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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 105

*Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894."

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894," made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder written and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act, the assessed value of the said land being less than £100.
Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of December, 1897.
JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land, containing by admeasurement 80 acres, more or less, being middle portion of Section 46, Parish of Maungakaramea, Block III., Tangihua Survey District, in the Provincial District of Auckland.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 21st October, 1897.

IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1899, the period of literature will be the reign of Queen Anne, and the special books will be Shakespeare's "King Henry V." and Lamb's "Essays of Elia."
W. C. WALKER,
Minister of Education.

Examination for Land Surveyors.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 26th November, 1897.

IN accordance with the regulations for the examination of surveyors under "The Land Act, 1892," as published in the New Zealand Gazette of 5th March, 1896, it is hereby notified that the next examination thereunder will be held on 29th March next.
T. M. GRANT,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

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

Mines Department,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1897.

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 25th January, 1898, 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 4th January, or they will not be dealt with until the following examination.
T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

Crown Lands Notices.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale.

Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st December, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned kauri and totara timber, situated in the Auckland Girls' High School endowment in Blocks XI. and XII., Maungaru Survey District, Hobson County, will be submitted for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 25th February, 1898, at 11 o'clock a.m.:
Lot 5: 589 kauri-trees, containing about 1,903,654 superficial feet; upset price, £952.
Lot 6: 57 green kauri-trees, containing about 154,829 superficial feet; 14 totara-trees, containing about 20,559 superficial feet: total, 175,388 superficial feet. Upset price, £88.

Conditions of Sale.—One-half the purchase-money to be paid in cash or by marked cheque on the fall of the hammer, the balance within six months thereafter. Timber to be removed within four years from date of sale.
GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Otago, for Lease upon Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 21st December, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease, upon application at this office, on Wednesday, the 23rd February, 1898, at the half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TUAPEKA COUNTY.
Second-class Land.

High pastoral country, fairly well grassed; well watered. Situated about fourteen miles from Berwick.
J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run, Southland, open for Lease upon Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 21st December, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease, upon application at this office, on Wednesday, the 23rd day of February, 1898, at the half-yearly rental stated.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SMALL GRAZING-RUN NO. 40.
Second-class Land.

Situated on the eastern bank of Waiau River, near Lake Manapouri, consisting of light open land, somewhat gravelly in places. Burdened with valuation of £9 15s. for fencing on Section 74.
D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Run, West Taupo County, Auckland, for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 21st December, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral run will be offered for lease for the term of twenty-one years by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 25th February, 1898, at 11 o'clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WEST TAPOU COUNTY.

Run No. 61 (Class I.): Area, 50,300 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset rental, £40 per annum.
Description.—Broken pumice land of poor quality; one sixth forest, remainder open. Situate about thirteen miles from Te Ateamuri, and about fifteen miles from Kihikihi.
The above run will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of "The Land Act, 1892."
The purchaser must deposit a statutory declaration as required by section 195 of "The Land Act, 1892," and pay the first half-year's rent and lease-fee of £1 1s. on the fall of the hammer.
GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.