23 FEB.

A trough of low pressure which moved on to the country
on the 25th soon became stationary through Cook Strait,
causing intermittent rain for three days in central districts.
On the 28th the trough commenced to move northward, but
at the same time a tropical cyclone was approaching across
the Tasman Sea. A complex depression resulted which
crossed the country during the next two days, bringing
general rain. In many parts of Canterbury and Otago this
was the first substantial rainfall for almost two months.
North-westerly gales caused some damage in Manawatu and
about Cook Strait. By the 31st the winds had changed to
south-westerlies and temperatures were much cooler. Some
showers persisted in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay, but elsewhere
the weather was fine.
M. A. F. BARNETT, Director.
(N.Z. Met. S. Misc. Pub. 107)

Notifying the Vesting of Public Reserves in the Crown

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Land Subdivision in
Counties Act 1946, it is hereby notified that the lands
described in the Schedule hereto have been vested in Her
Majesty for the purposes specified and from the dates shown
at the end of the respective descriptions.
Dated at Wellington this 17th day of February 1956.
D. M. GREIG, Director-General of Lands.

SCHEDULE

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

LOT 9, D.P. 42956 (Town of Matakana Extension No. 9),
being part Te Ngaere D No. 2 Block, situated in Block III,
Kawau Survey District: Area, 2 roods 15 perches, more or
less. Part C.T. 1104/217. RECREATION. 29 September 1955.
Lot 7, D.P. 43008 (Town of Swanson Extension No. 73),
being part Allotment 7, Parish of Waipareira, situated in Block
II, Titirangi Survey District: Area, 12 perches, more or less.
Part C.T. 295/261. ESPLANADE. 23 September 1955.
Lot 8, D.P. 43008 (Town of Swanson Extension No. 73),
being part Allotment 7, Parish of Waipareira, situated in Block
II, Titirangi Survey District: Area, 16 perches, more or less.
Part C.T. 295/261. ESPLANADE. 23 September 1955.
Lot 3, D.P. 43008 (Town of Swanson Extension No. 73),
being part Allotment 7, Parish of Waipareira, situated in
Block II, Titirangi Survey District: Area, 35 perches, more
or less. Part C.T. 295/261. ROAD. 23 September 1955.
Lot 89, D.P. 42777 (Town of Henderson Extension No.
202), being part Allotment 8A, Parish of Waipareira, situated
in Block XIV, Waitemata Survey District: Area, 1 acre and 18
perches, more or less. Parts C.T. 107/133, 1123/271.
ESPLANADE. 3 October 1955.
Lot 92, D.P. 42777 (Town of Henderson Extension No.
202), being part Allotment 8A, Parish of Waipareira, situated
in Block XIV, Waitemata Survey District: Area, 27·4 perches,
more or less. Parts C.T. 107/133, 1123/271. ROAD. 3 October
1955.
Lot 93, D.P. 42777 (Town of Henderson Extension No. 202),
being part Allotment 8A, Parish of Waipareira, situated in
Block XIV, Waitemata Survey District: Area, 27·4 perches,
more or less. Parts C.T. 107/133, 1123/271. ROAD. 3 October
1955.
Lot 80, D.P. 43023 (Town of Whangaparaoa Extension No.
41), being part Allotment 17, Parish of Waiwera, situated in
Block IV, Tiritiri Survey District: Area, 3 roods 13·8 perches,
more or less. Part C.T. 999/162. RECREATION. 4 October 1955.
Lot 14, D.P. 42725 (Town of Te Atatu Extension No. 93),
being part Allotment 4, Parish of Waipareira, situated in
Block XIV, Waitemata Survey District: Area, 2 roods 9
perches, more or less. Part C.T. 1128/255. ESPLANADE. 22 June
1955.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT
Lots 44, 45, and 46, D.P. 5248, being part of Section 51,
Suburban South District, situated in Block III, Waimea Sur-
vey District: Total area, 1 rood 6·3. perches, more or less.
Parts C.T. 75/94, 59/280. ROAD. 18 November 1955.
Lot 42, D.P. 5248, being part of Sections 48 and 51,
Suburban South District, and Lot 43, D.P. 5248, being part
of Section 51, Suburban South District, situated in Block III,
Waimea Survey District: Total area, 1 rood, more or less.
Part C.T. 59/280. ESPLANADE. 18 November 1955.

Alteration of Boundaries of City of Lower Hutt and Borough
of Petone—Time and Place for Hearing Appeal

PURSUANT to section 34 of the Local Government Com-
mission Act 1953, it is hereby notified that the Local
Government Appeal Authority has fixed 10 a.m. on Tuesday,
the 10th day of April 1956, as the time, and the Compensa-
tion Courtroom, 2nd Floor, Bank of New Zealand Chambers
(North End Branch), Ballance Street, Wellington, as the
place, for the hearing of the appeal which has been made by
the Lower Hutt City Council against the Final Reorganisa-
tion Scheme of the Local Government Commission, dated the
13th day of October 1955, providing for the area described in
the Schedule to that scheme to be excluded from the City of
Lower Hutt and included in the Borough of Petone.
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of February 1956.
J. V. MEECH, for Secretary for Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 103/5/40)

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

GEORGE PATRICK BASKERVILLE, of 93 Kupe Street,
Orakei, Auckland, Greenkeeper, was adjudged bankrupt
on 14 February 1956. Creditors' meeting will be held at my
office on Friday, 24 February 1956, at 11.45 a.m.
T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East,
Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy

NOTICE is hereby given that a dividend is now payable in
the undermentioned estates on all proved claims:
Ronald James Meiklejohn, of 15 Westmere Crescent, Grey
Lynn, Electrician. First and final dividend of 1s. 2½d. in
the pound.
Frank Woollen, of 4 View Road, Campbells Bay, Driver.
First and final dividend of 8s. 10d. in the pound.
Desmond Thomas Matthew, of 1 Rose Road, Grey Lynn,
Painter and Contractor. First and final dividend of 1½d.
in the pound.
Frederick John Ofsoke, of Paeroa, Engineer. First and
final dividend of 9¼d. in the pound.
Mervyn Harold McLeod, of 54 Church Street, Devonport,
Driver. First and final dividend of 11s. in the pound.
T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East,
Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

HENRY WILLIAM GEORGE LEACH, of Runciman,
Mechanic, was adjudged bankrupt on 15 February
1956. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Thurs-
day, 1 March 1956, at 10.30 a.m.
T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East,
Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

JOHN STEVENS, of 25 Woodward Avenue, Mangere, Cara-
van Builder, was adjudged bankrupt on 17 February
1956. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Friday,
2 March 1956, at 10.30 a.m.
T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East,
Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

THOMAS WILLIAM GEORGE LESTER, of Mersen
Street, Tauranga, Fruiterer, was adjudged bankrupt on
16 February, 1956. Creditors' meeting will be held at my
office on Friday, 24 February 1956, at 3.30 p.m.
T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East,
Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

JOHN JOSEPH BROWN, of 105 Thorndon Quay, Welling-
ton, Grocer and Dairy Proprietor, was adjudged bank-
rupt on the 16th day of February 1956. Creditors' meeting
will be held at 57 Ballance Street, Wellington, on Thursday,
the 1st day of March 1956, at 10.30 a.m.
M. R. NELSON, Official Assignee.
Wellington, 16 February 1956.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

CLARENCE VICTOR ATWILL, of Oxford, Lime Con-
tractor, was adjudged bankrupt on 17 February 1956.
Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Timaru, on
Thursday, 1 March 1956, at 11.30 a.m.
G. W. BROWN, Official Assignee.
184 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, 17 February 1956.