No. 75
2049

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 1975
Published by Authority

WELLINGTON: MONDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 1975

Replacement of Member of Royal Commission on Contracep-
tion, Sterilisation, and Abortion

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

To Our Trusty and Well-beloved the Honourable DUNCAN
WALLACE MCMULLIN, a Judge of the Supreme Court of New
Zealand, GEOFFREY LEONARD BRINKMAN, of Hamilton, medical
practitioner, DENESE LETITIA HENARE, of Auckland, barrister
and solicitor, MAURICE ROY MCGREGOR, of Christchurch,
medical social worker, BARBARA JEANETTE THOMSON, of Wel-
lington, married woman, DOROTHY GERTRUDE WINSTONE, of
Auckland, married woman, and MAURICE DOMINIC MATICH,
of Dargaville, medical practitioner:

GREETING:

WHEREAS by Our Commission dated the 23rd day of June 1975*,
We constituted you the said DUNCAN WALLACE MCMULLIN,
GEOFFREY LEONARD BRINKMAN, DENESE LETITIA HENARE,
MAURICE ROY MCGREGOR, BARBARA JEANETTE THOMSON, and
DOROTHY GERTRUDE WINSTONE to be a Commission to receive
representations upon, inquire into, investigate, and report upon
the matters relating to contraception, sterilisation, and abortion
referred to therein:

And Whereas the said GEOFFREY LEONARD BRINKMAN is no
longer able to serve as a member of the said Commission and
has asked to be relieved from the duty of so doing, and it is
desirable to appoint in his stead you, the said MAURICE
DOMINIC MATICH:

NOW KNOW YE that We do hereby discharge you, the said
GEOFFREY LEONARD BRINKMAN, from your appointment as a
member of the said Commission and, reposing trust and
confidence in your integrity, knowledge, and ability, do hereby
appoint you, the said MAURICE DOMINIC MATICH to be a mem-
ber of the said Commission in the stead of the said GEOFFREY
LEONARD BRINKMAN:

And it is hereby declared that all acts and things done and
decisions made by the said Commission or any of its members,
in the exercise of its powers, before the issuing of these
presents, shall be deemed to have been made and done by the
said Commission as reconstituted by these presents and as if
you, the said MAURICE DOMINIC MATICH had originally been
appointed to be a member in the place and stead of the said
GEOFFREY LEONARD BRINKMAN:

And We do hereby confirm Our said Commission and the
Commission thereby constituted, save as modified by these
presents:

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 12th day of September 1975.

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 Grand Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order, Knight
Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in
and over New Zealand.

EDWARD DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General.
By his Deputy—
RICHARD WILD.
By His Excellency’s Command—
T. M. MCGUIGAN, Minister of Health.
Approved in Council—
A. C. MCLEOD,
Acting for Clerk of the Executive Council.
*Gazette, 1975, p. 1406

Price 10c
BY AUTHORITY: A. R. SHEARER, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—1975