Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand

10 DECEMBER

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that
Mr Vadhana Isarabhakdi presented his Letters of Credence at Government House, Wellington, on Friday, 20 November 1959.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of November 1959.
W. NASH, Minister of External Affairs.

Member of the Arawa Maori Trust Board Appointed

Pursuant to section 16 of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Harry Semmens to be a member of the Arawa Maori Trust Board to represent the Rangitihi sub-tribe in place of Kahukore Alexander Ihaia, resigned.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of November 1959.
W. NASH, Minister of Maori Affairs.
(M.A. 26/4/2)

Revocation of Appointment of Mamaku Domain Board

Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby revokes the appointment of the Mamaku Domain Board as published in Gazette, 25 October 1956, Volume III, page 1454.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1959.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/227; D.O. 8/65)

Appointment of Member of South-east Otago Scenic Board

Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints Isaac Gordon Dryden to be a member of the South-east Otago Scenic Board, Otago Land District, in place of Alan Farquharson, resigned.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1959.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 4/1139; D.O. 13/48)

Appointment of Member of Cape Kidnapper Bird Sanctuary Board

Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints Edward Reginald Williams to be a member of the Cape Kidnapper Bird Sanctuary Board, Hawke’s Bay Land District, in place of Allan Cameron Duff, deceased.
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of December 1959.
C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 4/184; D.O. 8/110)

Coroner Appointed

Pursuant to section 2 of the Coroners Act 1951, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Bertram Charles Maurice Spiers, Esquire, of Murchison, to be a Coroner for New Zealand.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of November 1959.
H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.

National Conciliation Committee No. 7 Appointed

Pursuant to the Waterfront Industry Act 1953, the Minister of Labour hereby appoints the following persons to be the National Conciliation Committee No. 7 for the purpose of conducting conciliation proceedings in respect of an application by the North Island (N.Z.) Waterfront Workers’ Industrial Association of Workers and the South Island (N.Z.) Waterside Workers’ Federation Industrial Association of Workers for a general principal order to replace General Principal Order No. 109, dated 18 December 1957, as to conditions of work at the ports of Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Opua, Whangarei, Tauranga, Gisborne, Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Nelson, Timaru, Oamaru, Bluff, Westport, Greymouth, Awanui, Whakatane, Opotiki, and Motueka:
Frederick Arthur Llewellyn Hunt, Chairman; and Edward Emanuel Isbey, James Eric Napier, Norman Francis Quinlan, and Edward George Thompson (nominated by the North Island (N.Z.) Waterfront Workers’ Industrial Association of Workers); Frederick John Balchan, James Roberts, Ronald James Wasley, and Patrick Herman Weith (nominated by the South Island (N.Z.) Waterside Workers’ Federation Industrial Association of Workers); and Keith Alexander Belford, Vivian Percy Blakeley, Harry Charles McPherson Douglas, Robert Campbell Downie, Kenneth James Henry Miller, and John Frederick Poole (nominated by the New Zealand Port Employers' Association, Inc.); Frank Reginald Hurst (nominated by the General Manager of Railways); and Richard Restless Reeves (nominated by the Harbours Association of New Zealand).
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1959.
F. HACKETT, Minister of Labour.

Appointment of Licensing Authority for the Auckland Harbour Ferry Service District

Pursuant to section 84 (4) of the Transport Act 1949, the Minister of Transport hereby extends the appointment of Ronald Stuart Park, of Auckland, as Licensing Authority for the Auckland Harbour Ferry Service District until the 31st day of March 1960.
Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of December 1959.
J. MATHISON, Minister of Transport.

Officiating Ministers for 1959—Notice No. 38

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 Cecil Harold Lawrence
The Reverend Harold Titterton

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
The Reverend Robert Graham Herbison
The Reverend Walter Ronald Yardley

Brethren
Mr George Ernest Bremner

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1959.
J. G. A’COURT, Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1959—Notice No. 39

It is hereby notified that the names of the under-mentioned officiating ministers have been removed from the list of officiating ministers under the Marriage Act 1955:
The Church of the Province of New Zealand, Commonly Called the Church of England
The Reverend Ross Seymour Eaton
The Reverend David Mortimer Taylor
The Reverend Peter Hamilton Tovey
The Venerable William Trevor Williams

The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand
The Reverend Ronald Sinclair Watson, M.C., M.A.

The Methodist Church of New Zealand
The Reverend Frederick John Parker

Undenominational Mission
Mr Maurice Cope

Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mr Frank Grove

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1959.
J. G. A’COURT, Registrar-General.