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Now therefore, I, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Cyril Freyberg, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908, and all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint you the said Ronald Henry Quilliam, Thomas Bruce Nicol, and John Howard Barnett to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the following matters: — (1) What sewerage, sewage treatment, and sludge-disposal scheme is most suitable to be adopted for the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage District. (2) Whether the utilization in the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage District of sewage by a composting or any other process is desirable in the public interest. (3) What, if any, amendment of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Act, 1944, or of any other legislation, is necessary or expedient in order to direct or authorize the employment of the scheme recommended by you for adoption by the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Board. (4) Whether the methods of treatment and disposal of sewage at present employed for the Boroughs of Northcote, Birkenhead, Devonport, and Takapuna are the most suitable, and if not, what alternative methods should be adopted. (5) What, if any, legislation is necessary or expedient in order to direct or authorize the employment of any alternative method of treatment and disposal of sewage recommended by you to be employed for the Boroughs of Northcote, Birkenhead, Devonport, and Takapuna. (6) And, generally, upon any other matters arising out of the premises which may come to your notice in the course of your inquiries and which you may consider should be investigated in connection therewith, and upon any matters affecting the premises which you consider should be brought to the attention of the Government. And in exercise of such powers and authorities as aforesaid, and with the like advice and consent, I do hereby appoint you, the said Ronald Henry Quilliam to be Chairman of the said Commission. And for the better enabling you to carry these presents into effect you are hereby authorized and empowered to make and conduct any inquiry under these presents at such time and place as you deem expedient with power to adjourn from time to time and place to place as you think

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