And whereas the Minister of Works agreed to grant, and
the said James Anderson Stevens agreed to accept, a certain
grant of easement in full satisfaction of the said compensation, the assent of the Minister, pursuant to section 97 of the
Public Works Act 1928, dated the 20th day of April 1951,
being published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 34 of the
26th day of the same month, at page 583:

And whereas it was found inexpedient to grant the easement referred to in the assent dated the 20th day of April 1951:

And whereas the Minister of Works subsequently agreed
to grant the said James Anderson Stevens a further easement
in lieu of the easement hereinbefore mentioned, the assent of
the Minister of Works, pursuant to section 97 of the Public
Works Act 1928, dated the 24th day of March 1952, being
published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 25 of the 3rd day
of April 1952, at page 468:

And whereas it is now also inexpedient to grant the
easement referred to in the assent dated the 24th day of
March 1952:

And whereas the Minister of Works has now agreed to
grant to the said James Anderson Stevens a further easement
(hereinafter called 'the said easement') to carry water in
pipes over areas of land comprising approximately 2.57
perches, 4.92 perches, and 2.4 perches, being parts of the
land in Proclamation No. 13159, Auckland Land Registry,
shown coloured red on the plan marked P.W.D. 143974
deposited in the office of the Minister of Works at Wellington,
in lieu of the grants of easement hereinbefore mentioned and
in full satisfaction of the said compensation:

And whereas the said James Anderson Stevens has agreed
to accept the said easement in full satisfaction of the said
compensation:

Now, therefore, the Minister of Works hereby gives
notice, pursuant to section 97 of the Public Works Act 1928,
that he assents to the agreement to grant the said easement.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of September 1954.
W. S. GOOSMAN, Minister of Works.
(P.W. 92/15/27/6; D.O. 92/15/27/6)

The Standards Act 1941—Specification Declared to be

a Standard Specification

NOTICE is hereby given that on 8 September 1954 the
undermentioned specification was declared to be a
standard specification by the Minister of Industries and
Commerce pursuant to section 8 of the Standards Act 1941:

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 245: Water
closet flushing cisterns. (First revision, superseding 1939
edition), with Amendment No. 1.

Price of Copy (Post Free): 2s. 6d.

Application for copies should be made to the N.Z.
Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay
(P.O. Box 195), Wellington C. 1.

NOTE.—This standard is being printed. Copies will be
available soon.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of September 1954.
D. N. HULL,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.

The Standards Act 1941—Specification Declared to be a

Standard Specification

NOTICE is hereby given that on 3 September 1954 the under-
mentioned specification was declared to be a standard
specification by the Minister of Industries and Commerce
pursuant to section 8 of the Standards Act 1941:

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 1211:
Exterior plywoods.

Price of Copy (Post Free): 3s.

Application for copies should be made to the N.Z. Stan-
dards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay
(P.O. Box 195), Wellington C. 1.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of September 1954.
D. N. HULL,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.

The Standards Act 1941—Amendment of Standard

Specification

NOTICE is hereby given that on 3 September 1954 the under-
mentioned standard specification was amended by the
Minister of Industries and Commerce by incorporation of the
amendment shown hereunder:

Number and Title of Specification: N.Z.S.S. 259: Code
of commercial acceptance tests for steam boilers; being
B.S. 845:1939, with Amendment PD 111, May 1943
(incorporated), No. 2 (Ref. No. PD 1680), 17 August 1953.

Price of Copy (Post Free): 2s. 6d.

Application for copies of the standard specification so
amended should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute,
Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195),
Wellington C.1. Copies of the amendment will be supplied
free of charge, upon request.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of September 1954.
D. N. HULL,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Heretaunga Development Scheme)

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
16 August 1938 and published in the Gazette on 18 August
1938, at page 1882.

SCHEDULE

HAWE'S BAY LAND DISTRICT

Block and Area
Land Survey District A. R. P.
Waipuka 3B 2 (C/T, H.B., V, Kidnapper 49 2 28.75
48/168)

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of September 1954.
For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—
M. SULLIVAN,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.
(M.A. 66/2, 15/6/67; D.O. 4/1/50)

Declaring Land to be Subject to the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Hauraki 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

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Block and Area
Land Survey District A. R. P.
Puteahapahapai No. 1 (part) VII, Waitoa 32 0 0
Puteahapahapai No. 2 VII, Waitoa 69 0 0
Puteahapahapai No. 4, VII, Waitoa 70 3 17

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of September 1954.
For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—
M. SULLIVAN,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.
(M.A. 15/2/390, 62/22; D.O. 11/17/201)

Notice to Persons Affected by Applications for Licences Under Part III of the Industrial Efficiency Act 1936

Pharmacy Industry

J. R. Livingstone, 56 Sylvan Avenue, Northcote, Auckland,
has applied for a licence to operate a new pharmacy at 143
Queen Street, Northcote, Auckland.

P. D. Hollings, Ardmore, R.D., Papakura, has applied for
a licence to operate a new pharmacy at 138 King Street,
Pukekohe.

Retail Sale and Distribution of Motor Spirit

C. G. Nicholl, corner Junction and Halswell Roads,
Halswell, Christchurch, has applied for a licence to resell
motor spirit from one pump to be installed on service-station
and garage premises at corner of Junction and Halswell Roads,
Halswell, Christchurch.

Drive Yourself Ltd., Box 113, Auckland, has applied for
permission to shift one pump from premises at 4 Lower Albert
Street to proposed garage premises at Beach Road, Auckland.

D. H. Pugh, Kawakawa Bay, via Clevedon, has applied
for a licence to resell motor spirit from one pump to be
installed on proposed garage premises on corner of Bertram
Street and Orere Road, Kawakawa Bay.

E. J. Reid, Main Road, Ettrick, has applied for a licence
to resell motor spirit from one pump to be installed on garage
premises at Main Road, Ettrick.

Tauwhare Stores Ltd., Tauwhare, has applied for a
licence to resell motor spirit from one pump to be installed on
store premises at Tauwhare.

Brooklands Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd., Box 145, New
Plymouth, has applied for a licence to resell motor spirit from
one pump to be installed on dairy factory premises at Poriho
Road, Okato, sales to be restricted to suppliers of the company.

East Gore Service Station Ltd., corner Huron Street and
Railway Esplanade, East Gore, has applied for permission to
change the retail selling point of one pump from service-
station premises corner Huron Street and Railway Esplanade,
East Gore, to Gore Carrying Company’s premises, off Main
Road, approximately one mile distant, and to be obscured
from public view.

Applicants and other persons considering themselves to
be materially affected by the decisions of the Bureau of
Industry on these applications should, not later than 30
September 1954, submit any written evidence and representa-
tions they may desire to tender. All communications should
be addressed to Secretary, Bureau of Industry, C.P.O. Box
2492, Wellington.

J. D. KERR, Secretary.