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MERCAST AREA IX. Wellington. Delete table, and substitute Frequencies and Call Signs as for Area 5 (Wellington) in N.Z. Notice to Mariners No. 2.

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MERCAST AREA XI. Sydney. Delete table, and substitute Frequencies and Call Signs as for Area 7 (Sydney) in N.Z. Notice to Mariners No. 2.

MERCAST AREA XII. Ceylon. Delete table, and substitute Frequencies and Call Signs as for Area 3 (Ceylon) in N.Z. Notice to Mariners No. 2.

MERCAST AREA XIII. Singapore. Delete table, and substitute Frequencies and Call Signs as for Area 8 (Singapore) in N.Z. Notice to Mariners No. 2.

Page 7—Table 2. SHIP-TO-SHORE WATCH (BRITISH).

Irirangi. Amend to read:

Authority : Admiralty.

Wellington, N.Z., 16 November 1953.

(M. 10/145)

W. C. SMITH, Secretary for Marine.

Board of Trade Notice No. 78—Public Inquiry into Import Duties on Fire Sprinkler Systems

1. The Board of Trade proposes to inquire into and report upon the question of what rates of import duty should be imposed on sprinkler systems, prefabricated, specially made for fire-extinguishing purposes in a particular building, which is included in Tariff Item 325.

The present rates of import duty in respect of this item are:

• British Preferential: 3%.
• General: 20% plus surtax at the rate of nine-fortieths of the amount of duty.

2. During the course of this inquiry the Board will consider the desirability of reclassifying the goods in question for the purposes of the Customs Tariff. In addition, the Board will consider any representations which may be made in favour of the reimposition of import licensing over all or any of the goods in question.

3. For the purpose of taking evidence on the review of this tariff item, the Board will hold a public inquiry commencing on Tuesday, 6 April 1954, at 10.30 a.m. in the Board Room, First Floor, Departmental Building, Stout Street, Wellington.

4. Any person who intends to tender evidence should comply with the notes for the guidance of witnesses (2nd edition) which have been approved by the Board. A copy of these notes may be obtained from the office of any Collector of Customs or from the undersigned.

5. A typewritten statement of the evidence to be tendered, compiled in accordance with these notes of guidance, should be lodged with the undersigned on or before Tuesday, 23 March 1954. Each statement will in general need to be presented under oath at the public inquiry by the person tendering it.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of November 1953.

R. F. WILSON, Secretary, Board of Trade.

C.P.O. Box 2424, Wellington C.1.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

R USSELL GEORGE FLOWER, of 141 Kitchener Road, Milford, Auckland, Driver, was adjudged bankrupt on 10 November 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Monday, 23 November 1953, at 2.15 p.m.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.

Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C.1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

A INSLEIGH LESLIE POWER, of 17 Dell Avenue, Remuera, Auckland, Driving Instructor, was adjudged bankrupt on 9 November 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Monday, 23 November 1953, at 10.30 a.m.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.

Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C.1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

R AYMOND THOMAS WALKER, of 25 Farrelly Avenue, Mt. Roskill, Auckland, Driver, was adjudged bankrupt on 12 November 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Thursday, 26th November 1953, at 2.15 p.m.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.

Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East Auckland C.1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

V IOLET RUTH PETERSON, of Te Kuiti, Married Woman, was adjudged bankrupt on 11 November 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Te Kuiti, on Wednesday, 25 November 1953, at 10 a.m.

A. J. BENNETTS, Official Assignee.

Supreme Court, Hamilton, 12 November 1953.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

O TTO SNELL, of New Plymouth, Labourer, was adjudged bankrupt on 13 November 1953. Creditors’ meeting will be held at the Courthouse, New Plymouth, on Friday, 27 November 1953, at 11 a.m.

J. A. FYFE, Official Assignee.

New Plymouth.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

J OHN ROBERTSON, of Taihape, Journalist, was adjudged bankrupt on 9 November 1953. Creditors’ meeting will be held at my office on Friday, 20 November 1953, at 9.30 a.m.

J. LIST, Official Assignee.

Magistrate’s Court, Taihape.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

W. H. WATKINS, of Palmerston North, Car Salesman, was adjudged bankrupt on 6 November 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Palmerston North, on Friday, the 20th day of November 1953, at 2.15 p.m.

A. R. C. CLARIDGE, Official Assignee.

Courthouse, Palmerston North.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES

E VIDENCE of the loss of certificate of title; Volume 989, folio 52, Auckland Registry, for 1 rood, being Lot 9 on Deposited Plan 33706, being part of Section 6, Block XIV, Paeroa Survey District, in the name of ELIZABETH MARY WILLIAMSON, formerly of Reporoa, Married, but now deceased, having been lodged with me together with an application to issue a new certificate of title in lieu thereof, notice is hereby given of my intention to issue such new certificate of title on the expiration of fourteen days from date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 13th day of November 1953 at the Land Registry Office, Auckland.

W. A. DOWD, Deputy District Land Registrar.

E VIDENCE of the loss of certificate of title, Volume 636, folio 231, Auckland Registry, for 118 acres 2 roods 33 perches, being part of the Block, situated in Blocks V and VI of the Mangaorongo Survey District, called Rangitoto Tuhua 28B 2B 1 and 29c 2G, the said part of Rangitoto Tuhua 29c 2G being more particularly shown on Deposited Plan 24111, in the name of THOMAS GEOFFREY RAWLINGS, of Otorohanga, Farmer, having been lodged with me together with an application to issue a provisional certificate of title in lieu thereof, notice is hereby given of my intention to issue such provisional certificate of title on the expiration of fourteen days from the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 13th day of November 1953 at the Land Registry Office, Auckland.

W. A. DOWD, Deputy District Land Registrar.