26 MAY

Now, therefore, I, Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, and all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint you the said

Stanley Morell Macalister Donald Frederick Sandys Wunsch Frederick Selwyn Dyson

to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the following matters:

(1) Whether there are in any of the residential areas at Otahuhu, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Mount Wellington, and the Mangere Riding of the Manukau County, conditions in the atmosphere which are detrimentally affecting persons or property irrespective of whether the existence of such conditions amounts to a nuisance or nuisances in law.

(2) If so, what is the nature and cause of any such conditions.

(3) To what extent (if at all) are the conditions injurious to health.

(4) What damage (if any) are the conditions causing to property.

(5) Are the conditions, or any of them, such as to require remedies to be provided for them.

(6) If so, what remedies are required, and who should provide them.

And in exercise of such powers and authorities as aforesaid, and with the like advice and consent, I do hereby appoint you, the said.

Stanley Morell Macalister

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 me in pursuance of these presents, or by my 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 it is hereby declared that the powers hereby conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the absence at any time of any one of the members hereby appointed so long as the Chairman or a member deputed by the Chairman to act in his stead and one other member be present and concur in the exercise of such powers:

And it is hereby further declared that you have liberty to report your proceedings and findings under this Commission from time to time as you judge it expedient so to do:

And, using all due diligence, you are required to report to me in writing under your hands not later than the 15th day of August 1955 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 further declared that these presents are issued under and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908.

Given in Executive Council under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 18th day of May 1955.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Health.

Approved in Council--

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

Warrant Appointing a Deputy of the Members of the Air Services Licensing Authority

C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General

PURSUANT to section 6 of the Air Services Licensing Act 1951, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, the Governor-General of New Zealand, hereby appoint

George Hart Lusk, of Palmerston North, Solicitor,

to be a deputy of any one of the members of the Air Services Licensing Authority appointed by Warrant dated the 17th day of February 1955* for the period expiring on the 17th day of February 1958.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 19th day of May 1955.

T. P. SHAND, Minister in Charge of Civil Aviation.

*N.Z. Gazette No. 15, 3 March 1955, page 332.

Appointment, Promotion, Transfers, and Retirement of Officers of the New Zealand Army

PURSUANT to section 16 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointment, promotion, transfers, and retirement of officers of the New Zealand Army:

N.Z. ARMY LEGAL SERVICE

Territorial Force

Colonel C. A. L. Treadwell, O.B.E., E.D., relinquishes the appointment of Judge-Advocate-General and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 June 1955.

Major J. C. White, M.B.E., from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and is appointed Director, N.Z. Army Legal Service. Dated 1 June 1955.

Major H. R. C. Wild, LL.M., The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own), relinquishes the appointment of Legal Staff Officer, Army Headquarters, and ceases to be seconded. Dated 1 June 1955.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT (CITY OF WELLINGTON'S OWN)

Major H. R. C. Wild, LL.M., ceases to be seconded to the N.Z. Army Legal Service and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 1 June 1955.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of May 1955.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Resignations of Officers of the New Zealand Army

PURSUANT to section 16 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and resignations of officers of the New Zealand Army:

HEADQUARTERS, 3RD INFANTRY BRIGADE

Major G. C. Weston, E.D., The Canterbury Regiment, relinquishes the appointment of D.A.A. and Q.M.G., Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Brigade, and ceases to be seconded. Dated 1 April 1955.

HEADQUARTERS, 4TH ARMoured BRIGADE

Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Robinson, D.S.O., M.C., E.D., from the Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., to be Brigadier, and is appointed Comd. 4th Armoured Brigade, vice Colonel (temp. Brigadier) C. L. Pleasants, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., E.D., B.A. Dated 1 June 1955.

COLONELS' LIST

Regular Force

Colonel (temp. Brigadier) C. L. Pleasants, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., E.D., B.A., relinquishes the appointment of Comd. 4th Armoured Brigade. Dated 31 May 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force

Captain P. W. F. Joplin to be temp. Major. Dated 21 March 1955.

Territorial Force

6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Phillip Mason Beresford to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 18 February 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMoured CORPS

Regular Force

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) P. R. Howe lapses. Dated 13 April 1955.

Territorial Force

Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Robinson, D.S.O., M.C., E.D., relinquishes the appointment of C.O., Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., dated 31 May 1955, and is transferred to the 4th Armoured Brigade. Dated 1 June 1955.

Major W. J. Rainbow is appointed C.O., Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1 June 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) K. B. Miller in the N.Z. Regular Force lapses and he is reposted to the 1st Divisional Provost Company, The Royal N.Z. Provost Corps, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 13 June 1953. Dated 13 April 1955.