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north-eastern boundaries of part Section 5, Block VII,
aforesaid, the generally north-eastern boundary of section
8, Block VII, aforesaid, and its production to and up the
middle of the Waiotapu Stream to a point in line with the
north-eastern side of a public road forming the north-eastern
boundary of Section 7, Block VII, aforesaid; thence generally
northerly to and along that roadside, along a right line to
and along the north-eastern boundary of Section 9, Block VII,
aforesaid, and the north-eastern side of Waiotapu Loop
Road to and along the north-western boundary of part
Paeroa East 1A to and generally northerly along the eastern
and northern boundaries of Section 62, Block III, Paeroa
Survey District, and the last-mentioned boundary produced
to the north-western side of No. 5 State Highway; thence
north-easterly along that roadside to the north-eastern
boundary of Pakaraka A9; thence south-easterly along
the production of that boundary to the south-eastern boundary
of Section 59, Block III, Paeroa Survey District; thence
north-easterly along that boundary and its production to
a point in line with the south-western boundary of Section 48,
Block III, Paeroa Survey District; thence to and along that
boundary, the south-western boundaries of Sections 18, Block
III, aforesaid, and part 1, Block IV, Paeroa Survey District,
the northern boundary of part Paeroa East 1A West and the
north-western, north-eastern, and south-eastern boundaries
of part Rotomahana Parekarangi 6R2 (State forest, New
Zealand Gazette, 1929, p. 231) as shown on S.O. Plan 23352
to the westernmost corner of part Rotomahana Parekarangi
5B5A; thence along the south-western boundaries of parts
Rotomahana Parekarangi 5B No. 5A, 5B, and 4B, and the
south-western end of a public road, to and along the south-
western boundaries of Rotomahana Parekarangi 5B4B and
Section 7, Block IV, Paeroa Survey District, as shown on
S.O. Plan 42812 to the southernmost corner of Section 7,
aforesaid; thence due south to the northern side of a closed
road; thence easterly along that roadside and its production
to and generally south-easterly along the north-eastern side
of No. 38 State Highway as shown on S.O. Plans 16299 and
24162 to and generally southerly up the middle of the
Rangitaiki River and up the middle of the Whaeo River to
its confluence with the Otueta Stream in Block VI, Heruiwi
Survey District; thence south-easterly along a right line to
Trig. Station 74A, Otamapotiki, in Block VII, Heruiwi
Survey District; thence south-easterly along a right line to
Trig. Station A, Pohokura, in Block IX, Mangahopai West
Survey District; thence north-westerly along a right line to
Trig. Station 57, Opureke, in Block VI, Runanga Survey
District; thence south-westerly along a right line to the
intersection, in Block IX, Runanga Survey District, of the
south-western side of No. 5 State Highway and the middle
of the Waipunga River; thence down the middle of that
river to a point in line with the southern side of Tatara-a-kina
roadway in Tarawera Cl, in Block XI, Tarawera Survey
District (Hawke's Bay Land District); thence generally
north-westerly to and along that side of the said roadway
and its production to the western side of the old Taupo-
Napier Road; thence generally south-westerly along that
roadside to and along the western side of Kowaro roadway
to the north-eastern boundary of Tarawera No. 8; thence
north-westerly along that boundary to and north-westerly,
south-westerly, and south-easterly along the north-eastern,
north-western, and south-western boundaries of Tarawera
10A, including the crossing of Omarowa roadway, to a point
in line with the middle of a tributary of the Toropapa Stream;
thence south-westerly to and up the middle of that tributary
to its intersection with the southern boundary of Block X,
Tarawera Survey District, approximately 10 chains east of the
boundary between Blocks IX and X, Tarawera Survey District;
thence westerly along that block boundary and the southern
boundary of Block IX, Tarawera Survey District, to the
generally south-eastern boundary of the South Auckland
Land District (New Zealand Gazette, 1936, p. 1806); thence
generally south-westerly along that boundary to the middle
of the Mohaka River, at its confluence with the Mangatanguru
Stream, in Block VII, Kaweka Survey District; thence
westerly along a right line to Trig. Station 41, Maungaorangi,
in Block VII, Ahipaepae Survey District, along a right line
to the source of the Rangitikei River near Trig. Station C,
Ngapuketurua, in Block VII, Waiotaka Survey District, and
along a right line to the source of the Waipakihi River, in
Block X, Waiotaka Survey District; thence generally south-
westerly down the middle of the Waipakihi River to its
confluence with the Waikato River; thence generally northerly
down the middle of that river and the Tongariro River
to the southern shore of Lake Taupo; thence north-easterly
and generally westerly along the generally southern, south-
eastern, northern, and north-western shores of Lake Taupo
to the mouth of the Oruapuraho Stream, in Block V,
Karangahape Survey District; thence generally westerly up
the middle of that stream and the middle of the Waiwhaanga

