Frey-
berg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred
upon me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve the land in
the Canterbury Land District, described in the Schedule hereunder
written, for recreation purposes.

SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT

RESERVE 4517 (formerly part Section 83), Block VII, Cheviot
Survey District: Area, 27 acres 3 roods 15 perches, more or less.
(S.O. plan 7851.)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General,
this 21st day of April, 1948.

F. HACKETT,
For the Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 1/143.)

Extending Period within which the Commission appointed to Inquire
into and Report upon Matters concerning the Fire at the Premises
of Messrs. J. Ballantyne and Company, Limited, City of Christ-
church, on the 18th day of November, 1947, shall report

GEORGE THE SIXTH by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland,
and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender
of the Faith :

To Our Trusty and Well-beloved the HONOURABLE SIR HAROLD
FEATHERSTON JOHNSTON, King's Counsel, of Wellington,
a past Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand ;
ALEXANDER WELLINGTON CROSKERY, Esquire, of Wellington,
Secretary ; ARTHUR JAMES DICKSON, Esquire, B.E.,
A.M.I.C.E., M.N.Z.I.E., M.R.San.I., of Auckland, City
Engineer ; and CHARLES ALEXANDER WOOLLEY, Esquire,
of Wellington, Fire-brigade Superintendent : GREETING.

WHEREAS by Our Warrant dated the tenth day of December,
one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, you, the said
Sir Harold Featherston Johnston,
Alexander Wellington Croskery,
Arthur James Dickson, and
Charles Alexander Woolley

were appointed under the authority of the Letters Patent of His
late Majesty dated the eleventh day of May, one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, and under the authority of the Commissions
of Inquiry Act, 1908, and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council, to be a Commission of Inquiry for the purposes
in the said Warrant duly set out :

And whereas by Our said Warrant you were required to report
not later than the thirtieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred
and forty-eight, your findings and opinions on the matters referred
to you :

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

Now, therefore, We do hereby extend until the thirty-first
day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, the time
within which you are so required to report :

And We do hereby confirm the said Commission and the
Warrant hereinbefore referred to except as altered by these presents.

In witness whereof We have caused these presents to be issued
and the Seal of Our Dominion of New Zealand to be affixed hereto
at Wellington, this twenty-first day of April, in the year of Our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, and in the twelfth
year of Our Reign.

Witness Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Bernard Cyril
Freyberg, upon whom has been conferred the Decora-
tion of the Victoria Cross, Knight Grand Cross of
Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George, Knight Commander of Our Most
Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander
of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire,
Companion of Our Distinguished Service Order,
Doctor of Laws, Lieutenant-General in Our Army,
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and
over Our Dominion of New Zealand and its Depen-
dencies, acting by and with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council of the said Dominion.

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command—
C. F. SKINNER,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Approved in Council—
T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1948.

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 :—

REGULAR FORCE

COLONELS' LIST

Brigadier C. E. Weir, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., is appointed District
Commandant, Southern Military District. Dated 1st April, 1948.
Colonel L. W. Andrew, V.C., D.S.O., is appointed District
Commandant, Central Military District. Dated 1st April, 1948.

ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) H. E. Gilbert, D.S.O., O.B.E.,
is appointed General Staff Officer, 1st Grade (Operations and
Intelligence), Army Headquarters, in addition to his appointment
of General Staff Officer, 1st Grade (R.N.Z.A.), Army Headquarters.
Dated 23rd March, 1948.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) H. E. Gilbert, D.S.O., O.B.E.,
relinquishes the appointment of General Staff Officer, 1st Grade
(R.N.Z.A.), Army Headquarters. Dated 31st March, 1948.

Captain (temp. Major) G. P. Cade, D.S.O., relinquishes the
appointment of Officer Commanding, 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.,
dated 31st March, 1948, is appointed General Staff Officer, 1st Grade
(R.N.Z.A.), Army Headquarters, and retains the temporary rank
of Major, dated 1st April, 1948.

Captain R. J. H. Webb is appointed Officer Commanding, 9th
Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A., and is granted the temporary rank of
Major whilst so employed. Dated 1st April, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Lieutenant-Colonel G. P. Sanders, D.S.O., A.I.M.C.E., is
appointed Area Commander, Area 1, Auckland. Dated 1st April,
1948.

N.Z. REGIMENT

Lieutenant-Colonel I. L. Bonifant, D.S.O., E.D., is appointed
Area Commander, Area 10, Christchurch. Dated 1st April, 1948.
Lieutenant R. W. Collins, B.E.M., to be temp. Captain. Dated
1st April, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Captain A. V. Futter, from the Reserve of Officers, Supple-
mentary List, is granted a short-service commission for the period
1st April, 1948, to 5th March, 1951, in the rank of Captain, with
seniority from 10th April, 1947, and is appointed Deputy Director
of Hygiene (Navy, Army, and Air) and Chief Instructor in Hygiene
at the Army School of Instruction. Dated 1st April, 1948.

SUPERNUMERARY LIST, N.Z. REGULAR FORCE

Colonel (temp. Brigadier) E. T. Rowlings, C.B.E., relinquishes
the appointment of District Commandant, Southern Military
District. Dated 31st March, 1948.

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) G. Dittmer, C.B.E., D.S.O.,
M.C., relinquishes the appointment of District Commandant, Central
Military District. Dated 31st March, 1948.

Lieutenant-Colonel A. Bongard, O.B.E., M.C., relinquishes the
appointment of Area Commander, Area 10, Christchurch. Dated
31st March, 1948.

Lieutenant-Colonel S. M. Satterthwaite relinquishes the appoint-
ment of Area Commander, Area 11, Dunedin. Dated 31st March,
1948.

Lieutenant-Colonel W. Murphy, C.B.E., M.C., relinquishes the
appointment of Area Commander, Area 1, Auckland. Dated 31st
March, 1948.