2380 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 101

NOTICE

1. This notice may be cited as Maori Land Development Notice Hamilton 1985, No. 4.
2. The notice referred to in the First Schedule hereto is hereby revoked.
3. The land described in the Second Schedule hereto is hereby released from Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Date of Notice Reference No. Registration No.
7 February 1969 Gazette, 13 February 1969. S. 441231
No. 8, page 236. Maori
Land Development Notice
Hamilton 1969, No. 12

SECOND SCHEDULE

SOUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

All that piece of land described as follows:

Area ha Being
25.5331 Lot 1, D.P. 9774, being part Horahora Block, situated in Block IV, Maungatautari Survey District. All certificate of title, Volume 402, folio 102.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of May 1985.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs.

B. S. ROBINSON,
Deputy Secretary for Maori Affairs.

(M.A. H.O. 15/2/304; D.O. 23/185)

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Special Ministerial Direction

To: The Social Security Commission.

I, Margaret Ann Hercus, 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Welfare given on 21 November 1984 relating to section 10 of the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964 is hereby withdrawn.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 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) (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 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 $310 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 a family with one 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 April 1985.

ANN HERCUS, Minister of Social Welfare.

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Post Office Bonus Bonds—Weekly Prize Draw No. 4, May 1985

PURSUANT to the Post Office Act 1959, notice is hereby given that the result of the weekly Prize Draw No. 4 for 25 May is as follows:

One prize of $25,000: 1490 206783.

Thirteen prizes of $5,000: 366 965159,
1081 689315,
1689 509244,
1881 227821,
2291 078950,
3296 867975,
6283 651780,
7185 156738,
7187 215817,
7881 055446,
7981 142438,
8384 841401.

JONATHAN HUNT, Postmaster-General.

Nga Tapuwae College Board of Governors Notice 1985

PURSUANT to section 51 of the Education Act 1964, the Minister of Education hereby gives the following notice:

NOTICE

1. (1) This notice may be cited as the Nga Tapuwae College Board of Governors Notice 1985.

(2) This notice shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Gazette.

2. The constitution of the Nga Tapuwae College Board of Governors is hereby varied so that the Board shall, after the commencement of this notice, be constituted as follows:

(a) One member appointed by the Auckland Education Board;

(b) One member elected by the teachers of the school;

(c) Seven members elected by the parents of pupils attending the school;

(d) Two members appointed by the Manukau City Council;