2780 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 100

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of August 1982.

T. M. HAYWARD,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways Corporation.
(N.Z.R. L.O. 24472/51)

Crown Land to be Set Apart as State Forest Land—
Westland Conservancy

Pursuant to section 18 of the Forests Act 1949, notice is hereby given that the land described in the Schedule hereto has been set apart as State forest land as from the date of publication hereof.

SCHEDULE

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT—WESTLAND COUNTY

372.3108 hectares, more or less, being Reserve 1917, situated in Blocks V, VI and X, Arawata Survey District. All Gazette notice 55337. As shown on plan E38/1 deposited in the Head Office of the New Zealand Forest Service at Wellington. (S.O. Plan 4424.)

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of August 1982.

JONATHAN ELWORTHY, Minister of Forests.
(F.S. 6/5/1)

Post Office Bonus Bonds—Weekly Prize Draw No. 3, August 1982

Pursuant to the Post Office Act 1959, notice is hereby given that the result of the weekly Prize Draw No. 3 for 21 August is as follows:

One prize of $25,000: ...... 4085 620329

Six prizes of $5,000: ...... 375 976240
...... 1486 462280
...... 1689 599674
...... 3585 820954
...... 4582 246078
...... 5384 628613

R. L. G. TALBOT, Postmaster-General.

The Milk Producer Prices and Allowances Notice 1980 Amendment No. 12—(No. 2887, Ag. 4/51/12)

Pursuant to section 25 (2) of the Milk Act 1967, the Minister of Agriculture hereby gives the following notice.

NOTICE

1. (1) This notice may be cited as the Milk Producer Prices and Allowances Notice 1980, Amendment No. 12.
   (2) This notice shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of September 1981.

2. The First Schedule to the Milk Producer Prices and Allowances Notice 1980 (as substituted by the Milk Producer Prices and Allowances Notice 1980, Amendment No. 6) is hereby revoked and the Schedule to this notice is hereby substituted therefore.

3. The Milk Producer Prices and Allowances Notice 1980, Amendment No. 11* is hereby consequentially revoked.

"FIRST SCHEDULE"

Town Milk Producer Price

Period of Supply Price in Cents per Litre

Commencing with 1 September 1981 and ending with 31 January 1982 ...... 18.442

Commencing with 1 February 1982 and ending with 30 April 1982 ...... ...... 22.221

Commencing with 1 May 1982 and ending with 31 August 1982 ...... ...... ...... 27.888

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of August 1982.

W. R. AUSTIN,
in the place of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.

*Gazette, 20 May 1982, No. 54, p. 1633

Special Ministerial Direction—In the Matter of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964

To: The Social Security Commission

I, Venn Spearman Young, Her Majesty's Minister of Social Welfare, direct you pursuant to the powers vested in me by section 4 of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964 as follows:

1. That the special ministerial direction of the Minister of Social Welfare given on 15 September 1981 relating to section 10 of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964 is hereby withdrawn.

2. That it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government that those of Her Majesty's subjects who have low incomes and modest means shall have priority of access to public funds available for housing.

3. That in furtherance of that policy when you are required to take into consideration, pursuant to section 10 of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964, the income and assets of applicants for a certificate of eligibility under that Act, or the spouse of such applicant as the case may be, you shall apply the following income and assets and needs test and, if the affairs of that applicant, or the spouse of that applicant as the case may be, fail to come within its prescription, you shall take it that that applicant, or the spouse of that applicant as the case may be, can reasonably be expected to arrange finance from another source within the terms of section 10 (1) (b) (i) of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964.

4. That the income assets and needs test to be applied is as follows:

(a) "Chargeable income" means the total gross income for the period of 12 months immediately prior to the date of application divided by 52 together with the earnings of the applicant and the spouse of the applicant and the spouse of the applicant except the personal earnings of the wife in a family where both the husband and wife have earnings.

(b) (i) Except for seasonal workers "earnings" means the weekly average of wages or salary and other periodic emoluments including all supplementary taxable payments paid during the period of 12 months immediately preceding the date of application or the actual weekly wage, salary or other periodic emolument, including all supplementary taxable payments and overtime payments paid at the time of application whichever is the greater.

(ii) For seasonal workers "earnings" means the total amount of wages salary or other periodic emoluments including all supplementary taxable payments and overtime payments paid during the 12 month period immediately preceding the date of application divided by 52.

(c) The following circumstances shall be a "special housing" need:

(i) Where the present housing is inadequate and there is a need for other housing, e.g. too small for the needs of the family, derelict, etc.;

(ii) Where the present housing is damp or where there is medical evidence that it is causing a health hazard;

(iii) Where the family is required to vacate the property for reasons other than non-payment of rent;

(iv) Where failure to purchase the property currently occupied would result in loss of the accommodation;

(v) Where a State rental house, Government pool house or departmental house will be vacated by the family following the purchase of other accommodation; and

(vi) Where the rental paid by the family exceeds 25 percent of the gross chargeable income of the family including overtime and allowances.

(d) (i) The limit for chargeable income for a family with one child shall be $250 per week, increased by $25 per week for each additional child;

(ii) Where there is a special housing need the limit for chargeable income shall be increased by $10 per week.

(e) (i) The limit for the value of assets including, where relevant, the land on which it is proposed to build the house, owned by a family with one child shall be $10,000.00 increased by $500.00 for each additional child.

(ii) Where there is a special housing need the limit for the value of assets owned shall be increased by $3,000.00.

Given under my hand this 17th day of August 1982.

VENN YOUNG, Minister of Social Welfare.