Dec. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1597

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 29th November, 1892.

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.

Articles, and how classed. Rate of Duty.
Brackets, standards, electroliers, and other fittings for the distribution of electric light, excepting incandescent lamps; as hardware 20 per cent. Extra or duplicate parts of dutiable machinery; as machinery n.o.e. 20 per cent. Fountains, also cisterns, for dispensing aerated waters; as hardware 20 per cent. Fruit evaporator; as hardware 20 per cent. Globes or shades of glass or metal for electric light, according to material;— As glassware 15 per cent. Or hardware 20 per cent. Sand-pump for dredge; as machinery n.o.e. 20 per cent.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner's Order No. 434.]

Examination of Mine Managers and Engine-drivers.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 1st November, 1892.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine Managers and Engine-drivers under "The Mining Act, 1891," and "The Coal-mines Act, 1891," will be held on the 24th January, 1893, and three following days, at places to be hereafter named. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1, must be addressed to "The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act or Coal-mines Act, Wellington," and must be received before the 1st January, 1893, or they will not be dealt with until the following examination.

T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

Crown Lands Notices.

Rural Land for Sale by Auction.

District Land and Survey Office,
Wellington, 11th November, 1892.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned rural land will be offered for disposal by public auction, at the Land and Survey Office, Wellington, on Thursday, the 12th January, 1893, at noon:—

SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 8 AND 9, TUTAEKARA SURVEY DISTRICT, COUNTY OF PAHIATUA.

Section. Area. Cash Price. Per Acre. Total Price.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
16 and 17 25 0 0 4 10 0 118 15 0
18 25 0 0 3 0 0 75 0 0
19 and 20 25 0 0 3 10 0 87 10 0
21 26 2 24 3 0 0 79 19 0

These sections are situated on the east side of the main coach-road between Woodville and Masterton, about seven and a quarter miles south of Pahiatua. The soil is rich alluvial, inclined to be sandy, and the entire area is level. Native clearings of 8 acres and 3½ acres have been made on Sections 16 and 17 respectively. With this exception, the land is covered with forest, consisting chiefly of tawa, rata, kahikatea, horopito, patete, mahoe, kareao, &c., with the usual underscrub.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be paid on the fall of the hammer to the Receiver of Land Revenue, and the balance, together with the Crown-grant fee, within thirty days, or the payment at auction will be forfeited.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land for Sale by Auction, Auckland Land District.

District Land and Survey Office,
Auckland, 12th October, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lands will be submitted for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Auckland, on Friday, the 16th December, 1892, at 11 a.m.:—

WAIPA COUNTY.—SUBURBS OF WHATAWHATA.
Lot 10, containing 11½ acres. Upset price, £34 10s.
Lot 12, containing 9 acres 1 rood 13 perches. Upset price, £28 2s. 6d.
Lot 13, containing 9 acres 1 rood 13 perches. Upset price, £28 2s. 6d.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.—PARISH OF TAKAPUNA.
Section 168, containing 10 acres. Upset price, £7 10s.
Open land with a small quantity of light mixed bush, situated on Hellyer's Creek, about five miles from Northcote, Auckland.

One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee £1, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the deposit aforesaid shall be forfeited, and the sale of the land be null and void.

Also there will be offered, at the same time and place, the lease, for a term of seven years, of Lot 2A, Section 5, Town of Russell (containing two cottages). Upset annual rental, £10.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Town Lands for Sale by Auction, Auckland Land District.

District Land and Survey Office,
Auckland, 10th October, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned lots in the Town of Ohiwa (Bay of Plenty) will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Tauranga, on Thursday, the 15th December, 1892, at 11 a.m.:—

BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT.—TOWN OF OHIWA.
Lots 2 to 12 (both inclusive) of Block II., each containing ¼ acre. Upset price, £7 10s. each lot.
Lots 2 to 5 (both inclusive) and Lots 7 to 12 (both inclusive) of Block IV., each containing ¼ acre. Upset price, £7 10s. each lot.

Terms of Sale: One-fifth of the purchase-money to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee £1, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the deposit aforesaid shall be forfeited, and the sale of the land be null and void.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Sale of Rural Land.

District Land and Survey Office,
Nelson, 8th October, 1892.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned rural sections will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Nelson, on Friday, the 16th December, 1892, at noon.

SCHEDULE.
SECTIONS Nos. 8 and 9, Block VII., Mawheranui District; area, 101 acres and 38 perches. Upset price, £1 per acre. Subject to £325 for improvements.

Bush land, partly cleared, situate on south bank of the Grey River. The improvements consist of a house, outbuildings, and about 48 acres laid down in grass.

Terms of Payment: One-fifth part of the purchase-money, with £1 Crown-grant fee, to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the remaining four-fifths to be paid by the purchaser within thirty days next after the sale, otherwise the part of the purchase-money so paid by way of deposit will be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land will be null and void.

Plan of land can be seen at this office.

J. S. BROWNING,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run liable to Forfeiture.

District Land and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 10th November, 1892.

PURSUANT to section 215 of "The Land Act, 1892," notice is hereby given to the executors of Charles Brown, occupiers of Run 14, that the license is liable to forfeiture; and if the rent due thereon, together with the full amount of penalty, be not paid within three months from date hereof, the same will be declared forfeited.

HENRY G. CLARK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.