NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 177

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of November 1999.

L. B. WONG, Assistant Public Trustee.

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Prudential Life New Zealand Limited (formerly known as New Zealand Insurance Life Limited)

Proposed Release of Deposit

The Life Insurance Act 1908

Prudential Life New Zealand Limited (formerly known as New Zealand Insurance Life Limited) (hereinafter called "the company") has given notice to the public trustee that it has ceased to carry on the business of insurance in New Zealand and that it proposes to withdraw pursuant to section 12 of the Act, the deposit which has been made by it with the public trustee.

The public trustee therefore gives notice, pursuant to section 12 of the Act, that being satisfied that all liabilities of the company in New Zealand in respect of such insurance business have been fully liquidated or provided for, he proposes to release to the company, on or after the 20th day of December 1999, the amount deposited with him by the company.

Any objections to the release of the amount deposited should be lodged with the public trustee at the Public Trust Office, 117–125 Lambton Quay, Wellington 1, on or before the 15th day of December 1999.

Notice of Hearing by Disciplinary Tribunal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand

The Disciplinary Tribunal of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand will be meeting on Monday, the 29th day of November 1999, to hear an appeal by a member of the Institute seeking revocation of orders for suspension and directions as to publication.

The hearing will be held in the Mercer Room, Second Floor, Cigna House, 40 Mercer Street, Wellington, at 2.00 p.m.

The hearing will be held in public and open to the news media unless the disciplinary tribunal orders otherwise.

Dated this 18th day of November 1999.

P. W. BROOKS, Secretary of the Disciplinary Tribunal.

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Vice Regal

Appointments

Appointment to the Privy Council

His Excellency the Governor-General has released the following statement:

"An announcement has been made by the Office of the British Prime Minister, 10 Downing Street, London, that The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve that:

The Honourable Simon David UPTON, M.P.,
Minister of State Services, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Crown Research Institutes and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

be appointed a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council."

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of November 1999.

MARIE SHROFF, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Retention of the Title "The Honourable"

His Excellency the Governor-General has advised that Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the retention of the title "The Honourable" by:

Rodney Gerald GALLEN

on his retirement as permanent Judge of the High Court of New Zealand on 14 December 1999.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of November 1999.

JENNY SHIPLEY, Prime Minister.

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Departmental Notices

Civil Defence

Civil Defence Act 1983

Declaration of State of Local Civil Defence Emergency—Queenstown Lakes District

Pursuant to section 52 of the Civil Defence Act 1983, I, Warren Ernest Cooper, hereby declare a state of local civil defence emergency to be in force in the Queenstown/Wakatipu Ward of the Queenstown Lakes District Council area.

The state of local civil defence emergency shall come into force on the time and date of the making of this declaration.

Declared by: Warren Ernest Cooper.

Designation: Mayor
Queenstown Lakes District Council.