Mar. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 389

Na he tono tenei ki a koutou kia ia tangata ki ia tangata hoki o koutou nga tangata na ratou aua whenua kia utua e koutou aua reiti a te 8 o nga ra o Aperira, 1891, i mua mai ranei o taua ra, me utu e koutou aua moni reiti i te tari o te poari o te takiwa i takoto ai aua whenua, tena te whakaaturanga kei te Kupu Apiti.

KUPU APITI.

He mea tuhi nei toku ingoa i tenei te 8 o Aperira, 1891.

J. BALLANCE,
Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o te Koroni.

[TRANSLATION.]

"THE Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882," and the Amendments thereof.

To each and every the owner or owners of Native land under the said Act described in the valuation-rolls supplied to the local bodies, the names of which are set forth in the Schedule hereunder, under the provisions of the above Acts and all other Acts affecting the same or relating thereto.

WHEREAS demand having been made to me, the under-signed Colonial Treasurer of the Colony of New Zealand, in accordance with the provisions of "The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882," by or on behalf of the said local bodies, for payment of the rates appearing to be payable under or by virtue of the said rolls for the year ending the 31st December, 1890, and the 31st July, 1891 :

Notice is hereby given to you and each and every of you that rolls of Native lands are now deposited at the offices of the said several local bodies, which said rolls are in the Maori language, and show the rateable value of the Native lands therein mentioned or described.

And you and each and every of you, the owners of the said lands, are hereby required and directed to pay the said rates on or before the 8th April, 1891, such payment to be made by you at the office of the local body in whose district the lands affected are respectively comprised, and as noted in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

As witness my hand, this twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.

J. BALLANCE,
Colonial Treasurer.

Notice to Mariners, No. 10 of 1891.

SYSTEM OF BUOYAGE TO BE USED IN NEW ZEALAND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 24th March, 1891.

NOTICE is hereby given that, on and after the 1st September next, the following system of buoyage will be used in New Zealand:—

Buoys defining the starboard hand, entering harbours, shall be painted a single red colour.

Buoys defining the port hand, entering harbours, shall be painted a single black colour or a parti-colour.

Buoys defining middle grounds shall be painted with horizontal bands.

J. BALLANCE.

Notice to Mariners, No. 11 of 1891.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th March, 1891.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for general information.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

DIRECTIONS FOR ENTERING PIONEER RIVER.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in consequence of a breach made by the sea during the recent gales, it has been found necessary to remove the fourth pair of white leading beacons from the southern to the northern end of the East Point Signal-station Reach of the Pioneer River. The beacons now are erected on a bold sandy patch, on the starboard hand coming from seaward, and are to be kept in line ahead when entering, instead of astern as formerly.

T. M. ALMOND,
Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 6th March, 1891.

Native Assessors elected.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th March, 1891.

NOTICE has been received at this office, under the hands of the respective Returning Officers, that the undermentioned persons have been elected to be the Native Assessors for the Native licensing districts set opposite their names respectively:—

Wirope Hoterene Taipare .. .. Kirikiri.
Rawiri Kahia .. .. Taupo.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Under-Secretary.

Notice as to Removal of Restrictions on the Alienation of Land by Natives.

Native Office,
Wellington, 29th December, 1890.

CLAUSE 5 of "The Native Land Act, 1888," provides that existing restrictions on alienation may be removed or declared void by the Governor in Council, on the application of a majority in number of the Native owners.

Clause 17 of "The Native Land Court Acts Amendment Act, 1889," provides that where application is made to the Governor to remove or make void any restrictions on alienation under the provisions of section 5 of "The Native Land Act, 1888," or where the consent of the Governor to any alienation of the land comprised in any grant heretofore or hereafter to be issued is required by the terms of such grant, then, before such power is exercised or consent given, inquiry shall be made by the Court as therein mentioned.

It is hereby notified that any persons making application under the foregoing provisions must furnish the following information:—

1. The name (if any) of the land granted, and the numbers and dates of the grants or other instruments containing the restrictions sought to be removed, or sufficient other information to enable grants or instruments of title to be traced and identified.

2. Whether the applicant is an original grantee or a successor of an original grantee. If the latter, copy of the succession order must be forwarded with the application.

3. Where consent is required to any partial alienation of land, such as by lease or mortgage, an engrossment of the instrument of alienation to which the consent of the Governor is required must be forwarded in duplicate, and one copy will be retained for the purposes of record.

4. Each signature to an application must be attested by a Judge, Registrar, or Licensed Interpreter of the Native Land Court, a Justice of the Peace, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court, a Clerk of Resident Magistrate’s Court, or a Postmaster.

5. In cases where the application is written in English, but signed by a Native, in addition to the attestation of the signature, a certificate must be appended, signed by a Licensed Interpreter of the Native Land Court, certifying that the application was read over in Maori, and explained to the Native before signing, and that he appeared fully to understand the same.

6. Any person signing the name of another to any application without sufficient authority will render himself liable to such penalties as the law provides. In all cases where practicable the authority to sign as agent should accompany the application.

By order.

T. W. LEWIS,
Under-Secretary.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 1st December, 1890.

IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1892, the period of literature will be the period of the Commonwealth, and the special books will be Shakespeare’s King Lear and The Tempest.

FRED. WHITAKER,
For the Minister of Education.