THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

PASSENGERS.

Return tickets are available, for distances of 25
miles and under, on the day of issue only; for each
additional 25 miles, or fraction thereof, one day's
extension of time will be allowed for the return
journey.
Dated this 17th day of April, 1878.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Public Works.

Native Title extinguished.

Native Office,
Wellington, 5th April, 1878.

I T is hereby notified that the Native title has been
extinguished over the block of land whereof
the boundaries are mentioned or described in the
Schedule hereunto annexed.

J. BALLANCE,
(in the absence of the Native Minister.)

SCHEDULE.

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND, MATAPOURI
BLOCK.

ALL the parcel of land in the Opuawhanga and
Whangarei Districts, known as the Matapouri Block,
containing 4,707 acres, more or less. Bounded to-
wards the North and East by the sea; towards the
South by the Tutukaka Harbour and by a line, 5800
links; towards the South-west and West by lines,
35043 links, and by the Opuawhanga No. 3 Block,
230 links; and towards the North-west by the
Opuawhanga No. 3 Block aforesaid, 12700 links, to
the sea, the point of commencement. Excluding
therefrom the two Native reserves "Parangarau"
and "Otito," respectively 800 acres and 62 acres.

In re "The Public Payments without Probate Act,
1869."

BENJAMIN BORD LEATHWICK, late Magazine
Keeper, Lyttelton.

U NDER the provisions of "The Public Payments
without Probate Act, 1869," and the regula-
tions made thereunder, published in the New Zealand
Gazette of 1870, page 212, the Colonial Treasurer
intends to make a payment of money, due to the
deceased, to a person not being his legal
representative. All persons objecting to such pay-
ment being made must give notice to the Colonial
Treasurer, at Wellington, within one calendar month
from the date of the Gazette bearing this notice, when
their objections will be considered.

J. BALLANCE.
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

Member of House of Representatives elected.

Clerk of the Writs' Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1878.

T HE Clerk of the Writs has received a Return to
the Writ issued by him on the 14th day of
March, 1878, for the election of a Member to serve
in the House of Representatives of New Zealand, for
the electoral district hereinafter specified; and by
the indorsement on such Writ it appears that the
under-mentioned gentleman has been duly elected
Member for such district, viz. :-

For the District of Timaru:
Mr. RICHARD TURNBULL.

G. S. COOPER,
Clerk of the Writs.

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OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1878. — NOTICE No. 8.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 15th April, 1878.

P URSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following name of an Officiating Minister
within the meaning of the said Act is published for
general information: —

Church of Christ.
The Reverend JESSE JAMES HALEY.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Notification of Resignation of Seat in the House of
Representatives for the Electoral District of Grey
Valley.

I N compliance with the provisions of the thirteenth
section of "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1870," I hereby notify that Martin Kennedy, Esquire,
has resigned his seat in the House of Representatives
for the Electoral District of Grey Valley, and that
his resignation was received by me on the 16th day
of April, 1878; and that the said seat is vacant by
reason of such resignation.

Dated at Wellington, the 16th day of April, 1878.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Speaker.

Sheep Inspector's Notice.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 15th April, 1878.

N OTICE has been received from the Inspector of
Sheep for the Wairarapa District that he has
granted clean certificates for the following flocks: —
Messrs. Wall, Brothers, Huangarua; dated 2nd
April, 1878.
Mr. Duncan Morrison, Glenmorven, dry flock;
dated 4th April, 1878.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Governors of Auckland College elected.

Board of Education,
Auckland, 5th April, 1878.

N OTICE.—In accordance with "The Auckland
College and Grammar School Act, 1877," and
the regulations thereunder for the election of Gover-
nors by the Board of Education for the District of
Auckland, I hereby notify that

His Honor THOMAS BANNATYNE GILLIES,
The Hon. THEODORE MINET HAULTAIN, and
JOHN LOGAN CAMPBELL,

were, at a meeting of the said Board, held this day,
duly elected Governors of the Board of Governors
constituted by the said Act.

J. LOGAN CAMPBELL,
Chairman of Meeting.

Governors of Auckland College elected.

Auckland, 5th April, 1878.

I N pursuance of "The Auckland College and
Grammar School Act, 1877," and of the regu-
lations thereunder for conducting the election of
Governors by the persons authorized to do so by
subsection 2 of section 2 of that Act, I hereby notify
that

DAVID LIMOND MURDOCH,
GEORGE MAURICE O'RORKE, and
THEOPHILUS HEALE,