Auckland Education Board--Election of Members

Pursuant to the Education Boards' Administration Regulations 1965, it is hereby notified that the result of the poll held for the election of members for the wards specified hereunder of the Education Board of the District of Auckland was as follows:

Ward 3—Dargaville

Crawshaw, Graham William George … 43
Mawson, Colin Ross … 74 (elected)

Total number of valid votes recorded … 117

Ward 4—Whangarei North

McLaughlin, Colin Ashley … 37
Skudder, Kenneth Gordon … 93 (elected)

Total number of valid votes recorded … 130
Informal votes … 5
Invalid votes … 2

Ward 5—Whangarei-Wellsford

Howse, David Roland … 25
McFarland, Robert Francis … 50
Plank, Olga Wallis … 81 (elected)

Total number of valid votes recorded … 156
Invalid votes … 5

Ward 6—Helensville-Warkworth

Searle, Ernest Johnstone (elected unopposed)

Ward 7—North Shore

Miller, Keith Bertram … 71
Potter, Kenneth … 133 (elected)
Stone, David Horace … 20

Total number of valid votes recorded … 224
Informal votes … 2
Invalid votes … 21

Ward 8—Taupaki-Kelston

Buss, Robert Jeffery … 154 (elected)
Slack, Amy Victoria Castle … 76

Total number of valid votes recorded … 230
Invalid votes … 4

Ward 9—Ponsonby-Mount Albert

Ciocchetto, Antoinette Helen … 31
Hoggard, Rodney Angus … 94 (elected)
Hughes, Allan Llewellyn … 45

Total number of valid votes recorded … 170
Informal votes … 12

Ward 14—Papakura

Baker, Patrick Norman … 103 (elected)
Hill, Henry James … 100
Hough, Albert … 16

Total number of valid votes recorded … 219
Invalid votes … 14

Dated at Auckland this 24th day of July 1974.
L. J. McCARTHY, Returning Officer.
(E. 14/3/11)

Life Insurance Act 1908—Proposed Release of Deposit

HILL SAMUEL LIFE ASSURANCE LTD., has given notice to the Public Trustee that it has ceased to carry on life insurance business in New Zealand and that it proposes to withdraw the deposit which has been made by it with the Public Trustee, pursuant to section 12 of the above-mentioned Act.

The Public Trustee therefore gives notice, pursuant to section 12 (2) of the above-mentioned Act, that, being satisfied that no moneys are insured or contracted to be paid by the company in or by any policies and other contracts issued, granted, or entered into in New Zealand by the company, he proposes to release to the company, on or after 8 September 1974, the amount deposited with him by the said company.

Any objections to the release of the amount deposited should be lodged with the Public Trustee at the Public Trust Office, Lambton Quay, Wellington 1, on or before the 31st day of August 1974.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of August 1974.
J. M. FIELDER Public Trustee.

Ministry of Works and Development—Schedule of Civil Engineering, Building, and Housing Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Works Successful Tenderer Amount of Tender Accepted $

Civil Engineering—

Auckland Urban Motorway: Mangere Motorway Bridge, Stage I … Wilkins and Davies Construction Co. Ltd. 6,841,058.00
Auckland Urban Motorway: Bond Street Underpass … Falcon Civil Engineers Ltd. 557,783.00
Maui Pipeline Project: Kapuni-New Plymouth Pipeline: radiographic inspection … B.I.X. Pacific Ltd. 85,311.30
Supply of metal aggregate: Huntly Power Project … Roose Industries Ltd. 86,750.00
S.H’s 2, 36 and 38: Maintenance sealing 1974–75: Wairoa Area … Emoleum (N.Z.) Ltd. 40,255.00
Kaimai Railway Deviation: Transport of Ministry of Works and Development employees to the East Portal of the Kaimai Tunnel … Jack Shaw Ltd. 54,708.00
S.H’s 1, 2, 5, 29 and 33: Chemical control of vegetation on highways and reserves … Vegetation Control Ltd. 37,090.00
Mangere Shopping Centre: Basecourse overlay and chip sealing on part of parking area … Reliable Road Ltd. 25,609.70
Otahuhu Gas Turbine Station: extension driving of prestressed piles … Frankipile New Zealand Ltd. 31,992.00

Building—

Department of Health: Environmental Health Centre: alteration work subdivisioning … Julius Liebergreen 39,385.00
Installation of fire sprinkler system and upgrading of fire hose reels, “E” Shed, N.Z. Railways, Christchurch … A. and T. Burt Ltd. 29,630.00
Thames Telephone Exchange … Hawkins Construction Ltd. 551,921.00

Housing—

Contract No. 11/2091: three single units at Onehunga … C. N. Dick and Son Ltd. 61,988.00
Contract No. 147/28: two single units at Manurewa … R. H. Morrow 35,501.00
Contract No. 162/22/73: one single unit at Paeroa … Timjoy Homes Ltd. 20,042.00
Contract No. 173/22/150: one single unit at Kawerau … Steens Bros. Ltd. 20,275.00
Contract No. 185/12/90: two single units at Islington … L. Rawlings 38,700.00

N. C. McLEOD, Commissioner of Works.