1984

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 77]

Commission Appointing Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, G.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., to be Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand

THE following Commission, appointing Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie to be Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand, is published for general information.

Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of December, 1952.

(I.A. 85/1/13)

W. A. BODKIN,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

[SEAL]

ELIZABETH R.

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith: To Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion of Our Distinguished Service Order, upon whom has been conferred the Decoration of the Military Cross and Bar, Lieutenant-General on the retired list of Our Army, GREETING:

WE do, by this Our Commission under Our Sign Manual and Signet, appoint you, the said Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, to be, during Our pleasure, Our Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand, with all the powers, rights, privileges, and advantages to the said Office belonging or appertaining.

II. And We do hereby authorise, empower, and command you to exercise and perform all and singular the powers and directions contained in certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal bearing date at Westminster the Eleventh day of May, 1917, constituting the said Office of Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief, and in certain other Letters Patent under the Great Seal, bearing date at Westminster the Eighteenth day of December, 1918, amending the same, or in any other Letters Patent adding to, amending, or substituted for the same, according to such Orders and Instructions as the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief for the time being hath already received, or as you may hereafter receive from Us.

III. And We do hereby appoint that so soon as you shall have taken the prescribed Oaths and have entered upon the duties of your Office, this Our present Commission shall supersede the Commission under the Sign Manual and Signet of His late Majesty King George the Sixth, bearing date the Fifteenth day of February, 1946, appointing Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, (now Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Baron Freyberg), upon whom has been conferred the Decoration 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 (now on the retired list), to be Our Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand.

IV. And We do hereby command all and singular Our Officers, Ministers and loving subjects in New Zealand, and all others whom it may concern, to take due notice hereof, and to give their ready obedience accordingly.

Given at Our Court at Saint James's, this 6th day of November, 1952, in the first year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty's Command,

S. G. HOLLAND.

By Authority: R. E. OWEN, Government Printer, Wellington.—1952.

Price 6d.]