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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 71

And it is hereby declared that the powers hereby conferred shall be exerciseable notwithstanding the absence at any time of any one of the members hereby appointed so long as the Chairman, or a member deputed by the Chairman to act in his stead, and two other members are present and concur in the exercise of the powers:

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 to do so:

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 December 1973, 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, 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 23rd day of July 1973.

Witness Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Cousin, Sir Edward Denis Blundell, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand.

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command—
NORMAN KIRK, Prime Minister.

Approved in Council—
P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Abolition of Rural Fire Districts

DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington this 16th day of July 1973

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL

PURSUANT to the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1955, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby abolishes all Rural Fire Districts described in the Schedule hereto and revokes the orders constituting these districts, made and published as set out in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Rural Fire Districts

Rotorua Conservancy—

| Whakarewarewa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 18/5/1964 | 1964 | 876 |

Wellington Conservancy—

| Gwavas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 20/4/1949 | 1949 | 983 |
| Kapiti Island .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 25/1/1955 | 1955 | 104 |
| Ngaumu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 22/2/1950 | 1950 | 218 |
| Puketitiri .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1/9/1954 | 1954 | 1422 |

Nelson Conservancy—

| Tawhai .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 20/4/1949 | 1949 | 983 |

Westland Conservancy—

| Granville .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 20/10/1948 | 1948 | 1319 |
| Rimu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 8/9/1948 | 1948 | 1171 |

Canterbury Conservancy—

| Ashley .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 6/11/1956 | 1956 | 1605 |
| Balmoral .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 24/11/1948 | 1948 | 1483 |
| Eyrewell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 16/10/1957 | 1957 | 1957 |
| Hanmer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 24/6/1959 | 1959 | 863 |
| Kakahu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 6/4/1960 | 1960 | 496 |
| Mount Fyffe .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 15/12/1948 | 1948 | 1599 |
| Omihi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 17/4/1958 | 1958 | 562 |
| Pioneer Park .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 20/1/1960 | 1960 | 105 |

Southland Conservancy—

| Akatore .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 26/1/1960 | 1960 | 128 |
| Allanton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 10/2/1964 | 1964 | 213 |
| Berwick .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2/9/1964 | 1964 | 1521 |
| Blue Mountain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 10/11/1948 | 1948 | 1396 |
| Dusky .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1/9/1948 | 1948 | 1099 |
| Herbert .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 5/9/1966 | 1966 | 1463 |
| Maclennan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 15/12/1948 | 1948 | 1599 |
| Mokoreta .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 25/5/1955 | 1955 | 880 |
| Monowai-Lillburn .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 18/8/1954 | 1954 | 1359 |
| Longwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 8/12/1948 | 1948 | 1531 |
| Naseby .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 10/11/1948 | 1948 | 1396 |
| Pebbly Hills .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 15/9/1948 | 1948 | 1170 |
| Pukerau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 1/12/1948 | 1948 | 1511 |
| Tautuku .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 8/12/1948 | 1948 | 1531 |
| Waikawa .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | 13/7/1955 | 1955 | 1142 |

(F.S. 12/9)

P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.