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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 97]

limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will
exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and
by "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894."
Dated this 15th day of December, 1896.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

*Notice by the Public Trustee under "The Unclaimed Lands
Act, 1894."

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing by
admeasurement 1 acre and 29·3 poles, more or less, being
part of a subdivision of Section 1, Block I., Campbelltown
Hundred, situate near the Pilot Station at Starling Point,
fronting the road facing the water there, the adjoining
land to the north-east being owned or occupied by T. S.
Mullay—bounded towards the north-east by a line, 670
links; towards the south-east by the said road, 133·6 links;
towards the south-west by lines, 60·3 links and 629·1 links;
and towards the north-west by a line, 178 links—the owner
whereof is unknown and cannot be traced.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries,
and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or
owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes
that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony:
Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within
six months of the date of the publication of this notice in
this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public
Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice;
and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time
limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will
exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and
by "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894."
Dated this 15th day of December, 1896.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 15th December, 1896.
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 several intestate estates of the persons de-
ceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as
known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross
properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.
James Patterson, late of Owharoa, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 10th day of
December, 1896.
Firth Wrigley, late of Tauranga, in the Provincial District
of Auckland, commission agent. Filed on the 10th day of
December, 1896.
Charles Slade, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, printer. Filed on the 10th day of
December, 1896.
James Morling Scott, late of Riverton, in the Provincial
District of Otago, insurance agent. Filed on the 10th day
of December, 1896.
Edward McLiskey, late of Invercargill, in the Provincial
District of Otago, compositor. Filed on the 12th day of
December, 1896.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

Government Printing and Stationery Offices to be closed for
a Fortnight.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1896.
THE Government Printing and Stationery Offices, Wel-
ington, will be closed from Monday, 21st December,
1896, until Saturday, 2nd January, 1897, both days inclusive.
By order.
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Endowment Reserves for Education sanctioned by Parliament.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 15th December, 1896.
THE following resolutions, passed by the Legislative Council and the House of Representatives, are published in
accordance with section 238 of "The Land Act, 1892."

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 7, 1896.

Extract from the Journals of the Legislative Council, the 27th Day of August, 1896.
Resolved, That the report of the Waste-Lands Committee upon Legislative Council Paper No. 103, having regard to
land proposed to be reserved for educational purposes, be agreed to.*
On the motion of the Hon. W. C. Walker.

A true extract.
L. STOWE,
Clerk, Legislative Council.

• "The Waste Lands Committee have the honour to report that they have carefully considered Legislative Council Paper No. 103 of
  1896, and they see no objection to the land noted therein being reserved for education."

No. 186A, 1896.

Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives, Thursday, the 15th Day of October, 1896.
Resolved, That this House approves of the lands proposed to be reserved as endowments for education (as set forth in
Paper No. 138, laid upon the table on 5th August instant) being permanently set aside as endowments for education.
On motion of the Hon. J. McKenzie.

A true extract.
H. OTTERSON,
For Clerk of the House of Representatives.

The following are the lands referred to in the above resolutions :—

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.