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 on loan from the New Zealand Standards Institute, Bowen State Building, Bowen Street, or Private Bag, Wellington C. 1.

The closing date for the receipt of comment is 14 March 1963.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of February 1963.

E. J. SUTCH,
Executive Officer, Standards Council.

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Mangonui 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 13 December 1960 and published in the Gazette, 12 January 1961, Volume l, page 10, and registered as number 18167.

SCHEDULE
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
Land Block and Area
Ahipara A 21 V, Ahipara 49 0 33

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of January 1963.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—
R. A. LAW,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Whakatohea 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 18 December 1930 and published in the Gazette, 23 December 1930, Volume III, page 3908, and registered as number W. 1697.

SCHEDULE
GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT
Land Block and Area
Part Opape No. 1B and No. 10 VI, Waiaua 158 2 12

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of January 1963.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—
R. A. LAW,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

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

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
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
Land Block and Area
Whirinaki 5X V, Waoku 38 3 14
Whirinaki 6C 4A V, Waoku 6 2 13

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of January 1963.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—
R. A. LAW,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Hokianga 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 13 December 1961 and published in the Gazette, 21 December 1961, Volume III, page 1981, and registered as number K. 27993.

SCHEDULE
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT
Land Block and Survey District A. R. P.
Whirinaki 5C 1 V, Waoku 2 3 30
Whirinaki 5F 2 V, Waoku 4 0 38
Whirinaki 5G 1 (C.T. 300/19) V, Waoku 6 1 35
Whirinaki 5G 3 (C.T. 359/188) V, Waoku 16 3 14
Whirinaki 5K 5 V, Waoku 1 3 20
Whirinaki 5K 6D 3 V, Waoku 1 0 19
Whirinaki 5K 6K V, Waoku 1 3 36
Whirinaki 5K 6M 1 V, Waoku 3 1 22
Whirinaki 6C 4A V, Waoku 6 2 13

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of January 1963.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—
R. A. LAW,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

EDWARD MOSES RUDOLPH, of 75 Taniwha Street, Glen Innes, driver, was adjudged bankrupt on 25 January 1963. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Friday, 8 February 1963, at 2.15 p.m.

E. C. CARPENTER, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

JOHN BOOTH PROHL, of 22 Wimbledon Crescent, Glen Innes, driver, was adjudged bankrupt on 25 January 1963. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Friday, 8 February 1963, at 10.30 a.m.

E. C. CARPENTER, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

TREVOR EWEN BIDDLE, of 154 Grey Street, Onehunga, carpenter, was adjudged bankrupt on 1 February 1963. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Wednesday, 13 February 1963, at 2.15 p.m.

E. C. CARPENTER, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

ROY JAMES GULLERY, of 83 Makino Road, Feilding taxi driver, but formerly wood and coal dealer, was adjudged bankrupt on 31 January 1963. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Feilding, on Thursday, 14 February 1963, at 10.30 a.m.

H. G. WHYTE, Official Assignee.
Palmerston North, 31 January 1963.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

RAYMOND JOHN NOONAN, of Palmerston North, insurance agent, was adjudged bankrupt on 30 January 1963. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Palmerston North, on Wednesday, 13 February 1963, at 10.30 a.m.

H. G. WHYTE, Official Assignee.
Palmerston North, 30 January 1963.