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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 103

Officiating Ministers for 1901.—Notice No. 46.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1901.

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 late 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:—

Baptist Church.

The Reverend John Braidwood Sneyd.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

“The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900.”—Notice of Cancellation of Registry.

Department of Labour,
6th November, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an application in that behalf made to me by the Otago Felt-hatters’ Industrial Union of Workers, Registered No. 294, situated at Dunedin, the registration of that industrial union will be cancelled at the expiration of six weeks from date hereof unless within the six weeks specified proceedings be commenced by a member or other person interested in or having some claim on the funds of the industrial union to set aside such cancellation, and the same is set aside accordingly.

EDWARD TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

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

Mines Department,
Wellington, 1st October, 1901.

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 28th January, 1902, 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 16th 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, Thames, Westport, and Dunedin.

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

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Reserve in Marlborough Land District for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received up till 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 7th January, 1902, at this office, and at the Survey Office, Kaikoura, for the lease of the under-mentioned reserve for a term of fourteen years, at the upset annual rental and subject to the terms and conditions noted below.

SCHEDULE.

RESERVE A, Puhipuhi Survey District: 1,017 acres; upset annual rental, £75.

Terms and Conditions of Lease.

1. The lessee shall depasture travelling stock at the following rates per head per night: viz., Horses and cattle—ten or under, 6d.; eleven to fifty, 3d.; over fifty, 1d.; sheep—twenty-five or under, 1d.; twenty-five to 250, ½d.; over 250, ¼d.

2. Tenders must be accompanied by marked cheque or money order for the amount of six months’ rent at the rate offered, together with £1 1s. lease fee.

3. Possession will be given on day of acceptance of tender.

4. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for any improvements that may be placed upon the land or for any other cause.

5. The lessee shall have no right to sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion of the land during the term of the lease, without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first obtained.

6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and shall prevent their increase and spread to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

7. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the lease, and shall with all reasonable despatch remove or cause to be removed all gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants, as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance free from all deductions whatsoever.

9. The lease shall be liable to forfeiture in case the lessee shall fail to fulfil any of the conditions of the said lease within thirty days after the date on which the same ought to be fulfilled.

The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Taranaki for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 3rd September, 1901.

IT is hereby notified, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the under-mentioned Crown lands will be offered to the holders of the adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on and after the 8th January, 1902.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

SUBDIVISION 1 of Section 98, Block V., Waimate Survey District: 1 acre 2 roods 11 perches.

Subdivision 2 of Section 98, Block V., Waimate Survey District: 1 rood 15 perches.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserves in Marlborough for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 26th November, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received for the under-mentioned reserves at this office, up to 4 p.m. on Monday, the 6th January, 1902, for the term and at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—CLIFFORD BAY SURVEY DISTRICT.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The land shall be used for grazing purposes only, and shall not be broken up or cropped without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and obtained.

2. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, and sweetbriar on the land comprised in the lease; and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

3. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free of all deductions whatsoever.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.