Mar. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 555

Officiating Ministers for 1900.—Notice No. 8.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1900.

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 names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend John de Burgh Galwey, B.A.

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend William Gray Dixon, M.A.
The Reverend John Watt.*
Mr. Robert Gardner.
Mr. James McCaw.

GEO. DRURY,
Deputy Registrar-General.

This name is entered in substitution for that of the Reverend William Watt, previously entered, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of 1st March, 1900, Notice No. 6.

Officiating Ministers for 1900.—Notice No. 9.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 9th March, 1900.

IN accordance with request from the Bishop of Nelson, the under-mentioned name has been withdrawn from the List of Officiating Ministers of the Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England, under “The Marriage Act, 1880,” for the year 1900:—

The Reverend EDWIN ALLANSON.

GEO. DRURY,
Deputy Registrar-General.

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 12th day of March, 1900.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Canterbury, containing 35 perches, more or less, being Lot 18, part of Rural Section 511, Town of Rangiora, and having a frontage to Aquila Street of 125 links by a depth of 176·5 links.

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 8th day of March, 1900.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 6¼ perches, more or less, being part of Rural Section 320, Town of Kaiapoi, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, and fronting Sewell Street.

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 8th day of March, 1900.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Canterbury, containing 3 roods, more or less, being Lots 3 and 26 on deposited Plan No. 248, and being also part of Rural Section 8767, District of Ashburton. Lot 3 fronts Alford Forest Road, and Lot 26 fronts Winter’s Road.

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

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 5 acres, more or less, being part of Allotment 114, Section 10, Suburbs of Auckland, Mount Eden Road District, in the Provincial District of Auckland. The last registered owner is John Thompson, described as captain of the ship “Urgent,” of Glasgow, then residing in Sydney, but of whom nothing can be traced. The land is in the occupation of James Beaver, of Onehunga, grocer.

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 8th day of March, 1900.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

SCHOOL FOR DEAF-MUTES, SUMNER, NEAR CHRISTCHURCH.

Under the control and supervision of the Education Department.

Director: Mr. G. VAN ASCH.

FOR Deaf Children of sound intellect. The pupils are taught to use and understand ordinary speech. The best age for entrance is between six and seven.

The full charge for board and education is £40 a year, but less is accepted from parents who cannot afford to pay this amount. In case of necessity admission is free.

Parents having dumb children between the ages of four and seven, and other persons desiring information with regard to the school, are invited to apply to

THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION,
Wellington,

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