Wharenui Bottle Gas Limited Notice of Appointment of Liquidator Pursuant to Section 255 (2) (a) of the Companies Act 1993 I, Andrew Marchel Oorschot, hereby give notice that for the purposes of winding up a non-trading company and pursuant to section 241 (2) (a) of the Companies Act 1993, I was appointed as liquidator of Wharenui Bottle Gas Limited with effect from the 17th day of December 1998. The directors have resolved that the company was solvent prior to my appointment and therefore pursuant to section 243 (8), no creditors meeting is required to be called. Please Note: That this is a liquidation of a solvent company. The liquidation is taking place as the company has ceased trading following the sale of its business. Notice of Creditors to Claim Pursuant to Liquidation Regulation 12 of the Companies Act 1993 Notice is hereby given that as liquidator of Wharenui Bottle Gas Limited (in liquidation), I fix the 18th day of January 1999, 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 (as amended), or to be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before the debts are claimed or, as the case may be, from objecting to the distribution. Inquiries by Creditors and Shareholders May Be Directed to: Ashton Wheelans and Hegan, Chartered Accountants, P.O. Box 13-042, Christchurch (Telephone No.: (03) 366 7154), during normal business hours. Dated at Christchurch this 17th day of December 1998. A. M. OORSCHOT, Liquidator.