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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 10

Exempting Land 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

THE land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby exempted from the operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925.

SCHEDULE

ALL those parcels of land containing 10 acres 3 roods 9 perches, more or less, being Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, Block XIII; Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block XIV; Section 10, Block XV; Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Block LXII; Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Block LXIII; Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, Block LXIV, Town of Kaitangata, and being all the land in certificates of title, Volume 88, folio 183; Volume 89, folio 257; Volume 89, folio 258; Volume 94, folio 148; Volume 104, folio 257; Volume 308, folio 127, and part of the land in certificate of title, Volume 94, folio 134 (Otago Land Registry); the land being more particularly delineated on a plan lodged in the Head Office of the Mines Department at Wellington under file 11/41/18.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 30th day of January 1961.

T. P. SHAND, Minister of Mines.

(Mines 11/41/18)

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 19th day of May 1959, 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 any claim for compensation made to the Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority by the Devonport Steam Ferry Co. Ltd., or its employees or by the Auckland Harbour Board, and to assess, in accordance with the provisions of Part VII of the Auckland Harbour Bridge Act 1950, the amount of compensation (if any) payable to the said company or its employees or to the said Board:

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 1st day of September 1959:

And whereas the time within which such Commission was required to submit its report was, by Warrant dated the 24th day of September 1959, extended to the 31st day of December 1959, and by Warrant dated the 15th day of February 1960 extended to the 30th day of June 1960, and by Warrant dated the 29th day of June 1960 extended to the 31st day of December 1960:

And whereas it is expedient to further extend the time within which such Commission shall submit its report for a period of six months, that is, until the 30th day of June 1961:

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 30th day of June 1961:

And I hereby declare that the provisions of the aforesaid Warrant, dated the 19th day of May 1959, shall apply as fully and effectively in all respects as if the 30th day of June 1961 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 February 1961.

W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Works.

(P.W. 34/2734/0)

Warrant Appointing a Member of the Thames Valley Electric Power Board

COBHAM, Governor-General

PURSUANT to section 23 of the Electric Power Boards Act 1925, I, Charles John, Viscount Cobham, the Governor-General of New Zealand, hereby appoint

Edward Alexander Hunger, Esquire, of Springdale, Waitoa, farmer,

to be a representative of the combined district of Piako County and part Waikato County on the Thames Valley Electric Power Board.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General this 3rd day of February 1961.

W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Electricity.

(N.Z.E.D. 10/54/1)

Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishment of Temporary Rank, and Extensions and Cancellation 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, promotions, relinquishment of temporary rank, and extensions and cancellation of commissions of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointment

Flight Lieutenant Ian Murray Gillard (72287) to be temporary Squadron Leader, with effect from 9 January 1961.

Promotions

Squadron Leader Raymond George Jeffs (70097) to be Wing Commander, with effect from 20 January 1961.

Flying Officer Alan Roy Bleakley (72159) to be Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 11 February 1961.

Pilot Officer Alwynne Rose (71121) to be Flying Officer, with effect from 25 January 1961.

Cancellation of Commission

The commission of Acting Pilot Officer Laurence Gregory Copeland (79383) is cancelled, with effect from 25 January 1961.

TECHNICAL BRANCH

Promotions

Engineer Division

Flying Officer John Niven, M.B.E. (70407), to be Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 27 January 1961.

The under-mentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers, with effect from the date shown:

Alan Joseph Gladwyn Papesch, B.E. (463977), 12 December 1960.

Albert Cowley (72536), 25 January 1961.

Guy Thornton D’Anvers (70518), 25 January 1961.

Richard James Ruscoe, B.E.M. (70836), 25 January 1961.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Promotions

Secretarial Division

Pilot Officer John Mervyn Hayward (71790) to be Flying Officer, with effect from 25 January 1961.

Special Duties Division

Pilot Officer Leslie Herman Stone (72945) to be Flying Officer, with effect from 25 January 1961.

EDUCATION BRANCH

Promotions

The under-mentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants, with effect from the date shown:

Leighton Francis Meyer, ASS.BRIT.I.R.E., A.M.N.Z.E.I. (70883), 27 January 1961.

John Kendrick Barry (621324), 10 February 1961.

MEDICAL BRANCH

Promotion

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Leonard James Thompson, M.B., CH.B. (920114), to be Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 1 February 1961.

CHAPLAINS BRANCH

Appointment

Rev. Richard John Hamlin (80408) is granted a short-service commission in the Chaplains Branch, Regular Air Force, for a period of three years to be followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers. He is appointed to the relative rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 16 January 1961.