MAY 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 763

Samuel Ebenezer Henry Neill, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, master mariner. Election filed 22nd day of April, 1898.

John Cooney, late of Hedgehope, in the Provincial District of Otago, labourer. Election filed 25th day of April, 1898.

Alexander Maurigey Henderson, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, clerk. Election filed 25th day of April, 1898.

James Harnett, late of Stewart Island, in the Provincial District of Otago, fisherman. Election filed 27th day of April, 1898.

A. A. DUNCAN,
Deputy Public Trustee.

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 3rd day of May, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 11 acres, more or less, being Section 62 on Square 23, District of Happy Valley, in the Provincial District of Nelson.

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 3rd day of May, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 rood 7 perches, more or less, being Allotment 32, Township of Newcastle (Ngaruawahia), in the Provincial District of Auckland.

Notice of Vesting of the Under-mentioned Lands 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 several parcels of land described in the Schedule hereunder written and the owners thereof respectively, and have, in respect of the said lands and each of them, 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 of any one parcel is, and believe that such owners are and each and every of them is not in the colony, nor have such owners or any of them established their or his title to the said lands or any part thereof respectively, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said lands respectively are, 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 each parcel of land being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 29th day of April, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 rood, more or less, being Section 4, Block 67, Town of Oamaru, in the Provincial District of Otago.

Also all that parcel of land, containing 1 rood, more or less, being Section 17, Block 71, in the said Town of Oamaru.

Also all that parcel of land, containing 1 rood, more or less, being Section 7, Block 11, in the said Town of Oamaru.

Also all that parcel of land, containing 1 rood, more or less, being Section 30, Block 12, in the said Town of Oamaru.

Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 4th May, 1898.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret the Customs and Excise Duties Acts in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follows:—

NOTE.—“Not otherwise enumerated” appears as n.o.e.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner’s Order No. 593.]

Crown Lands Notices.

Pastoral Runs in Southland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 4th May, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that leases of the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be submitted to public auction on Thursday, the 23rd day of June, 1898, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

PASTORAL LANDS UNDER PART VI. OF “THE LAND ACT, 1892.”

Run 525, situated in Hokonui Survey District, Southland County: Hilly pastoral country; well watered; vegetation, silver-tussock and native grasses; height above sea-level, from 800 ft. to 2,200 ft. Distance from Benmore Railway-station, six miles.

Run 526, situated in Fiord County, between Big River and Preservation Inlet: High broken country, partly bush; well watered; vegetation, native grasses on hill-tops, lower portion bush; height above sea-level, from 500 ft. to 4,000 ft. Distance from Cromarty, Preservation Inlet, one mile.

Possession will be given on the day of sale.

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration, as required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent and license-fee on the fall of the hammer.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.