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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, 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, acting' by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, [l.s.J B. C. FREYBERG, Governor-General. By His Excellency's Command' — EDWARD CULLEN, Minister of Agriculture, Approved in Council — T. J. SHERRARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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