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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

Notice to Imprestees under "The Public Revenues Act, 1891."

The Treasury,
Wellington, 21st February, 1895.

EVERY officer holding advances of public money is hereby required to pay to the Public Account, at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand, the unexpended balance in his hand on or before Saturday, the 30th March proximo, and forthwith to transmit to the Treasury at Wellington the Bank receipt for such repayment, together with an account of his expenditure to the same date, as required by clause 4 of the Treasury Regulations.

As respects disbursements which officers may require to make immediately after the close of the financial year, requisitions for the amount required are to be made in such time as to enable them to reach Wellington not later than the 16th March, so that the requisite funds may be placed at the disposal of the officer on the 1st April.

R. J. SEDDON,
For Colonial Treasurer.

*Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of
"The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894."

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 19th March, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that no person having taken out administration the Public Trustee has filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the estate of the person deceased whose name, residence, and occupation, so far as known, is hereunder set forth, the gross property being estimated not to exceed £250.

William Ranwell, late of Tamarata, in the Provincial District of Auckland, Seaman. Filed on the 15th day of March, 1895.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Memorandum to Receivers of Public Moneys.

WITH a view to the early completion of the Treasury accounts of the current financial year, ending on Saturday, the 30th March, Receivers are directed to prepare copies of their cash-books for the period ended on that day, and to transmit the same by post to the Receiver-General immediately after the bank has closed on that date.

If any bank receipts dated on or before the 30th instant are received from sub-offices after copies of cash-books have been posted, officers are directed to enter all such receipts in a supplementary account, and to transmit a copy thereof to the Receiver-General on the same day.

The first ordinary account for the new year shall be for the period from the 1st to 6th April, both inclusive, and is only to contain such revenue as may have been paid to the Public Account subsequent to the 30th instant, or collected after bank hours on that date.

The first four-weekly account shall be for the period from the 1st to the 27th April, both inclusive.

Receivers are requested to take great care that the copies of their cash-books to be rendered during the current month are promptly posted.

JAMES B. HEYWOOD,
Receiver-General.
The Treasury,
Wellington, 1st March, 1895.

Designs invited for New Issue of Postage and Revenue Stamps.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1895.

DESIGNS are invited from persons resident in the colony for a new issue of postage and revenue stamps. The designs, which must be scenic and representative of New Zealand, may be of any pattern. They are to be submitted of the exact intended sizes, but enlargements thereof may accompany them.

The values of stamps to be printed anew are,—
1d. 3d. 6d. 2s.
2d. 4d. 8d. 5s.
2½d. 5d. 1s.

For the series of designs which may be adjudged by the Postmaster-General to be the best and second-best there will be prizes respectively of £150 and £100. The designs are to be sent under cover of a pseudonym or a motto, accompanied by the name of the sender, enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the same assumed title outside, addressed to "The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington," not later than the 31st July next. All designs, whether original or copies, submitted will become the property of the Postmaster-General. (P.G. 94/4755.)

By order.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Crown Lands Notices.

Pastoral Lands in Canterbury for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 7th March, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral run will be submitted to public auction, at the Local Lands and Survey Office, Timaru, on Wednesday, the 24th April, 1895, at 11 o'clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PASTORAL LICENSE UNDER "THE LAND ACT, 1892," WAIMATE COUNTY.
Part of Haldon Station.

Hewlings ..
Mackenzie ..
Dalzell .. | XV., XVI.
III., IV., VIII., XII.
I., II., V., VI., VII., IX.
XIII., XIV. | Acres. | £ s. d. |
| | | | 37,200 | 690 0 0 |

Term of License.—Fifteen years.

This run is situated on the western side of the Grampian and Kirkliston Ranges, between the Hakateramea and Waitaki Rivers, and comprises pastoral country ranging in altitude from about 2,000ft. to about 5,600ft. above sea-level, and forming the back portion of the Haldon Station. The South Canterbury rabbit-fence intersects the north-eastern portion of the run.

CONDITIONS.

1. Possession of the run will be given to the purchaser of the license on the day of sale.
2. No person or company may become the holder of more than one run under Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892"; Provided that the holder of any run under the said Act of a carrying-capacity of less than ten thousand sheep or two thousand head of cattle may become the lessee of an aggregate area sufficient to carry such a number of sheep or cattle. The holder of any small grazing-run under Part V. of "The Land Act, 1892," shall not be the holder of any run under Part VI. of the said Act.
3. The license shall be dated on the 1st March, 1896, and shall include, in addition, the whole period between the date of possession and the said 1st March, 1896.
4. The license shall be subject to the following conditions amongst others:—
   (1.) That if the licensee or any person claiming an interest through or under him shall make or cause to be made any agreement or contract, or shall give or cause to be given or taken any negotiable security, for the purpose of defeating or evading the provisions of, or shall in any way whatsoever directly or indirectly commit or be privy to a fraud upon, "The Land Act, 1892," the license shall be liable to be forfeited and revoked;
   (2.) That the licensee shall prevent the destruction or burning of timber or bush on the land comprised in the license;
   (3.) That the licensee shall prevent the growth or spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the license, and shall with all reasonable speed remove or cause to be removed all gorse, sweetbriar, broom, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner; and
   (4.) That the licensee shall destroy all rabbits on the land comprised in the license, and shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or an officer appointed by him to inspect the ground.
5. The licensee shall have the exclusive right of pasturage over the lands specified in his license, but shall have no right to the soil or timber or minerals thereon or therein.
6. One half-year's rent and a license-fee of £1 1s. shall be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the purchaser shall make a declaration in terms of section 195 of "The Land Act, 1892." The rent shall be paid half-yearly in advance, on the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September in each year during the term of the license. Should the half-yearly rental at any period not be paid within thirty days, a penalty of 10 per cent. in addition will be enforced.
7. No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Crown in respect of any fencing existing upon the Crown lands offered for license.