Blue Star Office Products (Hawkes Bay) Limited (in liquidation) Notice of Appointment of Liquidators Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 282 of the Companies Act 1993, John Anthony Waller, chartered accountant of Auckland and Colin Thomas McCloy, chartered accountant of Auckland, were appointed joint and several liquidators of Blue Star Office Products (Hawkes Bay) Limited. The liquidation commenced on the 7th day of April 1998. Inquiries may be directed by a creditor or shareholder of the company during normal business hours to Geoff Varga at Price Waterhouse, Auckland, or on Telephone No.: (09) 309 3421. Notice is also given that the liquidators hereby fix the 9th day of June 1998, as the day on or before which the creditors of the company are to make their claims and to establish any priority their claims may have under section 312 of the Companies Act 1993. It should be noted that this liquidation forms part of a group restructuring exercise and does not in any way alter the position of the parent company, Blue Star Group Limited. Dated this 8th day of April 1998. COLIN THOMAS McCLOY, Joint Liquidator. Address for Service: Price Waterhouse, P.O. Box 748, Auckland.