5 DECEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
2253
Extending the Time for Forwarding the Report of a Commission Appointed Under the Auckland Harbour Bridge Act 1950
COBHAM, Governor-General
To all to whom these presents shall come, and to:
STANLEY LOGAN PATERSON, Esquire, C.B.E., of Hamilton, Retired Stipendiary Magistrate; and DAVID HARVEY STEEN, Esquire, of Auckland, Public Accountant:
GREETING.
WHEREAS by a Warrant dated the 4th day of June 1957, you, the said Stanley Logan Paterson, were constituted and appointed to be a Commission, in terms of the Auckland Harbour Bridge Act 1950, to inquire into and report upon certain matters relating to the payment of compensation to employees of the Devonport Steam Ferry Co. Ltd.;
And whereas by the same Warrant, you, the said David Harvey Steen, were appointed to assist the said Stanley Logan Paterson as such Commission as aforesaid;
And whereas such Commission was required to submit its report not later than the 30th day of September 1957:
And whereas the time within which such Commission was required to submit its report was by a Warrant dated the 19th day of September 1957 extended to the 31st day of October 1957:
And whereas the time within which such Commission was required to submit its report was by a Warrant dated the 23rd day of October 1957 further extended to the 30th day of November 1957:
And whereas it is expedient to further extend the time within which such Commission shall submit its report for a period of one month, that is, until the 31st day of December 1957:
Now, therefore, I, Charles John, Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the said Act and by the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, hereby declare and appoint that the time at or before which you, the said Stanley Logan Paterson, shall submit your report aforesaid is hereby extended to the 31st day of December 1957:
And I hereby declare that the provisions of the aforesaid Warrant dated the 4th day of June 1957 shall apply as fully and effectively in all respects as if the 31st day of December 1957 were the date originally fixed in the said Warrant as the last day for the submission by such Commission of its report.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 3rd day of December 1957.
W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Works.
(P.W. 34/2734/0)
Officer of Government of Ross Dependency Appointed
COBHAM, Governor-General
WHEREAS by the Order in Council dated the 30th day of July 1923,* made under the British Settlements Act 1887 of the United Kingdom Parliament, the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand for the time being (thereinafter and hereinafter called “the Governor”) was appointed to be the Governor of the Ross Dependency, and all the powers and authorities which by the said order were given and granted to the Governor for the time being of the Dependency were thereby vested in him:
And whereas the Governor was thereby further authorised and empowered to make all such rules and regulations as might lawfully be made by Her Majesty’s authority for the peace, order, and good government of the Dependency:
And whereas by regulations made by the Governor on the 14th day of November 1923†, it was enacted that all persons appointed by the Governor for the time being of the Dependency should have such power and authority as might be granted them in due course of law, and might be empowered to do such things as might be necessary or desirable to ensure that the laws in force in the Dependency are duly observed and complied with in every respect, and to do all things necessary or expedient for the peace, order, and good government of the Dependency, and to safeguard and preserve Her Majesty’s rights and sovereignty over and in respect of the Dependency:
And whereas by notice issued by the Governor on the 27th day of August 1953‡, Harold Ruegg, Esquire, was appointed an officer of the Government of the Dependency and vested with the powers and authorities described in the said notice, and in particular with the general executive and administrative authority in preserving Her Majesty’s rights and sovereignty and the laws and regulations in force in the Dependency:
And whereas by notice issued by the Governor on the 23rd day of November 1956§, Acting Captain Henry Kirkwood, Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, and Dr Trevor Hatherton were appointed officers of the Government of the Dependency and vested with the powers and authorities described in the said notice:
And whereas it is expedient that a further person be appointed an officer of the Government of the Dependency:
Now, therefore, I, Charles John, Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand, and as such the Governor of the Ross Dependency, hereby appoint Linden Herbert Martin as an officer of the Government of the Dependency; and I hereby confer on him all the powers and authorities which may be exercised in New Zealand by a Justice of the Peace, and also the powers and authorities which may be so exercised by a Coroner, and also the powers and authorities which may be so exercised by a Postmaster;
The said Linden Herbert Martin to exercise his functions at such places within the Dependency as may be directed by the said Harold Ruegg, Esquire, or by the said Acting Captain Henry Kirkwood; and to hold office and exercise the duties thereof during pleasure.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, as the Governor of the Ross Dependency, this 23rd day of November 1957.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of External Affairs.

• Gazette, 1923, Vol. II, p. 2211 † Gazette, 1923, Vol. III, p. 2815 ‡ Gazette, 1953, Vol. III, p. 1448 § Gazette, 1956, Vol. III, p. 1696
  Exempting Land in the North Auckland Land District from the Operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925
  COBHAM, Governor-General
  PURSUANT to the Coal Mines Act 1925, His Excellency the Governor-General hereby gives the following notice.
  NOTICE
  THE land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby exempted from the operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925.
  SCHEDULE
  ALL that area of land containing 119 acres 3 roods 20 perches, more or less, situated in Block VIII, Purua Survey District, as shown on the plan deposited in the Head Office of the Lands and Survey Department at Wellington under No. S.O. 38109, being:
  Firstly, Allotment 130, and part of the land shown on Deposited Plan 1583, being part of Allotment 50 of the Parish of Whangarei, and all the land in certificate of title, Volume 604, folio 125, Auckland Land Registry:
  Secondly, part Lot 1, Deposited Plan 29129, being part of Allotment 51 of the Parish of Whangarei, excepting thereout all mines, beds, veins and seams of coal, fireclay, and limestone lying upon and being within and under the said land, and an undivided one-half part or share in all other mines and minerals in and under the said land, and being part of the land in certificate of title, Volume 732, folio 195, Auckland Land Registry, subject to the mining rights appurtenant to certificates of title, Volume 497, folio 85, Volume 651, folio 117, Volume 698, folio 107, and lease 15205:
  Thirdly, part of the land shown on Deposited Plan 1583, being part of Allotments 2 and 51 of the Parish of Whangarei, excepting thereout all mines, beds, veins and seams of coal, fireclay, and limestone lying upon and being within and under the said land as excepted by transfers 294967 and 294968, and an undivided one-half part or share in all other mines and minerals in and under the said land as excepted by transfer 104516, and being part of the land in certificate of title, Volume 1126, folio 294, Auckland Land Registry, subject to mining easements appurtenant to certificates of title, Volume 497, folio 85, Volume 651, folio 117, Volume 698, folio 107, and lease 15205, and together with a right of way beneath the surface of Lot 8, Plan 20338 (certificate of title, Volume 1071, folio 242), appurtenant to the undivided half share of the “other mines and minerals herein”.
  As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 23rd day of November 1957.
  JOHN McALPINE, Minister of Mines.
  (Mines 11/21)
  Exempting Part of Lease in the Otago Land District from the Operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925
  COBHAM, Governor-General
  PURSUANT to the Coal Mines Act 1925, His Excellency the Governor-General hereby gives the following notice.
  NOTICE
  THAT part of the lease described in the Schedule hereto is exempted from the operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925.