9 MAY

Directing the Sale of Land in the City of Wellington
C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 1st day of May 1957
Present:
THE RIGHT HON. S. G. HOLLAND PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Public Works Act 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby directs the sale of the land described in the Schedule hereto, that land being no longer required for the purpose for which it was acquired.

SCHEDULE
ALL that piece of land in the Wellington Land District containing 7·3 perches, situated in the City of Wellington, being part Section 479, Town of Wellington; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 135190 (S.O. 22389) deposited in the office of the Minister of Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured blue.

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(P.W. 24/3557; D.O. 94/3/10/12/0)

Directing Sale of Railway Land Between Cross Creek and Pigeon Bush Under the Public Works Act 1928
C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 1st day of May 1957
Present:
THE RIGHT HON. S. G. HOLLAND PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Public Works Act 1928, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby directs the sale of the land described in the Schedule hereto, such land being no longer required for the public work for which it was acquired.

SCHEDULE
APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of land directed to be sold:
A. R. P.
Being
4 31·7 Part railway land in memorial of Proclamation 29355, being part Section 5, Western Lake Block; coloured orange.
3 1 8·8 Part railway land in memorial of Proclamation 29355, being part Section 6, Western Lake Block; coloured blue.
2 0 27·6 Part railway land in memorial of Proclamation 29355, being part Section 6, Western Lake Block; coloured sepia.
4 0 27·5 Part railway land in memorial of Proclamation 29355, being part Sections 3 and 91, Western Lake Block; coloured orange.
5 2 33·7 Part railway land in memorial of Proclamation 29355, being part Section 3, Western Lake Block; coloured blue.
1 0 0 Part railway land in Conveyance 33114, being part Section 91, Western Lake Block; coloured sepia.
All situated in Block VI, Wairarapa Survey District, Featherston County. (S.O. 23720.)
In the Wellington Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked L.O. 14642 deposited in the office of the Minister of Railways at Wellington, and thereon coloured as above mentioned.

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L.O. 20953/103)

Consenting to the Deposit of Moneys by Whakatane County Council in Terms of Section 104 of the Counties Act 1956
C. M. W. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 1st day of May 1957
Present:
THE RIGHT HON. S. G. HOLLAND PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to section 104 of the Counties Act 1956, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby authorises the Whakatane County Council to deposit with the Rangitaiki Drainage Board, for any period ending not later than the 31st day of March 1958, a sum not exceeding £13,000.

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(I.A. 103/128/5)

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Officers Authorised to Take Statutory Declarations
C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
PURSUANT to section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927, His Excellency the Governor-General hereby authorises the persons named in the Schedule hereto, being the holders of the offices specified after their names, to take and receive statutory declarations under that section.

SCHEDULE
Charles Prestige Glennie, Accountant, State Advances Corporation, Napier.
Oswald Milne Greig, Accountant, State Advances Corporation, Wellington.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 1st day of May 1957.
J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Officer Authorised to Take Statutory Declarations
C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
PURSUANT to section 301 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1927, His Excellency the Governor-General hereby authorises Graham Anderson Tait, being Engineer, Ministry of Works, Wairoa, to take and receive statutory declarations under that section.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 25th day of April 1957.
J. R. MARSHALL, Minister of Justice.

Appointments, Confirmation of Appointments, Extensions of Commissions and Date of Retirement, Transfers, and Terminations of Commissions of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
PURSUANT to section 15 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, confirmation of appointments, extensions of commissions and date of retirement, transfers, and terminations of commissions of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointment and Cancellation
Maurice Seymour Clothier (688861) is granted a short-service commission in the General Duties Branch, Regular Air Force, for a period of four years, to be followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers. He is appointed to the rank of Acting Pilot Officer, with effect from 12 December 1956. This cancels previous temporary commission notified in Gazette, No. 8, dated 31 January 1957, page 139.

Extension of Date of Retirement
The age for retirement of Squadron Leader Eric James Shaw, D.F.C. (70090), is extended for a period of two years, with effect from 4 April 1957.

Extensions of Commissions
Squadron Leader (temp.) Edward John Ernest Tompkins (74750) is granted an extension of his present commission terminating on 24 September 1963.
The under-mentioned Flight Lieutenants are granted extensions of their present commissions terminating on the dates shown:
Donald Benjamin Pollard (71912), 5 January 1965.
John Edward Wood, D.F.C. (133849), 13 October 1964.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Special Duties Division
John Edward Packer, M.Sc. (816643), is granted a short-service commission in the Administrative and Supply Branch (Special Duties Division), Regular Air Force, for a period of five years, to be followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers. He is appointed to the rank of Flying Officer with seniority from 10 April 1956, with effect from 10 April 1957.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Confirmation of Appointments
Secretarial Division
The under-mentioned Acting Pilot Officers are confirmed in their appointments and granted the rank of Pilot Officer, with effect from the dates shown:
Richard Henry Alwyn Carter (338676), 7 February 1957.
Richard Anthony Dawson Welsh (709211), 17 February 1957.