Notice of Acquisition of Public Reserve by the Crown

Pursuant to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, notice is
hereby given that the land, described in the Schedule hereto,
has been acquired by way of lease as a reserve for scenic
purposes, subject to the provisions of Part IV of the said Act,
for a period expiring on the 31st day of January 1991.

SCHEDULE

Hawke's Bay Land District—Hawke's Bay County
Waimarama 2B2B Block, situated in Block IV, Oero Survey
District, and Block I, Waimarama Survey District: area,
28.1673 hectares, more or less. All certificate of title, Volume
48, folio 173, and lease No. 330749.1, Hawke's Bay Land
Registry.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of November 1976.
N. S. COAD, Director-General of Lands.
(L. and S. H.O. Res. 5/3/16; D.O. 13/32)

Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

Pursuant to the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956, 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 $
Auckland City Council:
Redemption Loan No. 141, 1976 185,300
Auckland Regional Authority:
Bulk Water Supply Redemption Loan No. 60, 1976 398,500
Balclutha Borough Council:
Centennial Sports Complex Renewal Loan 1976 2,900
Christchurch Drainage Board:
Renewal Loan No. 14, 1976 27,000
Renewal Loan No. 13, 1976 112,700
Dunedin City Council:
General Renewal Loan No. 3, 1976 76,500
Howick Borough Council:
Sewerage Reticulation Redemption Loan 1976 40,000
Otorohanga County Council:
Rural Housing Loan 1976 150,000
Staff Housing Loan 1976 50,000
Palmerston North City Council:
Natural Gas Development Loan No. 6, 1976 200,000
Thames-Coromandel District Council:
Sewerage Loan No. 3, 1976 246,265
Tuakau Borough Council:
South Auckland Crematorium Loan 1976 10,875
Waitomo Electric Power Board:
General Extension Loan 1976 250,000
Waiuku Borough Council:
South Auckland Crematorium Loan 1976 18,125
Wellington City Council:
Renewal Loan No. 8, 1976 305,000
Wellington City Council:
Renewal Loan No. 7, 1976 157,200
Westland County Council:
Harihari Water Supply Completion Loan 1976 15,000
Whangarei City Council:
Otaika Area and General Sewerage Reticulation
Repayment Loan No. 1, 1976 77,000

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of December 1976.
S. A. McLEOD, Assistant Secretary to the Treasury.
(T. 40/416/6)

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 and after 30 November 1976:

*Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil
Burma
Canada
China
Denmark
Egypt
Fiji
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Greece
Hong Kong
India
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
Portugal
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tonga
United Kingdom
U.S.A.
West Germany
Western Samoa

... 0.89 Dollar
..... 15.25 Schilling
..... 13.86 Taka
...... 32.88 Franc
...... 10.63 Cruzeiro
....... 6.51 Kyat
....... 0.91 Dollar
....... 1.70 Renminbi
....... 5.26 Krone
....... 0.34 Pound
....... 0.87 Dollar
....... 3.44 Mark
....... 4.47 Franc
....... 81.16 FP Franc
....... 33.16 Drachma
....... 4.25 Dollar
....... 7.93 Rupee
....... 7.85 Pound
....... 774.46 Lira
....... 0.82 Dollar
....... 264.63 Yen
....... 2.26 Dollar (new)
....... 23.15 Peso
....... 2.24 Guilder
....... 4.68 Krona
....... 8.95 Rupee
....... 6.62 Peso
....... 28.38 Escudo
....... 2.20 Dollar (new)
....... 0.78 Rand
....... 431.96 Won
....... 61.10 Peseta
....... 7.87 Rupee
....... 3.74 Krona
....... 2.19 Franc
....... 34.19 NT Dollar
....... 0.80 Pa'anga
....... 0.55 Pound
....... 0.90 Dollar
....... 2.15 Mark
....... 0.74 Tala

*Shipments from Australia made on 28 and 29 November
1976, the exchange rate is 0.91. For shipments from Australia
made on and after 7 December 1976 the exchange rate is
0.87.

†Exchange rate relates to goods shipped from Western Samoa
on and after 2 December 1976. Goods shipped from Western
Samoa on 30 November and 1 December 1976 will have
their value for duty assessed on the basis of the f.o.b. export
selling price.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of December 1976.
J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

The Road Classification (Manukau City) Notice No. 1, 1976

Pursuant to regulation 3 of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974*, the Secretary for Transport hereby gives the
following notice.

NOTICE

1. This notice may be cited as the Road Classification
   (Manukau City) Notice No. 1, 1976.

2. The Manukau City Council's proposed classification of
   the roads, as set out in the Schedule hereto, is hereby approved.

3. So much of the notice, dated the 15th day of June
   1973†, and all of the notice, dated the 25th day of November
   1958‡, which relate to the classification of the roads, described
   in the Schedule hereto, are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

MANUKAU CITY

Roads Classified in Class One

Browns Road (from Roscommon Road to Dagenham
Street), Roscommon Road (from Wiri Station Road to Browns
Road) and Tironui Road.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of December 1976.
A. J. EDWARDS, Secretary for Transport.

*S.R. 1974/218, Amendment No. 1, S.R. 1974/309
†New Zealand Gazette, No. 65, dated 5 July 1973, Vol. II,
p. 1290
‡New Zealand Gazette, No. 74, dated 4 December 1958,
Vol. III, p. 1766
(TT. 28/8/Manukau City)