Judge of the Supreme Court Appointed

PURSUANT to the Judicature Act 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, has been pleased to appoint

Terence Arbuthnot Gresson, Esquire, Barrister, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, to hold office during good behaviour.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of November 1956.

J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Officiating Ministers for 1956—Notice No. 28

PURSUANT to the Marriage Act 1955, the following names of officiating ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:

The Church of the Province of New Zealand, Commonly Called the Church of England
The Reverend William Herbert Gregory.

The Roman Catholic Church
The Reverend John Edmund Mullin.
The Reverend Maurice Frederick O’Brien.
The Reverend Vincent Clement Walker.
The Reverend Bryan Patrick Winders.

Seventh-Day Baptist Church
Mr Edward Francis Barrar.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 1956.

S. T. BARNETT, Registrar-General.

Declaration that Part of the Gisborne Domain Shall be a Recreation Reserve and Change of the Purpose of the Reserve

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby declares that that part of the Gisborne Domain described in the Schedule hereto shall cease to be subject to the provisions of Part III of the Reserves and Domains Act 1953 and shall be deemed to be a recreation reserve subject to Part II of the said Act, and further, pursuant to the said Act, changes the purpose of the said reserve from a reserve for recreation purposes to a reserve for general education purposes.

SCHEDULE

Gisborne Land District
SECTION 384 (formerly part Section 218A), Town of Gisborne: Area, 2 roods 35·2 perches, more or less. Part certificate of title, Volume 36, folio 290. (S.O. Plan 4881.)

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of November 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 1/621; D.O. 8/118)

Reservation of Land and Declaration that Same be Part of the Trentham Memorial Park

PURSUANT to the Land Act 1948, the Minister of Lands hereby sets apart the lands described in the Schedule hereto as reserves for recreation purposes and further, pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, declares the said reserves to be a public domain subject to the provisions of Part III of the last-mentioned Act to be part of the Trentham Memorial Park to be administered as a public domain by the Domain Board.

SCHEDULE

Wellington Land District
Lots 140 and 141, D.P. 18032, being part Section 89, Hutt District, situated in Block I, Rimutaka Survey District: Area, 1 rood 37·30 perches, more or less. Part certificate of title, Volume 525, folio 298.
Also Lot 1, D.P. 15910, being part Section 88, Hutt District, situated in Block I, Rimutaka Survey District: Area, 3 roods 30·2 perches, more or less. All certificate of title, Volume 593, folio 278.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of November 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 4/1071; D.O. 13/164)

Reservation of Land

PURSUANT to the Land Act 1948, the Minister of Lands hereby sets apart the land described in the Schedule hereto as a reserve for a site for a public hall.

SCHEDULE

Otago Land District
SECTION 1 (formerly part Section 3041), Block VIII, Wilkin Survey District: Area, 1 acre 1 rood 10 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 8851.)

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of November 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 22/3630/169; D.O. 8/4/47)

Reservation of Land

PURSUANT to the Land Act 1948, the Minister of Lands hereby sets apart the land described in the Schedule hereto as a reserve for scenic purposes.

SCHEDULE

Taranaki Land District—Pehu Scenic Reserve
SECTION 15 (formerly parts Section 4), Block XI, Upper Wai-tara Survey District: Total area, 145 acres 2 roods 5 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 8711.)

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of November 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 31/469; D.O. R.L. 327)

Vesting a Reserve in the Whangarei County Council

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby vests the reserve described in the Schedule hereto in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Whangarei, in trust, for recreation purposes.

SCHEDULE

North Auckland Land District
Lot 3, D.P. 35138, being part Allotment 15, Parish of Manaia, situated in Block IV, Ruakaka Survey District: Area, 32 perches, more or less. Part certificate of title, Volume 508, folio 63.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of November 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 6/1/845; D.O. 8/35138)

Vesting a Reserve in the Waitemata County Council

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby vests the reserve described in the Schedule hereto in the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Waitemata, in trust, for recreation purposes.

SCHEDULE

North Auckland Land District
Lot 14, D.P. 30393, being part Allotment 53, Parish of Wai-komiti, situated in Block VI, Titirangi Survey District: Area, 2 acres and 9·3 perches, more or less. Part certificate of title, Volume 709, folio 70.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of November 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 6/1/995; D.O. 8/1758)

Vesting a Reserve in the Christchurch City Council

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby vests the reserve described in the Schedule hereto in the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Christchurch, in trust, for recreation purposes.

SCHEDULE

Canterbury Land District
RESERVE 4795, situated in the City of Christchurch, Block XII, Christchurch Survey District: Area, 21 acres 2 roods 2·7 perches, more or less. (Shown as Lot 1, D.P. 1564, being part Rural Section 347). All certificate of title, Volume 188, folio 155. Subject to drainage easements contained in transfer 51230 and conveyance 33641.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 1956.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 39374; D.O. 8/3/166)