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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 19

Notice under Births and Deaths Registration Act 1951

I hereby give notice that the provisions of section 37A of the
Births and Deaths Registration Act 1951 shall apply to the
Registry Office at Blenheim.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of March 1969.

D. J. W. ARCHBOLD, Deputy Registrar-General.

Rock Oyster Farming Lease

PURSUANT to the Rock Oyster Farming Act 1964, notice is
hereby given that the Minister of Marine has granted to
Richard Trevor Vincent Linnell and Vivienne Florence
Linnell, both of Kaiwaka, the lease of 10 acres of sea bed
(lease No. 75) in Whakaki River, in the Kaipara Harbour,
for the cultivation of rock oysters.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of March 1969.

R. N. KERR, Secretary for Marine.

(M. 54/5/75)

Timber Preservation Regulations 1955—Branding and Identification of Preservative Treated Timber

PURSUANT to regulation 12 of the Timber Preservation Regulations 1955*, notice is hereby given that, subject to the exemptions provided herein, timber which has been preservative treated as provided in the said regulations shall be branded or identified in the manner herein described.

1. End Branding—All preservative treated timber shall be branded on or at one end with a clearly legible brand in block letters not less than ⅜ in. high. The brand shall include the registered number of the plant allocated by the Timber Preservation Authority. Timbers exempt from this requirement are:

(a) Fence battens or droppers;
(b) Timber in sizes 2 in. by 1 in. section and less;
(c) Timber to be treated to Commodity Specification C. 8 (Low Hazard Building Timbers) which is to be dressed or planer-gauged and branded in accordance with clause 4 at or adjacent to the treatment plant at which it is treated.

2. Commodity Branding—

(a) In the case of timber for use in contact with sea water, to comply with TPA Commodity Specification C. 1, an additional brand in the form of an "S" is to be placed immediately after the plant number as required in clause 1 above.

(b) In the case of timber treated for ground contact use, to comply with TPA Commodity Specifications C. 2 and C. 3, an additional brand in the form of an "X" is to be placed immediately after the plant number as required in clause 1 above.

(c) In the case of timber treated for use as exterior joinery, to comply with TPA Commodity Specification C. 6, an additional brand in the form of a "J" is to be placed immediately after the plant number as required in clause 1 above.

(d) In the case of timber treated for building timbers in high decay hazard situations, to comply with TPA Commodity Specification C. 7, an additional brand in the form of an "H" is to be placed immediately after the plant number as required in clause 1 above.

(e) In the case of timber treated for use as beehive timbers, to comply with TPA Specification C. 9, an additional brand in the form of a "B" is to be placed immediately after the plant number as required in clause 1 above.

3. Colouring—Each piece of timber treated with a preservative which does not colour the timber shall have its surfaces coloured by a colouring material, approved by the Authority, added to the treating solution.

4. Face Branding—

(a) All scantlings and framing timbers which are dressed or planer-gauged on at least one surface shall be continuously branded on at least one face.

(b) All weatherboards and flooring shall be continuously branded on the back of the board. All other dressed lines shall be either continuously surface branded or surface branded within 6 in. of the end.

(c) All surface branding shall be incised or branded with a permanent ink approved by the Authority and shall be in block letters not less than ⅜ in. high embodying the word "TREATED" together with, as a minimum, the number or trade name approved by the Authority for the organisation performing this branding and may include the type of treatment and other information.

5. Posts, Poles, and Piles—All posts, poles, and piles shall be branded with an incised brand on one end or with a disc approved by the Authority and fixed above ground line.

6. Dispensations—Notwithstanding anything in the provisions of this notice, the Authority may, if it thinks fit in special circumstances, grant dispensation from any of the foregoing provisions.

7. Effective Date—The provisions of this notice shall come into force on the day after the date of its publication in the Gazette.

8. Previous Notice Cancelled—The previous notice, published in the Gazette, 14 April 1966, is hereby revoked.

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of March 1969.

T. R. DAVIS, Acting Secretary, Timber Preservation Authority.

*S.R. 1955/146

RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND AS AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON WEDNESDAY, 19 MARCH 1969

M. R. HUTTON, Chief Accountant.