1484

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 61

Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

COBHAM, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 4th day of September 1961

Present:

THE RIGHT HON. KEITH HOLYOAKE PRESIDING IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby consents to the borrowing by the local authorities mentioned in the Schedule hereto by way of loan of the whole or any part of the respective amounts specified in that Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount Consented to £
Alexandra Borough Council: Water Loan 1961 10,000
Ashley County Council: Bullock Creek Bridge Loan 1961 4,000
Auckland Metropolitan Fire Board: Mount Wellington Station Loan 1961 55,000
Cook County Council: Bridges Renewal Loan 1961, £35,000 20,000
Cook Hospital Board: Hospital Works Loan 1961, £300,000 100,000
Howick Borough Council: Sewerage Reticulation Loan 1961 59,400
Invercargill City Council: Airport Loan (No. 2) 1961 8,000
Mount Herbert County Council: Workers Dwelling Loan 1961 3,500
Takapuna Borough Council: Library Extension Loan 1961 10,000
Tauranga Hospital Board: Works Loan 1960, £400,000 200,000
Whangarei Borough Council: Sewage Treatment and Sewerage Reticulation Loan 1961 630,000

T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.

(T. 40/416/6)

Officers 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 it is expedient that the persons hereinafter named be also appointed officers 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

Athol Renouf Roberts

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.

And I also appoint

Raymond Claude Jefferys

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 Postmaster.

The said Athol Renouf Roberts and the said Raymond Claude Jefferys to exercise their functions at such places within the Dependency as may be directed by the said Harold Ruegg, Esquire; 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 27th day of September 1961.

KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of External Affairs.

*Gazette, 1923, Vol. II, p. 2211

†Gazette, 1923, Vol. III, p. 2815

‡Gazette, 1953, Vol. III, p. 1448

Appointment of Queen’s Counsel

His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council and with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of New Zealand, has been pleased to appoint

Frederick Campbell Spratt, Esquire,

of Wellington, barrister, to be Queen’s Counsel.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of September 1961.

J. R. HANAN, Attorney-General.

Officer Authorised to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorise

Rolla Frederick Jennings,

being an officer in the service of the Crown holding the office of clerk, State Advances Corporation, Auckland, to take and receive statutory declarations under the said Act.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of September 1961.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

Officer Authorised to Take and Receive Statutory Declarations

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to authorise the holder for the time being of the office of

Administration Officer (Housing), State Advances Corporation, Auckland, in the service of the Crown,

to take and receive statutory declarations under the said Act.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of September 1961.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.

Chief Superintendent of Police Appointed

PURSUANT to section 5 of the Police Act 1958, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Gordon Allen Howes

to be a Chief Superintendent of Police on and from 19 September 1961.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of September 1961.

DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Police.

Appointment of the Russell Town Council to Control and Manage a Reserve

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints the

Russell Town Council

to control and manage the reserve described in the Schedule hereto, subject to the provisions of the said Act, as a reserve for a site for a public hall.

SCHEDULE

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

ALLOTMENTS 13 and 14, Section 9, Town of Russell: Area, 15 perches, more or less. All certificate of title, Volume 113, folio 79, and Allotments 15 and 16, Section 9, Town of Russell: Area, 15 perches, more or less. (S.O. Plan 5602.)

All situated in Block I, Russell Survey District.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of September 1961.

R. G. GERARD, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 1/327; D.O. 8/3/141)