JULY 22] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 809

Retention of Title of “Honourable”

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th July, 1943.

THE following despatch, received from the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, is published for general information.

H. G. R. MASON,
For the Minister of Internal Affairs.

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NEW ZEALAND.—HONOURS

Dominions Office,
Downing Street, 6th May, 1943.

SIR,—

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s despatch, Honours (1), of the 22nd January, and to request you to inform your Ministers that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve of the retention of the title of “Honourable” by Mr. Frank Langstone, who has served for more than three years as a member of the Executive Council of New Zealand.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your Excellency’s most obedient, humble Servant,
C. R. ATTLEE.

Governor-General
His Excellency
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Sir Cyril Newall, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.M.G., C.B.E., etc.

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Authorizing the Laying-off of Roads of less Width than 66 ft.

WHEREAS in the opinion of the Minister of Lands it is inexpedient, by reason of the fact that the land shown upon the plan of Town of Ilam Extension No. 25 affecting part of Rural Section 85, Block X, Christchurch Survey District, Canterbury Land District, is intended to be used wholly for residential purposes, that proposed roads Nos. 1, 2, and 3 shown thereon should be of the width of 66 ft. :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the power conferred upon him by section 17, subsection (1), of the Land Act, 1924, and of every other power him thereunto enabling, the Minister of Lands doth hereby authorize the laying-off of proposed roads Nos. 1 and 2 of a width of not less than 50 ft., and proposed road No. 3 of a width of not less than 40 ft. : Provided always that it shall not be lawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected any building at a less distance than 33 ft. from the middle of such roads.

Given under the hand of the Minister of Lands, this 19th day of July, 1943.

J. G. BARCLAY, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 25/366.)

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Kaitaia Drainage Area.—Notice of Intention to make and levy General Rates

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th July, 1943.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is intended, pursuant to the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and its amendments, to make and levy, on the unimproved value of all land within the Kaitaia Town District Subdivision of the Kaitaia Drainage Area constituted under the said Act, the general rate described in the First Schedule hereto, and on the unimproved value of all land in the subdivision of the Kaitaia Drainage Area outside the Kaitaia Town District the general rates described in the Second Schedule, such respective rates being for the purpose of meeting maintenance-costs for the period from the 1st April, 1943, to the 31st March, 1944.

The amount of the general rates, together with the annually recurring special rates already made and levied, will be payable in one sum on the 30th August, 1943.

The valuation roll of the area will be available for inspection at the office of the Collector of Rates, Chief Drainage Engineer’s Office, Room 45, First Floor, Government Buildings, Customs Street West, Auckland, and a copy of same may be inspected at the office of the Chief Drainage Engineer, Kaitaia, at all times at which those offices are open for the transaction of public business.

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FIRST SCHEDULE
TOWN SUBDIVISION
General Rate

On the unimproved value of all land within the Kaitaia Town District, sixty-six one-hundredths of a penny (0·66d.) in the pound.

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SECOND SCHEDULE
RURAL SUBDIVISION
General Rate

Class A.—On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A by the persons appointed to classify lands under section 3 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928, eighteen-pence and fifty-three one-hundredths of a penny (18·53d.) in the pound.

Class B.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class B, sixpence and forty-nine one-hundredths of a penny (6·49d.) in the pound.

Class C.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class C, two-pence and seventy-eight one-hundredths of a penny (2·78d.) in the pound.

J. G. BARCLAY, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 15/42/3.)

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Waihi Drainage Area.—Notice of Intention to make and levy General Rates

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 19th July, 1943.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is intended, pursuant to the Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, and its amendments, to make and levy, on the unimproved value of all land within the Pukehina Subdivision of the Waihi Drainage Area constituted under the said Act, the general rates described in the First Schedule hereto, and on the unimproved value of all land included in the Central Subdivision the general rate described in the Second Schedule hereto, and on the unimproved value of all land in the Kaikokopu Subdivision the general rates described in the Third Schedule hereto, such respective rates being for the purpose of meeting maintenance-costs for the period 1st April, 1943, to the 31st March, 1944.

The amount of the general rates will be payable in one sum on the 30th day of August, 1943, on which day the annually recurring special rates already made and levied will also be payable.

The valuation roll and the rate-book of the district will be open for inspection at the office of the Collector of Rates, Chief Drainage Engineer’s Office, Room 45, First Floor, Government Buildings, Customs Street West, Auckland, and copies of same may be inspected at the office of Mr. H. W. Earp, Clerk, Kaituna River Board, Te Puke, at all times at which those offices are open for the transaction of public business.

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FIRST SCHEDULE
GENERAL RATES
Pukehina Subdivision

Class A.—On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A by the persons appointed to classify lands under section 3 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928, fivepence and seven one-hundredths of a penny (5·07d.) in the pound.

Class C.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class C, twopence and twenty-five one-hundredths of a penny (2·25d.) in the pound.

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SECOND SCHEDULE
GENERAL RATES
Central Subdivision

Class A.—On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A by the persons appointed to classify lands under section 3 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928, fivepence and forty-five one-hundredths of a penny (5·45d.) in the pound.

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THIRD SCHEDULE
GENERAL RATES
Kaikokopu Subdivision

Class A.—On the unimproved value of all land classified as Class A by the persons appointed to classify lands under section 3 of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act, 1928, sixpence and forty-six one-hundredths of a penny (6·46d.) in the pound.

Class B.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class B, fivepence and two one-hundredths of a penny (5·02d.) in the pound.

Class C.—On the unimproved value of all land so classified as Class C, twopence and eighty-seven one-hundredths of a penny (2·87d.) in the pound.

J. G. BARCLAY, Minister of Lands.

(L. and S. 15/24/1.)

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Plant declared to be a Noxious Weed in the Borough of St. Kilda.—(Notice No. Ag. 4020)

Office of the Minister of Agriculture,
Wellington, 14th July, 1943.

THE following special order made by the St. Kilda Borough Council on the 7th day of June, 1943, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928.

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SPECIAL ORDER

“ That, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928, the St. Kilda Borough Council hereby resolves and declares, by way of special order, that the plant mentioned in the Schedule hereto (being a plant mentioned in the Second Schedule to the said Act, as extended from time to time by the Governor-General in Council) is a noxious weed within the Borough of St. Kilda.

“ SCHEDULE

“ Pussy willow (Salix caprea).”

J. G. BARCLAY, Minister of Agriculture.

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Law Practitioners Amendment Act, 1935

PURSUANT to the Law Practitioners Amendment Act, 1935 notice is hereby given that the Disciplinary Committee of the New Zealand Law Society on the 11th day of June, 1943, ordered that the name of Huon Lucien Martyn Buisson, of Auckland, be struck off the Rolls of Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and that he pays twenty guineas costs.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of July, 1943.

G. S. CLARK, Registrar, Supreme Court.