Aug. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2089

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 value of the land for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of August, 1904.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land containing 2 roods (more or less), and being Sections numbered 12 and 13, Block 32, in the Township of Hampden and Provincial District of Otago.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of July, 1904. Altitude above the sea, 140 ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

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

NOTE.—A fine month, the rainfall being over an inch below the average. The winds were light and variable, and on twelve mornings it was calm at the moment of observation. The average daily velocity of the wind was below the average by 10·1 miles. The month as a whole was clear, and not quite so overcast as the observations taken at 9.30 a.m. tend to show. Dew was recorded on the 3rd, ’02; 4th, ’01; and 14th, ’01. Maximum temperature in the shade, 57·9°; minimum, 32·0°; mean temperature of dew point, 40·6°; mean humidity, 79.

CUTHBERT FREYBERG,
Acting Observer.

Notice of Election of Member of the Board of Conciliation for the Canterbury Industrial District.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900,” I, Edward Tregear, Registrar of Industrial Unions under the Act, do hereby notify that

GEORGE BURSTON CHICK, Builder, Dean Street, St. Albans, representing the employers,

has been duly elected a member of the Board of Conciliation in and for the Canterbury Industrial District, for the residue of the term of the late Albert Palmer.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of August, 1904.

EDWARD TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

The Education Board of the District of Nelson.—Extraordinary Vacancy on Board.

IN accordance with the provisions of “The Education Boards Election Act, 1900,” it is hereby publicly notified that the election of a member of the Education Board of the District of Nelson to fill the extraordinary vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. H. Boundy resulted as follows:—

Phillips, William Henry .. .. .. 152
Everett, Horatio .. .. .. 71
Turner, Russell Hubert .. .. .. 39
Hoult, Edward Samuel .. .. .. 28
Win, John William .. .. .. 21

The number of valid votes recorded was 311. The number of votes rejected as informal was 5.

I therefore hereby declare the said WILLIAM HENRY PHILLIPS to be duly elected member of the Education Board of the District of Nelson.

STEAD ELLIS,
Returning Officer.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Small Grazing-run in Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 18th August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the lease of the under mentioned small grazing-run having been forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said run has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Small grazing-run, Sections Nos. 11, 14, and 14A, Block VII., Waihemo Survey District, formerly held by John Walsh.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Village-homestead Allotment in Otago Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 22nd August, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned village-homestead allotment will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Monday, the 10th day of October, 1904, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

If more than one application is received for the allotment on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.