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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 61

"THE WEST COAST SETTLEMENT
RESERVES ACT, 1892."

NOTICE to NATIVE OWNERS and LESSEE of a
MEETING to be held at the COURTHOUSE,
PATEA, at 11 o'clock a.m. on MONDAY, the 10th
SEPTEMBER, 1894, to fix the Rent for a NEW
LEASE to PATRICK FRANCIS VERDON of portion
of the Otauto Native Reserve, containing 360
acres (more or less), being Land comprised in
Confirmed Lease No. 40.

TO Koria, Mere Taurua, Kakahou, Pawhare,
Raukura Ngapereki, Tuirirangi, Hokopaura,
Paraeroa, Rakete, Tutae, Ngaoneone, Ngarangi
Katitia, Uruanewa, Te Purei Hitarere, Hinerangi,
Miriana, Hinekorangi, Te Kehu, and the other
Native owners of all that piece of land situate in
the County of Patea, being portion of the Otauto
Native Reserve, and containing by admeasure-
ment 360 acres (more or less), being the land com-
prised in confirmed lease No. 40; and to Patrick
Francis Verdon, of Patea, farmer, transferee.

Whereas the above-named Patrick Francis
Verdon has given notice to me, under the pro-
visions of section 8 of "The West Coast Settlement
Reserves Act, 1892," that he desires to obtain
under that section a new lease of the land above
described; and I consider his application ought
to be given effect to: Now, therefore, I do
hereby appoint a meeting to take place between
the said Patrick Francis Verdon and all the Native
owners of the above-described land, for the pur-
pose of fixing the rent to be paid for the said land
for the first twenty-one years of the new lease;
and I fix the Courthouse, Patea, as the place
where, and Monday, the 10th day of September,
1894, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, as the time
when, such meeting shall take place.

Dated this 1st day of August, 1894.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

No. 134.]

Bankruptcy Notices.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at
Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that statements of accounts and
balance-sheets in respect of the under-mentioned
estates, together with the report of the Audit Office thereon,
have been duly filed in the above Court; and I hereby further
give notice that, at the sitting of the said Court to be helden
on Monday, the 27th day of August, 1894, I intend to apply
for an order releasing me from the administration of the
said estates.

Dated this 13th day of August, 1894.

1242. Edward Ross Campbell, Master Mariner, Auckland.
1243. Wiremu Pirihi, aboriginal native, Hukanui.
1244. George Skinner, Hotelkeeper, late of Opitiki.
1245. Alexander Forsyth Gorrie, Clerk, Auckland.
1246. Robert Henry, Printer, Paeroa.
1247. John Franklin, Carpenter, Onehunga.
1248. George James Smith, Carpenter and Builder, Cam-
      bridge East.
1249. Samuel Martin, Cab-driver, Devonport.
1250. Simon Westlake, Storekeeper's Assistant, New-
      market.
1251. William Cooper Heighway, Clerk, Auckland.
1252. Francis James Quick, Farmer, Lake Takapuna.
1253. James Joseph Conway, Master Mariner, Auckland.
1254. Thomas Kelly, Contractor, the Wade.
1255. John Owen Lord, Clerk, Auckland.
1256. Walter Grey, Cordial-manufacturer, Devonport.
1257. Alfred Wells, Insurance Agent, Auckland.
1258. Samuel Davenport, Settler, Avondale.
1259. Alfred Brooks, Tailor, Auckland.
1260. William James Dalton, Civil Engineer, Auckland.
1261. George Ernest Wyatt, Contractor, Thames.
1262. Arthur Deacon, Storekeeper, Kumeu Flat.
1263. James McGuire, Miner, Paeroa.
      1271A. Joseph Tilson Lang, Butter and Cheese Manufac-
      turer, Papakura.
      1271B. Alexander Lang, Butter and Cheese Manufacturer,
      Papakura.
1264. Thomas Howe, Settler, Waikare.
1265. William Vereker Bindon, Settler, Kohukohu.
1266. Edward Charles Windsor, Master Mariner, Auck-
      land.
1267. John James Cassidy, Butcher, Ohaupo.
1268. James McCormick, Contractor, Paeroa.
1269. John Thomas and Daniel Fry, Contractors, Ngaroto.
1270. Richard Campbell, Carpenter, Helensville.
1271. Thomas Frederick Farley, Commission Agent, Auck-
      land.
1272. Elias Mitchelldes Landes, Clerk, Auckland.
1273. Robert Crompton Speer, Agent, Auckland.
1274. Henry Abbott, Master Mariner, Auckland.
1275. John Johnson, Contractor, Thames.
1276. Phoebe Ralston, Settler, Northcote.

J. LAWSON,
Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at
Auckland.

NOTICE is hereby given that JAMES MACKIE, of Auck-
land, Coachbuilder, was this day adjudged bankrupt;
and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be helden
at my office, on the 14th day of August, 1894, at 11 o'clock.

J. LAWSON,
Official Assignee.

6th August, 1894.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, helden at
Gisborne.

NOTICE is hereby given that ARTHUR DEVERY, of Kai-
teratahi, Contractor, was this day adjudged bankrupt ;
and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be helden
at my office, on the 16th day of August, 1894, at 2.30 o'clock.

JOHN COLEMAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Gisborne, 10th August, 1894.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court of Taranaki,
helden at Hawera.

NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN WILLIAM O'BRIEN, of
Ketemarae, Innkeeper, was this day adjudged bank-
rupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be
helden at my office, on the 21st day of August, 1894, at 2
o'clock.

C. A. BUDGE,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Hawera, 8th August, 1894.

In Bankruptcy.

In the estate of FURNESS AND DIGGLE, of Stratford, Boot-
makers.

A FIRST dividend, of 5s. in the pound, is now payable at
my office, Hawera.

C. A. BUDGE,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Hawera, 15th August, 1894.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court of Wanganui,
helden at Wanganui.

NOTICE is hereby given that the public examination of
the under-mentioned bankrupts will be held at the
Courthouse, Wanganui, on Monday, 3rd September, 1894, at
11.30 a.m. :—

Patrick Lee, Labourer, Hunterville.
Henry Hickford, Storekeeper, Rangiwahia.

JOHN NOTMAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Wanganui, 9th August, 1894.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court of Wanganui,
helden at Wanganui.

NOTICE is hereby given that JOSEPH HENRY SLIGHT,
of Crofton, near Marton, Labourer, was this day
adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of
creditors, to be helden at the Courthouse, Marton, on
Friday, 17th August, at 3.15 p.m.

JOHN NOTMAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Wanganui, 11th August, 1894.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Nelson District Court, helden at
Nelson.

NOTICE is hereby given that ALFRED NIEMAN, of
Brightwater, Farmer, was this day adjudged bank-
rupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be
helden at my office, at Nelson, on Monday, the 20th day of
August, 1894, at 3 o'clock p.m.

A. A. SCAIFE,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Nelson, 13th August, 1894.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Nelson District Court, helden at
Nelson.

In the matter of "The Bankruptcy Act, 1892"; and in the
matter of JACOB WILLIAM MILES, of Collingwood, Farmer,
a bankrupt.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend,
of 10s. in the pound, is now payable at my office,
Nelson, on all proved claims against the above estate.

A. A. SCAIFE,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Nelson, 14th August, 1894.