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Whereas by Warrant issued 011 the twenty-first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, under the hand of the GovernorGeneral and the Seal of the Dominion, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, you were appointed under the authority of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the adequacy of fresh meat supplies available for the New Zealand retail market and kindred matters as set forth in the said Warrant: And whereas by the said Warrant you were required to report within thirty days of the date thereof your findings and opinions on the matters referred to you together with such recommendations as you might think fit to make : And whereas by Warrant issued on the nineteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, the time within which you were required to report was extended to the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight: And whereas it is expedient that the time for so reporting should be further extended as hereinafter provided : Now, therefore, I, Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, and acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council, do hereby extend until the thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, the time within which you are so required to report: And, in further pursuance of the said powers and authorities and with the like advice and consent, I do hereby confirm the said Warrant and the Commission thereby constituted save as modified by these presents. Given in Executive Council under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued under the Seal of that Dominion, this 23rd day of June, 1948. A. H. NORDMEYER, Minister of Industries and Commerce. Approved in Council— T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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