23 Oct.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE Officers Authorized to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations H. F. O'LEARY, Administrator of the Government PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927, I, Sir Humphrey Francis O'Leary, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that the persons whose names are set out in the Schedule hereto, being officers in the service of the Crown holding the offices stated opposite their names respectively in the said Schedule, are authorized to take and receive statutory declarations under section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927.

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Eric Neil Tibble, Chief Clerk, Mental Hospital, Auckland. Francis Bruce Thomas, Chief Clerk, Kingseat Hospital, Papakura. Ralph MacGregor Thornes, Chief Clerk, Raventhorpe Hospital, Bombay. Bennett Ratcliffe, Chief Clerk, Tokanui Hospital, Te Awamutu. Thomas Jack Gilbert, Chief Clerk, Levin Farm, Health Department, Levin. Cyril James Gaffaney, Chief Clerk, Lake Alice Hospital, Marton. Leslie William Pickard Thomas, Chief Clerk, Porirua Hospital, Porirua. Charles Thomas Fraser, Chief Clerk, Nelson Mental Hospital, Nelson. Thomas Clifton McDonald, Chief Clerk, Seaview Hospital, Hokitika. John Francis Dixon, Chief Clerk, Sunnyside Hospital, Christchurch. Charles Michael Sloane, Chief Clerk, Seacliff Hospital, Seacliff. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 14th day of October 1952. J. R. MARSHALL, For the Minister of Justice.Officers Authorized to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations H. F. O'LEARY, Administrator of the Government PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927, I, Sir Humphrey Francis O'Leary, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that the persons whose names are set out in the Schedule hereto, being officers in the service of the Crown holding the offices stated opposite their names respectively in the said Schedule, are authorized to take and receive statutory declarations under section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927.

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Alfred John Dukeson, Postmaster, Apiti. James Alan Marston, Chief Postmaster, Gisborne. David Adolphus Glover, Postmaster, Hunterville. Bruce Rennie Bell, Postmaster, Kaikohe. Reginald Edward Melvin, Postmaster, Lumsden. Leonard John Mew, Chief Postmaster, Masterton. William Mann Wade, Postmaster, Pleasant Point. Ralph Cecil Riseborough, Postmaster, Whitianga. Agnes Muriel Evans, Postmistress, Houhora. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 13th day of October 1952. J. R. MARSHALL, For the Minister of Justice.Land Reserved in the Wellington Land District H. F. O'LEARY, Administrator of the Government 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, Sir Humphrey Francis O'Leary, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, hereby reserve, subject to the reservations and conditions imposed by section 59 of the Land Act 1948, the land in the Wellington Land District described in the Schedule hereunder written, for the purposes of general education.

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WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT SECTIONS 60, 61, and 62, Ohakune Village Settlement, situated in Block V, Karioi Survey District : Area, 9 acres 2 roods 2.3 perches, more or less. (S.O. plan 22098.) As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 21st day of October 1952. E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands. (L. and S. H.O. 22/1450/1479 ; D.O. 22/4409)1741 Vesting the Control of an Historic Reserve in the Boy Scouts' Association (New Zealand Branch), Incorporated, and the Girl Guides' Association (New Zealand Branch), Incorporated H. F. O'LEARY, Administrator of the Government PURSUANT to section 13 of the Scenery Preservation Act 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), His Excellency the Administrator of the Government hereby vests the control of the historic reserve described in the Schedule hereto (being land reserved under the said Act) in the Boy Scouts' Association (New Zealand Branch), Incorporated, and the Girl Guides' Association (New Zealand Branch), Incorporated, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say :-1. The period for which the control of the reserve is hereby vested shall be five years from the date hereof, unless the reservation is previously altered or revoked under the said Act.2. The said Associations shall prepare a report each year ending on the 31st day of March, together with a statement of receipts and expenditure in connection with the said reserve. 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.3. The said Associations shall control the said reserve in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.SCHEDULE WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT—UPPER HUTT BLOCKHOUSE ALL that area containing by admeasurement 1 acre, more or less, being part Section 94, Block I, Rimutaka Survey District. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 744A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red. (S.O. plan 16924.) As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 21st day of October 1952. E. B. CORBETT, Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation. (L. and S. H.O. 744 ; D.O. 8/27)Vesting the Control of Scenic Reserves in the Manukau County Council H. F. O'LEARY, Administrator of the Government PURSUANT to section 13 of the Scenery Preservation Act 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), His Excellency the Administrator of the Government hereby vests the control of the scenic reserves described in the Schedule hereto (being lands reserved under the said Act) in the Manukau County Council, subject to the conditions hereinafter contained, that is to say :-1. The period for which the control of the reserves is hereby vested shall be five years from the date hereof, unless the reservation is previously altered or revoked under the said Act.2. The said Council shall prepare a report each year ending on the 31st 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.3. The said council shall control the said reserves in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of the regulations made thereunder.SCHEDULE NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT—CLEVEDON SCENIC RESERVES ALL that area containing by admeasurement 98 acres 3 roods 2 perches, more or less, being the portion of Allotments 11 and 16, Parish of Wairoa, taken for the purposes of a scenic reserve by Proclamation published in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 6 March 1930, at page 700. As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 4/199r, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red. (S.O. plan 24379.) Also Allotment 53, Parish of Wairoa : Area, 59 acres 2 roods 24.3 perches, more or less. Also Allotment 83, Parish of Wairoa : Area, 68 acres 2 roods 22 perches, more or less. Also Allotment 52, Parish of Wairoa : Area, 10 acres 2 roods 4 perches, more or less. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 21st day of October 1952. E. B. CORBETT, Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation. (L. and S. H.O. 4/199 ; D.O. 13/106)