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to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the salaries
and allowances paid to our Prime Minister and other Ministers
of the Crown or Members of the Executive Council, to Parlia-
mentary Under-Secretaries, to the Speaker and Chairman of
Committees, and to the Leader of Our Official Opposition, and
to other Members of the House of Representatives; and if it
be reported that it is necessary or desirable to alter those
salaries and allowances or any of them, then to recommend to
His Excellency the Governor-General the nature and extent of
the alterations that should be made:

And generally to inquire into and report upon any other
matters arising out of or affecting the premises which may
come to your notice in the course of your inquiries and which
you may consider should be investigated in connection
therewith:

And We do hereby appoint you, the said
DENIS MCGRATH
to be Chairman of the said Commission:

And for the better enabling you to carry these presents into
effect you are hereby authorised and empowered to make and
conduct any inquiry under these presents at such time and
place as you deem expedient, with power to adjourn from time
to time and place to place as you think fit, and so that these
presents shall continue in force, and the inquiry may at any
time and place be resumed although not regularly adjourned
from time to time or from place to place:

And you are hereby strictly charged and directed that you
shall not at any time publish or otherwise disclose save to
His Excellency the Governor-General in pursuance of these
presents or by His Excellency’s directions, the contents of any
report so made or to be made by you or any evidence or
information obtained by you in the exercise of the powers
hereby conferred upon you except such evidence or information
as is received in the course of a sitting open to the public:

And we do further ordain that you have liberty to report
your proceedings and findings under this Our Commission
from time to time if you shall judge it expedient so to do:

And using all due diligence, you are required to report to
His Excellency the Governor-General in writing under your
hands not later than the 31st day of July 1970, your findings
and opinions on the matters aforesaid, together with such
recommendations as you think fit to make in respect thereof:

And, lastly, it is hereby declared that these presents are
issued under the authority of the Letters Patent of His late
Majesty King George the Fifth, dated the 11th day of May
1917, pursuant to section 27 of the Civil List Act 1950, and
under the authority of and subject to the provisions of the
Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, and with the advice and
consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand.

In witness whereof we have caused this Our Commission to
be issued and the Seal of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed
at Wellington this 9th day of February 1970.

Witness Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Cousin, Sir
Arthur Espie Porritt, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of
Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint
George, Knight Commander of Our Royal Victorian
Order, Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire, Governor-General and Commander-in-
Chief in and over New Zealand.

ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command—
KEITH HOLYOAKE, Prime Minister.

Approved in Council—
P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Appointments, Promotions, and Termination of Appointment
in the Royal New Zealand Navy

His Excellency the Governor-General has, pursuant to the
Navy Act 1954, approved the following appointments, promo-
tions, and terminations of appointments in the Royal New
Zealand Navy:

Captain J. F. McKenzie, O.B.E., promoted to the rank of
Commodore and reposted, to date 12 January 1970.

Commander J. G. Williamson, M.B.E., released (age), to date
19 December 1969, and placed on the Retired List, to date 20
December 1969.

Temporary Commander D. G. Bamfield, M.B.E., released
(age), to date 3 December 1969, and placed on the Retired
List in the rank of Commander, to date 4 December 1969.

Temporary Commanders R. E. Lawry and R. E. Williams,
promoted to the rank of Commander and reposted, to date
31 December 1969.

Lieutenant Commander J. M. Coleman, to be granted the
acting rank of Commander, to date 2 February 1970, and to be
granted the temporary rank of Commander, to date 16
February 1970.

Lieutenant Commander F. W. Ralph, M.B.E., engagement
extended to 5 September 1975.

Lieutenant Commander G. B. W. Johnson, granted the
acting rank of Commander, to date 15 December 1969, and
granted the temporary rank of Commander, to date 22
December 1969.

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander (D) J. M. Scott, released
(transferred to New Zealand Army), to date 30 September
1969.

Surgeon Lieutenant Commander (D) G. McG. Swanson,
released (transferred to New Zealand Army), to date 20
November 1969.

