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lands affected are respectively comprised, and as noted in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

As witness my hand, this sixteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Colonial Treasurer.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 21st January, 1890.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1891, the period of literature will be the period from 1800 to 1850, and the special books will be Milton’s Samson Agonistes, and Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound.

T. W. HISLOP.

Officiating Ministers for 1890.—Notice No. 8.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 15th April, 1890.

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:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Edward Tucker Nowell.

Wesleyan Methodist Church.

The Reverend E. C. Beecroft.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Deputy Registrar-General.

Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 14th April, 1890.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret “The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888,” in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follow:—

NOTE.—“Not otherwise enumerated” appears as n.o.e.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

Commissioner’s Order No. 369.

H. S. McKELLAR,
Secretary and Inspector.

“Friendly Societies Act, 1882.”—Cancelling of Registry.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 11th April, 1890.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Registrar of Friendly Societies has, pursuant to section 10 of “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” by writing under his hand dated this 11th day of April, 1890, cancelled the registry of the Rational Sick, Burial, and General Provident Association (Register No. 230), held at St. Albans, on the ground that the said society has ceased to exist.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Native Assessor elected.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th April, 1890.

NOTICE has been received at this office, under the hand of the Returning Officer, that

RAWIRI KAHIA

has been elected to be the Native Assessor for the Native Licensing District of Taupo.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Under Secretary.

Crown Lands Notices.

Crown Lands for Sale, Wellington Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 31st March, 1890.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Land Act, 1885,” that the under-mentioned sections will be put up for sale by auction, for cash, at this office, on Thursday, the 29th May, 1890, at 3 o’clock p.m., at the upset prices noted opposite each section.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be deposited on the fall of the hammer, and the balance within thirty days, or the deposit will be forfeited.

There are no limitations or restrictions incumbent upon purchasers of cash lands at auction.

Plans and particulars can be obtained at this office.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SCHEDULE.

Weighted with £157 10s. for improvements.

This section is situated at Curl’s clearing, in the Otamakapua Block, at the north-east corner of Marshall’s run, and is accessible from the Feilding-Rangiwahia Road by the Whare road-line. The distance from Feilding is about thirty-two miles, and eight miles from the proposed Main Trunk Railway, Marton-Te Awamutu, and the area comprises hilly, undulating, and flat land, of fair to good quality, 250 acres being open grass land, the balance of 154 acres being covered with a forest, including rimu, rata, kahikatea, matai, hinau, maire, and usual undergrowth; there is also a good orchard; the section is well watered by the Kiwitea, and is suitable for immediate occupation and stocking. The general elevation above sea-level is about 1,300ft. The improvements comprise grassing of 250 acres, 10 chains of fencing, and an orchard of 1½ acres, planted with a variety of fruit trees.

| 491, lot 3 | .. | Bunnythorpe | 10 1 35 | 6 0 0 |
| " 4 | .. | " | 7 3 2 | 6 0 0 |
| " 5 | .. | " | 11 1 33 | 6 0 0 |
| " 6 | .. | " | 10 1 29 | 6 0 0 |

These sections are situated in Bunnythorpe, and form part of the land hitherto reserved for railway purposes; the position is central as regards the Manawatu District, and is adjacent to the railway-station. The area consists of flat land of good quality, covered with mixed forest. The sections offer a favourable opportunity for a small settler or working-man to secure a suitable home.

| 170 | XIV. | Mangaone .. | 23 0 0 | 1 15 0 |

This section is situated at Hastwell Village, in a bend of the Kopuaranga, on both sides of the road-line laid off towards the Mangaone Valley, and at the back of Village Sections Nos. 25, 26, 28, and 29, and comprises flat land with low hills on the south-eastern part; the soil is fair and the