May 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1077

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1901. Altitude above the sea, 140 ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

• Means, &c. † Same month previous year.

NOTE.—Generally fine weather during this period; occasional showers of rain, but small total fall—the maximum recorded on 30th, 0·94 in. Prevailing N.W. wind, and generally moderate. Thunder on 25th. Maximum temperature in shade 74°, minimum 37°; mean temperature of dew-point, 46·8°; mean humidity, 67. Earthquake on 1st at 8.45 a.m., smart, E. and W., and on 3rd at 8.50 p.m., very slight.

R. B. GORE, Observer.

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 is less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of May, 1901.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 47 acres, be the same a little more or less, being Allotment 2, Parish of Waiau, in the Provincial District of Auckland.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1901.

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.

Patrick Walsh, late of Waihi, in the Provincial District of Auckland, engine-driver. Filed on the 8th day of May, 1901.

Robert Miller, late of Bluff, in the Provincial District of Otago, mariner. Filed on the 8th day of May, 1901.

Geoffrey Dashwood Zobel Barclay, late of Gisborne, in the Provincial District of Auckland, bank clerk. Filed on the 10th day of May, 1901.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

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

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 40 acres, more or less, being north-western portion of Allotment No. 106, Parish of Waikiekie, in the Provincial District of Auckland. The land is Crown-granted to James Ridler, described as of Alexandra, military settler, who cannot be traced.

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 10th day of May, 1901.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Crown Lands Notices.

Land in Southland for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 30th April, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 7th day of August, 1901, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs, Otago, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 7th May, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at this office, on Friday, the 5th July, 1901, at the rentals noted below. In case of more than one application being received for the same run on the same day, priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following day at 11 a.m.