4 Nov.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1739

Member of the South Otago Milk Board Appointed (Notice No. Ag. 5760)

Pursuant to section 2 of the Milk Amendment Act 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint on the 20th day of October 1954

Peter McGregor

to be a member of the South Otago Milk Board, vice William Frank Knight.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1954.
E. J. FAWCETT, Director-General of Agriculture. (Ag. 87/12/58)

Members of the Scott's Gap-Otautau Rabbit Board Appointed (Notice No. Ag. 5761)

Pursuant to section 56 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint on the 20th day of October 1954

Sydney James Collie (Jun.) and Stewart Hector Macdonald

to be members of the Scott's Gap-Otautau Rabbit Board, vice Reginald William Richard James and Robert Charles Auld, resigned.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1954. E. J. FAWCETT, Director-General of Agriculture. (Ag. 64/1/124)

Supply Acquisition, and Use of Organic Fertilizer for Top-dressing Authorized (Notice No. Ag. 5777)

Pursuant to regulation 5A of the Organic Fertilizer Supply Regulations 1952, as inserted by regulation 2 of the Organic Fertilizer Supply Regulations 1952, Amendment No. 1, the Minister of Agriculture hereby authorizes the supply, acquisition, and use of organic fertilizer for top-dressing from the 4th day of November 1954 to the 30th day of April 1955 (both dates inclusive).

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of October 1954. W. H. FORTUNE, for the Minister of Agriculture. (Ag. 93/7/3)

Status of Commonwealth High Commissioners in New Zealand

Notice is hereby given for public information that the notice in the New Zealand Gazette of 13 January 1949 concerning the status of Commonwealth High Commissioners in New Zealand, and providing, inter alia, that the position of Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Wellington should be held by the senior foreign Ambassador, is now amended to the extent that, in the light of constitutional developments in the Commonwealth, the New Zealand Government considers that it would be appropriate in future for a High Commissioner who is resident in New Zealand to be eligible, on a basis of seniority, to assume the position of Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Wellington. This amendment has received the approval of Her Majesty the Queen.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1954. T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of External Affairs.

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands in New Zealand

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that

Berend Anthony Piets, Esquire,

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands in New Zealand, presented his Letter of Credence at Government House on Thursday, 14 October 1954.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1954. T. CLIFTON WEBB, Minister of External Affairs.

Land Reserved in the Land District of Canterbury Pursuant to the Land Act 1948, the Minister of Lands hereby sets apart the land described in the Schedule hereto as a reserve for general education purposes.

SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
RESERVE 4751, situated in the Borough of Rangiora: Area, 1 acre 3 roods 24·7 perches, more or less. (Shown as Lots 13 to 22 (inclusive), D.P. 16524, being parts Rural Sections 890 and 1019.)

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1954. W. A. BODKIN, for the Minister of Lands. (L. and S. H.O. 6/6/1240; D.O. 8/28)

Land Reserved in the Land District of Canterbury and Declared to be Pendarves Domain

Pursuant to the Land Act 1948, the Minister of Lands hereby sets apart the land described in the Schedule hereto as a reserve for recreation purposes, and, further, pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, declares the said reserve to be a public domain subject to the provisions of Part III of the last-mentioned Act, to be known as the Pendarves Domain.

SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
RESERVE 4729 (formerly part Rural Section 26495), situated in Block XVI, Ashburton Survey District: Area, 6 acres and 32 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 8734L.)

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of November 1954. W. A. BODKIN, for the Minister of Lands. (L. and S. H.O. 1/1353; D.O. 13/161)

Land Reserved in the Land District of Canterbury and Vested in the Ashburton County Council

Pursuant to the Land Act 1948, the Minister of Lands hereby sets apart the land described in the Schedule hereto as a reserve for plantation purposes, and, further, pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, vests the said reserve in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Ashburton, in trust, for that purpose.

SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
RESERVE 4634 (formerly part Rural Section 30345), situated in Block II, Spaxton Survey District: Area, 27 acres and 22 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 8651L.)

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1954. W. A. BODKIN, for the Minister of Lands. (L. and S. H.O. 36/1953; D.O. 27/15/58)

Declaring Portion of Taihape Domain to be a Recreation Reserve Subject to Part II of the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, and Revoking the Reservation Over the Said Land

Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby declares that the portion of the Taihape Domain described in the Schedule hereto shall cease to be subject to Part III of the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, and shall be deemed to be a recreation reserve subject to Part II of that Act, and, further, revokes the reservation for recreation purposes over the said land.

SCHEDULE
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT
SECTION 21, Block II, Town of Taihape, situated in Block XIV, Ohinewairua Survey District: Area, 1 rood 16 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 14228.)

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1954. W. A. BODKIN for the Minister of Lands. (L. and S. H.O. 1/234; D.O. 8/1094) Gazette, 7 July 1910, page 1918.

Cancelling the Vesting and Revoking the Reservation Over a Reserve in Wellington Land District

Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby cancels the vesting in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Pohangina of the land described in the Schedule hereto, and hereby revokes the reservation for gravel purposes over the said land.

SCHEDULE
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT
SECTION 42, Block IV, Umutoi Survey District: Area, 1 acre 2 roods, more or less. (S.O. Plan 13619.)

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of October 1954. CHAS. M. BOWDEN, for the Minister of Lands. (L. and S. H.O. 6/5/225; D.O. 8/1190) Gazette, 20 December 1898, page 2036; Gazette, 10 May 1900, page 907.