1050
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54]

Parua Bay Road District, County of Whangarei:
Henry A. Morey.
Lewis Thomas Lee.
North Albertland Road District, County of Rodney:
George Farrand.
William Wharfe.
Katikati Road District, County of Tauranga:
George Vesey Stewart, J.P.
James Lockington.
Frantz Schultze Hoeing.
Kaitoke Road District, County of Wanganui:
Gifford Marshall.
Edward E. Fletcher.
Noah B. Garner.
Robert Hughes.
William E. Morgan.
Purua Road District, County of Wanganui:
William Bamber.
John McGregor.
John Reid.
John Ruscoe.
William Rodwell.
Kaukatia Road District, County of Wanganui:
Joe Reginald Sommerville.
Berkley Tyerman.
Gregor McLeod.
Richard Old.
John E. Wilson.
Waimate Road District, County of Hawera:
Robert McAulley Henson.
John Stevenson.
Henry Downey.
George James Mudford.
William Borrie.
Moa Road District, County of Taranaki:
Robert Saxton Matthews.

Officiating Ministers for 1893.—Notice No. 20.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1893.

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 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 Lyttelton Fitzgerald.

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend Thomas Walls.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Notice by Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1892.”

In the matter of a parcel of land containing by admeasurement 2 acres and 26 perches, more or less, and being sections numbered 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 of Block LVI., Town of Lawrence, of which the last-known owner was George Edward Gray.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has been made aware of the above-described land having no known owner, and he, having made reasonable inquiry, can discover neither the owner nor any agent for the said land, nor any objection to the said land being declared subject to the above-named Act:

Now this is to give notice to all whom it may concern that, unless, on or before the 28th day of February, 1894, the owner of the above-described land establishes his title thereto to the satisfaction of the Supreme Court or any Judge of such Court, the Public Trustee will take the steps prescribed by “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” to be registered as the owner of such land.

Dated this 30th day of June, 1893.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Notice by Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1892.”

In the matter of a parcel of land containing by admeasurement 2 roods 24 perches, more or less, and being sections numbered 1 and 2 of Block XXXVII., Town of Lawrence, of which the last known owner was Thomas Darton.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has been made aware of the above-described land having no known owner, and he, having made reasonable inquiry, can discover neither the owner nor any agent for the said land, nor any objection to the said land being declared subject to the above-named Act:

Now this is to give notice to all whom it may concern that, unless, on or before the 28th day of February, 1894, the owner of the above-described land establishes his title thereto to the satisfaction of the Supreme Court or any Judge of such Court, the Public Trustee will take the steps prescribed by “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” to be registered as the owner of such land.

Dated this 30th day of June, 1893.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Lease of Nelson Creek Water-race.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 30th June, 1893.

SEPARATE written tenders will be received at this office up to noon of Monday, the 24th July next, for leases, under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” of the Nelson Creek Water-race and of Magee’s Water-race for a period of three years from the 1st day of August, 1893.

The terms and conditions upon which these races will be leased can be seen at this office, as well as at the Warden’s Offices at Greymouth and Ahaura.

The highest tender will not necessarily be accepted for either race.

By order.

HENRY A. GORDON,
Inspecting Engineer.

Bonus on Mineral Oil manufactured from Orepuki Shale.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 30th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the production of mineral oil under the following conditions:—

1. A bonus of 1s. per gallon (£5,000) will be paid on the first 100,000 gallons of mineral oil produced from shale obtained in the Orepuki district, Otago; the oil to be of a quality approved of by Government, and to be sold at a fair average market price.

2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1894.

3. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1895.

4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus.

5. The other conditions, as to quantity, priority, quality, and value, to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

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

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

PRIZES 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.

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

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

THE 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.