Nov. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2089

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 November, 1899.

J. J. M. HAMILTON,
Deputy Public Trustee.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 7·37 perches, more or less, being Allotments 12 and 13 on deposited Plan No. 69 of subdivision of inter alia Section 52, Block XXX., Town of Dunedin, having a frontage to a right-of-way off St. David Street.

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Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.

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Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 8th November, 1899.

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. 624.]

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

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Mines Department,
Wellington, 2nd October, 1899.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery-superintendents under “The Mining Act, 1898,” and First- and Second-class Mine-managers under “The Coal-mines Act, 1891,” will be held on Tuesday, the 30th January, 1900, 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 30th December, or they will not be dealt with until the following examination. Forms of application may be obtained at Schools of Mines, Thames, Waihi, and Coromandel, also from Inspector of Mines, Westport and Dunedin.

T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

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Crown Lands Notices.

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Kauri and Totara Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 7th November, 1899.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned kauri and totari timber, standing in the Puhipuhi State Forest, Hukerenui Survey District, will be offered for sale by public auction at this office on Friday, the 5th day of January, 1900, at 11 a.m. :—

PUHIPUHI STATE FOREST.—HUKERENUUI SURVEY DISTRICT.—BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.

Lot No. 2, comprising about 11,747,132 superficial feet of kauri timber and 300 totara-trees: total upset price, £6,173 11s. 4d.

One-sixth cash on fall of the hammer, and the balance on approved promissory notes as follows: One-sixth of purchase-money within two years, two-sixths within four years, and the remaining two-sixths within six years from date of sale. Time allowed for removal of timber, eight years from date of sale.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Section in Ongo Survey District, Wellington, for Lease by Public Auction.

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District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 7th November, 1899.

THE under-mentioned section will be offered for lease by public auction, at the Survey Office, Wanganui, on Wednesday, the 3rd January, 1900.

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SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—KIWITEA COUNTY.

License to occupy under Section 116, “Land Act, 1892.”

Term: Year to year.

This section is situated in the Otamakapua Block, on the Tapuae Ridge Road. The access is from Feilding and Waituna Village. The section is about twenty-four miles distant from the former and seven miles from the latter by a good dray-road. It comprises hilly land, with a few acres level. The soil is of good quality, resting on papa formation. The forest has suffered from fires; a few rimu, hinau, and tawa trees are still standing. The section is fairly well watered at present by small streams.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. A deposit of a half-year’s rent and £1·1s. lease-fee must be paid on the fall of the hammer.
2. Possession will be given on the day of sale.
3. The Commissioner of Crown Lands may at any time resume possession of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the license.
4. The licensee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land, or on account of the aforesaid resumption, nor for any other cause.