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Extending Period ivithin which the Commission appointed to Inquire into mid 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 George the Sixth by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions bevond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith : To Our Trusty and Well-beloved the Honourable Sir Harold Featherston Johnston, King's Connsel, 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 J.E., M.R.San.L, 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 were appointed 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 the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, to be a Commission of Inquiry for the purposes in the said Warrant duly set out: And whereas by Our said Warrant you were required to report not later than the thirtieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, your findings and opinions on the matters referred to you : And whereas it is expedient that the time for so reporting should be extended as hereinafter provided : Now, therefore, We 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 We do hereby confirm the said Commission and the Warrant hereinbefore referred to except as altered by these presents. In witness whereof We have caused these presents to be issued and the Seal of Our Dominion of New Zealand to be affixed hereto at Wellington, this twenty-first day of April, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, and in the twelfth year of Our Reign.

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