Nov. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3393

Approval of Testing Officer under the Motor-drivers’ Regulations, 1931.

IN terms of Regulation 5 of the Motor-drivers’ Regulations, 1931, I, Robert Masters, for the Minister of Transport, do hereby approve until further notice of the person named in Column 2 of the Schedule hereunder being Testing Officer under the said regulations for the local authority specified in Column 1 of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Column 1. Column 2.
Hutt County Council Alfred Arthur Foothead, of Lower Hutt, County Officer.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of November, 1935.

R. MASTERS, for Minister of Transport.

(TT. 9/4/3.)

Land Board Meetings, 1936.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th November, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 54 of the Land Act, 1924, approved of the meetings during the year 1936 of the undermentioned Land Boards being held on the dates specified in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND.

Wednesday, January 15 || Wednesday, July 22
,, February 19 || ,, August 19
,, March 18 || ,, September 16
,, April 22 || ,, October 21
,, May 20 || ,, November 18
,, June 17 || ,, December 9

AUCKLAND.

Tuesday, January 21 || Tuesday, July 28
,, February 25 || ,, August 25
,, March 31 || ,, September 29
,, April 28 || ,, October 27
,, June 2 || ,, November 24
,, June 30 || ,, December 15

GISBORNE.

Friday, January 17 || Friday, July 10
,, February 14 || ,, August 14
,, March 13 || ,, September 11
,, April 17 || ,, October 9
,, May 15 || ,, November 13
,, June 12 || ,, December 11

HAWKE’S BAY.

Thursday, January 9 || Thursday, July 9
,, February 6 || ,, August 13
,, March 12 || ,, September 10
,, April 9 || ,, October 8
,, May 14 || ,, November 12
,, June 11 || ,, December 10

TARANAKI.

Wednesday, January 22 || Wednesday, July 22
,, February 26 || ,, August 26
,, March 25 || ,, September 23
,, April 22 || ,, October 28
,, May 27 || ,, November 25
,, June 24 || ,, December 16

WELLINGTON.

Thursday, January 23 || Wednesday, July 29
Wednesday, February 26 || ,, August 26
,, March 25 || ,, September 30
,, April 29 || ,, October 28
,, May 27 || ,, November 25
,, June 24 || ,, December 16

MARLBOROUGH.

Thursday, January 9 || Thursday, July 9
,, February 13 || ,, August 13
,, March 12 || ,, September 10
,, April 2 || ,, October 8
,, May 14 || ,, November 12
,, June 11 || ,, December 10

NELSON.

Thursday, January 9 || Thursday, July 9
,, February 13 || ,, August 13
,, March 12 || ,, September 10
,, April 2 || ,, October 8
,, May 14 || ,, November 12
,, June 11 || ,, December 10

WESTLAND.

Wednesday, January 15 || Wednesday, July 15
,, February 19 || ,, August 19
,, March 18 || ,, September 16
,, April 22 || ,, October 21
,, May 20 || ,, November 18
,, June 17 || ,, December 16

CANTERBURY.

Tuesday, January 14 || Tuesday, July 14
,, February 11 || ,, August 11
,, March 10 || ,, September 8
Wednesday, April 15 || ,, October 13
Tuesday, May 12 || ,, November 10
,, June 9 || ,, December 8

OTAGO.

Wednesday, January 15 || Wednesday, July 8
,, February 12 || ,, August 12
,, March 11 || ,, September 9
,, April 8 || ,, October 14
,, May 13 || ,, November 11
,, June 10 || ,, December 9

SOUTHLAND.

Thursday, January 16 || Thursday, July 16
,, February 20 || ,, August 20
,, March 19 || ,, September 17
,, April 16 || ,, October 15
,, May 21 || ,, November 19
,, June 18 || ,, December 10

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

Rangitaiki Land Drainage.—Notice of making and levying Rates.

I, ETHELBERT ALFRED RANSOM, Minister of Lands, in the exercise of powers conferred upon me by the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, and its amendments, do hereby make and levy on the unimproved value of all land within the district constituted under the said Act the general rates to meet maintenance-costs for the period 1st April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936, as described in the First Schedule hereto, and the special rates to meet interest on capital for the period 1st April, 1935, to 31st March, 1936, as described in the Second Schedule hereto.

The amount of such rates will be payable in one sum on the 2nd day of December, 1935.

The rate-book of the district is open for inspection at the office of the Collector of Rates, Chief Drainage Engineer’s Office, Room 45, Government Buildings, Customs Street, Auckland, and a copy of same may be inspected at the office of the Chief Drainage Engineer, at Thornton, near Whakatane, at all times at which those offices are open for the transaction of public business.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

GENERAL RATES.

Class A: On the unimproved value of all lands classified as Class A by the arbitrators appointed under the said Act, one penny and ninety-seven one-hundredths of a penny (1·97d.) in the pound.

Class B: On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class B, one penny and thirty-two one-hundredths of a penny (1·32d.) in the pound.

Class C: On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class C, sixty-six one-hundredths of a penny (0·66d.) in the pound.

Class D: On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class D, twenty-two one-hundredths of a penny (0·22d.) in the pound.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

SPECIAL RATES.

Class A: On the unimproved value of all lands classified as Class A by the arbitrators appointed under the said Act, twopence and twenty-two one-hundredths of a penny (2·22d.) in the pound.

Class B: On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class B, one penny and forty-eight one-hundredths of a penny (1·48d.) in the pound.

Class C: On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class C, seventy-four one-hundredths of a penny (0·74d.) in the pound.

Class D: On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class D, one farthing in the pound.

Dated at Wellington, this 26th day of November, 1935.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 15/11/108.)