Stream to and along the generally northern boundaries of
part Hauhungaroa 2C and Hauhungaroa No. 5 to the north-
eastern corner of Hauhungaroa No. 4; thence north-westerly
along a right line to Trig. Station 2165, Pakihi, in Block II,
Puketapu Survey District; thence north-easterly generally
along the generally north-western boundary of part Waihaha
No. 1 to and along the western boundary of Maraeroa A2
and its production to the middle of the Ongarue River;
thence generally north-easterly up the middle of that river
to its source near Trig. Station 1390, Pureora, in Block III,
Hurakia Survey District; thence north-westerly along a right
line between that source and Trig. Station 1641, Rangitoto,
in Block IV, Pakaumanu Survey District, to the southern
boundary of Lot 1, D.P. S. 8586, in Block XIV, Ranginui
Survey District; thence easterly along that boundary and
its production to and along the southern boundary of part
Maraeroa A3B2 to its easternmost point; thence generally
northerly along the eastern boundary of part Maraeroa
A3B2 and its production to and along the eastern boundaries
of part Maraeroa A3B2 and A1 and the south-eastern
boundary of part Pouakani B7 to the western side of Ranginui
Road; thence north-easterly along a right line to and along
the western boundary of part Pouakani No. 2 and the south-
eastern boundary of Pouakani Z as shown on M.L. Plan
19665 to the source of the Waitete Stream in Block XI,
Ranginui Survey District; thence down the middle of the
Waitete Stream to and down the middle of the Waipapa
River to the point of commencement.

P. J. BROOKS, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Gazette, 1970, Vol. I, p. 500

Royal Commission to Inquire Into, and Report Upon,
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United
Kingdom, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories
Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith:

To Our Trusty and Well-beloved JOHN DENIS MCGRATH,
Esquire, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire, of Wellington; DOUGLAS JOHN EWERT, Esquire,
of Rotorua; and LAURENCE HOUGHTON STEVENS, Esquire, of
Auckland:

GREETING:

WHEREAS by section 27 of the Civil List Act 1950 it is provided
that the Governor-General, on the recommendation of a Royal
Commission appointed in that behalf, may from time to time,
by Order in Council, fix the salaries and allowances to be paid
to the Prime Minister and other Ministers of the Crown or
Members of the Executive Council, to Parliamentary Under-
Secretaries, and to the Speaker and Chairman of Committees
and other Members of the House of Representatives:

And whereas by subsection (1A) of the said section 27 it
is provided that a Royal Commission shall be appointed for
the purposes of that section within 3 months after the date
of every general election of Members of Parliament, and a
general election was held on the 25th day of November 1972:

Now know ye, that We, reposing trust and confidence in
your impartiality, integrity, and ability, hereby nominate,
constitute, and appoint you, the said

JOHN DENIS MCGRATH,
DOUGLAS JOHN EWERT, and
LAURENCE HOUGHTON STEVENS

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

JOHN 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