Temporary Lieutenant Commander V. W. Fifield, promoted
to the rank of Lieutenant Commander and reposted, to date
1 January 1970.

Temporary Lieutenant Commander D. J. Collins, M.B.E.,
transferred to the General List of Officers, with existing rank,
seniority, and specialisation, and reposted, to date 1 November
1969. Engagement extended to 7 May 1983.

Temporary Lieutenant Commander T. Arthurs, promoted
to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and reposted, to date
1 December 1969.

Lieutenants K. N. Cameron and R. Goddard, M.B.E., trans-
ferred to the General List of Officers, with existing rank,
seniority, and specialisation, and reposted, to date 1 November
1969.

Lieutenant R. C. C. Pearce, to be granted the temporary
rank of Lieutenant Commander, to date 5 February 1970.

Lieutenant R. F. Hulford, to be granted the temporary rank
of Lieutenant Commander, to date 23 February 1970.

Surgeon Lieutenant (D) T. N. Rishworth, released (trans-
ferred to New Zealand Army), to date 30 September 1969.

Lieutenant F. G. George, engagement extended to 21
November 1971.

Lieutenant C. P. C. Calkin, engagement extended to 2
February 1975.

Lieutenant M. J. Murdoch, engagement extended to 22 May
1973.

Temporary Lieutenant J. F. Lowen, promoted to the rank
of Lieutenant and reposted, to date 18 December 1969.

Sub-Lieutenant G. M. Barton, promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant and reposted, to date 1 December 1969.

Sub-Lieutenants C. J. Freeborn and W. J. Calkin, promoted
to the rank of Lieutenant and reposted, to date 18 November
1969.

Sub-Lieutenant C. J. Rolfe, RNZNVR, transferred to the
RNZN for a short-service commission of 12 months, to date 12
January 1970.

Ensign D. B. Herlihy, promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieu-
tenant and reposted, to date 8 July 1969.

Ensigns C. G. Lloyd and D. F. Kerr, granted the acting rank
of Sub-Lieutenant, to date 18 September 1969.

Ensigns R. J. Howland, P. M. McHaffie, and A. G. Tunni-
cliffe, promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant and reposted,
to date 1 January 1970.

Ensign G. C. Richardson, promoted to the rank of Sub-
Lieutenant and reposted, to date 1 September 1969, with
seniority of 1 September 1967.

Ensign P. G. Muir, promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant
and reposted, to date 1 May 1969, with seniority of 1
September 1966.

Ensign G. H. Divehall, RNZNVR, transferred to the RNZN
for a short-service commission of 3 years, to date 12 January
1970.

Midshipman M. S. Cahill, released (appointment termi-
nated), to date 15 October 1969.

Midshipman G. B. Sutcliffe, released (appointment termi-
nated), to date 9 October 1969.

Midshipman M. O’C. Toon, transferred to the Supplementary
List of Officers, with existing rank, seniority, and specialisation,
to date 1 January 1970.

Second Officer V. M. Hill, WRNZNS, engagement extended
to 23 November 1970.

Third Officer L. S. Gray, WRNZNS, released (at own
request), to date 31 December 1969.

Bryce Robert Bartley, entered in the rank of Instructor
Lieutenant on a 5-year short-service commission, with seniority
of 4 February 1966, to date 12 January 1970.

John McMaster Berridge, entered in the rank of Instructor
Lieutenant on a 5-year short-service commission, to date 12
January 1970.

Gordon Stuart Adair; Philip Anthony Vernon Briars;
Gregory Ross Buchan; Roderick George Grainger; Ian Frank
Harris; N.Z. 18880 M.E.A., A.P.P.; Malcolm Geoffrey Jackman;
John Oliver Ladd; Kevin John McAneney; Ian Charles Raven-
wood; and John McDonald Cargill, entered as Midshipmen,
to date 5 January 1970, with seniority of 1 January 1970.