Mar. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 633
Easter Holidays.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th March, 1902.
It is hereby notified for general information that Friday the 28th, Saturday the 29th, and Monday the 31st March instant will be observed as holidays in the public offices of the Government of New Zealand.
By order.
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.
Government Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of February, 1902. Altitude above the sea, 140 ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.
| Date | Barometer reduced, | Max. Temp. | Min. Temp. | Mean Temp. | Solar Radia- tion. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Rainfall, in Inches. | Veloc. Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | | | |
| 1 | 30·185 | 68·0 | 53·0 | 60·5 | 124 | 45 | .. | 130 | 9 | N. |
| 2 | 29·985 | 70·0 | 59·0 | 64·5 | 117 | 50 | ·020 | 245 | 4 | N.W. |
| 3 | 29·958 | 74·0 | 59·0 | 66·5 | 122 | 55 | .. | 355 | 7 | N.W. |
| 4 | 29·848 | 66·0 | 60·0 | 63·0 | 114 | 56 | ·020 | 590 | 7 | N.W. |
| 5 | 30·072 | 70·0 | 59·0 | 64·5 | 116 | 55 | ·030 | 420 | 7 | S.E. |
| 6 | 30·169 | 70·0 | 52·0 | 61·0 | 117 | 44 | .. | 160 | 2 | S. |
| 7 | 30·049 | 74·0 | 51·0 | 62·5 | 124 | 42 | .. | 120 | 1 | N.E. |
| 8 | 30·097 | 72·0 | 62·0 | 67·0 | 120 | 56 | .. | 220 | 2 | N.W. |
| 9 | 30·024 | 76·5 | 63·5 | 70·0 | 120 | 58 | .. | 290 | 2 | N.W. |
| 10 | 29·978 | 75·0 | 57·0 | 66·0 | 107 | 53 | ·060 | 180 | 8 | S. |
| 11 | 29·931 | 64·0 | 55·0 | 59·5 | 107 | 52 | ·060 | 190 | 2 | S. |
| 12 | 29·923 | 68·0 | 53·0 | 60·5 | 115 | 47 | ·010 | 190 | 4 | S.E. |
| 13 | 29·766 | 65·0 | 47·0 | 56·0 | 112 | 38 | .. | 150 | 2 | N.W. |
| 14 | 29·407 | 69·0 | 58·0 | 63·5 | 117 | 52 | .. | 340 | 6 | N.W. |
| 15 | 29·400 | 68·0 | 51·0 | 59·5 | 118 | 46 | ·820 | 380 | 8 | S. |
| 16 | 29·681 | 65·0 | 52·0 | 58·5 | 114 | 44 | ·010 | 100 | 6 | S. |
| 17 | 29·908 | 67·0 | 47·0 | 57·0 | 112 | 38 | .. | 170 | 5 | S.E. |
| 18 | 30·041 | 66·0 | 48·0 | 57·0 | 117 | 39 | .. | 100 | 6 | Calm |
| 19 | 30·058 | 66·0 | 51·0 | 58·5 | 113 | 42 | .. | 110 | 6 | S. |
| 20 | 30·058 | 63·0 | 52·0 | 57·5 | 107 | 47 | .. | 90 | 4 | S. |
| 21 | 30·087 | 68·0 | 50·0 | 59·0 | 114 | 41 | .. | 130 | 4 | N.W. |
| 22 | 30·092 | 70·0 | 59·0 | 64·5 | 115 | 53 | .. | 300 | 3 | N.W. |
| 23 | 30·102 | 71·0 | 60·0 | 65·5 | 114 | 55 | ·020 | 190 | 8 | Calm |
| 24 | 30·056 | 73·0 | 60·0 | 66·5 | 115 | 50 | .. | 140 | 5 | N.W. |
| 25 | 29·942 | 73·0 | 61·0 | 67·0 | 115 | 55 | .. | 260 | 5 | N.W. |
| 26 | 29·857 | 68·0 | 63·0 | 65·5 | 99 | 53 | ·070 | 430 | 9 | N.W. |
| 27 | 29·852 | 68·0 | 62·0 | 65·0 | 88 | 57 | ·170 | 480 | 10 | N.W. |
| 28 | 29·994 | 68·0 | 58·0 | 63·0 | 113 | 49 | ·090 | 420 | 4 | N. |
| * | 29·947 | 69·1 | 56·1 | 62·6 | 113·8 | 49·0 | 1·380 | 246 | 5 | .. |
| † | 29·949 | .. | .. | 62·5 | .. | .. | 3·540 | .. | .. | .. |

• Means, &c. † Same month previous year.
  NOTE.—Generally fine weather; rainfall below the average—the maximum fall recorded on 15th, 0·82 in.; prevailing wind N.W., and at times strong. Maximum temperature in shade 76·5°, minimum 47°; mean temperature of dew-point, 51·9°; mean humidity, 67. Slight earthquake on 21st.
  H. M. GORE (pro R. B. GORE), Observer.
  Officiating Ministers for 1902.—Notice No. 9.
  Registrar-General's Office,
  Wellington, 11th March, 1902.
  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 names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:
  The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
  The Reverend Thomas Stinson, B.A.
  The Reverend William Marshall.
  Congregational Independents.
  The Reverend William Newman Hall.
  E. J. von DADELSZEN,
  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, 1902.
  J. W. POYNTON,
  Public Trustee.
  SCHEDULE.
  ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 rood, more or less, being Section 17, Frasertown, in the Wairoa District, and Provincial District of Hawke's Bay.
  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, 1902.
  J. W. POYNTON,
  Public Trustee.
  SCHEDULE.
  ALL that parcel of land, containing 100 acres, more or less, being Section 1, Parish of Koheroa, in the Provincial District of Auckland.
  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 11th day of March, 1902.
  J. W. POYNTON,
  Public Trustee.
  SCHEDULE.
  ALL that parcel of land, containing 60 acres, more or less, being Allotment 150, Parish of Makarau, in the Provincial District of Auckland.