760
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 38

vices shall have been performed by the Contractors in accordance with the terms hereinbefore provided.

In witness whereof the said Postmaster-General hath hereunto set his hand and seal, and the Contractors have set their hands and seals, the day, month, and year first above written.

JULIUS VOGEL. (l.s.)

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the said Postmaster-General in the presence of—
W. GRAY,
Secretary, Posts and Telegraphs.

A. B. DONALD. (l.s.)
RICHARD EXHAM,
(By his Attorney, (l.s.) A. B. DONALD.)

Signed and sealed by the said Alexander Bell Donald and Richard Exham in the presence of—
ROBERT LAERY,
Merchant, Wellington.

C. ALLAN EDENBOROUGH. (l.s.)

Signed and sealed by the said Charles Allan Edenborough in the presence of—
RUSSELL J. GOODMAN,
Clerk, Wellington.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1885.

THE following notices of elections of members of Road Boards, under “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” have been received at this office.

G. S. COOPER,
Under-Secretary.

Oruaiti Road District, County of Mongonui :
R. M. Houston.
R. Henderson.

Omaha Road District, County of Rodney :
Edward Gravatt.
William Neely.

Mairetahi Road District, County of Waitemata :
Charles Fordyce.
James A. McMahon.
James McLeod.

Egmont Road District, County of Taranaki :
James Hill.
Samuel Rundle.
William Peter Martin.
John Martin.
Thomas John Wills.

Manawatu Road District, County of Oroua :
Thomas Edwards.
Roderick Matheson.
George Matthew Snelson.

Spring Creek Road District, County of Marlborough :
George Dodson.
John Mills.
Peter O. Dwyer.

Motueka Road District, County of Waimea :
Frederick Parker.
Williams Coppins.
James Satherly.

Pokororo Road District, County of Waimea :
James Chapman.
William Hodges.
James Ross.

Knapdale Road District, County of Southland :
Adam Johnston.
Francis Milne.
John Chisholm.
James Donald.

Otaraiia Road District, County of Southland :
Kaiwera Subdivision—
Denis Kean.
David A. Purvis.

Tuturau Road District, County of Southland :
James Pollock.
Allan Galt.
William Paget.
George Rae.

Member of House of Representatives for Waimea elected.

Clerk of the Writs’ Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1885.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ issued by him on the 7th day of May, 1885, for the election of a Member to serve in the House of Representatives for the electoral district hereinafter specified; and by the indorsement on such writ it appears that the undermentioned gentleman has been duly elected Member for such district, viz.:

For the District of Waimea.
JOHN KERR.

G. S. COOPER,
Clerk of the Writs.

Conscience-money received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 2nd June, 1885.

THE Colonial Treasurer directs me to acknowledge the receipt of £140, the sender signing himself “Conscience.”

JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

Will accepted by Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 5th June, 1885.

In the matter of the will of Henry Meech, of Wellington, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that the above will has been finally accepted, in accordance with the provisions of “The Public Trust Office Act, 1872,” and that probate of the said will has been granted to the Public Trustee, the Executor appointed under the said will.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

Will accepted by Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 5th June, 1885.

In the matter of the will of William Watkins, of Wellington, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that the above will has been finally accepted, in accordance with the provisions of “The Public Trust Office Act, 1872,” and that probate of the said will has been granted to the Public Trustee, the Executor appointed under the said will.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

“Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1881.”

Native Office,
Wellington, 9th June, 1885.

NOTICE.—As from and after the 1st July next the Chief Judge and Judges of the Native Land Court will be the only Trust Commissioners under “The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1881.” Deeds requiring to be certified under that Act, or caveats against the granting of any certificate, should be forwarded to the Registrar of the Native Land Court of the district within which the land alienated is situated, for submission to the Trust Commissioner.

By command.
T. W. LEWIS,
Under-Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1885.—Notice No. 17.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1885.

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 David McNeill.

Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland.
The Reverend Walter Gray McLaren.

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 3rd June, 1885.

THE Court Royal Oak, No. 5684, situated at Westport, is registered as a branch of the Nelson District Ancient Order of Foresters’ Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 3rd day of June, 1885.

F. W. FRANKLAND,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.