Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

Pursuant to section 3 of the Local Authorities Loans Act
1956 (as amended by section 3 (1) of the Local Authorities
Loans Amendment Act 1967), the undersigned Assistant
Secretary to the Treasury, acting under powers delegated
to the Secretary to the Treasury by the Minister of Finance,
hereby consents to the borrowing by the local authorities
mentioned in the Schedule hereto of the whole or any part
of the respective amounts specified in that Schedule.

SCHEDULE
Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount
Consented to
Akaroa County Council: Pensioner Flat Loan $10,500
1973
Bay of Islands County Council: Taumatamuku 17,000
Settlement Water Reticulation Loan 1973
Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board: Renewal 47,000
Loan No. 2, 1973
Manukau City Council: Sewerage Reticulation 250,000
Loan 1973
Northland Harbour Board: Housing Loan 1973 32,000
Raetihi Borough Council: Fire Station Redemption 7,700
Loan 1973
Waikato County Council: Rural Housing Loan 300,000
No. 13, 1973
Waikato Valley Authority: Staff Housing Loan 25,000
1973
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of September 1973.
W. A. E. GREEN, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.
(T. 40/416/6)

Tariff and Development Board Report No. 242—Boot and
Shoe Lasts
Government has considered the above report and the decision
made thereon has been implemented in the following measure:
Import Control Exemption Notice (No. 18) 1973.
J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

Customs Notice—Exchange Rates
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Customs Act 1966,
that the following exchange rates to the New Zealand dollar
relate to imported goods shipped from the country of export
on or after 10 September 1973:
Australia 0.99 Dollars
Austria 26.27 Schillings
Bangladesh 11.36 Takas
Belgium 54.37 Francs
Burma 7.32 Kyats
Canada 1.48 Dollars
Czechoslovakia 8.36 Crowns
Denmark 8.34 Kroner
Egypt 0.63 £ (Egyptian)
Fiji 1.20 Dollars (Fijian)
Finland 5.50 Marks
France 6.25 Francs
Hong Kong 7.51 Dollars
India 11.30 Rupees
Italy 824.15 Lire
Jamaica 1.36 Dollars
Japan 387.46 Yen
Malaysia 3.38 Dollars (New)
Netherlands 3.87 Guilders
Norway 8.11 Kroner
Noumea 113.55 F.P. Francs
Pakistan 14.50 Rupees
Portugal 33.98 Escudos
Singapore 3.42 Dollars (New)
South Africa 0.98 Rand
Spain 82.96 Pesetas
Sri Lanka 9.42 Rupees
Sweden 6.16 Kronor
Switzerland 4.38 Francs
Tahiti 113.55 F.P. Francs
Tonga par Pa'ange
United Kingdom 0.61 £ Sterling
U.S.A. 1.47 Dollars
West Germany 3.54 Marks
Dated at Wellington this 20th day of September 1973.
J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

Appointment of Customs Examining Place in New Zealand
Pursuant to powers delegated to me by the Comptroller
of Customs under section 9 of the Customs Act 1966 and
pursuant to section 32 of the Customs Act 1966, I, Michael
John O'Connor, the Collector of Customs, Auckland, hereby
appoint the place described in the Schedule hereto to be
a place for the examination of goods subject to the control
of the Customs.

SCHEDULE
Situation Description of Place
Fletchers Building, Great South Premises occupied by Moga
Road, Penrose, Auckland. Transportation Ltd.
Dated at Auckland this 10th day of September 1973.
M. J. O'CONNOR, Collector of Customs.

Plant Declared a Noxious Weed Under the Noxious Weeds
Act 1950, in the County of Cook (No. 557 Ag. 20649A)
Pursuant to a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Act 1953, for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950,
the following special order, made by the Cook County Council
on the 22nd day of August 1973, is hereby published.

SPECIAL ORDER
"That in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred
upon it by subsection (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
Waterfern (Salvinia, all species)
is a noxious weed within the whole of the area of the County
of Cook."
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of September 1973.
J. YUILL,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Plant Declared a Noxious Weed Under the Noxious Weeds
Act 1950, in the County of Waikohu (No. 558 Ag. 20649A)
Pursuant to a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Act 1953, for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950,
the following special order, made by the Waikohu County
Council on the 20th day of August 1973, is hereby published.

SPECIAL ORDER
"In pursuance of the powers vested in it by section 3 of the
Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Waikohu County Council hereby
resolves by way of special order that the plant
Waterfern (Salvinia, all species)
be declared a noxious weed, within the County of Waikohu."
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of September 1973.
J. YUILL,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Notice of Approval of Bylaws
Pursuant to sections 8A (8) and 165 (9) of the Harbours
Act 1950, I, Grant Stewart Ellis Milne, of the Ministry of
Transport, pursuant to section 9 of the Ministry of Transport
Act 1968, hereby approve the Rotorua City Council Lake
Foreshore and City Waters Control Bylaw 1973, as adopted
by the Council on 16 July 1973.
Dated at Wellington this 11th day of September 1973.
G. S. E. MILNE, for Secretary for Transport.
(M.O.T. 54/14/18)

Authorised Money Market Dealers
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Reserve Bank
of New Zealand Act 1964 and amendments, the under-
mentioned companies are approved by the Reserve Bank of
New Zealand as authorised money market dealers for the
purposes of that Act.
A.M.P. Discount Corporation N.Z. Ltd.
A.P.A. Discount Corporation Ltd.
Delfin Discount Corporation (N.Z.) Ltd.
New Zealand Short Term Investments Ltd.
Short Term Deposits Ltd.
R. W. R. WHITE,
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand.