BRITISH DISTRIBUTORS, LIMITED.

IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1933, and in the
matter of BRITISH DISTRIBUTORS, LIMITED (in Liquidation).

TAKE notice that the final meeting of shareholders in
the above matter will be held at the liquidator's
office, 4 Lower Albert Street, Auckland, on Friday, 17th
May, 1940, at 10.30 a.m. The meeting is convened in
pursuance of section 241 of the Companies Act, 1933, for the
purpose of laying before the meeting the account of the
winding up and giving any explanation thereof.
Dated this 29th day of April, 1940.

H. W. HOFFMAN,
Liquidator.

PRIVATE BILL.

The Otaki and Porirua Empowering Amendment Act, 1940.

NOTICE is hereby given that application is intended to
be made to the General Assembly of New Zealand
in the ensuing session by Herbert Edgar Evans, of Wellington,
Barrister and Solicitor, and Reginald Herbert Webb, of
Wellington, Barrister and Solicitor (hereinafter called "the
promoters"), for leave to bring in a Private Bill, the short
title of which is as above, to effect the following objects and
purposes, viz. :-
To amend the Otaki and Porirua Empowering Act, 1907,
and to empower the Porirua College Trust Board to award
and pay scholarships tenable at certain schools and to
validate certain scholarships already awarded; also to
validate and confirm certain retiring-allowances made by
the said Board to the principal and the assistant teacher
of the school recently carried on at Otaki by the said Board
or the closing of the said school; and to empower the Board
to establish out of income reserves for certain specified
purposes, and to dedicate, sell, exchange, mortgage, lease,
and purchase property.

Printed copies of the proposed Bill will be deposited at
the office of the Examiner of Standing Orders at Parliament
House, Wellington, not later than fourteen (14) days after
the commencement of the session.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of May, 1940.
HADFIELD, PEACOCK, AND TRIPE,
Solicitors to the above-named promoters.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Wellington District
(Wellington Registry).

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1933, and in the
matter of ABERFOYLE FLATS, LIMITED, a company duly
incorporated under the Companies Act, 1933, and having
its registered office in the City of Wellington.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petition for the winding
up of the above-named company by the Supreme
Court was, on the 18th day of April, 1940, presented to the
said Court by John Duncan Cameron, of Wellington, Retired
Farmer, and that the said petition is directed to be heard
before the Court sitting at Wellington on the 17th day of
May, 1940, at 10.30 o'clock in the forenoon; and any creditor
or contributory of the said company desirous to support or
oppose the making of an order on the said petition may appear
at the time of hearing in person or by his counsel for that
purpose; and a copy of the petition will be furnished to any
creditor or contributory of the said company requiring the
same by the undersigned on payment of the regulated charge
for the same.

H. R. BISS,
Solicitor for the petitioner.

Address for service.-The petitioner's address for service is
at the office of Messieurs Gawith, Biss, and Griffiths, Solicitors,
2nd Floor M.L.C. Building, corner of Lambton Quay and
Hunter Street, Wellington.

NOTE.-Any person who intends to appear on the hearing
of the said petition must serve on or send by post to the
abovenamed, notice in writing of his intention so to do. The
notice must state the name, address, and description of the
person, or, if a firm, the name, address, and description of the
firm, and an address for service within three miles of the
office of the Supreme Court at Wellington, and must be
signed by the person or firm, or his or their solicitor (if any),
and must be served, or, if posted, must be sent by post in
sufficient time to reach the above-named petitioner's address
for service not later than four o'clock in the afternoon of the
16th day of May, 1940.

CONTENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS
APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES
DEFENCE NOTICES
LAND-
Boundaries, Alteration of
Buildings of the General Government, Taken for
Crown Lands declared
Kauri-gum Industry Act, Withdrawing Land from
Operation of the
Native Land Development Scheme, constituted
Native School, Additional Land taken for
Permanently reserved
Recreation Reserves brought under Part II of the
Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks
Act
Reserve, Cancelling the Reservation over a
Reserve, Vesting the Control of a
Rights-of-way and Electric-power Lines Purposes,
Notice of Intention to take Easements over Land
for
Right-of-way Purposes, Notice of Intention to take
an Easement over Land for
Road closed
Road, Notice of Intention to take Land for, and for
the Use, Convenience, and Enjoyment of a
Road, Portions of, closed
Road Purposes, Crown Land set apart for
Road Purposes, Taken for
Road Purposes, Taken for, and for the Use,
Convenience, and Enjoyment of a
Roads, Classification of
Roads proclaimed
Roads proclaimed and closed
Streets, &c., Authorizing Laying-off of subject to a
Condition as to the Building-line
Streets, &c., exempted from the Provisions of
Section 128 of the Public Works Act
Temporarily reserved
Worker's Dwelling, Taken for
LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES
MISCELLANEOUS-
Abstract of Railways Working Account
Bobby Calf Marketing Pool Area redefined
Bobby Calf Pool Committees, Members elected
By-laws
Declaration of Enemy Traders
Domain Boards appointed
Drainage District abolished
Electrical Wiremen's Registration Act: Names
removed from Register
Electricity Purposes, Authorizing to use Water for
Fisheries Act, Revocation of Appointments under
Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act : Notices
of Cancellation of Registration
Industrial Efficiency Act: Notice to Persons
affected by an Application for a License under
Part III of the
List of Persons employed in the Post and Telegraph
Department
Loans, Consenting to raising, &c.
Mercantile Marine, Superintendent of, appointed
Motor-vehicle Registration-plates, Colours and sizes
prescribed for
Native Land Court, Sittings of the
Officiating Ministers for 1940
Public Trustee : Election to administer Estates
Regulations under the Naval Defence Act, amended
Regulations under the Regulations Act
Regulations under the Regulations Act
Rescue-station Levy Area, Imposing Levy on the
Owners of Coal-mines situated within the
Reserve Bank of New Zealand : Weekly Statements
of Assets and Liabilities
Supplementary Teachers' Register and Supplementary
Graded List of Primary, Secondary, and
Technical School Teachers, 1940
Teacher's Superannuation Board, Member appointed
Wharf, Prescribing Dues for the Use of
SHIPPING-
Notices to Mariners
STATE FOREST SERVICE NOTICES-
Milling-timber for Sale