12 MARCH THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 319

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

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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 pro-
visions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the
said land being so subject by virtue of a notice dated 31
March 1932 and published in the Gazette, 7 April 1932,
Volume I, page 740.

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SCHEDULE

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

Land Block and Area
Survey District A. R. P.
Waipapa 1d 2b 1 X, Puketi 0 2 0
Waipapa 1d 2b 2 X, Puketi 0 2 0

Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of March 1959.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—

E. A. McKAY,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 63/32; D.O. 6/197)

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

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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 pro-
visions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the said
land being so subject by virtue of a notice dated 31 March
1932 and published in the Gazette, 7 April 1932, Volume I,
page 740.

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SCHEDULE

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

Land Block and Area
Survey District A. R. P.
Waipapa 1d 2A X, Puketi 4 0 0

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of March 1959.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—

E. A. McKAY,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 63/32; D.O. 6/197)

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The Standards Act 1941—Draft New Zealand Standard
Specification No. D 5733 for Standing Orders for Counties

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PURSUANT to subsection (3) of section 8 of the Standards Act
1941, notice is hereby given that the above draft New Zealand
standard specification is being circulated.

All persons who may be affected by this specification and
who desire to comment thereon may, on application, obtain
copies free of charge from the N.Z. Standards Institute, 201
Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington C.1.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 12 April
1959.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of March 1959.

E. G. HEGGIE,
Acting Executive Officer, Standards Council.

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Public Service Board of Appeal—Election of Members 1959

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PURSUANT to section 14 of the Public Service Amendment Act
1927, Monday, the 25th day of May 1959, has been appointed
to be the day on which an election will be held at Wellington,
for the purposes of electing two members of the Public
Service Board of Appeal.

Nominations in writing, by not less than three officers
entitled to vote and consented to on the face of the nomina-
tion paper signed by the candidate, may be made on forms
obtainable from the office of the Public Service Commis-
sion. Nominations must reach the returning officer, office of
the Public Service Commission, Wellington, not later than
noon on Friday, the 3rd day of April 1959, being the date fixed
by regulation for that purpose.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of March 1959.

V. W. THOMAS, Returning Officer.

Land Acquired as a Public Reserve

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PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, notice is
hereby given that the land described in the Schedule hereto
has been acquired under the said Act as a reserve for historic
purposes.

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SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT

RESERVE 5001, situated in Block XII, Waipara Survey Dis-
trict: Area, 1 acre and 16·4 perches, more or less. Parts cer-
tificates of title, Volume 537, folio 113, and Volume 26, folio
123. (Shown as Lots 1 and 2, D.P. 20101, being part Reserve
1144, and part Rural Section 7808.)

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of March 1959.

D. N. R. WEBB, Director-General of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 4/1135; D.O. 8/4/1)

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The Land and Income Tax Act 1954, Interest on Income Tax
Paid in Advance

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PURSUANT to section 207 of the Land and Income Tax Act
1954 as amended by section 89 (c) of the Income Tax Assess-
ment Act 1957, the Minister of Finance has prescribed that
interest at 2½ per centum per annum will be credited on
advance payments of income tax made by a taxpayer, being
a subsisting company or a public authority (other than either
of them in the capacity of a trustee or agent) or a Maori
authority, which will become payable during the financial
year ending 31 March 1960, provided the total interest so
calculated amounts to 5s. or more.

Advance payments carry interest for each complete month
commencing from 2 March 1959, or the date of payment
(whichever is the later) to 1 February 1960, inclusive.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of March 1959.

F. R. MACKEN, Commissioner of Inland Revenue.

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Notice to Make Returns of Land Under the Land and
Income Tax Act 1954

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PURSUANT to the Land and Income Tax Act 1954, the Com-
missioner of Inland Revenue hereby gives notice as follows:

1. A return of land held as at noon on 31 March 1959 is
   required from every person and company, whether a taxpayer
   or not, being the owner of land in New Zealand within the
   meaning of the Land and Income Tax Act 1954, where the
   total unimproved value exceeds £6,000.

2. Returns are required to be delivered or forwarded to the
   district office of the Taxes Division, Inland Revenue Depart-
   ment, where the taxpayer’s records are filed, not later than
   7 April 1959.

3. Return forms are available at all district offices of the
   Taxes Division, Inland Revenue Department, and at all post
   offices.

4. Any person or company failing to furnish a return within
   the prescribed time is liable to a fine not exceeding £100 or
   not less than £2.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of March 1959.

F. R. MACKEN, Commissioner of Inland Revenue.

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Hawke’s Bay Education Board—Election of Member

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PURSUANT to the Education Act 1914, it is hereby notified
that the result of the poll for the election of a member to
fill an extraordinary vacancy in the No. 5—Napier Rural
Ward of the Education Board of the district of Hawke’s Bay,
was as follows:

Votes
Harold Edward Parkhurst Downes ..... ..... 29
John Warnock Tait ..... ..... 29
Total number of valid votes recorded ..... 58
Informal votes ..... ..... 2

It is hereby declared that, in accordance with clause 15 of
the Second Schedule to the Education Act 1914, the election
was completed by lot and that John Warnock Tait was elected
for the said Ward.

P. L. PAGE, Returning Officer.

Napier, 9 February 1959.