Jan. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 67

LAND TAKEN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY AUTHORISED TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and in exercise of all powers and authorities vested in the Westport Harbour Board under “The Westport Harbour Board Act, 1884,” “The Railways Authorisation Act, 1885,” “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and the amendments thereto, and of all other powers and authorities in that behalf, the said Westport Harbour Board, having given all notices and performed all acts required to be given and performed, doth hereby proclaim that from and after the date of the publication hereof the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the construction of a railway or public work within the meaning of the said Acts.

Given under the seal of the Westport Harbour Board, and under the hand of James Suisted, Chairman of the said Board, this 18th day of December, 1902.

JAMES SUISTED,
Chairman.

THE SCHEDULE HEREINBEFORE REFERRED TO.

All that the land required for the Westport Harbour Board Cape Foulwind Railway, being the several parcels mentioned in the list hereunder:—

• Crown land reserved from Section 8 at time of survey of that section, 1 Steeples Survey District.
  † Crown land reserved from Village of Omäu, 1 Steeples Survey District.

All in the Provincial District of Nelson; and the same are more particularly delineated on the plan (or plans) deposited in the office of the Westport Harbour Board, at Westport, in the Provincial District of Nelson, and thereon coloured red, purple, orange.

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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

NOTICE is hereby given by the Invercargill Town Council, acting as the New River Harbour Board, that there is in the New River Harbour a sandbank or shoal situated about 25 yards to the south of the Invercargill wharf or jetty. It extends from the training-wall westward to the bank of the channel or fairway for vessels a distance of about 30 yards, and has a width of about 22 yards. It has about 9 ft. of water over it at high water and 3 ft. at low water, ordinary tides. Masters of vessels berthing at the wharf will please take notice of this.

Dated this 24th day of December, 1902.

WM. YOUNG,
Town Clerk.

Municipal Offices, Invercargill. 18

I, JOSEPH LIVINGSTONE FRAZER-HURST, Bachelor in Arts, Medicine, and Surgery, and Doctor of Medicine of the University of Durham, England, now residing in Wellington, hereby give notice that I intend applying on the 9th day of February, 1903, to have my name placed on the Medical Register for the Colony of New Zealand; and that I have deposited the evidence of my qualification in the office of the Registrar-General.

J. L. FRAZER-HURST.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of January, 1903. 28

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between the undersigned, in Dunedin and Wellington, under the style of “Barr, Leary, and Co.,” will be dissolved by effluxion of time on the 31st December, 1902. All moneys owing to and payable by the firm will be received and paid in Dunedin by Mr. BARR and in Wellington by Mr. LEARY.

The Wellington business will be taken over and continued by Mr. LEARY, under the style of “Barr, Leary, and Co.”

The accountancy business in Dunedin will be taken over and continued by Mr. BARR, under the style of “Barr, Leary, and Co.”

The sharebroking business in Dunedin will be taken over and continued by Mr. LAWSON in his own name.

PETER BARR.
S. C. LEARY.
J. N. LAWSON.

Witness to all signatures—J. R. Sinclair, Solicitor, Dunedin.

Dunedin, 18th December, 1902. 16

WAIRARAPA SOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL.

In the matter of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1902,” section 11.

IT is hereby notified that the Council of the County of Wairarapa South has, by special order duly passed the 26th day of November, 1902, and confirmed the 27th day of December, 1902, ordered that the Taratahi-Carterton Road Board shall be dissolved and the Taratahi-Carterton Road District shall be merged in the Wairarapa South County; such merger to take effect from and after the 15th day of January, 1903.

Dated this 2nd day of January, 1903.

H. R. BUNNY,
Chairman, Wairarapa South County Council. 20

THE HASTINGS CO-OPERATIVE MEAT COMPANY (LIMITED).

AT an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the abovenamed company, duly convened, and held at the Borough Council Chambers, Heretaunga Road, Hastings, on Wednesday, the 26th day of November, 1902, the subjoined special resolution was duly passed; and at a subsequent extraordinary general meeting of the members of the said company, also duly convened, and held at the same place on Monday, the 15th day of December, 1902, the said resolution was duly confirmed:—

“That the Hastings Co-operative Meat Company (Limited) be wound up voluntarily under the provisions of ‘The Companies Act, 1882,’ and its amendments.”

And at such last-mentioned meeting Mr. ROBERT BRATHWAITE, of Hastings, was appointed Liquidator for the purposes of the winding up.

Dated this 15th day of December, 1902.

THOMAS CROSSE,
Chairman.

Witness to signature of Thomas Crosse—W. J. Stratton, Accountant, Hastings. 26

“THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT, 1882.”—CANCELLING OF REGISTRY OF BRANCHES.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 31st December, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Registrar of Friendly Societies has, pursuant to section 10 of “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” by writing under his hand dated this 31st day of December, 1902, cancelled the registry of the Invercargill Branch, Registered No. 198 (4), and the Hoki-tika Branch, Registered No. 198 (20), of the New Zealand District Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society, on the ground that the said branches have ceased to exist.

GEO. LESLIE,
Registrar. 5

“THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT, 1882.”—CANCELLING OF REGISTRY OF A BRANCH.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 30th December, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Registrar of Friendly Societies has, pursuant to section 10 of “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” by writing under his hand dated this 30th day of December, 1902, cancelled the registry of the St. Patrick’s (Rangiora) Branch of the New Zealand District Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society, Registered No. 198 (23), on the ground that the said branch has ceased to exist.

GEO. LESLIE,
Registrar. 6