New Zealand Gazette – 1892 – No. 99

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✨ Postmaster Appointments, Post Office Openings, Mining Examinations, Land Notices

Dec. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1709

Postmasters appointed.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st December, 1892.

IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-General by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the Postal Telegraph Service of the colony.

J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General.

Name.	To be Postmaster at	Postal District.	Date.
King, M. J.	Atarau	Greymouth	1 Oct., 1892.
Harris, A.	Athol	Invercargill	1 Oct., "
Aimer, E. B.	Awahou	Auckland	1 Nov., "
Potier, R.	Castlepoint	Wellington	1 Nov., "
Firman, T. P.	Chertsey	Christchurch	31 Oct., "
Dennison, G.	Hilderthorpe	Oamaru	16 Nov., "
McConachie, D.	Kaimanuka	Wanganui	1 Nov., "
Barton, G. F.	Kumeroa	Napier	1 Nov., "
Mitchell, J.	Little Grey Junction	Greymouth	1 Nov., "
Acton-Adams, R.	Molesworth	Blenheim	28 Oct., "
Campbell, A. A.	Mount Somers	Christchurch	27 Oct., "
Corner, J. E.	Ngahauranga	Wellington	12 July, "
Speight, H.	Riverside	Christchurch	1 Jan., 1893.
Pedler, J.	Rolleston	Christchurch	25 Oct., 1892.
Street, E.	Sherry River	Nelson	1 Nov., "
Aitken, W.	Taupiri	Auckland	20 Oct., "
Dyer, M.	Te Horo	Wellington	6 July, "
Hewett, W.	The Peaks	Christchurch	1 Jan., 1893.
Ballans, J.	Waikari	Christchurch	1 Nov., 1892.
Andrews, G.	Waitotara	Wanganui	15 Oct., "
Taylor, J. R.	Washdyke	Timaru	29 Oct., "
Lawler, J.	West Eyreton	Christchurch	20 Oct., "

Post Offices opened.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st December, 1892.

THE following names of additional post offices which have been opened in the colony are published for general information.

J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General.

Name of Office.	Postal District.	Date.
Awahou (reopened)	Auckland	1 November, 1892.
Hilderthorpe	Oamaru	16 November, "
Kaimanuka	Wanganui	1 November, "
Te Horo	Wellington	6 July, "
Riverside	Christchurch	1 January, 1893.
The Peaks	Christchurch	1 January, "

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.

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.

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.
A. R. P.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
16 and 17	25 0 0	4 10 0
18	25 0 0	3 0 0
19 and 20	25 0 0	3 10 0
21	26 2 24	3 0 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.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1892, No 99

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🚂 Postmasters Appointed

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated1 December 1892
KeywordsPostmasters, Appointments, Postal Districts
👱🏽 Names

22 names identified

M. J. King, Appointed Postmaster at Atarau
A. Harris, Appointed Postmaster at Athol
E. B. Aimer, Appointed Postmaster at Awahou
R. Potier, Appointed Postmaster at Castlepoint
T. P. Firman, Appointed Postmaster at Chertsey
G. Dennison, Appointed Postmaster at Hilderthorpe
D. McConachie, Appointed Postmaster at Kaimanuka
G. F. Barton, Appointed Postmaster at Kumeroa
J. Mitchell, Appointed Postmaster at Little Grey Junction
R. Acton-Adams, Appointed Postmaster at Molesworth
A. A. Campbell, Appointed Postmaster at Mount Somers
J. E. Corner, Appointed Postmaster at Ngahauranga
H. Speight, Appointed Postmaster at Riverside
J. Pedler, Appointed Postmaster at Rolleston
E. Street, Appointed Postmaster at Sherry River
W. Aitken, Appointed Postmaster at Taupiri
M. Dyer, Appointed Postmaster at Te Horo
W. Hewett, Appointed Postmaster at The Peaks
J. Ballans, Appointed Postmaster at Waikari
G. Andrews, Appointed Postmaster at Waitotara
J. R. Taylor, Appointed Postmaster at Washdyke
J. Lawler, Appointed Postmaster at West Eyreton

👩‍💼 Officials

J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General

🚂 Post Offices Opened

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated1 December 1892
KeywordsPost Offices, Openings, Postal Districts
👩‍💼 Officials

J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General

🌾 Examination of Mine Managers and Engine-drivers

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated1 November 1892
KeywordsMining, Examination, Certificates
👩‍💼 Officials

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

🗺️ Pastoral Run Liable to Forfeiture

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated10 November 1892
KeywordsForfeiture, Pastoral Run, Rent
👱🏽 Names

Charles Brown, Executors of, Run 14 liable to forfeiture

👩‍💼 Officials

Henry G. Clark, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Rural Land for Sale by Auction

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated11 November 1892
KeywordsLand Sale, Auction, Pahiatua
👩‍💼 Officials

John H. Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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