Acting District Court Judge Appointed Pursuant to section 10a of the District Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Neil Gordon Hattaway, retired District Court Judge to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part IIa of the District Courts Act 1947, at such place 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, for a term of 12 months on and from the 1st day of August 1998. Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July 1998. D. A. M. GRAHAM, Minister of Justice.