13 MAR.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 377

Lands Reserved in the Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago Land Districts

FREYBERG, Governor-General

WHEREAS by section 167 of the Land Act 1948 it is enacted that the Governor-General may from time to time set apart as a reserve, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral lease or pastoral occupation licence, any Crown land for any purpose, which in his opinion is desirable in the public interest, and notice thereof shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette:

Now, therefore, pursuant to section 167 of the said Act, I, Bernard Cyril, Baron Freyberg, the Governor-General of New Zealand, hereby reserve, subject to the reservations and conditions imposed by section 59 of the Land Act 1948, the lands in the Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago Land Districts described in the Schedule hereunder written, for the purposes specified at the end of the respective descriptions of the lands so intended to be reserved.

SCHEDULE

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

Section 4, Motukai Settlement, situated in Block XVI, Otahoua Survey District: Area, 4 acres 2 roods 18 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 17583.) (Site for a roadman’s cottage.)
(L. and S. H.O. 21/263 ; D.O. Misc. 2243)

Section 33, Rewa Village Settlement, situated in Block XI, Ongo Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 84, folio 181 (Wellington Registry): Area, 1 rood, more or less. (S.O. plan 13841.) (Site for a roadman’s cottage.)
(L. and S. H.O. 6/1/879 ; D.O. W. 667)

NELSON LAND DISTRICT

Section 45, Block II, Kongahu Survey District: Area, 1 acre and 29·1 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 9679.) (Recreation.)
(L. and S. H.O. 1/1232 ; D.O. 8/256)

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT

Reserves 4632 and 4633, situated in Blocks VII and XII, Rakaia Survey District, and being part of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 91, folio 183 (Canterbury Registry): Total area, 2 acres, more or less. (S.O. plan 8424.) (Gravel.)
(L. and S. H.O. 1887/3143 ; D.O. 8/261)

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT

Section 45, Block IV, Dunback Survey District: Area, 34·96 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 11430.) (Site for a public hall.)
(L. and S. H.O. 22/3630/116 ; D.O. 8/29)

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 11th day of March 1952.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

Control of Pollution in Kaupokonui Stream

FREYBERG, Governor-General

PURSUANT to section 62 of the Health Act 1920, His Excellency the Governor-General hereby places under the control of the Kaponga Town Board all that portion of the Kaupokonui Stream and its tributaries above the intake of the Kaponga Town Board’s water-supply for the purpose of preventing the pollution of that river.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this 28th day of February 1952.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Health.

(H.H. 52/1)

Royal Commission to Inquire Into and Report Upon the New Zealand Government Railways

ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith:

To Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir John Andrew Charles Allum, C.B.E., Mayor of the City of Auckland; Walter Oswald Gibb, Company Director and Manager of Wellington; and Carl Victor Smith, C.B.E., Company Director of Dunedin: GREETING:

WHEREAS we have deemed it expedient that a Commission should issue to inquire into the New Zealand Government Railways:

Now know Ye that We, reposing trust and confidence in your impartiality, integrity, and ability do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint you, the said

Sir John Andrew Charles Allum, C.B.E.,
Walter Oswald Gibb, and
Carl Victor Smith, C.B.E.

to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon all aspects of the New Zealand Government Railways, their future development and sphere of operations, and, in particular, but without in any way limiting the scope of the inquiry and your powers relating thereto, to inquire into and report upon the following matters:

1. The adequacy and efficiency of all services operated by the New Zealand Railways Department, and of its motive power, rolling-stock, road service vehicles, stations, sheds, workshops, yards, and similar establishments.

2. The adequacy in numbers, experience, efficiency, and mobility of the existing staff, and steps, if any necessary, to conserve and augment the staff or improve its location by means of housing, hostels, and the like.

3. The incidence of competition by other transport operations, the effect of subsidies on services, and the desirability of delineating a sphere of operations for railway services and other transport operations.

4. The desirability or otherwise of the abandonment of working (either wholly or partly or temporarily or permanently) of any portion or portions of the railway system or of any stations thereon having regard to the present and prospective resources of the railways in staff and facilities, the financial results of operating such lines or stations and the extent to which they are used, and the alternative transport arrangements (if any) which should be made available in the event of such abandonment.

5. The adequacy and suitability of the scale of goods rates, passenger fares, and all other charges for railway services having regard to the proper sphere of railway operations, the costs of operation, the competitive situation, and the capacity of the railways to handle existing and prospective traffic.

And generally to inquire into and report upon such other matters as may come to your notice in the course of your inquiries and which you consider should be investigated in connection therewith, and upon any matters affecting the premises which you consider should be brought to the attention of the Government.

And We do hereby appoint you the said

Sir John Andrew Charles Allum

to be Chairman of the said Commission:

And for the better enabling you to carry these presents into effect you are hereby authorized and empowered to make and conduct any inquiry under these presents at such time and place as you deem expedient, with power to adjourn from time to time and place to place as you think fit, and so that these presents shall continue in force, and the inquiry may at any time and place be resumed although not regularly adjourned from time to time or from place to place:

And you are hereby strictly charged and directed that you shall not at any time publish or otherwise disclose, save to His Excellency the Governor-General, in pursuance of these presents or by His Excellency’s direction, the contents of any report so made or to be made by you or any evidence or information obtained by you in the exercise of the powers hereby conferred upon you except such evidence or information as is received in the course of a sitting open to the public:

And We do further ordain that you have liberty to report your proceedings and findings under this Our Commission from time to time if you shall judge it expedient so to do:

And, using all due diligence, you are required to report to His Excellency the Governor-General, in writing under your hands and seals, not later than the 30th day of June 1952, your findings and opinions on the matters aforesaid, together with such recommendations as you think fit to make in respect thereof:

And lastly, it is hereby declared that these presents are issued under the authority of the Letters Patent to His late Majesty dated the 11th day of May 1917, 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.

In witness whereof We have caused this Our Commission to be issued and the Seal of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed at Wellington, this 3rd day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two and in the first year of Our Reign.

Witness Our Trusty and Well-beloved Bernard Cyril, Baron 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.] FREYBERG, Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command—
W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Railways.

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

Appointments in the Royal New Zealand Navy

Navy Office,
Wellington, 28 February 1952.

HIS Excellency the Governor General has been pleased to approve the following appointments in the Royal New Zealand Navy:—

Commander Humphrey Leonine Jenkins, D.S.C.*, R.N., lent Royal New Zealand Navy and appointed H.M.N.Z.S. “Maori”, additional, for 2½ years’ service, to date 1 February 1952, and H.M.N.Z.S. “Philomel”, for passage and as Commander Superintendent of H.M.N.Z. “Dockyard”, vice Boyd (date to be reported).

Commander (F) Frank William Thomsett, R.N., lent to the Royal New Zealand Navy, and appointed to H.M.N.Z.S. “Maori”, additional, for 2½ years’ loan service, to date 1 February 1952; H.M.N.Z.S. “Philomel II”, additional, for passage, to date 6 February 1952, and H.M.N.Z.S. “Philomel II” temporary, 14 February 1952.