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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 8

Amending Provisions as to Quorum of Royal Commission on the Maori Courts

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 Right Honourable Sir THADDEUS PEARCEY McCARTHY, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, WHAKAARI TE RANGITAKUKU METEKINGI, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, of Rata, farmer, and MARCUS JOHN QUENTIN POOLE of Dannevirke, barrister and solicitor:

GREETING:

WHEREAS by Our Warrant dated the 7th day of August 1978*, 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, you were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the matters in Our said Warrant set out, being matters concerning the structure and operation of the Maori Land Court and the Maori Appellate Court:

And whereas by Our said Warrant it is provided that the powers thereby conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding the absence at any time of any one or any two of the members thereby 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 those powers (that provision being in these presents referred to as the quorum provision):

And whereas it is expedient that the quorum provision be revoked and a new provision substituted that the powers conferred by Our said Warrant shall be exercisable notwithstanding the absence at any time of any one of the members thereby appointed:

Now, therefore, We do hereby amend Our said Warrant by revoking the quorum provision and substituting the following provision:

“And it is hereby declared that the powers hereby conferred shall be exercisable 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 one other member, are present and concur in the exercise of the powers.”

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

And 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 5th day of February 1979.

Witness The Right Honourable Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Principal Companion of the Queen’s Service Order, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand.

By His Excellency’s Command—
R. D. MULDOON, Prime Minister.

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

*New Zealand Gazette, 10 August 1978, p. 2220

Appointment of Registrar of Apiaries (No. 2080, Ag. 12/1/3/2)

PURSUANT to the Apiaries Act 1969, and to a delegation from the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries for the purposes of the said Act, the Director, Administration Division, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries hereby appoints:

Gregory Thomas Clark

to be Registrar of Apiaries for the Auckland and North Auckland Registration Districts, vice J. P. Handcock.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of January 1979.

C. B. ANDERSEN,
Director, Administration Division,
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Appointment Notice of Registrar of Brands (No. 2077, Ag. 3064)

PURSUANT to the Animals Act 1967, and to a delegation from the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries for the purposes of the said Act, the Director, Administration Division, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, hereby appoints

Gregory Thomas Clark

to be Registrar of Brands for the Rodney, Manukau, Waitemata City, Takapuna City, Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island, Brand Registration Districts, vice J. P. Handcock.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of January 1979.

C. B. ANDERSEN,
Director, Administration Division,
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Appointment Notice of Registrar of Brands (No. 2078, Ag. 3064)

PURSUANT to the Animals Act 1967, and to a delegation from the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries for the purposes of the said Act, the Director, Administration Division, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, hereby appoints

Gregory Thomas Clark

to be Registrar of Brands for the Franklin Brand Registration District, vice J. P. Handcock.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of January 1979.

C. B. ANDERSEN,
Director, Administration Division,
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Appointment of Registrar of Nurseries (No. 2083, Ag. 12/16/5)

PURSUANT to the Nursery Registration Regulations 1954, and to a delegation from the Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries for the purposes of the said regulations, the Director, Administration Division, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries hereby appoints

Gregory Thomas Clark

to be Registrar of Nurseries for the Auckland Registration District, vice J. P. Handcock.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of January 1979.

C. B. ANDERSEN,
Director, Administration Division,
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Appointment of a Member to the National Hydatids Council (No. 2084, Ag. 21151)

NOTICE is hereby given by the direction of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries that, pursuant to section 4 of the Hydatids Act 1968, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Geoffrey Watts Neilson (on the nomination of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries)

to be a member of the National Hydatids Council for the residue of Mr J. A. R. Walker’s term expiring 9 December 1980.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of January 1979.

M. E. WILSON,
for Director-General, Agriculture and Fisheries.

Appointment of Member to the National Hydatids Council (No. 2082, Ag. 21151)

NOTICE is hereby given by direction of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries that, pursuant to section 4 of the Hydatids Act 1968, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

William Sampson Todd (as the representative of the New Zealand Institute of Hydatids Control Officers)

as a member of the National Hydatids Council for a term of 3 years from 22 January 1979, vice T. J. Fitzgerald.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of January 1979.

M. E. WILSON,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.