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Extending Period within 'which the Commission appointed to Inquire into and Report upon Claims preferred by certain Maori Claimants concerning the Mahia Block shall report George the Sixth by the Grace of Clod, of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith: To Our Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor Sir Michael Myers, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and to Our Trusty and Well-beloved Hanara Tangiawha Reedy, of Ruatoria, Farmer, and Albert Moeller Samuel, of Auckland, Retired : Greeting. Whereas by Our Warrant of date the thirteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, issued under the authority of Letters Patent of His late Majesty dated the eleventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, 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, you, the said Sir Michael Myers, Hanara Tangiawha Reedy, and Albert Moeller Samuel, were appointed to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon claims preferred by certain Maori claimants concerning . . . the Mahia Block as set forth in the said Warrant: And whereas by Our said Warrant you were required to report not later than the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, your findings and opinions on the matters thereby referred to you : And whereas it is expedient that the time for so reporting in respect of the claims relating to the . . . Mahia Block should be extended as hereinafter provided : Now, therefore, We do hereby extend until the thirtieth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, the time within which you are so required to report in respect of the claims relating to the . . . Mahia Block aforesaid: And We do hereby confirm the said Warrant and Commission save as modified by these presents. In witness whereof We have caused these presents to be issued and the Seal of Our Dominion of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed at Wellington, this thirty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, and in the twelfth year of Our Reign.

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