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Royal Commission to Inquire into and Report upon Colliery Accident at Glen Afton. — Extending Period within which Commission shall Report. George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India : To our Trusty and Loving Subjects Stanley Logan Paterson, Esquire, of Hamilton, Stipendiary Magistrate ; John Connell Brown, Esquire, M.8.E., of Westport, retired Mine-manager; John Dowgray, Esquire, of Granity, retired Colliery Official; Thomas Otto Bishop, Esquire, of Wellington, Secretary; Angus McLagan, Esquire, of Greymouth, Secretary : Greetings. WHEREAS by Warrant dated the twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, issued under Letters Patent dated the eleventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and under the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, you the said Stanley Logan Paterson, John Connell Brown, John Dowgray, Thomas Otto Bishop, and Angus McLagan were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into and report as to the matters therein set fortli with regard to a colliery accident at Glen Afton : And whereas by the said Warrant you were required to report to Us, under your hand and seal, not later than the eighth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, your opinion on the aforesaid matters : And whereas it is expedient that the period in which you are required to report to Us should be extended as hereinafter provided : Now, therefore, We do hereby extend the period within which you are required to report to Us, as by the said Warrant provided, to the twenty-second day of December, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine : And We do hereby confirm the said Commission except as altered by these presents : In witness whereof We have caused this Warrant to be issued and the Seal of the Dominion of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed, at Wellington, in the said Dominion, this seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, and in the third year of our Reign. Witness Our Right Trusty and well-beloved Counsellor, George Vere Arundell, Viscount Galway, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished [l.s.] Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over our Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies. GALWAY, Governor-General. By His Excellency's Command — P. C. WEBB, Minister of Mines. Approved in Council — C. A. JEFFERY, Clerk of the Executive Council.