Aug. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2167

Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.—Declaration by the Assistant Registrar dissolving a Society.

I, WILLIAM GREER FLETCHER, Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that The Opotiki County Club (Registered) is no longer carrying on its operations, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved, in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.

Dated at Auckland this 18th day of July, 1923.

WM. G. FLETCHER,
Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.—Declaration by the Assistant Registrar dissolving a Society.

I, WALTER HAROLD FLETCHER, Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that The Masterton South Brass Band (Registered) is no longer carrying on its operations, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved, in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of July, 1923.

W. H. FLETCHER,
Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

Public Trust Office.—Establishment of Agency at Whakatane.

IT is notified for public information that an agency of the Public Trust Office has been established at Whakatane in charge of Mr. Francis Prideaux as agent.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of June, 1923.

J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

Form of Statement prescribed under the Mental Defectives Act, 1911, to be furnished to the Public Trustee by Private Committees.

WHEREAS by section 118 of the Mental Defectives Act, 1911, it is provided, inter alia, that it shall be the duty of every person other than the Public Trustee who has been appointed the committee of the estate of any person in pursuance of the said Act to render to the Public Trustee, at such times and in such form as he shall prescribe, a statement showing the property comprised in the estate, and the manner in which that property has been administered and applied and the condition of that property, and such other particulars relating to such estate as may be prescribed or directed by the Public Trustee, and that every such statement shall be verified by the statutory declaration of the committee:

Now, therefore, under and by virtue of the power and authority conferred on the Public Trustee by the said section, and any other power and authority in this behalf him enabling, the Public Trustee doth hereby prescribe and direct as follows:—

1. The words “private committee” wherever used herein mean any person other than the Public Trustee who has been appointed the committee of the estate of any person in pursuance of the Mental Defectives Act, 1911, or under any other Act passed in amendment of the same or in substitution therefor.

2. Every private committee shall, within twelve months after being appointed to act, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding one year so long as the private committee shall be lawfully acting as such, furnish to the Public Trustee at Wellington, or to such District Public Trustee as the Public Trustee shall in writing direct, a statement in the form and containing the particulars hereinafter set out.

3. The first of such statements shall be divided into four parts, and the second and subsequent annual statements shall be divided into three parts. The said parts shall contain the matters and things hereinafter set out.

4. The first part shall consist of a schedule of the dealings by the private committee with the property of the patient during the period covered by the statement, and shall be in the form of a receipts and payments account amplified by entries showing any final dispositions of property not actually converted into cash. Gross proceeds of realizations, rents, interest, and the like must be shown, with details of any allowances or payments for commission, sale expenses, and the like. The statement shall commence with the cash balance in hand or in the bank at the date when the private committee became authorized to act, or as the case may be, at the commencement of the period covered by the statement, and conclude with the balance of cash in hand or in the bank at the end of the period covered by the statement. Inclusive of these balances the totals of the debit and credit columns of the account should be in agreement.

5. The second part of the statement shall comprise a schedule of the assets and liabilities (whether present, future, or contingent) of the patient as existing at the end of the period covered by the statement. This schedule must be prepared, with the necessary modifications, on the same lines as the schedule required by part four hereinafter mentioned, save and except that it will show only the property (including cash) and the liabilities of the patient existing at the end of the period covered by the statement.

6. The third part shall comprise a schedule containing particulars of the condition of the property and the position of the liabilities of the patient as at the end of the period covered by the statement. This schedule must supplement the foregoing schedules with such information and explanations as are necessary to elucidate the statement and show (inter alia) the necessity for any past or prospective expenditure—as, e.g., for painting, fencing, repairs, calls on shares made or anticipated, &c.

7. The fourth part shall consist of a schedule of the assets and the liabilities (whether present, future, or contingent) of the patient at the time that the private committee was appointed to act. This schedule is required only with the first statement furnished by the private committee. It must show in detail each asset of the patient at the time of the appointment of the private committee and the estimated value thereof at that time. In the case of land the latest Government valuation (with the date thereof annexed) must be mentioned. Where possible the value of shares should be computed at the last market quotation prior to the appointment of the private committee. Where assets are producing income in the form of interest or rents, the rate of interest or rentals must be stated, with the names of the mortgagors, lessees, or tenants. The liabilities of the patient to be shown as existing at the time of the appointment of the private committee will include such contingent liabilities as those incurred in respect of bills or promissory notes accepted, drawn, made, or endorsed by the patient or incurred by the patient as surety, guarantor, or otherwise.

8. The Public Trustee shall be entitled, if he think fit, to demand such further or other particulars relating to the estate of the patient as he may consider necessary in the circumstances of any particular estate. The private committee shall, if required so to do by the Public Trustee, furnish vouchers supporting payments shown to have been made in the statement furnished.

9. Each statement required to be furnished by a private committee shall be verified by a statutory declaration of the committee in the form or to the effect and containing the matters set out in the Schedule hereto. Where more than one person is appointed private committee the Public Trustee may accept such statutory declaration made by one of the committee, and in the case of a company being appointed private committee the Public Trustee may accept such a statutory declaration made on its behalf by such officer of the company as is authorized by the articles or regulations of the company to act.

Given under the hand and seal of the Public Trustee at Wellington this 14th day of July, 1923.

(L.S.) J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

THE SCHEDULE HEREINBEFORE REFERRED TO.

In the matter of the Mental Defectives Act, 1911, and its amendments; and in the matter of the estate of , a mentally defective person.

I, , of , in the Dominion of New Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:—

1. That I am lawfully appointed committee of the estate of the above named.

2. That all statements, accounts, matters, and things set out and contained in the statement annexed hereto are true and correct in every particular to the best of my knowledge and belief.

3. That the percentage payable out of the said estate by the committee thereof to the Public Trustee amounts to , being calculated at the rate of one per cent. on , and the same has been paid to the Public Trustee by me or on my behalf.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true under and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

Declared at this day of , 19 , before me—

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A Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand [or a Justice of the Peace in and for the Dominion of New Zealand].