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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 25

Changing the Name of Alexandra (Auckland).

(L.S.)

GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name, that is to say, the Borough of Alexandra, in the County of Vincent, and the Township of Alexandra, in the Waipa County, the last-named being the more recent in date of existence: And whereas, under the fourth section of "The Designation of Districts Act, 1894," I lately required the County Council of the Waipa County, being the local authority having jurisdiction in that behalf, to submit a new name for such township for my approval, as mentioned in the said section: And whereas the said Council hath accordingly submitted to me the name of "Pirongia" in lieu of the existing name of "Alexandra":

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of "The Designation of Districts Act, 1894," and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the Township of Alexandra, in the Waipa County, shall be and the same is hereby altered to "Pirongia," and do assign the last-mentioned name to such township accordingly, and also do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the tenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.

J. G. WARD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Officiating Ministers for 1896.—Notice No. 9.

Registrar-General's Office,

Wellington, 8th April, 1896.

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 name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend Donald McDougall.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,

Registrar-General.

Examination for Mine-managers' and Battery-superintendents' Certificates.

Mines Department,

Wellington, 23rd March, 1896.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery-superintendents under "The Mining Act, 1891," and Amendment Act, 1894, and First- and Second-class Mine-managers under "The Coal-mines Act, 1891," will be held on Tuesday, the 5th May, 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 25th April, or they will not be dealt with until the following examination.

T. H. HAMER,

Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

Public Notice under "The Stock Act, 1893," re Swine-fever. —No. 413.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),

Wellington, 3rd May, 1895.

IT having been reported to me that the disease known as "swine-fever" exists amongst pigs belonging to Mr. J. C. Anderson, of Stirling, farmer, and running on his farmlands, comprising Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, in Block XIII., North Molyneux District, I therefore, in accordance with section 14, subsection (4), of "The Stock Act, 1893," hereby declare such lands to be an infected place from which no swine, carcase, or any portion thereof, or any fodder or fittings, &c., shall be removed, except under the direction of an Inspector of Stock.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,

Chief Inspector of Stock.

Public Notice under "The Stock Act, 1893," re Anthrax.— Notice No. 421.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),

Wellington, 21st August, 1895.

IT having been reported to me that the disease known as "anthrax" exists amongst stock running on certain lands in the County of Waipa, I therefore, in accordance with section 14, subsection (4), of "The Stock Act, 1893," hereby declare the under-mentioned lands to be an infected place, from which no stock, carcase, or any portion thereof, or any fodder or fittings, &c., shall be removed, except under the direction of an Inspector of Stock:—

Farm known as "Holmwood," occupied by Mrs. A. L. Martyn, of Ohaupo, comprising 600 acres, more or less.

Lands in occupation of Mr. D. Turnwald, Ohaupo, and used as a slaughter-yard, comprising 30 acres, more or less; and lands in occupation of D. Turnwald, bounded by farm occupied by Mrs. A. L. Martyn, and shore of Horseshoe Lake, 3 acres, more or less; lands in occupation of Mr. G. A. Kusab, near Ohaupo, 250 acres, more or less.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,

Chief Inspector of Stock.

Public Notice under "The Stock Act, 1893," re Anthrax.— Notice No. 422.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),

Wellington, 26th August, 1895.

IT having been reported to me that the disease known as "anthrax" exists amongst stock running on certain lands in the County of Waipa, I therefore, in accordance with section 14, subsection (4), of "The Stock Act, 1893," hereby declare the under-mentioned lands to be an infected place from which no stock, carcase, or any portion thereof, or any fodder or fittings, &c., shall be removed, except under the direction of an Inspector of Stock:—

Lands in occupation of Mr. George Watt, situated between Hautapu and Cambridge, being part of Section 188, Cemetery Reserve, 10 acres, more or less.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,

Chief Inspector of Stock.

Te Makarini Scholarships, held at Te Aute College, Hawke's Bay.

THREE scholarships of the yearly value of £35, tenable for two years, are offered for competition. One of these scholarships, to be called the senior scholarship, is open to all Maoris under sixteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination; the other two scholarships are junior scholarships, and are open to all Maoris under fifteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination who have not been pupils at Te Aute or St. Stephen's, and whose attendance at school during the previous year is considered by the Inspector of Native Schools to have been satisfactory. The senior scholarship is offered for competition among Maori boys on the conditions laid down in the regulations of the Trustees of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund, as printed in the Native Schools Code, 1893, and in the supplementary regulations that have been sent out to all teachers. Candidates for the junior scholarships will be examined in the subjects specified for Standard IV. in the Native Schools Code, 1893. The questions will, however, be more difficult than those set for the standard examinations. The examination will be held at convenient centres on the 21st and 22nd December, 1896.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers, send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education Department, Wellington, of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such notice must be posted not later than the 31st October next.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be obtained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institutions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary for Education.

JAMES H. POPE,

Inspector of Native Schools.

Wellington, 24th March, 1896.