approved, as required by the Charter: And whereas the said
bylaws as so amended were further amended in accordance
with the provisions of the said Charter by resolution of a
general meeting of the Institute specially called for the purpose
of which due notice had been given and held on the
20th day of September 1976:

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of
New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent
of the Executive Council, hereby approves the said further
amendments of the bylaws of the Institute set out in the
Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE
Bylaw 30 is deleted and the following new bylaw inserted
in lieu thereof:

"30. Entrance fees and annual subscriptions shall be payable
as follows:

Grade of Membership Original Transfer from lower grade Annual
Admission Subscription
Honorary Member
Member $10.00 $5.00 $45.00
Associate Member $10.00 $5.00 $35.00
Company Member $105.00
Affiliate $10.00 $5.00 $35.00
Junior-
(a) over 31 years
of age $35.00
(b) under 31 years
of age $20.00
Student $9.00
Visiting Member "

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

Honours and Awards
HER Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to give
orders for the following appointments to The Queen's Service
Order:

Q.S.O.
To be a Companion of the said Order for Community Service:
June Daphne, Her Excellency Lady BLUNDELL.
To be a Companion of the said Order for Public Services:
His Excellency Sir Edward Denis BLUNDELL, G.C.M.G.,
G.C.V.O., K.B.E., Principal Companion of The Queen's Service
Order since 1975 and Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand since 1972.

Dated at Wellington this 5th day of October 1977.
P. G. MILLEN,
Secretary and Registrar of The Queen's Service Order.

Appointment of Honorary Launch Warden
PURSUANT to regulation 16 (3) of the Motor Launch Regulations 1962, I, Owen John Conway, in exercise of powers
delegated by the Minister of Transport, hereby appoint:
Alan MacFarlane Smith
to be an honorary launch warden for the purpose of the
Motor Launch Regulations 1962.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of September 1977.
O. J. CONWAY, for Secretary for Transport.
(M.O.T. 54/51/1)

Appointment of Examiner 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
is hereby appointed to be an examiner of applicants in the
sight tests and an examiner for the purpose of granting:
(a) Certificates of competency as boatmasters,
(b) Certificates of competency as masters of restricted limit
launches, and
(c) Certificates of competency as inshore fishing skippers.
in terms of sections 20 and 21 of the Shipping and Seamen
Act 1952, with effect from the date hereof.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of September 1977.
H. D. M. JONES, Director, Marine Division.
(M.O.T. 6/1/19)

Revocation of Appointment of Officers authorised to take and receive Statutory Declarations

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act
1957, as amended by the Oaths and Declarations Amendment
Act 1972, I have revoked the appointment of the officers
in the service of the Crown named in the Schedule below as
officers authorised to take and receive statutory declarations.

SCHEDULE
HOUSING CORPORATION
Carter, Mary Bertha, Section Clerk, Wellington.
Ching, David John, Section Clerk (New Loans), Christchurch.
Dorreen, Paul Gordon, Section Clerk (New Loans), Christchurch.
Hollander, Simon, Section Clerk (Housing Allocations), Christchurch.
McDermott, Helen Mary, Section Clerk (Housing Allocation), Christchurch.
Moke, Bella, Section Clerk, Wellington.
Russell, Peter John, Section Clerk, Wellington.
Sail, Darryl Trevor, Section Clerk (Housing Allocation), Wellington.
Waldren, Clifford Ivan, Section Clerk, Wellington.
Wilson, Margaret Joan, Section Clerk, Porirua.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
R. E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
H. J. Reed, Staff Training Officer, Head Office.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of September 1977.
D. S. THOMSON, Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3-28-3-13 (15); Adm. 3-28-3-15 (6))

Revocation of Appointment of Officers authorised to take and receive Statutory Declarations

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act
1957, as amended by the Oaths and Declarations Amendment
Act 1972, I have revoked the appointment of the holders
for the time being of the offices in the service of the Crown
specified in the Schedule below as officers authorised to take
and receive statutory declarations.

SCHEDULE
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Administration Officer, Head Office.
Personnel Officer, Head Office.
Staff Training Officer, Head Office.

HOUSING CORPORATION
Resident Officer, Porirua.
Section Officer (Sales), Wellington.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
The Government Representative, Chatham Islands.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Senior Executive Officer, Tribunals Division, Wellington.

ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT
Substation Superintendent, Otahuhu.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of September 1977.
D. S. THOMSON, Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3-28-3-13 (7); Adm. 3-28-3-15 (6); Adm. 3-28-3-17 (6); Adm. 3-28-3-18 (6); Adm. 3-28-3-24 (6); Adm. 3-28-3-38 (6))