SEPT. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2809

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE area of the piece of land : 3 acres 1 rood.
Portion of reclaimed land, Crown Grant 4D, 436, Block VIII,
Rangitoto Survey District, City of Auckland. (S.O. 26493,
blue.)

In the North Auckland Land District, as the same is more
particularly delineated on the plan marked L.O. 1534, deposited
in the office of the Government Railway Board at Wellington,
and thereon coloured blue.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, and issued
under the Seal of that Dominion, this 10th day of
September, 1931.

W. A. VEITCH, Minister of Railways.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

(L.O. 7236.)

Setting apart Tidal Lands for Disposal under Section 146 of
the Harbours Act, 1923.

[L.s.] BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred by section one hundred and forty-six of the
Harbours Act, 1923, and of the regulations made thereunder,
I, Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Governor-General of the Do-
minion of New Zealand, do hereby set apart the land described
in the Schedule hereto for disposal under the section of the
Act hereinbefore mentioned.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that area in the North Auckland Land District, Rodney
County, containing approximately 50 acres, being Allotment
217, Mahurangi Parish, and being land below mean high-
water mark of the Mahurangi Harbour, as the same is more
particularly delineated on the plan marked M.D. 6961, and
deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Auckland,
and thereon edged red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General this 14th day of September, 1931.

JAS. B. DONALD, Minister of Marine.
Approved in Executive Council.
F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amending the Apportionment of Representation on the Hawke's
Bay Electric-power Board, and revoking previous Order in
that behalf.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 14th day of
September, 1931.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by thc
Electric-power Boards Act, 1925, and of every other
power in anyway enabling him in that behalf, His Excellency
the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the Order in Council
dated the sixteenth day of February, one thousand nine
hundred and thirty-one, revoking the Orders in Council dated
the twenty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-four, and the twenty-second day of March, one
thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, in so far as they
apportioned representation on the Hawke's Bay Electric-power
Board, and amending the apportionment of representation
thereon, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following
provision for the apportionment of representation on the
Hawke's Bay Electric-power Board:-

(1) As from the date of the next general election of the
representatives of the constituent district of Hawke's
Bay County, the number of representatives of the
said constituent district shall be five members.

(2) As from the thirtieth day of September, one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-one, the number of repre-
sentatives of the constituent district of Napier Borough
shall be three members.

(3) As from the thirtieth day of September, one thousand
nine hundred and thirty-one, the number of repre-
sentatives of the constituent district of Hastings
Borough shall be two members.

(4) As from the date of the next general election of representatives of the constituent district of Taradale
Town District, the number of representatives of the
said constituent district shall be one member.

(5) The thirtieth day of September, one thousand nine
hundred and thirty-one, is hereby appointed as the
day on which one representative of the constituent
district of Napier Borough and one representative
of the constituent district of Hastings Borough shall
retire from office.

F. D. THOMSON,
(P.W. 26/984.) Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amending Rules under the Bankruptcy Act, 1908.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 14th day of
September, 1931.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority
conferred upon him by the Bankruptcy Act, 1908, and
of every other power and authority in this behalf enabling
him, His Excellency the Governor-General, with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council and with the concurrence
of the Honourable the Chief Justice and six of the other
members of the Rules Committee constituted under the
Judicature Amendment Act, 1930 (two of such other members
being Judges of the Supreme Court), doth hereby amend the
Rules under the Bankruptcy Act, 1908, in the manner set
forth in the Schedule hereto and doth declare that such
amendment shall take effect on and after the twentieth day of
October, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one.

SCHEDULE.

1. RULE 6 of the rules made on the 21st day of March, 1893,
   and also the table of fees in the Appendix to such rules are
   revoked and the following rule is substituted therefor:-

2. The Registrar shall receive and take in respect of all
   matters or proceedings under the Act the same
   fees as are for the time being payable to Registrars
   pursuant to Rule 581 of the Code of Civil Procedure
   in respect of like matters or proceedings under the
   Judicature Act, 1908 : Provided, however, that the
   fee for filing a petition for adjudication, whether
   by debtor or creditor, shall be the sum of £6.

3. The rules made on the 31st day of July, 1922, prescribing
   the commission and remuneration to be paid to Assignees,
   are revoked, and the following rules are substituted therefor:-

RULES.
Assignee's Commission.

The commission to be paid into the Public Account out of
the estate pursuant to section 171 of the Bankruptcy Act,
1908, shall be as follows:-

On the first amount of £250 or any less sum : £12½ per
cent. with a minimum of £3 3s.;
On the next £1,750 or any less sum : £6½ per cent.
On all further sums : £3½ per cent. :
Provided that where the bankrupt's business is carried
on by the Assignee, the commission shall be calculated on
the gross receipts of such business.

In the case of partnerships, commission shall be payable
in respect of the partnership estate computed apart
from the separate estates of the bankrupts.

Deputy Assignee's Remuneration.

Remuneration pursuant to section 21 of the above-
mentioned Act shall be paid out of the Assignee's commission
to Deputy Assignees who are not members of the Public
Service as follows:-

On the first amount of £250 or any less sum realized by the
Deputy Assignee, calculated as above : £10 per cent.
with a minimum of £3 3s. ;
On the next £1,750 or any less sum : £5 per cent. ;
On all further sums : £2½ per cent. :
Provided that the minimum remuneration of £3 3s.
above mentioned shall be payable to the Deputy Assignee
notwithstanding that the assets in the estate may be
insufficient to produce such an amount as commission.

3. The rule made on the 5th day of September, 1893,
   is amended by adding thereto the following clause:-

(3) Any resolution, certificate, or order, or any copy thereof,
lodged or filed in the Court by the Assignee under
Rule 34 of the rules made on the 21st day of March,
1893.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.