31 JULY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2287

Specific Tasks for the Local Government Commission

Pursuant to section 31 (2) of the Local Government Act
2002, the Minister of Local Government requests
the Commission to consider, report on, and make
recommendations on:

(a) The draft request for proposal for the provision of
regional council functions to the Council to ensure
that it is in the interests of good local government.

The report under (a) above, including
recommendations, shall be provided to the Minister
of Local Government within 10 working days of
receipt of the draft request for proposal by the
Commission from the Council.

(b) Whether the Council’s decision on its preferred
tender for the provision of regional council functions
will be cost effective and will be in the interests of
good local government.

The report under (b) above, including
recommendations, shall be provided to the Minister
of Local Government within 20 working days of
receipt of all relevant information relating to
the preferred tender and other tenders by the
Commission from the Council.

Signed at Wellington this 24th day of July 2003.

CHRIS CARTER, Minister of Local Government.

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Justice

Justices of the Peace Act 1957

Justices of the Peace Resignation

It is noted for information that

John Ferguson Tweedie, of 32A Hinau Street, Linden,
Wellington; and

Terence Elliot Scott, of 20 Blyth Street, Cromwell,
Otago

have resigned their appointments as Justices of the Peace for
New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of July 2003.

BELINDA CLARK, Secretary for Justice.

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Oaths and Declarations Act 1957

Officers in the Waikato District Council Authorised

to Take Statutory Declarations

Pursuant to section 9 of the Oaths and Declarations Act
1957, I hereby authorise the holders for the time being of the
offices in the service of the local authority specified in
the Schedule below to take statutory declarations under the
said Act.

I also hereby revoke all such previous authorisations held by
officers in the service of the Waikato District Council under
this Act.

Schedule

Waikato District Council
Corporate Services Group Manager
Customer First Co-ordinator, Area Office, Ngaruawahia
Legal Officer

Secretariat Manager
Area Office Manager, Huntly
Area Office Manager, Raglan

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of July 2003.

PHIL GOFF, Minister of Justice.

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Public Trust

Public Trust Act 2001

The Public Trust Common Fund Interest Rates

Notice 31 July 2003

Pursuant to sections 50 (1) and 50 (5) of the Public Trust
Act 2001 (“the Act”), the following notice is given.

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be
   cited as the Public Trust Common Fund Interest Rates
   Notice 31 July 2003.

(2) The determinations and revocation notified in this notice
take effect from and including 25 July 2003.

2. Interpretation—(1) Unless the context otherwise
   requires:

“agency deposit” means a deposit (not being an
investment deposit) held as agent or attorney;

“call deposit” means a deposit (not being an agency
deposit, an investment deposit, a special deposit or
a trust deposit) held in the ordinary course of
administration, and determined by Public Trust to be
held at call;

“deposit” means a sum of money held by Public Trust
belonging to any estate, which money for the time being
forms part of the Common Fund;

“investment deposit” means a deposit held at call or
otherwise as an investment under section 51 of the Act;

“special deposit” means a deposit held other than at call
on behalf of the Crown, or any local authority within the
meaning of the Local Government Act 1974;

“trust deposit” means a deposit held on trust:

(i) for persons not of full age or capacity; or

(ii) for beneficiaries not entitled to payment at call; or

(iii) otherwise than at call (not being a special deposit).

(2) Expressions defined in the Act have the same meaning in
this notice as they do in the Act.

3. Rates of Common Fund interest—(1) The rate of
   Common Fund interest payable on a deposit (other than an
   investment deposit repayable at the end of a fixed term)
   shall be that specified in Schedule 1 for the appropriate type
   of deposit.

(2) The rate of Common Fund interest payable on an
investment deposit repayable at the end of a fixed term shall
be that specified in Schedule 2 for the appropriate term and
dollar range.

(3) Despite subparagraph (1), the rate of Common Fund
interest payable on a deposit made pursuant to an enactment
shall be the rate (if any) specified in the enactment.