31 JAN.]

Plants Declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Borough of Whangarei (Notice No. Ag. 5203)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 24 January 1952.

THE following special order, made by the Whangarei Borough Council on the 16th day of January 1952, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950.

SPECIAL ORDER
THAT, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950 and all other powers enabling it, the Whangarei Borough Council hereby resolves by way of special order that the plants mentioned in the Schedule hereto be and are hereby declared noxious weeds within the Borough of Whangarei.

SCHEDULE
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus and Rubus laciniatus).
Californian thistle, Canadian thistle, or creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense).
Cut-leaved psoralea (Psoralea pinnata).
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
Goat's rue (Galega officinalis).
Mist flower or Mexican devil (Eupatorium adenophorum).
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).
Sweetbrier (Rosa eglanteria syn. Rosa rubiginosa).
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 70/10/161)

Plants Declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Whangarei County (Notice No. Ag. 5204)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 24 January 1952.

THE following Special Order made by the Whangarei County Council on the 18th day of January 1952 is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950.

SPECIAL ORDER
In exercise of the powers vested in it by section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950 the Whangarei County Council hereby resolves and declares that the plants mentioned in the Schedule hereto (being plants mentioned in the First Schedule to the said Act) are noxious weeds within the County of Whangarei.

SCHEDULE
Bathurst bur (Xanthium spinosum).
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus and Rubus laciniatus).
Gorse (Ulex, any species).

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 70/10/135)

Plants Declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Borough of Putaruru (Notice No. Ag. 5205)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 24 January 1952.

THE following Special Order made by the Putaruru Borough Council on the 16th day of January 1952 is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950.

SPECIAL ORDER
THAT, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it by section 3 (1) of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950 the Putaruru Borough Council hereby resolves and declares by way of Special Order that the undermentioned plants are noxious weeds within the Borough of Putaruru:

Bathurst bur (Xanthium spinosum).
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus and Rubus laciniatus).
Common broom (Cytisus scoparius).
Gorse (Ulex, any species).
Hemlock (Conium maculatum).
Milk thistle or variegated thistle (Silybum marianum).
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).
St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum).
Winged thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus and Carduus pycnocephalus).

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 70/10/239)

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Lemon Marketing Regulations.—Notice Fixing Prices of Certain Grades
Office of the Minister of Marketing,
Wellington C. 1. 17 January 1952.
PURSUANT to regulation 19 of the Lemon Marketing Regulations 1946, I hereby fix the following prices per loose bushel to be paid by the Marketing Department for lemons delivered to the Department during the undermentioned period.
Period of delivery (both days inclusive 1 January to 31 January 1952):—
Loose packed fresh lemons Preferred Commercial Grade ... 11 2
Loose packed fresh lemons Commercial Grade ... 9 8
Loose packed fresh lemons First Grade Peel ... 5 6
Loose packed fresh lemons Second Grade Peel ... 4 0
Loose packed fresh lemons Juice Grade ... 2 0

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Marketing.

Lemon Marketing Regulations—Notice Fixing Prices of Certain Grades
Office of Minister of Marketing,
Wellington C. 1, 25 January 1952.
PURSUANT to regulation 19 of the Lemon Marketing regulations 1946, I hereby fix the following prices per loose bushel to be paid by the Marketing Department for lemons delivered to the Department during the undermentioned period.
Period of delivery (both days inclusive 1 February to 29 February 1952):—
Loose packed fresh lemons, Preferred Commercial Grade ... 13 2
Loose packed fresh lemons, Commercial Grade ... 10 8
Loose packed fresh lemons, First Grade Peel ... 5 6
Loose packed fresh lemons, Second Grade Peel ... 4 0
Loose packed fresh lemons, Juice Grade ... 2 0

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Marketing.

Rangitaiki Drainage District—Penalty on Overdue Rates
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24 January 1952.
IN pursuance of section 76 of the Rating Act 1925 and the Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act 1910 and its amendments, the ratepayers within the District constituted by the last-mentioned Act are hereby notified that 10 per cent additional will be added to all rates for the year ending 31 March 1952 unpaid on 14 March 1952. Rates may be paid at any money-order office or to the Collector of Rates, Lands and Survey Department, P.O. Box 2205, Auckland C. 1.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/11/108)

Hauraki Plains Drainage District—Penalty on Overdue Rates
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24 January 1952.
IN pursuance of section 76 of the Rating Act 1925 and the Hauraki Plains Act 1926, the ratepayers within the district constituted by the last-mentioned Act are hereby notified that 10 per cent additional will be added to all rates for the year ending 31 March 1952 unpaid on 14 March 1952. Rates may be paid at any money-order office or to the Collector of Rates, Lands and Survey Department, P.O. Box 2205, Auckland C. 1.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/13/154)

Waihi Swamp Drainage Area—Penalty on Overdue Rates
Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24 January 1952.
IN pursuance of section 76 of the Rating Act 1925 and the Swamp Drainage Act 1915 and its amendments, the ratepayers within the Waihi Drainage Area are hereby notified that 10 per cent additional will be added to all rates for the year ending 31 March 1952 unpaid on 14 March 1952. Rates may be paid at any money-order office or to the Collector of Rates, Lands and Survey Department, P.O. Box 2205, Auckland C. 1.

E. B. CORBETT, Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/24/1)

Auditor Under the Friendly Societies Act 1909 Licensed
IN pursuance of section 10 of the Friendly Societies Act 1909 His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to license
Laurence Martin Hall, Esquire,
of Christchurch, to act as a Public Auditor under the Friendly Societies Act 1909.

W. H. FORTUNE, Minister in Charge of Friendly Societies.