1879.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

The United Methodist Free Churches.
The Lutheran Church.
All Hebrew Congregations.
The Society of Friends.

In default of any person having ecclesiastical
authority over any of the religious bodies named
above, the name of the Officiating Minister of any
congregation of such religious body may be certified
to by two recognized office-holders thereof.

With respect to Ministers of Religion not con-
nected with any of the aforesaid bodies, it is neces-
sary that a certificate, signed by twenty-four house-
holders resident in the district, declaring that such
Minister is their Officiating Minister, the said certi-
ficate being attested by some person, verified by a
declaration before a Justice of the Peace, shall be
sent to the Registrar-General in the month of De-
cember in each year. The neglect in sending such
last-named certificate will deprive the Minister of his
status as an Officiating Minister under the Marriage
Acts.

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

N.B.—It is requested that the Christian names and
the addresses of the several Ministers may be speci-
fied in the lists sent in to the Registrar-General.

OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1879.—NOTICE No. 22.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th December, 1879.

PURSUANT 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 names of Officiating Ministers
within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information:—

The Church of the Province of New Zealand, com-
monly called the Church of England.
The Reverend Jeremiah Chaffers Welsh.

Wesleyan Methodist Society.
The Reverend George William James Spence.

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1879.

THE "Court Marquis of Normanby, No. 5533,"
at Carterton, is registered as a branch of the
Wellington District, Ancient Order of Foresters
Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1877,"
this 3rd day of December, 1879.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Special Purpose authorized under Section 7 (5) of
"The Friendly Societies Act, 1877."

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 9th December, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize "The Promotion of Total Abstinence
from all Intoxicating Drinks," as a purpose to which
the powers and facilities of "The Friendly Societies
Act, 1877," ought to be extended, in order that
societies formed for this purpose may be enabled to
register as "specially authorized societies" under
the said Act.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

New Zealand Telegraphs.

1717

IT is hereby notified for general information that,
until further orders, the Telegraph Stations at
the under-mentioned places will be open to the
public until midnight every Monday, Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, Thursday, and Friday, and until ten p.m.
every Saturday.

On Sundays the hours will remain as at present.

These extended hours will come into operation on
Monday, the 15th instant.

Name of Station.
Auckland.
Grahamstown.
Napier.
Wellington.
Christchurch.
Timaru.
Oamaru.
Dunedin.

Upon the arrival of Australian steamers at the
Bluff, that station will be open to the public during
the same hours as the stations above enumerated.

On the evenings of Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday the Ashburton station will be open to the
public until 10 o'clock p.m.

By order of the Telegraph Commissioner.
A. T. MAGINNITY,
Assistant Secretary.

New Zealand Telegraphs,
Head Office,
Wellington, 9th December, 1879.

Gold-Mining Lease cancelled.

IN pursuance of "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," and
regulations thereunder, for the granting and
issue of gold-mining leases, it is hereby notified that
the lease (No. 194c) of Section 18, Block I., St.
Bathans, issued to John Scott and John Fordham,
has, with the approval of the Land Board of the
Otago Land District, been cancelled; and that the
land is now open for occupation by holders of
miners' rights and business licenses, as if no
lease of the same had ever been granted.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this
fifth day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations
made under that Act for the granting of leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,
and lodged with the Warden at Hyde on or before
the 28th day of January, 1880.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Hyde.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Alexander McKay and others. Style
under which it is intended to conduct the business: