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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 32

Notifying Lands in Auckland for Sale by Public Auction.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirteenth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Friday, the second day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, as the time at which the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto following the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Mokau Township.
Lot 10, Block V.: 1 rood; upset price, £5.
Waipoua Survey District (Hokianga County).
Section 26, Block XI.: 182 acres; total upset price, £158. Broken forest land, about six miles from Kaihu Railway terminus. Contains about 90,000 ft. kauri.
Matakohe Parish.
Section N.W.M. portion 232: 39 acres and 29 perches; total upset price, £19 10s.
Generally mixed forest land, and broken; eight miles from Matakohe.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Altering the Name of the Borough of Newton.

(L.S.)
RANFURLY, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by sections two and three of “The Designation of Districts Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor in Council may, at the request or with the consent of the Council of any county, city, or borough, alter the geographical name or designation of any place or locality in the colony:
And whereas the Newton Borough Council has requested that the present name of “Newton” be altered as hereinafter mentioned, and it appears expedient to comply with such request:
Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby proclaim and declare that the Borough of Newton aforesaid shall, on and after the sixteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, be called and known by the name of “Grey Lynn,” and the name of the said Borough of Newton is hereby altered accordingly.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

W. C. WALKER.

Approved in Council.
ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Postmaster appointed to take and receive Statutory Declarations.

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by the eighth section of “The Justices of the Peace Act Amendment Act, 1888,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that
FRANK ARTHUR HOLDSWORTH,
being a person holding the office of Postmaster, under “The Post Office Act, 1881,” at Maratoto, is authorised to take and receive statutory declarations under the two-hundred-and-thirty-fourth section of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

As witness my hand, this eleventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
RANFURLY, Governor.
By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

Postmaster appointed to take and receive Statutory Declarations.

PURSUANT to the authority conferred upon me by the eighth section of “The Justices of the Peace Act Amendment Act, 1888,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify and declare that
VERNON ROBERTS,
being a person holding the office of Postmaster under “The Post Office Act, 1881,” at Mercer, is authorised to take and receive statutory declarations under the two-hundred-and-thirty-fourth section of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

As witness my hand, this eleventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
RANFURLY, Governor.
By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

Private Secretary to the Deputy of the Governor appointed.

Government House,
Private Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 10th April, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Deputy of the Governor has been pleased to appoint
CHARLES PRENDERGAST KNIGHT, Esq., LL.D.,
to be his Private Secretary.
By order.
C. PRENDERGAST KNIGHT,
Private Secretary.

Registrar, Native Land Court, appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 12th April, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
ROBERT CAMPBELL SIM, Esq.,
to be Registrar of the Native Land Court at Wellington, as from the 1st day of April, 1899.
R. J. SEDDON,
Native Minister.

Member of Oamaru Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 12th April, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the power conferred upon him by section 41 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, appointed
JOHN HENDERSON
to be a member of the Oamaru Harbour Board for that portion of the Riding of Waihao, a part of the County of Waimate, which is included in the Oamaru Harbour District, the county electors of that riding having neglected, on the second Monday in February, 1899, to elect a member of the Board.
WM. HALL-JONES.

Member of Oamaru Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 12th April, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of the power conferred upon him by section 41 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, appointed
JASPER NICOLLS
to be a member of the Oamaru Harbour Board for the Riding of Hakateramea, a part of the County of Waimate, the county electors of that riding having neglected, on the second Monday in February, 1899, to elect a member of the Board.
WM. HALL-JONES.

Shorthand-writer and Typist appointed.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 12th April, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointment:—
JOHN WILLIAM COLLINS
to be a shorthand-writer and typist to the Government of New Zealand, in terms of “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886.” To date from the 1st April, 1899.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Labour.