Aug. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1373

Member of Otago University Council appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 19th August, 1898.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in him by “The University of Otago Ordinance, 1869,” and “The Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875,” His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY CLARK, Esq.,

to be a member of the Council of the University of Otago, vice the Hon. Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G., resigned.

W. C. WALKER.

Inspector of Factories appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned person to be an Inspector under “The Factories Act, 1894,” and to assign to him the district set opposite his name, viz.:-

Name. District.
Constable EDWARD THOMAS North Island of the Colony
HOWELL of New Zealand, and the
islands adjacent thereto.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.

British Resident at Rarotonga appointed.

Premier’s Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that he has received Her Majesty’s commands to appoint

Lieutenant-Colonel WALTER EDWARD GUDGEON

to be British Resident at Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands, and to act for the Colony of New Zealand as Government Agent in all matters relating to trade. Appointment to date from 12th September, 1898.

R. J. SEDDON.

Militia Officer promoted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the under-mentioned appointment:—

New Zealand Militia.

Major Walter Edward Gudgeon to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Commission to date from the 25th August, 1898.

T. THOMPSON.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of Whangarei.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 1898.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Whangarei, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886.”

J. CARROLL.

WHANGAREI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

RESULT OF POLL on the Proposal to raise Special Loan of £8,000 for the Purpose of carrying out Water Scheme.

In accordance with the requirements of section 183 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” I do hereby give public notice that the number of burgesses who voted in favour of the proposal was 119, representing 459 votes; against the proposal, was 36, representing 143 votes; the number who did not vote was 73, representing 262 votes. As these numbers show a majority both of voters and of votes in favour of the proposal, I do hereby declare the proposal carried.

J. M. KILLEN,
Mayor.

Whangarei Borough Council,
17th August, 1898.

I, James McKinnon, of Whangarei, Town Clerk, solemnly and sincerely declare that all the proceedings required by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” in the matter of obtaining the sanction of the burgesses to a proposal for a special loan, have been duly taken with reference to the special loan for £8,000 for which a poll of burgesses was taken on the 17th day of August, 1898; and I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

J. McKINNON.

Declared at Whangarei, this 18th day of August, 1898, before me—Oscar B. Bryan, J.P.

Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 2 roods 23 perches (more or less), being Lot 27 on deposited Plan No. 277 of Rural Section 4310, situate in the Borough of Waimate, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, having a frontage to King Street of 125 links, by a depth of 515 links. The last registered owner is Julia Bowkett, wife of Edwin Bowkett, described as of Timaru, carpenter. Also,

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 2 roods 23 perches (more or less), being Lot 38 on the said deposited plan of Rural Section 4310, situate in the said Borough of Waimate, having a frontage to Princes Street of 125 links, by a depth of 515 links. The last registered owner is Christopher Tuite, described as of Invercargill, labourer.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described lands, or either of them, 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 respectively, 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 such of the lands specified in this notice as he, she, or they respectively own; 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,” over either or both the said parcels of land.

Dated this 23rd day of August, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

To the owner or owners of both or either of the following sections of land, situate in the Parish of Waioeka, in the Provincial District of Auckland: namely, Section 216, containing 50 acres; Section 241, containing 50 acres. The last registered owner of both sections is Henry Reed, described as of Opotiki, settler, who 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 23rd day of August, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

[NOTE.—This is a republication of the notice gazetted 10th March, 1898, the time limited by statute being intended to run from this publication, and not the prior one.]

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 publica-