No. 6

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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salaries received by them on 1 January 1969. Such employment
by the Board shall nevertheless be subject to the satisfactory
discharge of the duties to be performed by these officers.
5. DATE OF MERGER
The merger shall come into force on 1 April 1969.
P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(N.Z.E.D.10/62/1; 10/84/1)

Harbour Board to reclaim from Whakatane Harbour that area,
being an area of 1 acre 3 roods 14 perches, more or less; as
shown in blue and outlined in red on plan M.D. 13167 deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington,
being Whakatane Harbour Board endowment land.
P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(M.43/18/6/1)

Merger of the Electric Supply Districts of the King Country
Electric Power Board and the Ohakune Borough Council

Exempting Land in the Nelson Land District from the Operation of Part III of the Coal Mines Act 1925

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 27th day of
January 1969
Present:
RIGHT HON. J. R. MARSHALL PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Electricity Distribution Commission Act
1967, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby
makes the following order.
ORDER

1. MERGER OF DISTRICT
   The licensed area of supply of the Ohakune Borough
   Council, as defined in an Order in Council dated 8 August
   1955 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 18
   August 1955, shall be merged for electrical purposes in the
   King Country Electric Power Board.
2. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF SUPPLY AUTHORITY
   Pursuant to section 34 of the Electricity Distribution Commission Act 1967, the King Country Electric Power Board
   shall exercise all rights and undertake all obligations previously exercised by the Ohakune Borough Council in carrying-on its electricity undertaking.
3. REPRESENTATION
   These provisions shall take effect on the 1st day of April
4. The Borough of Ohakune and that part of Waimarino
   County formerly supplied by the Ohakune Borough Council's
   electricity undertaking shall be a combined district of the
   King Country Electric Power Board and shall elect one
   member to the Board.
   The Order in Council dated 16 September 1959, apportioning representation on the King Country Electric Power Board,
   and published in the New Zealand Gazette on 17 September
   1959, got p. 1298, is hereby amended by including in the
   Schedule thereto:

Number of Representatives
Constituent District
Ohakune Borough
1
Part Waimarino County

The first Representative of the combined district shall be
appointed by the Ohakune Borough Council and shall hold
office until the next general election of local body members.
4. STAFF
The King Country Electric Power Board will continue to
employ in its electricity undertaking the persons hitherto
employed in the Ohakune Borough Council's electricity
undertaking, consisting of an overseer, an electrical inspector,
and a lineman, at not less than the salaries or wages received by them on 1 April 1969. Such employment by the
Board shall nevertheless be subject to the satisfactory discharge of their duties by these officers.
5. DATE OF MERGER
The merger shall come into force on 1 April 1969.
P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(N.Z.E.D.10/35/1; 10/80/1)

Authorising Whakatane Harbour Board to Reclaim From
Whakatane Harbour Vested Foreshore and River Bed

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 27th day of
January 1969
Present:
RIGHT HON. J. R. MARSHALL PRESIDING IN COUNCIL
PURSUANT to the Harbours Act 1950, His Excellency the
Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council, hereby authorises the Whakatane

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General
to the Coal Mines Act 1925, His Excellency the
Governor-General hereby gives the following notice.
PURSUANT

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

SCHEDULE
All that area of land containing 1 rood 33.2 perches, more
or less, being Sections 655, 656, 657, 694, 695, and 696, Town
of Reefton, and being the balance of the land in certificate
of title, Volume 37, folio 184; as is more particularly delineated, in red, on a plan held in the Head Office of the
Mines Department, Wellington.
Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of January 1969.
T. P. SHAND, Minister of Mines.
(Mines 6/124)

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions of Commissions,
Extensions of Commissions and Dates of Retirement,
Termination of Commissions, Retirements and Resignations
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,
extensions of commissions, extensions of commissions and
dates of Retirement, termination of commissions, (retirements
and resignations of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air
Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE
EDUCATION BRANCH

Extension of Commission
Flight Lieutenant Graham Albert Wagner, B.A., DIP. TCHG
(691608) is granted an extension of his commission until
24 February 1976, to be followed by 4 years in the Reserve
of Air Force Officers.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Promotions
Special Duties Division
Flying Officer Geoffrey Maxwell Smith (134317) to be
Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 8 July 1968.
Flying Officer Barrie Vincent Abrahams (333616) to be
Flight Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 30 November
1967.

Extensions of Commissions and Dates of Retirements
Special Duties Division
The under-mentioned officers are granted extensions of their
commissions and age for retirement until the dates shown:
Squadron Leader Bruce Nelson Graham (130365), 6 May
1974.
Squadron Leader (temp.) Clyde McGregor Simpson, D.F.C.
(130408), 10 February 1974.
Squadron Leader (temp.) Arthur Henry Milestone (130390),
8 March 1974.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Promotion
Squadron Leader Allen Neil White, M.B., CH.B., DIP.OBST.
(134242), to be Wing Commander, with seniority and effect
from 1 December 1968.