1878
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 98

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

In the matter of a parcel of land, containing by admeasure-
ment 10 acres, more or less, situated in the District of
Coal Creek, being Section 58 on Square 119 of the Plan of
the Provincial District of Nelson. The land is about one
mile from Cobden, and belonged to Levi Case, otherwise
Levi Adolphus Case, a native of the United States, who
died on the 8th December, 1872, without his heir-at-law
being known.

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 30th day of September, 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 12th day of December, 1893.
J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

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

In the matter of certain parcels of land, containing in the
aggregate 230 acres, more or less, being Sections 164,
165, 166, 182, 183, 184, and 206 on the map of the District
of Collingwood Suburban, in the Provincial District of
Nelson, of which Alfred Charles Berry, late of Colling-
wood aforesaid, was grantee and owner at the time of his
death in August, 1860. He is said to have been a native
of Maine, in the United States, and his heir-at-law is
unknown.

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 30th day of September, 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 18th day of December, 1893.
J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

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

In the matter of a parcel of land, being Lot 59 of the
subdivision of Allotments 14 and 15, Section 7, Suburbs of
Auckland, at Arch Hill, having a frontage to Home Street
of 40ft., a depth of 110ft., of which the last known
owner was Joseph Powell, described as of Auckland,
Settler, whose whereabouts is unknown.

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 30th day of September, 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 19th day of December, 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 admeasure-
ment 2 acres, more or less, being section numbered 22,
fronting Campbell Street, in the Township of Clyde,
Wairoa; and also a parcel of land containing by admea-
surement 2 acres, more or less, being section numbered 35,
fronting Lahore Street, Township of Clyde, Wairoa; of
which lands William Blakey was owner at the time of his
death at Takapau, Hawke's Bay, in January, 1874, and
whose heir-at-law is unknown.

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 30th day of September, 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 18th day of December, 1893.
J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Report of New Zealand Land Claims Commissioner.

I, JOHN SAMUEL BROWNING, Commissioner duly appointed
by virtue of the Ordinance No. 15, Session XI. of the
Legislative Council of New Zealand, to hear and decide
claims to land by persons claiming title thereto from,
through, or under the New Zealand Company, do hereby
report that, the claim of Elizabeth McDonald, of the City of
Sydney, in New South Wales, widow, having been referred
to me, I hereby decide that the said Elizabeth McDonald is
entitled to a Crown grant for the under-mentioned land—
viz., Section numbered 597 on the plan of the City of Nelson,
in the Provincial District of Nelson, containing 1 acre or
thereabouts. And I do further decide that the legal estate in
the said land is vested in the said claimant from this date.
Dated at Nelson, this 1st day of December, 1893.
Report No. 816.
JNO. S. BROWNING,
Commissioner of Land Claims.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 21st September, 1893.

IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1895, the period of literature
will be the latter end of the eighteenth century, and the
special books will be Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" and
Thackeray's "Esmond."
W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.

Native Land Court Notices.

"The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act, 1881," and
the Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act 1881 Amend-
ment Acts, 1888 and 1889.

Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 11th December, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Trust Commissioner will,
under the authority and for the purposes of the said
Acts, hold a Court at Ngaruawahia, on the 8th day of
January, 1894, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for investi-
gating the transaction relative to land mentioned in the
Schedule hereunder, at which time and place all persons
having any objections to the said transaction are hereby
notified to attend.
W. J. MORPETH,
Registrar.

SCHEDULE.
WAIPA, Lot 65.
93-89. LEASE, dated the 10th day of June, 1893, made by
Aperahama Patene, of Karakariki, Ngaruawahia, to Robert
Bruce, of Whatiawhata, Farmer.

Application for Probate.

Native Land Court Office,
Gisborne, 15th December, 1893.

In the matter of the will of KEREAMA KAIPARA, of Waiapu,
deceased.

APPLICATION having been made by Hone Hehe that
probate be granted of the aforesaid will:
It is hereby notified that all persons opposing such appli-
cation must lodge a caveat, in manner prescribed, within two
calendar months after the date of the Gazette containing this
notice.
H. C. JACKSON,
Deputy Registrar.