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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 36

Authorizing Erection of a Public Hall on Pine Island Domain, North Auckland Land District

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by subsection one (d) of section fifty-two of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby authorize the Pine Island Domain Board to erect a public hall on that portion of the Pine Island Domain under its control described in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PORTION OF PINE ISLAND DOMAIN

ALL that area situated in Block VII, Waitemata Survey District, containing by admeasurement 18·3 perches, more or less, being part Lot 117, as shown on a plan deposited in the Land Registry Office at Auckland, under No. 31409, being part of Allotment 15A, on Herald Island in Paremoremo Parish. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 1/1060c, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 25th day of May, 1950.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 1/1060; D.O. 8/1364.)

Vesting the Control of Scenic Reserves in the Christchurch City Council

B. C. FREYBERG, 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 reserves described in the Schedule hereto (being lands reserved under the said Act) in the Christchurch City Council, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say :—

1. 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 reserves.

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.

2. The said Council shall control the said reserves in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.

SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT

Reserve 3923, Blocks III and VII, Halswell Survey District : Area, 16 acres 3 roods 18 perches, more or less.

Also Reserve 4069 (formerly part of Rural Sections 818, 886, 1286, 6390, 17736, and 30503), Block III, Halswell Survey District : Area, 69 acres 2 roods 39 perches, more or less.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 26th day of May, 1950.

E. B. CORBETT,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

(L. and S. H.O. 4/353; D.O. 8/295.)

The Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces 1927, Amendment No. 63

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

PURSUANT to the Defence Act, 1909, the Governor-General doth hereby make the following regulations :—

REGULATIONS

1. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces 1927, Amendment No. 63, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Regulations for the New Zealand Military Forces 1927* (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations).

(2) These regulations shall come into force on the day following the date of their publication in the Gazette.

2. The principal regulations are hereby amended by adding the following heading and regulations :—

COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO SERVICE KIT AND PERSONAL EFFECTS

977. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, —

“ ‘Equipment’ includes instructional books, instruments, and tools essential to an officer or soldier in the proper performance of his duties :

“ ‘Investigating officers’ means officers appointed to investigate claims for compensation under these regulations :

“ ‘Personal effects’ means personal effects other than uniform, regulation kit, or equipment :

“ ‘Prescribed’ means prescribed by Army Standing Orders :

“ ‘Regulation kit’ means articles of kit prescribed in the principal regulations or in Army Orders for persons other than male officers of the Permanent Forces and officers of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service :

“ ‘Uniform’ means articles of service clothing required by a male officer of the Permanent Forces or an officer of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service in the proper performance of his or her duties.

978. Subject to the provisions of these regulations, an officer or soldier who suffers any loss of or damage to his uniform, regulation kit, equipment, or personal effects shall be entitled to compensation therefor by way of cash payment or replacement in kind.

979. Compensation shall not be awarded in respect of—

(a) Loss of money :

(b) Loss by theft, except where the articles stolen have been properly accepted for safe custody by the Army :

(c) Loss of or damage to articles transported for other than military reasons in any vehicle, ship, merchant vessel, or aircraft :

(d) Loss of or damage to articles carried by an officer or soldier while on leave.

980. (1) Every claim for compensation under these regulations shall be made in the prescribed manner within thirty days of the date of the loss or damage.

(2) Every claim made after the expiry of the time hereinbefore provided shall be liable to be rejected, unless a reasonable explanation is given for the delay.

981. Every claimant for compensation under these regulations shall, on making his claim, enter into an undertaking in the prescribed form to the effect—

(a) That, in the event of compensation being awarded to him under these regulations in respect of any article, he will, if required, refund to the Crown any amount recovered by him in respect of that article under any policy of insurance (less the premium required to restore the policy to its original cover value), and also any amount recovered by him from any other person in respect of that article, but so that the total amount refunded does not exceed the amount or value of the compensation awarded ; and

(b) That, in the event of any article being recovered after compensation has been awarded in respect of its loss, he will, subject to Regulation 988 hereof, forthwith return to the Army Department the article issued in replacement thereof or reimburse that Department with the value of the article so issued, or, as the case may be, refund the amount of compensation paid in respect of the article so recovered.

982. Every claim for compensation under these regulations shall be investigated by investigating officers appointed for the purpose, who shall not recommend the awarding of compensation on any claim unless they are satisfied that—

(a) The loss or damage is attributable to risks of the service ; and

(b) The officer or soldier concerned did everything in his power to prevent the loss or damage ; and

(c) The officer or soldier concerned was in no way responsible for the loss or damage ; and

(d) Any articles of uniform, regulation kit, or equipment to which the claim relates were required by the officer or soldier concerned for the proper performance of his duties ; and

(e) Any articles of equipment to which the claim relates, not being articles on issue from the Army, were not reasonably available on Army issue.

983. The compensation awarded for the loss of or damage to personal effects shall in no case exceed—

(a) £20 for any one item :

(b) £150 in the aggregate on any claim by an officer :

(c) £100 in the aggregate on any claim by a soldier.

984. The awarding of any compensation under these regulations shall—

(a) If the amount or value of the compensation does not exceed £50, be subject to approval by the Army Secretary :

(b) In all other cases, be subject to approval by the Minister.

985. Where any damaged articles of uniform, regulation kit, equipment, or personal effects are considered by the investigating officers to be unserviceable, compensation may, subject to these regulations and on the recommendation of the investigating officers, be paid as if the damaged articles had been completely destroyed, instead of being paid only in respect of the damage.

986. Where an officer or soldier who has made a claim for compensation under these regulations is discharged before the claim has been satisfied, whether by payment or by replacement, a report of the circumstances shall be forwarded by his commanding officer to Army Headquarters for consideration and for any necessary adjustment in assessing the compensation (if any).

987. Where an officer or soldier who has made a claim for compensation under these regulations dies before the claim has been satisfied, no compensation shall be payable in respect of any articles of uniform, regulation kit, or equipment :

• Gazette, 25th May, 1927, Vol. II, page 1555.