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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84

Additional Land taken in the Paritutu Survey District
for the Purposes of the Waitara-New Plymouth Rail-
way.

A NOTIFICATION.

WHEREAS it has been found desirable, for the use, con-
venience, and enjoyment of the Waitara-New Ply-
mouth Railway, to take further land in the Paritutu Survey
District, in addition to land previously acquired for the
purposes of the said railway:

Now, therefore, we, the New Zealand Railway Commis-
sioners, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred
on us by "The Government Railways Act, 1887," and of
every other power and authority in anywise enabling us in
that behalf, do hereby notify and declare that the land
mentioned in the Schedule hereto is taken for the purposes
above mentioned.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

| Approximate | Being | Situated in | Situated |
| Area of the | Portion of | | in the Survey |
| Parcel of Land | Section No. | | District of |
| required to be | | | |
| taken. | | | |
| A. R. P. | | | |
| 1 3 10 | 97 | Waitara W. | Paritutu. |
| | | District | |

In the Provincial District of Taranaki; as the said
parcel of land is more particularly delineated on the plan
marked 5271, deposited in the office of the New Zealand
Railway Commissioners, at Wellington, and thereon coloured
red.

Given under the common seal of the New Zealand
Railway Commissioners, at Wellington, this
(L.S.) seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.
JAMES MCKERROW.
J. P. MAXWELL.
W. M. HANNAY.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 10th November, 1891.

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.

W. T. GLASGOW,
For Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner's Order No. 402.]

Officiating Ministers for 1891.—Notice No. 27.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 11th November, 1891.

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 in-
tituled "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 Thomas McDonald.

Bible Christians.
The Reverend William Grigg.

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 6th November, 1891.

THE Ngapara Lodge, situated at Ngapara, is registered
as a branch of the Otago District Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, Friendly Society, under
"The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 6th day of Novem-
ber, 1891.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 10th November, 1891.

THE Maraekakaho Lodge, situated at Maraekakaho, is
registered as a branch of the Hawke's Bay District
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity,
Friendly Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,"
this 10th day of November, 1891.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 10th November, 1891.

THE Waiareka Lodge, No. 51, situated at Weston, is
registered as a branch of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under "The
Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 10th day of November,
1891.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

"Friendly Societies Act, 1882."—Cancelling of Registry.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 12th November, 1891.

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
12th day of November, 1891, cancelled the registry of the
Court Turnagain, Register No. 150 (13), held at Herbertville,
Branch of the Hawke's Bay District Ancient Order of
Foresters, on the ground that the said branch has ceased to
exist.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Advertising on Back of Postage-stamps and Telegram-
forms.

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office,
Wellington, 11th November, 1891.

SEALED tenders will be received until noon of Saturday,
the 19th December, 1891, for the exclusive right of ad-
vertising on the back of postage- and revenue-stamps and
telegram-forms, in accordance with specifications which
may be seen at any of the under-mentioned Post and Tele-
graph Offices, viz.: Auckland, Thames, Tauranga, Gisborne,
Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Ha-
wera, Wanganui, Blenheim, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth,
Hokitika, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Ashburton, Timaru,
Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Invercargill; and also at
the Government Printing Office, Wellington.

Tenders, which must be accompanied by a cheque for £150,
to be addressed to "The Postmaster-General, Wellington,"
and the envelope superscribed "Tender for advertising."
The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

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cerning patents and trade-marks required by law to be
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expired letters patent, and other information useful to in-
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payable in advance to the Government Printer.

GEO. DIDSURY,
Government Printer.