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Witness . Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, upon whom has been conferred the Decoration of the Victoria Cross, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of [l.s.] the British Empire, Companion of Our Distinguished Service Order, Doctor of Laws, Lieutenant-General in Our Army, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies, i : acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion. B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General. By His Excellency's Command— C. F. SKINNER, For the Minister of Internal Affairs. Approved in Council— T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council. <

Extending Period within which the Commission appointed to Inquire into and Report upon Matters concerning. the Fire at the Premises of Messrs. J. Ballantyne and Company, Limited, City of Christchurch, on the 18th day of November, 1947, shall report Ge;orge the Sixth by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the . Faith : To our Trusty and Well-beloved the Honourable Sir Haroli> Featherston Johnston, King's Counsel, of Wellington, a past Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand ; Alexander Wellington Croskery, Esquire, of Wellington, Secretary ; Arthur James Dickson, Esquire, 8.E., A.M.1.C.E., M.N.Z.1.E., ' 1 M.E.San J., of Auckland, City Engineer; and Charles Alexander Woolley, Esquire, of Wellington, Fire-brigade Superintendent: Greeting. Whereas by Our Warrant dated the tenth day of December, one 'thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, you, the said Sir Harold Featherston Johnston, Alexander Wellington Croskery, Arthur James Dickson, and Charles Alexander Woolley

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