1962

Honorary Consul of Panama at Auckland Appointed

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government directs it
to be notified that Her Majesty's exequatur empowering
Paul Coghlan Griffiths, Esquire,
to act as Honorary Consul of Panama at Auckland has been issued.
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of November 1952.
R. M. ALGIE,
For the Minister of External Affairs.

Appointment of Judge Advocate General of Royal New Zealand Air Force

His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been
pleased to make the following appointment :
Judge Advocate General of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Herbert Edgar Evans, Q.C., B.A., LLM.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of November 1952.
W. SULLIVAN,
For the Minister of Defence.

Members of Domain Board Appointed

Pursuant to section 49 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and
National Parks Act 1928, His Excellency the Administrator
of the Government has been pleased to appoint-
Lawrence William Lovett, and
Frederick Fletcher Hill
to be members of the Sunnyside Domain Board in place of Sidney
Nesbit Smith and James Daniel Thompson, resigned.
Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of November 1952.
D. M. GREIG, Director-General of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 1/142)

Appointments in the Public Service

The Public Service Commission has made the following appointments in the Public Service :-
Charles Seddon Forbes
to be Assistant Registrar of Companies at Christchurch for the
purposes of the Companies Act 1933 and Assistant Registrar of
Incorporated Societies at Christchurch for the purposes of the
Incorporated Societies Act 1908 on and from the 21st day of October
1952.
Norman Edginton Briggs
to be an Inspector under the Dairy Industry Act 1908 on and from
the 1st day of November 1952.
Lester Roland Herbert
to be an Inspector under the Dairy Industry Act 1908 on and from
the 1st day of November 1952.
Alexander Stevenson
to be an Inspector under the Dairy Industry Act 1908 on and from
the 1st day of November 1952.
Robert Faulks Landreth
to be Chief Inspector of Quarries in terms of section 5 of the
Quarries Amendment Act 1951 on and from the 5th day of November
1952.
Dated at Wellington, this 24th day of November 1952.
V. W. THOMAS, Secretary,
Public Service Commission.

Members of the Rangitata Rabbit Board Elected (Notice No. Ag. 5365)

Pursuant to section 57 of the Rabbit Nuisance Act 1928,
the Minister of Agriculture hereby publishes the result of the
first election of members of the Rangitata Rabbit Board, namely:-
Charles Hammond Donald,
Walter Preston Ellis,
Robert Samuel McCully,
Charles McDonald, and
Robert Arthur Pringle.
Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of November 1952.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 64/1/236)

Supply, Acquisition, and Use of Organic Fertilizer for Topdressing Authorized (Notice No. Ag. 5369)

Pursuant to regulation 5A of the Organic Fertilizer Supply
Regulations 1952, as inserted by regulation 2 of the Organic
Fertilizer Supply Regulations 1952, Amendment No. 1, the Minister
of Agriculture hereby authorizes the supply, acquisition, and use
of organic fertilizer for topdressing from the 27th day of November
1952 to the 28th day of February 1953 (both days inclusive).
Dated at Wellington, this 24th day of November 1952.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 93/7/3)

Plants Declared Noxious Weeds in the Hawera County (Notice No. Ag. 5368)

Pursuant to the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Minister of
Agriculture hereby publishes the following special order made
by the Hawera County Council on the 13th day of November 1952.

SPECIAL ORDER

That, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 3 of the
Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Council of the County of Hawera
hereby resolves and declares, by way of special order, as follows :-
" That the plants included in the First Schedule to the
Noxious Weeds Act 1950, are noxious weeds within the district
of the County of Hawera."
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of November 1952.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.
(Ag. 70/10/125)

Lemon Marketing Regulations—Notice Fixing Prices of Certain Grades

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 December to 31
December 1952) :-
Loose packed fresh lemons, Preferred Commercial s. d.
Grade ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 8
Loose packed fresh lemons, Commercial Grade ... 8 2
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
Dated at Wellington, 20 November 1952.
K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Marketing.

Result of Election by Fire-insurance Companies to Fill an Extraordinary Vacancy on the Timaru Fire Board

Pursuant to the Fire Services Act 1949 the Minister of
Internal Affairs hereby gives notice of the following result
of the election held on 14 November 1952, by insurance companies
carrying on business in New Zealand to fill an extraordinary vacancy
on the Timaru Fire Board :-
Timaru Fire Board ... ... L. R. Oliff.
Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of November 1952.
W. A. BODKIN, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 76/4/36)

Pukemarama Special Subdivision-Waihi Drainage Area—Notice of Intention to Make and Levy Special Rates

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24 November 1952.

Notice is hereby given that it is intended, pursuant to the
Swamp Drainage Amendment Act 1948, to make and levy
on the unimproved value of all land within the Pukemarama Special
Subdivision of the Kaikokopu Subdivision of the Waihi Drainage
Area, the annually recurring special rates described in the Schedule
hereto, such rates being for the repayment of moneys expended on
the construction of drainage works in the said Pukemarama Special
Subdivision, together with interest thereon.
The amount of such rates, will in respect of the financial year
ending on 31 March 1953, be payable on 19 December 1952, and will
in respect of every future financial year be payable on 30 August
in such year.
The valuation roll and the rate-book of the Waihi Drainage
Area will be open for inspection at the office of the Collector of
Rates, First Floor, Government Buildings, Customs Street West,
Auckland, and copies of same may be inspected at the office of the
Kaituna River Board, Tauranga, at all times at which those offices
are open for the transaction of public business.

SCHEDULE

Class A : On the unimproved value of all lands classified as Class A
by the person appointed to classify the lands under section 3
of the Swamp Drainage Amendment Act 1928, eighteen pence
and sixty-seven one-hundredths of a penny (18·67d.) in the
pound.
Class B : On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class
B, fourteen pence and fifty-two one-hundredths of a penny
(14·52d.) in the pound.
Class C : On the unimproved value of all lands so classified as Class
C, eightpence and three-tenths of a penny (8·3d.) in the pound.
W. SULLIVAN,
For the Minister of Lands.
(L. and S. 15/24/5)