24 MAY

Exempting Land in the Auckland Land District from the Operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925

H. E. BARROWCLOUGH,
Administrator of the Government

PURSUANT to section 171 of the Coal Mines Act 1925,
His Excellency the Administrator of the Government hereby declares that the surface of the land described in the Schedule hereto, together with the subsoil above a plane 100 ft. below and approximately parallel to the surface of the said land, shall be exempt from the operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925.

SCHEDULE
ALL that area of land containing one rood, more or less, commencing at a point distant 588·4 links on a bearing of 71° 04' from the most southerly corner of Allotment 74 of the Parish of Pepepe, Block XIV, Rangiriri Survey District, and bounded first on a bearing of 69° 27' for a distance of 32·1 links; thence on a bearing of 341° 04' for a distance of 249·1 links; thence on a bearing of 251° 04' for a distance of 100 links; thence on a bearing of 161° 04' for a distance of 250 links; thence on a bearing of 71° 04' for a distance of 67·9 links to the point of commencement, being part of Allotment 74 of the Parish of Pepepe, and being part of the land comprised in certificate of title, Volume S. 673, folio 130 (Auckland Registry), as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan in the Head Office of the Mines Department at Wellington, and thereon edged green.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government this 15th day of May 1956.

W. SULLIVAN, Minister of Mines.
(Mines 11/12/9-6)

Warrant Directing That the Costs of a Commission Appointed to Inquire Into the Construction of a Bridge at Owen Road be Borne by the Gisborne City Council

H. E. BARROWCLOUGH,
Administrator of the Government

WHEREAS, by warrant under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, dated the 2nd day of August 1955, a Commissioner was appointed to inquire into and report upon the construction of a proposed bridge over the Waimata River at Owen Road and upon the appropriation of the cost of construction of the proposed bridge:

And whereas such Commissioner duly held the inquiry and reported to His Excellency the Governor-General in terms of the Public Works Act 1928:

Now, therefore, I, Major-General the Right Honourable Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough, the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Public Works Act 1928, hereby direct that the costs, charges, and expenses attending or incidental to the setting up and course of inquiry of the aforesaid commission shall be a charge upon the revenue of the Gisborne City Council.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government this 15th day of May 1956.

W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Works.
(P.W. 36/828)

Revocation of General Court-martial Warrant Under Section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939

H. E. BARROWCLOUGH,
Administrator of the Government of New Zealand

To the Commander, 1st Commonwealth Division, British Commonwealth Forces, Korea.

WHEREAS I am empowered by the New Zealand Army Act 1950 and the Visiting Forces Act 1939 (New Zealand) to authorise and empower you from time to time and as occasion may require to convene general courts martial for the trial of such persons subject to military law as members of the Emergency Force raised in New Zealand and acting in combination with other Commonwealth Forces in the British Commonwealth Forces, Korea, as are for the time being under or within your command, who are charged with an offence against the New Zealand Army Act for which they may be tried by court martial, and to confirm the findings and sentences of such courts martial:

And whereas, by Warrant dated the 10th day of March 1955, power and authority as aforesaid was granted to you:

And whereas, owing to the reduction in strength of the British Commonwealth Forces, Korea, and reorganisation of commands therein, the circumstances which gave rise to that Warrant will no longer exist as from the 15th day of May 1956, and I have executed a further Warrant in substitution therefor:

Now, therefore, I do hereby cancel and revoke the said Warrant dated the 10th day of March 1955, as from the 15th day of May 1956.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government this 10th day of May 1956.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

General Court-martial Warrant Under Section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939

H. E. BARROWCLOUGH,
Administrator of the Government of New Zealand

To the Commander, Commonwealth Contingent Korea, for the time being, and his successors.

WHEREAS by section 6 (4) (b) of the Visiting Forces Act 1939 (New Zealand) it is provided that when a home force and another force are acting in combination any officer of the other force duly appointed to command the combined force, or any part thereof, shall be treated and shall have over members of the home force the like powers of command and punishment, and may be invested with the like authority to convene and confirm the findings and sentences of courts martial as if he were an officer of the home force of relative rank and holding the same command:

And whereas by the Emergency Force (Visiting Forces) Order 1951, issued pursuant to section 6 (5) of the aforesaid Act, it was declared that the Emergency Force raised under Part I of the Emergency Forces Act 1950 is serving together and acting in combination with every part of the military forces, other than the military forces of Her Majesty raised in New Zealand, to which section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939 applies, and with which the said Emergency Force is serving from time to time in support of the United Nations action in Korea:

And whereas Part I of the Emergency Forces Act 1950 was repealed by the New Zealand Army Act 1950, but the aforesaid order remains in full force and effect:

And whereas you have been for the time being appointed to command that part of the United Nations Forces in Korea being the Commonwealth Contingent Korea:

Now, therefore, pursuant to the New Zealand Army Act 1950 and the Visiting Forces Act 1939, I hereby authorise and empower you from time to time and as occasion may require to convene general courts martial for the trial of such persons subject to military law as members of the aforesaid Emergency Force as are for the time being under or within the territorial limits of your command who shall be charged with any offence against the New Zealand Army Act for which they may be tried by court martial, whether such offence shall have been committed before or after the date of this Warrant or the date you shall have taken upon yourself the Command:

And I do hereby further authorise and empower you to confirm the findings and sentences of such general courts martial, but not to confirm in the case of officers any sentence of dismissal from Her Majesty's service or any greater punishment, and in the case of soldiers any sentence of imprisonment with hard labour, discharge with ignominy from Her Majesty's service, and imprisonment or detention exceeding twelve months or any greater punishment, and to cause any sentence thereof to be put into execution so far as you may lawfully so do under New Zealand military law:

And lastly I authorise and empower you to appoint a fit and proper person from time to time for executing the office of Judge Advocate at any such court martial for the more orderly proceedings of the same:

And for executing the several powers, matters, and things herein expressed, this Warrant shall be to you, and to others whom it may concern, a sufficient Warrant and authority:

And I declare that this Warrant shall without ratification extend to and invest with the aforesaid authorities and powers, your successors, and any officer for the time being appointed as Acting Commander, Commonwealth Contingent Korea..

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government this 10th day of May 1956.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.