I believe that it is to do with the fact that the local man views the form and puts a stamp on it, which means that the form is then 'verified' and I'm assuming that the person at the station then takes the form and sends it through internal mail down to Wellington - I guess it's a way that they can say that the 'right' person was approved to have access to the system. A JP signature does the same thing though in regards to verifying the form and person are the same subject matter?
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