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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

TARIFF COMMISSION.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency

APPOINTMENT OP CUSTOMS TARIFF COMMISSION, 1926-27. Charles Fergusson. Governor-General. To all to whom these presents shall come, and to George Craig, Esquire, Comptroller of Customs ; George William Clinkard, Esquire, Advisory Officer of the Industries and Commerce Department; James Henry Forrester, Esquire, Technical Adviser and Inquiry Officer of the Customs Department; and Thomas Henry Musgrave Tanner, Esquire, Examining Officer, Customs Department, Wellington : Greeting. In pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, do hereby appoint you, the said— George Graig, George William Clinkard, James Henry Forrester, and Thomas Henry Musgrave Tanner, to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the revision of the Customs Tariff of New Zealand. And with the like advice and consent I do further appoint you, the said George Craig, to be the Chairman of the said Commission. And you are hereby authorized to conduct any inquiries under these presents at such times and places as you deem expedient, with power to adjourn from time to time and place to place as you think fit, and to call before yon and examine on oath (or otherwise) such persons as you think capable of affording you information as to the matters aforesaid, and to call for and examine all such documents as you deem likely to afford you information on any such matters. And, using all due diligence, you are required to report to me, under your hands and seals, not later than the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, your opinion on the aforesaid matters.

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