1946 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 67

Order by the Controller and Auditor-General fixing rates under Section 15 of "The Rating on Unimproved Value Act, 1896."

Audit Office,
Wellington, 28th July, 1904.

UNDER the authority of section 15 of "The Rating on Unimproved Value Act, 1896," I, the Controller and Auditor-General, being satisfied that the change in the mode of levying rates by the Council of the Borough of North Invercargill will, in consequence of the adoption of "The Rating on Unimproved Value Act, 1896," within the district of the said borough, have the effect of diminishing the security for the loans raised by the Council of £5,700 under "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900," and £1,300 under "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901," hereby fix the following rates in the pound on the unimproved value as the security for the said loans, such being the rates which will, as nearly as may be, produce respectively the same amounts as the rates levied before the change was made:—

A rate of 3 8/32d. in the pound as the security for the loan of £5,700.

A rate of 3 10/32d. in the pound as the security for the loan of £1,300.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Controller and Auditor-General.

Notice of Cancellation of Registry under "The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900."

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 9th August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the registration of the Auckland Shipwrights' Industrial Union of Workers, No. 158, situated at Auckland, is hereby cancelled as from the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

EDWARD TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 10th August, 1904.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret the Customs and Excise Duties Acts in relation to the undermentioned articles as follows:—

NOTE.—"Not otherwise enumerated" appears as n.o.e.; "other kinds" as o.k.; "articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in the fabrication of goods in the colony" as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner's Order No. 749.]

MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice of Sitting of the Tokerau District Maori Land Council at Ahipara.

Tokerau District Maori Lands Administration Office,
Auckland, 2nd August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Tokerau District Maori Lands Council will be held at Ahipara on Monday, the 26th September, 1904, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to hear and determine the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written, in respect of which applications have been received by me, and all such other matters as may be lawfully brought before it.

H. F. EDGER, President.

SCHEDULE.

CONSIDERATION OF BLOCK COMMITTEE'S REPORTS.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Grazing License in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the right to occupy, for grazing purposes only, the felled and grassed portions of the undermentioned sections will be offered for sale by public auction, at the local Lands Office, Wanganui, on Tuesday, the 27th day of September, 1904, at 2 o'clock p.m., under the provisions of section 116 of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. — WAIMARINO COUNTY. — MANGANUI SURVEY DISTRICT.

PORTIONS of Sections Nos. 2, 3, 9, Block XII.; 74 acres. Upset annual rent, £9 5s.

Portions of Sections Nos. 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, Block XII.; 96 acres. Upset annual rent, £12.

Term, year to year.

Terms and Conditions of License.

1. Possession will be given on day of sale.

2. The license shall be for occupation from year to year, in terms of section 116 of "The Land Act, 1892," and the licensee shall have the right to use the felled and grassed lands comprised in license for grazing purposes only.

3. The licensee shall have no right to remove from the land any live or dead trees or timber, whether standing or lying on the ground, and shall not use the standing bush for his stock.

4. The licensee shall keep in repair and prevent from destruction all existing improvements, such as fencing and buildings, on the lands comprised in the license.

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

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

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

8. The licensee shall prevent the growth and spread of gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants on the land comprised in the license; 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.

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

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

Full particulars may be ascertained and plans obtained at this office.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.