536 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 23

From the 23rd to the 25th a depression passed far to the south
and the associated trough of low pressure moved over most of the
country. There was some further rain on the West Coast, and later
some light falls were recorded in eastern districts as far north as
Gisborne. The trough became stationary in the far north, where
rain fell intermittently for the next three days as it slowly lost
intensity. Another trough which passed over on the 29th and 30th
brought a southerly change, with cooler temperatures and some
rain in most districts. However, on the last day of the month the
weather was generally fair or fine under the influence of a large
anticyclone.

R. G. SIMMERS, Acting Director.

(N.Z. Met. S. Misc. Pub. 107)

Resolutions Amending Rules of the Royal Society of New Zealand

PURSUANT to the Royal Society of New Zealand Act 1933,
notice is hereby given that the Council of the Royal Society
of New Zealand has, at its semi-annual meeting held on
1 December 1958, passed the following resolutions amending
its rules which were published in the Gazette on 14 Novem-
ber 1935, Volume III, page 3315:

(a) A resolution with reference to section A relating to
admission and duties of member bodies that rule A. 3 be
amended to read:

“A. 3. The bylaws of every member body admitted as
aforesaid shall provide for the expenditure of not less than
one-third of its revenue from annual subscriptions of mem-
bers on or towards the formation or support of some local
public museum or library or other institution approved by
the Council, or otherwise, shall provide for the payment of
not less than one-sixth of its revenue from annual subscrip-
tions of members towards the extension and maintenance of
the Royal Society of New Zealand.”

Rule A. 4 to be renumbered A. 6.
Rule A. 5 to be renumbered A. 7.
Rule A. 6 to be renumbered A. 8.
Rule A. 7 to be renumbered A. 9.

New rules A. 4 and A. 5 to be inserted:

“A. 4. The bylaws of every member body admitted as
aforesaid shall include a provision whereby members who
belong to one or more specified categories shall be considered
subscribing members of the Royal Society of New Zealand
and every member body shall pay to the Society in each year
the sum of 5s. for each of its members belonging to such cate-
gory or categories. Any sum paid under this rule shall be
considered as part of the one-third or one-sixth of the annual
revenue required to be expended in terms of rule A. 3.

A. 5. Any contributions made by a member body towards
the cost of publishing the Proceedings and/or Transactions of
the Society in terms of rule H. (e) shall not form part of the
contribution of member bodies in terms of rules A. 3 and
A. 4.”

(b) A resolution that section F. VII—Rules relating to
Plant Diseases Trust (gazetted 6 August 1942, No. 74, page
2009) be rescinded and the following new section F. VII sub-
stituted therefor:

“F. VII. The Plant Research Trust: The Plant Research
Trust, formerly called the Plant Diseases Trust, was estab-
lished by the gift of Sir Frank Crossley Mappin in 1942.

1. Grants from the Trust shall be made by the Council or
   by the Standing Committee at any of its regular meet-
   ings.

2. Except under special circumstances grants shall be made
   only from the income derived from the Trust Fund.

3. Member bodies in some appropriate way at the beginning
   of each year shall draw the notice of their members
   to this Fund.

4. Applications for grants from this Fund shall be made in
   writing to the Secretary of the Royal Society of New
   Zealand. Applications must state clearly the purposes
   for which the grant will be used, the amount required,
   together with the qualifications of the applicant to
   undertake the research proposed.

5. Grants shall be available to members of the Royal
   Society of New Zealand who possess the necessary
   qualifications, for the purpose of undertaking research
   in the field or at research institutions in New Zealand
   or overseas, on problems connected with the pathology,
   systematics, physiology, ecology, distribution, or gene-
   tics of New Zealand plants and plant pathogens.

6. The Council or the Standing Committee shall, if it deems
   necessary or advisable, consult the Director of the
   Plant Diseases Division of the Department of Scientific
   and Industrial Research in determining whether to
   make a grant to any candidate or not.

7. All recipients of grants from the Plant Research Trust
   Fund shall, on the completion of the research, forward
   to the Secretary of the Royal Society of New Zealand
   a report giving the results achieved and the details of
   expenditure incurred.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of March 1959.

M. WOOD, Secretary.

Plant Declared Noxious Weed in the County of Rangitikei
(Notice No. Ag. 6718)

PURSUANT to section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the
Director-General of Agriculture, acting under a delegation
from the Minister of Agriculture for the purpose of the said
Act, hereby publishes the following special order made by the
Rangitikei County Council on the 11th day of December
1958.

SPECIAL ORDER

THAT, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it
by section 3 (1) of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the
Rangitikei County Council hereby resolves and declares, by
way of special order, that

Heath (Erica lusitanica and Erica arborea)

is a noxious weed within the County of Rangitikei, and that
such special order shall take effect as from the 1st day of
January 1959.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of April 1959.

P. W. SMALLFIELD, Director-General of Agriculture.

Plants Declared Noxious Weeds in County of Rodney
(Notice No. Ag. 6724)

PURSUANT to section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the
Director-General of Agriculture, acting under a delegation
from the Minister of Agriculture for the purpose of the said
Act, hereby publishes the following special order made by the
Rodney County Council on the 19th day of March 1959.

SPECIAL ORDER

THAT, pursuant to section 3, subsection (1) of the Noxious
Weeds Act 1950, the following plants be declared noxious
weeds in the County of Rodney.

SCHEDULE

Gorse (Ulex, any species).

Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of April 1959.

P. W. SMALLFIELD, Director-General of Agriculture.

Unclaimed Property—Notice of Election by the Public
Trustee to Become Manager Under the Public Trust Office
Act 1957, Part V

WHEREAS, after due inquiry, it is not known where the owner
of the property described in the Schedule hereto is or whether
he is alive or dead; and whereas the gross value of the said
property (as estimated by the Public Trustee) does not exceed
£2,000 and for the purposes of subsection (2) of section 80
of the Public Trust Office Act 1957, the Public Trustee is
satisfied that it is advisable that he should become the
manager of the said property; now, therefore, the Public
Trustee, in exercise of the authority conferred upon him by
the said subsection (2), hereby elects to be manager of the
said property under Part V of the said Act.

SCHEDULE

ALL that piece of land situate at Foxton, containing 1 rood
21·2 perches, being part of Rural Section 465, Township of
Foxton, which said piece of land comprises Lot 5 and part
of Lot 6, on Deposited Plan 252, and is the whole of the land
comprised and described in certificate of title, Volume 278,
folio 198, Wellington Registry. The registered proprietor of
the said land is William George Richardson, of Foxton,
hemp expert.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of April 1959.

GEO. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee.