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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

report any defects to the manager or enginewright. The
stoker shall from time to time examine the floats, safety-
valves, and steam-gauges, so as to ascertain the level of the
water and pressure of the steam.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—LEWIS LEVY, of Sydney, a Solicitor of the
Supreme Court of New South Wales, has been ap-
pointed this day, by His Honor the Chief Justice, a Com-
missioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in the
Colony of New South Wales, under "The Commissioners of
the Supreme Court Act, 1875," for the purpose of administer-
ing and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as
in the said Act mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 31st day of August, 1883.
ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—WILLIAM PIGGOTT FIREBRACE, of Melbourne,
in the Colony of Victoria, Prothonotary of the Supreme
Court of Victoria, has been appointed this day, by His Honor
the Chief Justice, a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of
New Zealand in the said colony, under "The Commissioners
of the Supreme Court Act, 1875," for the purpose of admin-
istering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations
as in the said Act mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of September, 1883.
ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

In re "The Public Payments without Probate Act, 1869."
MATTHEW PRICE, late of Gisborne, Resident Magistrate,
deceased.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 30th August, 1883.

UNDER the provisions of "The Public Payments with-
out Probate Act, 1869," and the regulations made
thereunder, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 1870, page
212, the Colonial Treasurer intends to make a payment of
money due to the above-named deceased to persons not being
his legal representatives. 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 containing this notice, when their objections will
be considered.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Colonial Treasurer.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 31st August, 1883.

PATENT for a Land-clearer and Hedge-trimmer.
WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN, of Puhinui, near Otahuhu, in
the Provincial District of Auckland, and Colony of New Zea-
land, engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of
the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 20th
day of December next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at this
office, to hear the said application and all objections thereto;
and I require all persons having an interest in opposing the
grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 5th
day of December next, at this office, particulars in writing of
their objections to the said application, otherwise they will
be precluded from urging the same.

No. 888.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Officiating Ministers for 1883.—Notice No. 22.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 5th September, 1883.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth
year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled
"The Marriage Act, 1880," the following names of Officiating
Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published
for general information :—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend Benjamin Hutson.
The Reverend Alexander Thomson.
Baptists.
The Reverend Alfred Fairbrother.

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

Te Makarini Scholarships.

THREE Scholarships of the annual value of £35 each, to
be held at the Native College, Te Aute, Hawke's Bay,
are offered for competition to Maori or half-caste youths, on
the conditions laid down in the Regulations of the Trustees
of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund. The examination
will be held at convenient centres on the 17th and 18th of
December, 1883.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers,
send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education
Department, Wellington, of their intention to present them-
selves for examination. Such notice must be posted not
later than the 31st October next.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be ob-
tained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institu-
tions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary
to the Education Department.

JAMES H. POPE,
Inspector of Native Schools.

Crown Lands Notices.

Land District of Canterbury.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands
will be open for application on Friday, the 12th day
of October next, at the Land Offices, Christchurch and
Timaru, where plans may be seen.

SMALL-FARM ALLOTMENTS within Reserve 191.
VILLAGE SETTLEMENT, Elephant Hill, Waitaki.

TO BE SOLD ON IMMEDIATE PAYMENT FOR CASH.
Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, in areas varying from 10 to 15
acres each. Price, £4 per acre.

TO BE SOLD ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS.
Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, in areas varying from 10 to 15 acres
each. Price, £5 per acre.

Terms: Each application must be accompanied by a
statutory declaration, form of which can be obtained at the
Land Offices. A deposit of one-tenth of the amount of
purchase-money will also be required to be made at the same
time.

In case of more than one application being received for
the same section on the same day, the right to occupy the
same will be decided by lot amongst the applicants.

Personal residence required within six months of purchase,
to continue to the end of the fourth year. Must bring into
cultivation not less than one-tenth of the allotment the first
year, one-fifth the second year; and within four years must
have three-fourths cultivated, the whole fenced, and have
made substantial improvements to the value of at least £10
per acre.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land Office, Christchurch,
14th August, 1883.

Sale by Auction.

Land Office,
Christchurch, 11th August, 1883.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned block
of Crown land in the Kowai District will be offered
for sale by public auction, at the Courthouse, Amberley, on
Monday, the 12th November next, at 12 o'clock noon :----
Reserve No. 1639, Kowai Domain, containing 344 acres
Upset price, £3 per acre.

Plan may be seen at the Survey Office, Christchurch.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Waimate Plains and Opunake District, West Coast
Settlement Reserves.

SALE OF LEASES FOR A TERM OF THIRTY YEARS.
Compensation for Improvements up to £5 per Acre will be
allowed at End of Term of Lease.

West Coast Settlement Reserves Office,
Hawera, 4th September, 1883.

WRITTEN tenders (in sealed covers) are invited for the
under-mentioned sections, in accordance with the