144 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 4

on the 15th day of March 1971, and published in Gazette on
the 1st day of April 1971, at page 570, appointing the principal
local authorities for the combined districts constituted by the
North Canterbury Catchment District Order 1970, by deleting
the Schedule thereto and substituting the following Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Christchurch City (P), Riccarton and Lyttelton Boroughs.
Paparua (P), Heathcote and Mount Herbert Counties.
Rangiora (P) and Kaiapoi Boroughs and Rangiora and
Eyre Counties.
Malvern (P) and Ashburton Counties.
Oxford and Hurunui (P) Counties.
Amuri (P) and Cheviot Counties.
Ellesmere (P), Wairewa and Akaroa Counties.

P. G. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
(P.W. 75/23/45)

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
Republic of Iraq

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that
Dr Wahbi A. Fattah
presented his Letter of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to New Zealand
at Government House on Tuesday, 13 December 1977.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 1977.
B. E. TALBOYS, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United Mexican States

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that
Donaciano Gonzalez
presented his Letter of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States to New
Zealand at Government House on Tuesday, 22 November
1977.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 1977.
B. E. TALBOYS, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that
Khosrow Akmal
presented his Letter of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Iran to New Zealand at Government
House on Friday, 18 November 1977.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 1977.
B. E. TALBOYS, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France

His Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified
that
Jean Gueury
presented his Letter of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of France to New Zealand at Government
House on 18 November 1977.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 1977.
B. E. TALBOYS, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Appointment of Director of the Development Finance
Corporation

Pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of the Development Finance
Corporation Act 1973, His Excellency the Governor-General
has been pleased to appoint
Henry Lawrence Ailen, company director, of Auckland
to be a Director of the Development Finance Corporation
of New Zealand, for a term of 3 years commencing on
14 December 1977.

L. R. ADAMS-SCHNEIDER,
Minister of Trade and Industry.

Members of Commerce Commission Appointed

Pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Commerce Act 1975,
His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
appoint:
Felix Ellis O'Sullivan, company manager, of Lower Hutt,
and
George McKenzie Fraser, company director, of
Wellington,
to be members of the Commerce Commission, each for a
term of 5 years commencing on 1 February 1978.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of January 1978.
L. R. ADAMS-SCHNEIDER,
Minister of Trade and Industry.

Appointment of Member of the Alcoholic Liquor Advisory
Council

Pursuant to section 3 of the Alcoholic Liquor Advisory
Council Act 1976, His Excellency, the Governor-General has
been pleased to appoint:
Nedra Julia Johnson
of Christchurch, to be a member of the Alcoholic Liquor
Advisory Council to and including 2 March 1980, being the
remainder of the term of appointment of Peter Norris George
Blaxall Esq., resigned.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of December 1977.
DAVID THOMSON, Minister of Justice.
(Adm. 3/59 (6))

Approval of Qualified Person for the Purposes of Section
402 of the Companies Act 1955

Pursuant to section 402 of the Companies Act 1955, I
hereby approve
Colin Densley Matheson
a partner in the firm of Hawley, McFadden and Co., chartered
accountants, 283 George Street, Sydney, Australia, and a
member of the Australian Society of Accountants, to be a
qualified person for the purposes of that section in respect
of the accounts of Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of January 1978.
D. S. THOMSON, Minister of Justice.
(Cad. 2/25/4 O. 1133)

Appointment of Member and Chairman of the Release to
Work Committee

Pursuant to section 21B of the Penal Institutions Act 1954,
as amended by the Penal Institutions Amendment Act 1961,
the Minister of Justice has been pleased to appoint:
Desmond John Sullivan, Esquire
Stipendiary Magistrate, of Wellington, to be a member and
Chairman of the Release to Work Committee for a term of
3 years commencing on and from 1 January 1978.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of December 1977.
G. S. ORR, Secretary for Justice.
(Adm. 3/36 (5))

Appointment Notice of Registrar of Brands (No. 1858 Ag.
3064)

Pursuant to the Animals Act 1967, and to a delegation from
the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries for the
purpose of the said Act, the Director, Administration Division
of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, hereby appoints:
Michael Timothy Rodden
to be Registrar of Brands for the Invercargill and Wallace
Brand Registration District, vice Mr I. L. Reeves.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of January 1978.
C. B. ANDERSEN, Director,
Administration Division,
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.