APRIL 26] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 581

Officer Authorized to Attest Signatures of Maoris to Instruments of Alienation

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

PURSUANT to section 268 of the Maori Land Act, 1931, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that

John Cuthbert Weeks, Field Supervisor, Ruatoria,

being an officer in the service of the Crown employed by the Department of Maori Affairs, is authorized to attest, in accordance with the provisions of the said section 268, the signatures of Maoris to instruments of alienation of Maori land.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 18th day of April, 1951.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 12/4/74.)

Placing Aylmer’s Creek Under Akaroa Borough Council

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by section 62 of the Health Act, 1920, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby place under the control of the Akaroa Borough Council, for the purpose of preventing the pollution thereof, all those portions of the stream known as Aylmer’s Creek and its tributary thereof known as Waterfall Creek situated in the Akaroa County and adjoining or passing through Rural Sections 35338, 34756, 21977, 13506, 1576, 9896, 5575, Lot 1, D.P. 11716 (part R.S. 21680), 20539, 16892, 14771, 1967, 7209, 1900, 1277, 598, 756, and 216, Blocks VIII, Akaroa, and IV, Goughs Bay Survey Districts; thence situated in the Borough of Akaroa adjoining or passing through part Rural Section 216, Lot 2, D.P. 10947 (part R.S. 216), again by part Rural Section 216 and Lot 1, D.P. 12206 (part T.S. 39).

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 7th day of April, 1951.

JACK T. WATTS, Minister of Health.

(H.-H. 51/4.)

Member of Occupational Therapy Board Appointed

B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section 4 of the Occupational Therapy Act, 1949, I, Bernard Cyril Freyberg, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby appoint

Elizabeth Eleanor Simpson

to be a member of the Occupational Therapy Board under the aforesaid Act for a period of two years, vice Norah Hobcroft, as from the 1st day of April, 1951.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 17th day of April, 1951.

JACK T. WATTS, Minister of Health.

Extending Period Within Which the Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into and Report upon Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 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 SIR ARTHUR TELFORD DONNELLY, Knight Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Companion of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; JOHN HENRY BOYES, Esquire, Companion of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; and WILLIAM EDWARD BARNARD, Esquire: GREETING :

WHEREAS by Our Warrant of date the 14th day of February, 1951, issued under the authority of the Letters Patent of His Late Majesty, dated the 11th day of May, 1917, pursuant to section 27 of the Civil List Act, 1950, and under the authority of and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand, you, the said

Sir Arthur Telford Donnelly,
John Henry Boyes, and
William Edward Barnard,

were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon Parliamentary salaries and allowances :

And whereas by Our said Warrant you were required to report not later than the 1st day of May, 1951, your findings and opinions upon the matters thereby 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 1st day of June, 1951, the time within which you are so required to report :

And We do hereby confirm the said Warrant and Commission save as modified by these presents.

In witness whereof We have caused these presents to be issued and the Seal of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed at Wellington, this 24th day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one and in the fifteenth year of Our Reign.

Witness Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, on whom has been conferred 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, Lieutenant-General in Our Army, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand and its Dependencies, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand.

[L.S.] B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command—

S. G. HOLLAND,
Prime Minister.

Approved in Council—

T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointments, Extensions of Engagements, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirement of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 19th April, 1951.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, extensions of engagements, promotions, transfers, resignations, and retirement of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

As Pilots—

132383 Flight Lieutenant Jack DAVIDSON, D.F.C., is transferred from the Reserve of Air Force Officers to the Active List and is granted a commission for a period of four years in the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 10th March, 1949. Dated 9th March, 1951.

132652 Flying Officer Roy George Tawa ILES is transferred from the Reserve of Air Force Officers to the Active List and is granted a commission for a period of four years in the rank of Flying Officer. Dated 9th March, 1951.

TECHNICAL BRANCH

Extension of Commission

Engineer Division—

70204 Flight Lieutenant Alfred Charles Gordon BALDWIN is permitted to serve beyond normal retiring-age and is granted an extension of his commission, in his present rank and seniority, for a period of two years as from 1st June, 1951.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Appointments

Secretarial Division—

74218 John Richard MAHONEY is granted a commission for a period of five years in the rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.). Dated 21st March, 1951.

Special Duties Division—

Flight Lieutenant (Hon.) Reginald Vernon Free, M.C., is granted the rank of Honorary Squadron Leader. Dated 1st March, 1951.

MEDICAL BRANCH

Appointment

72963 Flight Lieutenant Philip Robert Burnett JONES, M.B., Ch.B., is granted a temporary commission in his present rank and seniority. Dated 2nd October, 1950.

Resignation

72963 Flight Lieutenant Philip Robert Burnett JONES, M.B., Ch.B., resigns his commission. Dated 28th February, 1951.

EDUCATION BRANCH

Extension of Commission

70326 Flight Lieutenant Trevor Lowther Wright MULLINDER, B.A., is granted an extension of his commission, in his present rank and seniority, for a period of two years. Dated 4th February, 1951.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

Promotions

Flying Officer Albert John RAWSTORN to be Flight Lieutenant. Dated 1st June, 1950.

Pilot Officer Lauritz Thomas MENZIES to be Flying Officer. Dated 1st July, 1950.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointment

130115 Keith Miller HAY, M.A., is granted a commission for a period of four years in the temporary rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.). Dated 19th March, 1951.