Nov. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2113

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of
“ The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 20th November, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken
out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in
the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election
to administer the several intestate estates of the persons
deceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far
as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross
properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.
Paul Haftka, late of Masterton, in the Provincial District
of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 14th day of Novem-
ber, 1900.
Arthur Gowing, late of Whangarei, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Auckland, gardener. Filed on the 19th day of No-
vember, 1900.
Neil Owens, late of Windsor, in the Provincial District of
Otago, labourer. Filed on the 19th day of November, 1900.
William Hemming, late of Rangiriri, near Waiuku, in the
Provincial District of Auckland, gum-digger. Filed on the
19th day of November, 1900.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Officiating Ministers for 1900.—Notice No. 31.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 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 in-
tituled “ 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 Bertram George Fox.
The Reverend Cecil Josiah Smith.

Unitarians.

The Reverend William Jellie, B.A.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Examination of Land Surveyors.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th November, 1900.

IN accordance with the regulations for the examination of
surveyors under “ The Land Act, 1892,” as published
in the New Zealand Gazette of 5th March, 1896, it is hereby
notified that

ERNEST CRELLIN ROBINSON,
WYNFORD ORMSBY BEERE, and
JOHN VICTOR HASKELL

have received certificates of competency as duly authorised
Surveyors.

A. BARRON,
Chairman of the Board of Examiners.

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

Mines Department.
Wellington, 4th October, 1900.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as First-
and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery-super-
intendents under “ The Mining Act, 1898,” and First- and
Second-class Mine-managers under “ The Coal-mines Act,
1891,” will be held on Tuesday, the 29th January, 1901, 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 31st 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.

Notice to Persons in whom is vested Ecclesiastical Authority
over Religious Bodies.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1900.

THE attention of the persons or person within the Colony
of New Zealand in whom is vested ecclesiastical
authority over any of the religious bodies enumerated in the
Schedule B annexed to an Act of the General Assembly of
New Zealand intituled “ The Marriage Act, 1880,” and of all
other persons concerned, is directed to the eleventh section
of the above-mentioned Act, requiring the several ecclesias-
tical authorities as aforesaid to send in to the Registrar-
General, in the month of December in every year, a correct
list of the Officiating Ministers within the meaning of “ The
Marriage Act, 1880,” of each of the said religious bodies.
The following are the religious bodies above referred to:—
The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly
called the Church of England.
The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Roman Catholic Church.
The Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland.
The Wesleyan Methodist Society.
All Congregational Independents.
Baptists.
The Primitive Methodist Connexion.
The Lutheran Church.
All Hebrew Congregations.
The Society of Friends.

In default of any person having ecclesiastical authority
over any of the religious bodies named above, the name of
the Officiating Minister of any congregation of such religious
body may be certified to by two recognised office-holders
thereof.

A Minister of religion not connected with any of the afore-
said bodies must send to the Registrar-General in the month
of December in each year a certificate signed—
(a.) By the recognised head in New Zealand of the
religious body to which he ministers, or
(b.) By two duly-recognised Ministers of such religious
body, or
(c.) By ten adult members thereof, who shall append to
their signatures their description as being such
members, declaring that such Minister is their
Officiating Minister, the said signatures being
attested by some person who shall verify them as
the genuine signatures of the persons whose they
purport to be by a solemn declaration made under
“ The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,” signed by
such person and appended to the certificate.

Neglect in sending the certificate will deprive the Minister
of his status as an Officiating Minister under the Marriage
Act.

N.B.—It is requested that the Christian names and the
addresses of the several Ministers may be specified in the
lists sent in to the Registrar-General.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

SEED WHEATS.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th June, 1900.

THE following Seed Wheats from recently imported
seed are available for sale to farmers at 4s. per bushel
(bags extra 6d.), f.o.b. train, Waihao Downs, South Island,
or Waverley, North Island.

Orders will be received by the Inspector of Stock, Auck-
land, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin,
Invercargill, or the Department of Agriculture, Wellington.

The following classification is according to South Island
results :—

AUTUMN WHEAT.

Allora Spring, Bearded Herrison, Fultz, Improved Fyfe,
Sicilian Square Head, Blountz Lambrig, White Velvet,
Pearl Velvet, Tardent’s Blue, Darblay’s Hungarian, Hedge-
row, Rattling Jack, Australian Talavera.

WINTER OR EARLY SPRING.

Talavera de Bellevue, Medeah, Marshall’s White Chaff,
Anglo-Australian, Red Clawson, White Essex, Hudson’s
Early Purple Straw, Algerian, Red Straw, Marshall’s No. 3.

SPRING WHEAT.

Zealand or Berthoud, Marshall’s No. 8, White Tuscan,
Beardless Quartzlee, Bearded Quartzlee, Early Baart, Early
Para, Budd’s Early, Golden Drop, Poland, Tall Neapolitan,
Steer’s Early Purple Straw, Steinwedel, White Lammass,
White Naples, Farmer’s Friend, King’s Jubilee.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary.