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.
[DENIS BLUNDELL, Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command—
R. D. MULDOON, Prime Minister.
Approved in Council—
P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
*Gazette, 1975, p. 1406
†Gazette, 1975, p. 2049
‡Gazette, 1976, p. 1062
§Gazette, 1976, p. 1867

Trustee of Wanganui Racecourse Reserve Appointed
PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister
of Lands hereby appoints
Angus Douglas Wilson
to be a member of the Board of Trustees, constituted under
the Wanganui and Rangitikei Racecourses Act 1862, Province
of Wellington, Session IX, No. 9, in place of Charles Roderick
Stewart Paterson, resigned.
Dated at Wellington this 13th day of December 1976.
VENN YOUNG, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. Res. 7/2/326)

Appointment of a Member of the Timber Preservation
Authority
PURSUANT to section 4 of the Timber Preservation Regulations
1955, the Minister of Forests hereby re-appoints
Clifford Lyle Bishop
to be Chairman of the Timber Preservation Authority, with
effect from the 28th day of November 1976.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of December 1976.
VENN YOUNG, Minister of Forests.

Appointment of a Member of the Timber Preservation
Authority
PURSUANT to section 3 of the Timber Preservation Regulations
1955, the Minister of Forests hereby re-appoints on the nomination
of the Municipal Association of New Zealand
Clifford Lyle Bishop
to be a member of the Timber Preservation Authority, with
effect from the 28th day of November 1976.
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of December 1976.
VENN YOUNG, Minister of Forests.

Appointment of High Commissioner for New Zealand in
Canada
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council has been
pleased to appoint
The Honourable Dean Jack Eyre
to be High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada,
under and for the purposes of the Foreign Affairs Act 1943,
to hold the said office as on and from the 6th day of
December 1976, and ending with the 5th day of December
1979.
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of December 1976.
B. E. TALBOYS, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

High Commissioner for Western Samoa
His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that
The Honourable Gustav Frederick Dertag Betham, O.B.E.
presented his Letter of Commission as High Commissioner for
Western Samoa to New Zealand at Government House on
Thursday, 2 December 1976.
Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1976.
B. E. TALBOYS, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Appoint ment of Honorary Vice-Consul for Sweden at
Invercargill
HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that the appointment of
John Thomas McKenzie
as Honorary Vice-Consul for Sweden at Invercargill has been
recognised.
Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1976.
B. E. TALBOYS, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Appointment of Licensing Authorities for Collection of
Heavy-Traffic Fees
PURSUANT to subclause (3) of regulation 18 of the Motor
Vehicle Taxation Regulations 1966, the Minister of Transport
hereby appoints the Secretary for Transport to be the
licensing authority for the purpose of collecting heavy-traffic
fees, due under the said regulations, for the Te Awamutu
Borough.
Dated at Wellington this 13th day of December 1976.
C. C. A. McLACHLAN, Minister of Transport.
S.R. 1966/80 (Reprinted with Amendments No. 1 to 7:
S.R. 1974/205)

Appointments to the Rules Committee
PURSUANT to section 2 of the Judicature Amendment Act
1930, the Chief Justice of New Zealand has appointed
The Honourable David Stuart Beattie, and
The Honourable James Peter Quilliam
both Judges of the Supreme Court, to be members of the
Rules Committee, and to hold office for a term of 3 years
commencing on the 1st day of January 1977.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 1976.
P. I. WILKINSON, Attorney-General.

Judicature Amendment Act
PURSUANT to section 2 of the Judicature Amendment Act
1930, as amended by section 2 of the Judicature Amendment
Act 1970, the Chief Justice of New Zealand has appointed
The Honourable John Nigel Wilson
to be a member of the Rules Committee, for the special
purpose of revising the Code of Civil Procedure, such appointment
to commence on the 1st day of January 1977.
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 1976.
P. I. WILKINSON, Attorney-General.

Appointment of Examiners under the Shipping and Seamen
Act 1952
PURSUANT to a delegation from the Minister of Transport
under the Ministry of Transport Act 1968
John Hawthorne,
George Timothy Harley Nicol, and
William Young
are hereby appointed to be examiners for the purpose of
granting:
(a) Certificates of competency as A.B.; and
(b) Certificates of competency as qualified fishing deckhand,
in terms of sections 50 and 50A of the Shipping and
Seamen Act 1952, with effect from the date hereof.
Dated at Wellington this 13th day of December 1976.
H. D. M. JONES, Director, Marine Division.
(M.O.T. 6/1/19)