Amendments to the Rules of the Southland Acclimatisation Society

Pursuant to section 29 of the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Internal Affairs hereby gives notice that he has approved amendments to Rule 9 of the rules of the Southland Acclimatisation Society, and that rule shall hereafter read as follows:

ELECTION OF COUNCIL

9. The election of Councillors shall be by postal ballot conducted in the following manner:

(a) The Secretary shall on or before the 30th day of September advertise once in each of three daily newspapers circulating in the district all vacancies to be filled at the Annual General Meeting and calling for nominations to fill all such vacancies.

(b) Nominations for office shall be in writing signed by the proposer and seconder and containing the nominee's written acceptance, and all shall be members of the Society on the 10th day of October prior to the election. Nominations must be in the hands of the Secretary not later than 5 p.m. on a day to be fixed by him, being a day between the 11th day of October and the 31st day of October.

(c) Not less than 14 clear days before the date of the Annual General Meeting the Secretary shall forward to each member a ballot paper containing the name, occupation, and address of every nominee for office. The names of retiring Councillors offering themselves for re-election shall be indicated by an asterisk. The ballot papers shall contain clear instructions on how to vote and state that the voting papers are returnable to the Secretary, and must be received by him on or before a day to be fixed by him and notified on the ballot paper, such day to be within three months of the end of the society's financial year.

The instruction on how to vote shall contain the following instruction:

“Each member shall leave uncancelled the name of any candidate for whom he desires to vote and shall strike out the name of any candidate for whom he does not desire to vote. Each member shall vote for the full number of candidates required to fill all positions and any voting paper failing to comply shall be classified invalid.”

(d) Any ballot paper received by the Secretary after the specified date shall be enfaced with the particulars of the date and time of receipt by the Secretary and shall be disregarded in counting the ballot and may be destroyed at the expiration of one month after the date of the Annual General Meeting.

(e) When in an election there are more than eight seats to be filled as a result of an appointment or appointments to a casual vacancy or vacancies in terms of Rule 8 (4) (b) or 8 (4) (c) then the eight candidates polling the highest number of votes shall hold office for three years; the candidate polling the ninth highest number of votes shall take the seat having the longest unexpired term and hold office for the balance of such term; the candidate polling the tenth highest number of votes shall take the seat having the second longest unexpired term and hold office for the balance of such term and so on.

(f) On receipt of the completed ballot papers (other than those received after the specified date) the Secretary shall hand them unopened to two scrutineers appointed by the Council and receive a receipt from them for the total number of ballot papers. The scrutineers shall then in the presence of each other count the ballot and deliver to the Secretary prior to the opening of the Annual General Meeting a certificate signed by each of them declaring the result of the ballot papers under sealed cover. The certificate of such scrutineers shall be conclusive. In the event of a tie for the last vacant seat on Council the matter shall be decided by lot. The ballot papers may be destroyed on the expiry of one month from the date of the Annual General Meeting.

(g) The Chairman of the meeting shall, immediately following the adoption of the Annual Report and Balance Sheet, read out the names of the members successful in the ballot and the number of votes received by each candidate and declare them elected to the Council for the prescribed period of office.

(h) Unless at a meeting of the Council, held prior to the Secretary calling for nominations in accordance with Rule 9 (a) hereof, it should be resolved that this rule shall not apply to that election then each candidate shall be entitled to supply to the Secretary a personal statement having reference to his candidature, such personal statement shall be, as nearly as may be, biographical in form and shall consist of not more than 20 words in addition to the candidate's name, occupation, and address. The Secretary may then take such steps as he deems necessary to promulgate such statements to members.

(i) Subject only to the provision of Rule 9 (h) hereof, no canvassing or touting shall be allowed. Any breach of this rule by any candidate or with his acquiescence or consent shall be deemed to disqualify the candidate from election. Disqualification of any candidate under this rule shall not operate to invalidate the voting paper under Rule 9 (c) hereof, but the votes thereon for the disqualified candidate shall be disregarded.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of December 1962.
LÉON GÖTZ, Minister of Internal Affairs.

Land Acquired as a Public Reserve

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 to form part of the Sanatorium Hill Scenic Reserve to be administered as a scenic reserve by the Sanatorium Hill Scenic Reserve Board.

SCHEDULE

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT—PART SANATORIUM HILL SCENIC RESERVE

Lot 1, D.P. S. 6105, being part Section 90s, Te Miro Settlement, situated in Block VI, Cambridge Survey District: Area, 7 acres more or less.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of December 1962.
R. J. MACLACHLAN, Director-General of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. 4/934; D.O. 3/1708)

Conscience Money Received

£1 and £5 to the Army Department.
£15 to the Customs Department.
£1 4s., £50, £1 4s., £11, 6s., £3, £1 4s., and £50 1s. 3d. to the Inland Revenue Department,
10s. to the Post Office.
£25 to the Railways Department.
£3, £2 12s., £10, and £5 to the Treasury Department.

Dated at Wellington this 7th day of December 1962.
E. L. GREENSMITH, Secretary to the Treasury.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

MARION GIBSON (trading at Cambridge and Mount Maunganui as Glamor Gowns), of Empire Street, Cambridge, was adjudged bankrupt on 5 December 1962. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Hamilton, on Thursday, 13 December 1962, at 11 a.m.
A. E. HYNES, Official Assignee.
Courthouse, Hamilton.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

ROGER MILTON LEWIS, of Main North Road, Otorohanga, exchange operator, was adjudged bankrupt on 3 December 1962. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Hamilton, on Monday, 17 December 1962, at 11 a.m.
A. E. HYNES, Official Assignee.
Courthouse, Hamilton.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

PHYLLIS KATHLEEN SPARKS, of Opoutama, housekeeper, was adjudged bankrupt on 7 December 1962. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Wairoa, on Thursday, 20 December 1962, at 10 a.m.
G. E. MORTIMER, Official Assignee.
Gisborne.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

CYRIL THOMAS UNCLES, of 27 Downe Street, New Plymouth, hairdresser, was adjudged bankrupt on 4 December 1962. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, New Plymouth, on Tuesday, 18 December 1962, at 10.30 a.m.
J. MUNCASTER, Official Assignee.
Magistrate's Court, New Plymouth.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

LEWIS KENNETH HENRY McDONALD, of 22 Faraday Street, Napier, labourer, was adjudged bankrupt on 5 December 1962. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Napier, on Tuesday, 18 December 1962, at 10.30 a.m.
A. G. SMITH, Official Assignee.
Napier.