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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

Officiating Ministers for 1898.—Notice No. 26.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1898.

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:—

Wesleyan Methodist Church.
Reverend Edgar Percy Blamires.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 19th August, 1898.

THE Court Star of Levin, No. 8384, situated at Levin, is registered as a branch of the Wellington District Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 19th day of August, 1898.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1898.

THE Loyal John Leyden Lodge, No. 7445, situated at Waihi, is registered as a branch of the Auckland District of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 25th day of August, 1898.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1898.

THE Loyal Jubilee Lodge, No. 7446, situated at Paeroa, is registered as a branch of the Auckland District of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 25th day of August, 1898.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1898.

THE Loyal Manukau Lodge, No. , situated at Onehunga, is registered as a branch of the Auckland District of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 25th day of August, 1898.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Crown Lands Notices.

Small Grazing-runs, Hawke’s Bay, open for Lease upon Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 29th August, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on and after Wednesday, the 26th October, 1898, at the annual rentals noted below. In case of more than one application for the same run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

WAIROA AND COOK COUNTIES.

Run No. 40 is first-class pastoral country, and Runs Nos. 37, 38, and 39 are second-class pastoral country.

Runs Nos. 37 and 38 are situated in the Rotokakarangu Block, immediately north of the Mohaka River, and distant about forty miles from Wairoa and twenty-eight miles from Mohaka. On Run No. 37 there are about 5,600 acres of open fern country, the remainder being mixed bush. About half the run is undulating and level, the rest rather broken. On Run No. 38 about 2,100 acres are open fern land, the balance being bush. The soil on both runs is light pumice, and they are well watered. They are accessible by means of a pack-track from Wairoa.

Run No. 39 is bounded towards the north by the forest reserve adjoining the Waikaremoana Lake. It lies about thirty-four miles north-west of Wairoa, and is accessible by means of a road recently formed for dray traffic. It is forest country, of an altitude varying from 1,500 ft. to 3,500 ft. above sea-level, the level of Waikaremoana being 1,015 ft. The land is rather rough, and broken by gullies, and the timber is black-birch, miro, totara, silver-birch, white-pine, and rimu. There is a little flat land, and a few spurs covered with Maori grass. The land is well watered with numerous streams, and well adapted for pastoral purposes.

Run No. 40 is undulating forest country, immediately west of the Crown land recently taken up in the Nuhaka North district. It is covered with mixed bush, consisting of black-birch and other timber, and is well watered. The soil is fair, and the land is well adapted for pastoral purposes. It is accessible from Nuhaka Settlement, distant twelve miles, by a road now being formed for horse traffic.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Wellington for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 30th August, 1898.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” that written tenders will be received at this office up to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 26th October, 1898, for the lease of the under-mentioned reserves. If any sections are unapplied-for on the above date they will remain open for selection at the upset rentals, and for the terms stated.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

*Year to year. †Seven years. ‡Fourteen years.

Section 77, Block XVI., Ngamatea: This section is situated on Hale’s Track, the access being from Mangamahu, which is about seventeen miles distant by a formed dray-road. It comprises hilly land, 15 acres of which has been felled and grassed. The soil is of fair quality, resting on papa formation. The forest is of a mixed character, and comprises chiefly rimu, tawa, rata, &c., with a thick undergrowth.

Section 43, Hunterville Village: This section is situated on the Marshall Road (which is formed), within a few chains of the main road to Marton. The section comprises hilly land, with a good clay soil resting on papa formation. The forest is light, and contains a few tawa- and matai-trees, with the usual undergrowth. The land is watered by a small stream, which is dry in the summer-time.

Section 207, Hunterville Village: The section is situated on the Ongo line, which is one of the main streets of Hunterville. The section comprises level land in grass, with a clayey soil resting on papa formation. It is well watered by a running stream,