2934 THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 MAY, 1957 whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come Our United Kingdom any of Our said Colonies or Greeting any of me said Territories save only that as provided! "Whereas by section six of an Act passed in the in the said Act they the said Counsellors of State first year of .the Reign of His late Majesty King shall not have power to dissolve Parliament other- George the Sixth intituled " The 'Regency Act 1937 " wise than on Our express instructions and shall not it is amongst other things enacted that in the event grant any rank title or dignity of the peerage and of Our absence or intended absence from Our United further that they shall not receive any homage Kingdom We may in order to prevent delay or diffi- required to be done to Ourself and shall not approve culty in the despatch of public business by Letters or sign any warrant fiat submission or other docu- Patent under the Great Seal delegate for the period1 ment set out in the Schedule hereunto annexed of that absence to Counsellors of State such of Our COMMANDING all and singular Archbishops Royal functions as may be specified in the Letters Dukes Marquesses (Earls Viscounts Bishops Barons Patent but subject to the exceptions provided in the Baronets Knights Citizens and Burgesses and all said Act other Our Officers Ministers and Subjects that in And whereas it is Our intention to be absent from everything appertaining to the matters aforesaid they Our United Kingdom for the purpose of visiting His be attendant counselling and helping the said Majesty The King of Denmark Counsellors of State as it behoves them And whereas the persons to whom Royal func- In Witness whereof We have caused these Our tions may by virtue of the said section as amended Letters to be made Patent by an Act passed in the seventh year of His late Witness Ourself at Westminster the fourteenth day Majesty's Reign intituled "The Regency Act 1943" of May in the sixth year of Our Reign and by an Act passed in the second year of Our BY WARRANT UNDER THE QUEEN'S SIGN MANUAL Reign intituled "The Regency Act 1953" now be delegated by Us as Counsellors of State are Our Coldstream Most dearly beloved Husband and Most faithful THE SCHEDULE Counsellor Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Our Warrants fiats submissions and other documents Most dearly 'beloved Mother Queen Elizabeth The in connection with any of the following matters Queen Mother Our Most dear and entirely beloved. Awards of honours decorations and medals Sister Princess Margaret Rose Lady of the Imperial Precedence to rank among nobility Order of the Crown, of India Dame Grand! Cross of The use by British subjects of foreign, titles and the Royal Victorian Order Our Most dear and en- the wearing of foreign Orders in the United tirely beloved Uncle and Most faithful Counsellor Kingdom Prince Henry William Frederick Albert Duke of Issue of writs in Peerage claims for the deter- Gloucester Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the mination of abeyances Garter Knight of Our Most Ancient and Most Noble Disbandment of Regiments and other Army Units Order of the Thistle Knight of Our Most Illustrious and changes in Army and Air Force dress Order of Saint Patrick Great Master and Principal Matters arising in connection with the General Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Honourable Order Assembly of the Church of Scotland of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Dis- Amendment of Statutes of Orders: tinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Our Most dear and entirely beloved1 Cousin Prince Edward George Nicolas Paul Patrick Duke of Kent Whitehall, llth May, 1957. and Our Most dear and entirely beloved Aunt The The QUBBN1 has been pleased by Letters Patent Princess Royal Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary Lady under the Great Seal of the Realm, bearing date the of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India Dame 17th instant, to appoint Field Marshal- .the iRighit Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Dame Honourable Earl Alexander of Tunis, K.G., G.C.B., Grand Cross of Our Most Excellent Order of the G.C.M.G., C.S.I., D.S.O., M.C., to be Her Majesty's British Empire Lieutenant of and in the County of London', in the And whereas Our Husband Prince Philip Duke of room of Fieldi Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, K.G., Edinburgh intends to accompany Us during Our in- G.C.B., O.M., GjC.,V.O., D.S.O., resigned.. tended absence from Our United Kingdom Know ye that We do hereby by virtue of the provisions of the said Acts except from among the Whitehall, \1th May, 1957. number of Counsellors of State during the period The QUEIBN has1 beera pleased! to approve the of Our absence Our Husband Prince Philip Duke of appointment of Sir Charles Michael Robert Vivian Edinburgh an'd delegate for that period to the Duff, Bt., to be Vice-Lieutenant of the County of following Counsellors of State that is to say to Caernarvon, to act for Her Majesty's Lieutenant Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Princess during his absence from the County, sickness or Margaret The Duke of Gloucester The Duke of Kent other inability to act. and The Princess Royal the Royal functions herein- after specified to be exercised jointly by not less than two of their number subject to 'the condition that if Downing Street. We signify or it appears to .them that they should not act in any matter or for any purpose without llth April, .1957. Our previous special approval they shall not act in The QUEEN has been pleased to approve of the that matter or for that purpose without that approval retention of the title of " Honourable " by William and accordingly We do by these Presents delegate to Sullivan, Esquire, formerly a Member of the the said Counsellors of State or any two or more of Executive Council of New Zealand. them full power and authority during the period of Our said absence to summon and hold on Our behalf Our Privy Council and to signify thereat Our Colonial Office, approval of anything for which Our approval in Council is required and further to approve and sign The Church House, on Our behalf commissions for signifying the Royal Great Smith Street, London, S.W.I. Assent to Acts of Parliament except an Act touching 29th April, 1957. any of the matters for which provision is made hi the The QUEEN has been pleased1 to give directions Act of Settlement or touching Our Royal Style and for .the re-appointment of Michael William Turner, Titles and to approve and sign on Our behalf any Esq., as an Unofficial Member of the Executive proclamation warrant fiat submission or other docu- Council of the Colony of Hong Kong for a period of ment requiring Our approval or Signature which one year until' iflhe 271th May, 1958. relates to the affairs of Our United Kingdom or to the affairs of any of Our Colonies or any Terri- tories under Our protection or in which We have jurisdiction in cases where Our Government in the WAGES COUNCILS ACTS, 1945 TO 1948. United Kingdom is responsible for the foreign affairs LINEN AND COTTON HANDKERCHIEF AND HOUSEHOLD of such Colonies or Territories and to do on Our GOODS AND LINEN PIECE GOODS WAGES COUNCIL behalf anything required to be done in relation to (GREAT BRITAIN). any such proclamation warrant fiat submission or The Linen and Cotton Handkerchief and1 Household other document and further to do on Our behalf Goods and Linen Piece Goods Wages Council (Great anything which by virtue of Our Royal Prerogative Britain) hereby gives notice of its intention to submit or of any statutory .or other power We are autho- to1 the Minister of Labour and National Service pro- rised to do for the safety or good government of posals for (1) increasing .the statutory minimum