1228 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 46

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the
Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Opapaki Base Farm)

PURSUANT to section 332 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953,
the Board of Maori Affairs hereby declares that on the
date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette the land
described in the Schedule hereto shall cease to be subject to
the provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953,
the said land being so subject by virtue of a notice dated
29 November 1937 and published in the Gazette on 2 December
1937, at page 2636.

SCHEDULE
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Land Block and Survey District Area
A. R. P.
Motatau No. 2 Section 48B VII, VIII, Motatau 516 0 0
(C.T. 216/90 (part) )
Motatau No. 2 Section 49A 2 VII, VIII, Motatau 252 1 0·2
(C.T. 352/271)
Motatau No. 2 Section 49A 3 VIII, Motatau 117 0 0
(C.T. 216/90 (part) )

Dated at Wellington, this 23rd day of July 1954.
For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—
M. SULLIVAN,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.
(M.A. 61/17; D.O. 18/10)

Declaring Land to be Subject to the Provisions of Part XXIV
of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Hokianga Development
Scheme)

PURSUANT to section 330 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953,
the Board of Maori Affairs hereby declares that on and
from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette
the land described in the Schedule hereto shall be subject to
the provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953.

SCHEDULE
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Land Block and Survey District Area
A. R. P.
Omanaia 79 VI, Waoku 87 2 26
Omanaia 90 VI, Waoku 170 3 0

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of July 1954.
For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—
M. SULLIVAN,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.
(M.A. 61/3, 15/1/291; D.O. 19/B/17)

Board of Trade Notice No. 92—Public Inquiry into Import
Duties on Electrical Condensers

1. The Board of Trade proposes to inquire into and report
   upon the question of what rates of import duty should be
   imposed on electrical condensers which are included in Tariff
   Item 338 (2).

The present rates of import duty are:
British Preferential: Free.
Most Favoured Nation: 20%.
Switzerland: 20%.
General: 25%.*

• 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 re-classifying the goods in question
   for the purposes of the Customs Tariff. In addition, the
   Board will consider whether such of the goods in question as
   are now subject to import licensing should be exempted from
   the requirements of import licensing, and in respect of such
   of the goods in question as are already exempt, whether import
   licensing should be re-imposed in respect of any of them.

3. For the purpose of taking evidence on the review of
   this part of the tariff item, the Board will hold a public
   inquiry commencing on Wednesday, 10 November 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 undernamed.

5. A typewritten statement of the evidence to be tendered,
   compiled in accordance with these notes of guidance, should
   be lodged with the undernamed on or before Wednesday, 27
   October 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 27th day of July 1954.
R. F. WILSON, Secretary, Board of Trade.
C.P.O. Box 2424, Wellington C.1.

The Mutual Fire Insurance Act 1908

PURSUANT to section 58 of the Mutual Fire Insurance Act
1908, a synopsis of the business of the undermentioned
insurance associations as at 31 March 1954, based on state-
ments deposited by those associations in the office of the
Public Trustee, is hereby published.

OTAGO FARMERS’ UNION MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION

Assets—
Cash in hand and at bank ....... £ 772 6 7
Loans and investments ........... 74,386 15 1
Outstanding premium notes ....... 432,995 0 2
Other assets .................... 44,869 6 6

Liabilities—
Policies in force ............... 21,376,000 0 0
Existing claims ................. 29,790 13 10

Income—
Premium income .................. 87,046 9 6
Interest ........................ 2,467 17 7
Other income .................... 1,923 6 8

Expenditure—
Losses .......................... 19,212 7 11
Expenses ........................ 54,217 8 6
Reinsurance ..................... 11,212 12 5
Other payments and expenses ..... 273 7 2

TARANAKI FARMERS’ MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

Assets—
Cash in hand and at bank ....... £ 2,210 6 8
Loans and investments ........... 44,924 19 7
Outstanding premium notes ....... 148,708 17 7
Other assets .................... 6,757 10 2

Liabilities—
Policies in force ............... 4,251,705 0 0
Existing claims ................. 1,191 18 9

Income—
Premium income .................. 18,043 0 9
Interest ........................ 1,478 3 5
Other income .................... 1,651 12 6

Expenditure—
Losses .......................... 5,980 16 7
Expenses ........................ 7,962 7 8
Reinsurance ..................... 2,443 10 2
Other payments and expenses ..... 1,817 9 10

WELLINGTON FARMERS’ UNION MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION

Assets—
Cash in hand and at bank ....... £ 1,330 0 2
Loans and investments ........... 37,113 8 9
Outstanding premium notes ....... 705,097 0 0
Other assets .................... 43,670 18 4

Liabilities—
Policies in force ............... 13,778,695 0 0
Existing claims ................. 6,610 2 1

Income—
Premium income .................. 66,521 14 4
Interest ........................ 1,102 18 6
Other income .................... 913 11 6

Expenditure—
Losses .......................... 20,596 14 9
Expenses ........................ 30,858 19 5
Reinsurance ..................... 8,253 11 5
Other payments and expenses ..... 5,298 14 0

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of July 1954.
G. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

PURSUANT to the Local Bodies’ Loans Act 1926, the
following notice received by the Minister of Finance
from the Mayor of the Borough of Otaki is hereby published.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of July 1954.
B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

OTAKI BOROUGH COUNCIL
Otaki War Memorial Loan Poll

THE poll for this loan was taken on 10 July 1954, the voting
being as follows:

For the proposal ............ 267
Against the proposal ........ 54
Informal .................... 5

I therefore certify that the poll was carried.
ROBT. McKEEN, Mayor.