22 SEPTEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
3173

SCHEDULE
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT—WANGANUI CITY

Area
m² 788 Lot 15, D.P. 54406, being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title No. 24C/249.

Situated in Block I, Ikitara Survey District.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of September 1983.

M. R. H. HENARE,
for General Manager, New Zealand Railways Corporation.
(N.Z.R. L.O. 8572/A835/4)

Declaring Land Held for Railway Purposes at Waingawa and Not Now Required for That Purpose to be Crown Land

PURSUANT to sections 24 and 30 of the New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981 and section 42 of the Public Works Act 1981, the General Manager of the New Zealand Railways Corporation with the prior written consent of the Minister of Railways hereby declares the land described in the Schedule hereto to be Crown land subject to the Land Act 1948.

SCHEDULE
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT—WAIRARAPA SOUTH COUNTY

ALL that piece of land described as follows:

Area
m² 2023 Part Lot 1, D.P. 831, being all the land comprised and described in certificate of title No. 24B/923.

Situated in Block VIII, Tiffin Survey District.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of September 1983.

M. R. H. HENARE,
for General Manager, New Zealand Railways Corporation.
(N.Z.R. L.O. 9412/124/19)

Fixing of Trigger Price for Wool (No. 3090; Ag. 4/53/2/7)

PURSUANT to section 41 of the Wool Industry Act 1977, notice is hereby given that:

(a) The trigger price is fixed at 400 cents per kilogram (greasy) in respect of all categories of wool (other than dag wool, slipe wool, fellmongered wool, and wool on the skin) produced in New Zealand and that trigger price shall apply during the remainder of the 1983/84 wool selling season and shall continue in force until such time as a new trigger price is fixed; and

(b) This notice is to take effect from and inclusive of the 26th day of September 1983.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of September 1983.

DUNCAN MacINTYRE, Minister of Agriculture.

Post Office Bonus Bonds—Weekly Prize Draw No. 3, September 1983

PURSUANT to the Post Office Act 1959, notice is hereby given that the result of the weekly Prize Draw No. 3 for 17 September is as follows:

One prize of $25,000: 070 120420.

Nine prizes of $5,000: 1092 751977,
2981 949490,
3180 425009,
4184 061755,
4488 194587,
6481 370753,
6583 677318,
6887 509365.

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

Special Ministerial Direction

In the matter of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964:

To: The Social Security Commission.

1. 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:

2. That the Special Ministerial Direction of the Minister of Social Welfare given on 17 August 1982, relating to section 10 of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964 is hereby withdrawn.

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2. That it is the policy of Her Majesty’s Government that those of Her Majesty’s subjects who have low income 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, 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)(ii) 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 except the personal earnings of the wife in a family where both the husband and wife have earnings.

(b) Any income, including overtime, which has ceased at the time of application shall be disregarded by applying the same policy as operates for social security benefits in terms of section 64(3) of the Social Security Act.

(c) (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.

(d) 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.

(e) The following circumstances shall be “special circumstances”:

(i) Medical grounds;

(ii) large family overcrowded;

(iii) family forced to vacate present house.

(f) (i) The limit for chargeable income for a family with one child shall be $275 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.

(iii) Where there are special circumstances the limit for chargeable income shall be increased by $20 per week.

(g) (i) The limit for the value of assets including, where relevant, the land on which it is proposed to build the house, owned by the family with 1 child shall be $20,000 increased by $1,000 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.

Given under my hand this 3rd day of September 1982.

VENN YOUNG, Minister of Social Welfare.

Decision No. 15/83
BRO 18/83

Before the Broadcasting Tribunal

In the matter of the Broadcasting Act 1976, and in the matter of an application by WAIKATO-BAY OF PLENTY FM LIMITED for a FM sound-radio warrant for Waikato-Bay of Plenty: