Jack Franklyn Ransby

to be Deputy Registrar of the Magistrate's Court at Motueka for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1947, and Maintenance Officer at the Magistrate's Courts at Nelson and Motueka for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act 1926, on and from the 12th day of March 1953.

Raynor Alfred Nottle

to be Registrar of the Magistrate’s Court at Waihi for the purposes of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1947; Clerk of the Warden's Court, Receiver of Gold Revenue, and Mining Registrar at Waihi for the Mining District of Hauraki constituted under the Mining Act 1926; and Maintenance Officer at the Magistrate's Court at Waihi for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act 1926; on and from the 1st day of April 1953.

Frederick Stanley Collier

to be Clerk of the Licensing Committee for the District of Westland for the purposes of the Licensing Act 1908 on and from the 1st day of April 1953.

Patrick David Clancy

to be Registrar of the Magistrate's Court at Hokitika for the purposes of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1947; Clerk of the Warden's Court; Receiver of Gold Revenue; and Mining Registrar at Hokitika, Ross, and Kumara, for the Mining District of Westland constituted under the Mining Act 1926; and Maintenance Officer at the Magistrate’s Court, Hokitika, for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act 1926; on and from the 1st day of April 1953.

Bill Ivory

to be Returning Officer for the Election of Members of the Board of Appeal under the provisions of section 14, Public Service Amendment Act 1927, on and from the 11th day of March 1953.

Sidney Bruce Darling

to be Maintenance Officer at the Magistrate's Court at Wanganui for the purposes of the Destitute Persons Amendment Act 1926 on and from the 1st day of April 1953.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of March 1953.

V. W. THOMAS, Secretary,

Public Service Commission.

Standard Cost of Production of Apples and Pears for the 1952–53 Season

IN accordance with section 4 (2) of the Apple and Pear Marketing Amendment Act 1951, I hereby declare the standard cost of production of apples and pears for the 1952-53 season to be 1ls. 8.44d. per case non-wrapped.

Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of March 1953.

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Marketing.

Supply, Acquisition, and Use of Organic Fertilizer for Topdressing Authorized (Notice No. Ag. 5398)

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 top-dressing from the 19th day of March 1953 to the 30th day of April 1953 (both days inclusive).

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of March 1953.

K. J. HOLYOAKE, Minister of Agriculture.

(Ag. 93/7/3)

By-laws Under the Rotorua Borough Act 1922

WHEREAS by section 8 of the Rotorua Borough Act 1922, all electric light and power works theretofore provided, erected, or constructed by the Crown in or in connection with the Town of Rotorua remain vested in the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, as incorporated by the Rotorua Town Act 1907, and the Rotorua Borough Act 1922:

And whereas in respect of these works the said Department has and may exercise all the powers for the time being conferred by law on Borough Councils, except the power to borrow money by way of special loans or to make and levy any rate:

And whereas by licences granted by the Governor-General, in Council, as published in the New Zealand Gazette on the 5th November 1931 and 1st October 1936, respectively, the said Department is authorized to generate electricity and erect electric lines within the Borough of Rotorua and portion of the County of Rotorua as set out in the Schedules of the said licences:

Now, therefore, the said Department, in pursuance of the powers herein before recited and all powers thereunto enabling it, hereby revokes By-law 35 made on the 30th day of August 1948, and published in the Gazette on the 2nd day of September 1948, at page 1108, and substitutes the following by-laws,

and hereby declares the instruments published in the Gazette of the 2nd day of September 1948, at page 1108, as aforesaid, is consequentially revoked, and that this instrument shall take effect on and from the 1st day of April 1953.

BY-LAW 35--CHARGES

THE price for electrical energy supplied by the Department will be calculated on the Board of Trade unit consisting of 1,000 watt-hours. All energy will be charged according to meter-register, but should a supply be given before a meter is installed the consumer shall pay for current supplied during such period a sum based upon the number and capacity for lamps and other apparatus installed.

In all cases units may, at the option of the Department, be measured as kilovolt-ampere hours instead of kilowatt-hours if the power factor of the consumer’s load falls below 90 per cent.

Should the meter prove defective in any way, or be removed for testing or repair, the consumer shall pay per month for energy supplied during such period a sum based on the average former reading of the meter.

If the revenue from any existing or proposed installation does not cover the cost of supply, the Department may impose a connected-load charge in addition to the charge by meter. Prepayment meters may be installed in any installation at the discretion of the Department.

The Department may read meters monthly or quarterly or at any other interval that best suits its convenience. Should a special reading be required at any time to suit the convenience of the consumer, such reading will be made or a card will be forwarded on which the consumer can enter the reading of the meter or meters, and an account will be prepared for the readings on this card. A charge may be levied to cover the cost of the special readings as above.

Where for the reason that the premises are occupied intermittently or for any other reason a reading of the meter is not obtained at the time of the ordinary meter-reading, a card may be left for or sent to the consumer. This card shall be filled in by the consumer and returned to the Department to enable an account to be prepared.

Failing the receipt of the card within a period of ten days, the Department will assume that the premises have been unoccupied for the last period between regular meter-readings and an account computed in accordance with Part F of this by-law will be forward to the consumer.

In cases where the previous account or accounts have been assessed in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Department on receiving a reading of the meter may compute the consumption on the basis that the consumer has been in occupation for the whole or part of the period from the date of the last actual reading. Such computation shall not, however, prejudice the right of the consumer to certify that the premises were occupied for a greater or lesser period than that assessed by the Department. On receiving such a certificate the Department may adjust the account accordingly, provided the periods when the premises were unoccupied exceed one month continuously.

The charges for energy supplied shall be computed monthly, and shall be in accordance with the following schedule:—

SECTION (a)--DOMESTIC

(i) For domestic lighting, heating, and power the monthly charges shall be as follows:—

Churches and Maori meeting-houses shall be included under this scale. Where commercial premises have living quarters attached and the whole is supplied with energy through one set of meters, the charges shall be at commercial rates as set out in Section B of this Schedule; or where separately metered each shall be considered as a separate connection.

(ii) (a) Water-heating.—Where the use of energy for hot-water heating is limited to “off peak” hours and controlled by means of a time switch or water-heating relay or by a change-over switch with a range or motor, supply will be given at a special net rate of—

All units ½d. per unit.

(b) If to control this use of energy it is necessary to use a time switch, the consumer shall supply an approved time switch.

(c) Under special conditions this rate will be available for energy (except lighting) consumed between the hours of 10.30 p.m. and 7 a.m.

SECTION B—COMMERCIAL AND FARMING

(i) Lighting:—

(ii) Heating and Power (Monthly):—

(iii) Water-heating.—As for ‘‘ Domestic ’’ (see Section A (ii)).

Where in cow-sheds energy for lighting is supplied through a single-phase power meter, the first 3 units per month will be charged lighting rates for one light, with one additional unit added for each additional light.