Cromwell Discount Foodcentre Limited Public Notice of Appointment of Receivers and Managers Pursuant to Section 8 (1) (b) of the Receiverships Act 1993 David Donald Crichton and Trevor Francis Thornton, chartered accountants, both of Christchurch, whose office address is at the firm of Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants, Eighth Floor, AMP Building, 47 Cathedral Square (P.O. Box 2099), Christchurch, hereby give notice that on the 10th day of July 1997, they were appointed by Foodstuffs (South Island) Limited to be jointly and severally receivers and managers of all the undertaking, property and assets of Cromwell Discount Foodcentre Limited, charged by a certain debenture dated the 28th day of October 1993, given by Cromwell Discount Foodcentre Limited in favour of Foodstuffs (South Island) Limited, Cash Wholesalers (South Island) Limited and Foodstuffs (South Island) Properties Limited. The receivers and managers have been appointed jointly and severally in respect of all the company's undertaking and all its real and personal property, goodwill and assets, whatsoever and wheresoever situate, both present and future, including its uncalled capital and called but unpaid capital. Dated this 10th day of July 1997. DAVID DONALD CRICHTON and TREVOR FRANCIS THORNTON.