May 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 665

Notice of the Laying-off of a Road through Paengaroa South Block, in the Auckland Land District.

N OTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, under the authority of "The Native Land Court Act, 1886," and its amendments, that the road described in the Schedule hereto, was, in July, 1892, duly taken and laid off through the land specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said colony, by a warrant of the date mentioned therein.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situated in the Maketu Survey District, and containing by admeasurement 10 acres and 12 perches, more or less, being a road, 1 chain wide or more, traversing the Paengaroa South Block (No. 2306, in red), the northern side of which road commences at a point on the south-eastern side of the Rotorua-Maketu Road, distant 7509 links southerly from the north-east boundary-line of the Paengaroa South Block (measuring along the said south-eastern side of the Rotorua-Maketu Road); and proceeds in an easterly direction for a distance of 10080-5 links, more or less, to the Pokopoko Stream: as the same is delineated on Plan No. 6601 (in blue), deposited in the District Land and Survey Office, Auckland.
Date of Governor's warrant, 25th January, 1892.
Dated this tenth day of May, 1893.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Bonus for eradicating the Californian Thistle.—Notice No. 364.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 29th March, 1893.

C ONDITIONS on which a bonus of £250 is offered for a means of eradicating the Californian thistle (Cnicus arvensis):—

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed to the Hon. the Minister of Agriculture, Wellington, and must be in his hands not later than the 1st June, 1893.
2. The applicants must be prepared to submit their proposed means of eradication in such manner and at such time and place as the Minister shall direct.
3. The Government shall appoint a committee of three or more persons, under whose instructions and before whom all tests shall be carried through.
4. The proposed bonus, or any part thereof, will not be paid until the proposed remedy has been proved effectual.
   JOHN McKENZIE,
   Minister of Agriculture.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—Notice No. 365.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 7th April, 1893.

P RIZES offered for collections of noxious weeds and insects, &c.:—
Collection of noxious weeds: First prize, £10; second, £5.
All specimens must have been gathered in the colony.
Each specimen must be mounted on paper 18in. by 11in., and bear, if possible, the popular and scientific name, also the locality where gathered.
Collection of insects injurious to New Zealand vegetation, and their natural enemies and parasites: First prize, £10; second, £5.
All insects must be properly set and named, also have locality tickets attached.
The collections winning the prizes to become the property of the department, where they will remain on exhibition with the name of the collector affixed.
All collections for competition must be delivered at the office of the Secretary for Agriculture, at the Government Buildings, at Wellington, not later than the 31st December, 1893.
Each collection must be marked with a motto, and accompanied by a sealed envelope containing a copy of such motto, together with the full name and address of the exhibitor.
The unsuccessful exhibits will be returned to the owners carriage-free.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—Notice No. 368.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

T HE date for receiving the collections mentioned in Gazette Notice No. 365, and dated the 7th April, 1893, has been extended to the 31st March, 1894.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Prizes for Collections of Dried Specimens of Grasses and Forage Plants.—Notice No. 369.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

P RIZES offered for collections of dried specimens of grasses and forage plants, introduced and native, prominence being given to the most useful indigenous species. First prize, £25; second, £15.
All specimens must have been gathered in the colony.
Each specimen must be mounted on paper, 18in. by 11in., and bear, if possible, both popular and scientific names, also the name of the locality where obtained.
The collections winning the prizes are to become the property of the department, where they will remain on exhibition, with the names of the collectors affixed.
All collections for competition must be delivered at the office of the Secretary for Agriculture, at the Government Buildings, Wellington, not later than the 31st March, 1894.
Each collection must be marked with a motto, and be accompanied by a sealed envelope containing a copy of such motto, together with the full name and address of the exhibitor.
The unsuccessful exhibits will be returned to the owners carriage-free.
The judges have power to withhold the prizes if they are of opinion that none of the collections are worthy of an award.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Officiating Ministers for 1893.—Notice No. 15.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 15th May, 1893.

P URSUANT 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 Taimona Hapimana.
The Reverend Nikora Tautau.

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend Di Mathia Salvador.
The Reverend Robert Southey Dunham.

Primitive Methodist Connection.
The Reverend Henry Curran.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 17th May, 1893.

T HE following notices of elections of members of Road Boards have been received at this office, and are published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Waikiekie Road District, County of Whangarei:
Frank C. Hilford.
William Hartnell.
Peter Mason.
Henry Mason.
Thomas Lawrence.

Matakana West Road District, County of Rodney:
John Tozer Came.
Isaac Gordon Carrie.
Samuel Croker.
John Sugden Roper.

Mount Wellington Road District, County of Eden:
Archibald Stewart.
Adam Kay.

Maraetai Road District, County of Manukau:
Edward Roland Jeffreys.
Charles William Stephens.

Hunua Road District, County of Manukau:
Thomas Stewart.
Matthew Wallace, sen.

Wairoa Road District, County of Manukau:
Colin Campbell.
Hugh Sutherland.

Whaingaroa Road District, County of Raglan:
Reginald Francis Lascelles.
Charles Henry Augustus Sweetman.