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And you are hereby strictly charged and directed that you shall not at any time publish or otherwise disclose, save to me in pursuance of these presents, or by my direction, the contents or purport of any report so made or to be made by you. And it is hereby declared that these presents shall continue in force although the inquiry is not regularly continued from time to time or from place to place. And, lastly, it is hereby further declared that these presents are issued under and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 29th. day of November, 1926. Wm. Downie Stewart, Minister of Customs. Approved in Council. C. A. Jeeeery, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. EXTENDING THE PERIOD WITHIN WHICH THE CUSTOMS TARIFF COMMISSION SHALL REPORT. Charles Fergus,son, Governor-General. To all to whom these presents shall come, and to George Craig, Esquire, Comptroller of Customs ; George William Clinkard, Esquire, Advisory Officer of the Industries and Commerce Department; James Henry Forrester, Esquire, Technical Adviser and Inquiry Officer of the Customs Department; and Thomas Henry Musgrave Tanner, Esquire, Examining Officer, Customs Department, Wellington : Greeting. Whereas by a Warrant dated the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, and. issued under my hand and the Seal of the Dominion of New Zealand, you, the said George Craig, George William Clinkard, James Henry Forrester, and Thomas Henry Musgrave Tanner were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the revision of the Customs Tariff of New Zealand; And whereas by the said Warrant you were required to report to me under your hands and seals not later than the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, your opinion on the aforesaid matter : And whereas it is expedient that the period within which you are required to report to me should be extended : Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, GovernorGeneral of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby extend the period within which you are required to report to me, as by the said Commission provided, to the fifteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven : And in further pursuance of the said powers and authorities, and with the like advice and consent, I do hereby confirm the said Commission except as altered by these presents. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 27th day of June, .1927. Wm. Downie Stewart, Minister of Customs. Approved in Council. F. D. Thomson, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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