26 NOVEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
2203

Acquisition of Land as Part of the Waikai a Domain

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, notice is hereby given that the land described in the Schedule hereto has been acquired as a domain, subject to the provisions of Part III of the said Act, as an addition to the Waikai a Domain.

SCHEDULE

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT—SOUTHLAND COUNTY

Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, Block III, Town of Waikai a, situated in Block I, Waikai a Survey District: area, 5 acres 2 roods, more or less. All contained in certificate of title, Volume 220, folio 98 (S.O. Plan 698).

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of November 1970.

R. J. MacLACHLAN, Director-General of Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. 1/399; D.O. 8/3/44)

Plant Declared Noxious Weed in the County of Cook

(Notice No. Ag. 10724)

PURSUANT to a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture Act 1953, for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Special Order made by the Cook County Council on the 22nd day of October 1970 is hereby published.

SPECIAL ORDER

“THAT in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Cook County Council hereby resolves and declares by way of Special Order that the plant

Sedge (Carex longebrachiata, also known as Carex longifolia)

is a noxious weed within the district of the said Council, namely the whole of the County of Cook.”

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of November 1970.

S. C. GAINEY, for Director-General of Agriculture.

(Ag. 20649A)

Plant Declared Noxious Weed in the County of Otorohanga

(Notice No. Ag. 10725)

PURSUANT to a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture Act 1953, for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the following Special Order made by the Otorohanga County Council on the 30th day of October 1970 is hereby published:

SPECIAL ORDER

“PURSUANT to section 3 of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Otorohanga County Council hereby resolves by way of Special Order that the following plant be declared a noxious weed within the County of Otorohanga:

Welted thistle (Carduus crispus).”

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of November 1970.

S. C. GAINEY, for Director-General of Agriculture.

(Ag. 20649A)

Setting Apart Maori Freehold Land as a Maori Reservation

PURSUANT to section 439 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the Maori freehold land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby set apart as a Maori reservation for the purpose of a burial ground for the common use and benefit of the Ngati Kauwhata Hapu.

SCHEDULE

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT

ALL that piece of land situated in Block XIV, Oroua Survey District, and described as follows:

A. R. P. Being
2 0 0 Taonui Ahuaturanga 2A 1.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of November 1970.

K. LAURENCE,
Deputy Secretary for Maori and Island Affairs.

(M. and I.A. 21/3/641)

The Mutual Insurance Act 1955

PURSUANT to section 41, Mutual Insurance Act 1955, a synopsis of the business of the under-mentioned insurance associations as at 31 March 1970, based on statements deposited by those associations in the office of the Public Trustee, is hereby published:

FARMERS’ MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

Assets

Current assets .... .... .... .... 221,340
Investments .... .... .... .... 482,865
Fixed assets .... .... .... .... 242,192

Liabilities

Current liabilities .... .... .... 295,466
Fixed liabilities .... .... .... 20,000
Provision for unexpired risks .... .... 340,689

Income

Premium income .... .... .... 706,486
Interest, etc. .... .... .... 41,527
Other income .... .... .... —

Expenditure

Losses .... .... .... .... 195,494
Rebate to policy holders .... .... 110,050
Reinsurance .... .... .... 61,895
Other payments and expenses .... .... 341,239

Miscellaneous Items

Policies in force .... .... .... 121,388,131
Value of premium note guarantees .... 344,000

TARANAKI FARMERS’ MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

Assets

Current assets .... .... .... .... 11,788
Investments .... .... .... .... 274,090
Fixed assets .... .... .... .... 60,270

Liabilities

Current liabilities .... .... .... 42,161
Provision for unexpired risks .... .... 55,063
Fixed liabilities .... .... .... —

Income

Premium income .... .... .... 143,540
Interest, etc. .... .... .... 29,634
Other income .... .... .... 501

Expenditure

Losses .... .... .... .... 61,787
Rebates—dairy companies, veterinary groups, and country halls .... .... 9,694
Reinsurance .... .... .... 15,486
Other payments and expenses .... .... 71,623

Miscellaneous Items

Policies in force .... .... .... 40,728,973
Value of premium note guarantees .... 157,410

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of November 1970.

J. M. FIELDER, Public Trustee.

National Roads Board—Notice Declaring State Highway to be a Limited Access Road

It is notified that the National Roads Board, by resolution dated 18 November 1970 and pursuant to section 4 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1963, hereby declares that part of No. 2 State Highway (Pokeno to Wellington) from a point approximately 25 chains west of its intersection with State Highway No. 35 in Cook County to its intersection with State Highway No. 36 (Gisborne to Frazertown), as more particularly shown on Sheet 1 and 2 of plans M.O.W. 16740 and the accompanying schedule held in the office of the resident engineer, Ministry of Works, Gisborne and there available for public inspection to be a limited access road.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of November 1970.

C. N. JOHNSON, Secretary.

(72/2/4/5)

National Roads Board—Notice Declaring State Highway to be a Limited Access Road

It is notified that the National Roads Board, by resolution dated 18 November 1970 and pursuant to section 4 of the Public Works Amendment Act 1963, hereby declares that part