Acting District Court Judge Appointed Pursuant to section 10a of the District Courts Act 1947 and section 7 of the Family Courts Act 1980, Her Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Derek Lowe, retired District Court Judge to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction, at such places or places and for such period or periods, only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10a of the District Courts Act 1947, and also to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, pursuant to the said section 7 of the Family Courts Act 1980, for a term of 12 months on and from the 16th day of January 1996. Dated at Wellington this 19th day of December 1995. D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.