And, lastly, it is hereby declared that these Presents are issued under the authority of the 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 of the Dominion of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE (1) Petition No. 120 of 1923, of Heta Kiriwi and others, concerning the Aurere Block. (File N.D. 1924/439.) (2) Petition No. 180 of 1924, of Hare Popata and another, concerning the Pukewhau Block. (File N.D. 1925/314.) (3) Petition No. 183 of 1924, of Keita te Ahere, concerning the Whakaangi Block. (File N.D. 1925/307.) (4) Petition No. 143 of 1925, of Riri N. Kawiti and others, concerning the Opua Block. (File N.D. 1925/365.) (5) Petition No. 24 of 1938, of Kipa Roera, concerning the Manawaora Block. (File N.D. 5/13/58.) (6) Petition No. 97 of 1938, of George Marriner and others, concerning the Tapuae and Motukaraka Blocks. (File N.D. 5/13/125.)

In witness whereof We have caused this Our Commission to be issued and the Seal of Our Dominion of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed at Wellington, this fifth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, and in the tenth year of Our Reign. Witness Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, on whom has been conferred 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 the British Empire, [l.s.] Companion of Our Distinguished Service Order, LieutenantGeneral in Our Army, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies, 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— P. FRASER, Prime Minister. Approved in Council — W. 0. HARVEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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