1672
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Notice to Persons in whom is vested Ecclesiastical Authority over Religious Bodies.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1893.

THE attention of the persons or person within the colony of New Zealand in whom is vested ecclesiastical authority over any of the religious bodies enumerated in the Schedule B annexed to an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Marriage Act, 1880,” and of all other persons concerned, is directed to the eleventh section of the above-mentioned Act, requiring the several ecclesiastical authorities as aforesaid to send in to the Registrar-General, in the month of December in every year, a correct list of the Officiating Ministers within the meaning of “The Marriage Act, 1880,” of each of the said religious bodies.

The following are the religious bodies above referred to:—
The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.
The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Roman Catholic Church.
The Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland.
The Wesleyan Methodist Society.
All Congregational Independents.
Baptists.
The Primitive Methodist Connexion.
The United Methodist Free Churches.
The Lutheran Church.
All Hebrew Congregations.
The Society of Friends.

In default of any person having ecclesiastical authority over any of the religious bodies named above, the name of the Officiating Minister of any congregation of such religious body may be certified to by two recognised office-holders thereof.

With respect to any Minister of Religion not connected with any of the aforesaid bodies, it is necessary that a certificate shall be sent to the Registrar-General in the month of December in each year. The certificate is to be signed by the recognised head in New Zealand of the religious body to which he ministers, or by two duly-recognised ministers of such religious body, or by ten adult members thereof, who shall append to their signatures their description as being such members, declaring that such Minister is their Officiating Minister, the said certificate being attested by some person who shall verify the signatures to the certificate as the genuine signatures of the persons whose they purport to be by a solemn declaration made under “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,” signed by such person and appended to such certificate. The neglect in sending such last-named certificate will deprive the Minister of his status as an Officiating Minister under the Marriage Act.

N.B.—It is requested that the Christian names and the addresses of the several Ministers may be specified in the lists sent in to the Registrar-General.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Examination of Mine-managers and Engine-drivers.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 12th October, 1893.

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 Monday, the 22nd January, 1894, 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, 1894, or they will not be dealt with until the following examination.

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

Crown Lands Notices.

Customhouse Reserve, Blenheim, open for Lease by Tender.

Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 7th November, 1893.

TENDERS will be received up to noon on Monday, the 18th December, for a yearly tenancy, terminable by three months’ notice at any time, of part of Allotment 206, Town of Blenheim, and part of Section 46, Opawa, containing 1 rood 25 perches, and known as the Customhouse Reserve. Upset rental, £3 per annum. Tenders must be in writing, addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Blenheim, and must be accompanied by an amount equal to six months’ rent at the rate tendered.

Plan of the land and conditions of lease can be seen at this office.

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Tin-mining Leases.

Department of Lands and Survey,
District Office, Invercargill, 27th October, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following tin-mining-lease applications at Pegasus, Stewart Island, have been declared cancelled for non-payment of rents: viz., Nos. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 64, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 83, 86, 88, 89, 91, 93, 94, 118, 119, 121, 125, 135, 153, 154, 155.

Notice is further given that the above-mentioned areas will be open for application at this office in accordance with the regulations on Monday, the 4th December next.

G. W. WILLIAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Town, Suburban, Rural, and Pastoral Lands open for Sale or Lease in the Otago Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 14th September, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned town, suburban, rural, and pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction, for sale or lease, as is more particularly noted in the Schedule, on Tuesday, the 5th December, 1893.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

TOWN LANDS.
(For Cash Purchase.)

Alexandra Town.

Balclutha Town.

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