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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs.
Wellington, 8th November, 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. 754.]

Examination for Mine-managers’ and Battery-superintendents’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 17th October, 1904.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery-superintendents, under “The Mining Act, 1898,” and First- and Second-class Mine-managers under “The Coal-mines Act, 1891,” will be held on Tuesday, the 24th January, 1905, and following days, at places to be hereafter named. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1, should be addressed to “The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act [or Coal-mines Act], Wellington,” and must be received before the 24th December. Forms of application may be obtained at School of Mines, Thames, Waihi, and Coromandel, also from Inspector of Mines, Thames, Westport, and Dunedin.

T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]

Examination for Dredgemasters’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 17th October, 1904.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as dredgemasters, under “The Mining Act Amendment Act, 1901,” will be held on Tuesday, the 31st January, 1905, at Greymouth and Dunedin. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1, should be addressed to “The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act,
Wellington,” and must be received before the 21st January, 1905. Forms of application may be obtained from Inspector of Mines, Westport and Dunedin.

T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Taranaki Land District forfeited or surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases or licenses of the undermentioned lands having been forfeited or surrender accepted by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 7th November, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Tuesday, the 20th day of December, 1904, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892,” for the terms and at the upset annual rentals stated.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Pastoral Runs under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Run No. 226 and Section 86, Block I., St. Bathan’s District, Maniototo County: Area, 5,358 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £50 4s. 8d.; valuation for improvements, £127 12s.

Description and Locality of Run: Run 226 consists of open broken pastoral land, with fair soil of a gravelly nature. Access by good road, half of which is unformed. Situated about three miles and a half from St. Bathan’s Post-office and school. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 5,000 ft. Improvements: Half value of 276 chains of fencing on west and north-west boundaries, at 4s. per chain, £27 12s. Section 86 is open level and undulating land, 50 acres of frontage being good land. Situated about two miles from St. Bathan’s. Improvements consist of woolshed, sheep-yards, and dip, valued at £100. Total valuation for improvements, £127 12s.

Run No. 226F and Section 92, Block I., St. Bathan’s District, Maniototo County: Area, 3,466 acres 3 roods 27 perches; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £28 17s. 10d.; valuation for improvements, £84.

Description and Locality of Run: Run No. 226F is similar to Run No. 226. Improvements: Half value of 346 chains of fencing on west boundary, at 4s. per chain, £34 12s.; half value of 44 chains of fencing on south-west boundary, at 6s. 6d. per chain, £7 3s. Section 92 is open level gravelly land with good soil; has been ploughed. About one mile and three-quarters from St. Bathan’s. Altitude, 1,800 ft. Improvements: 60 chains of fencing along main road, at 6s. per chain, £18; 82 chains along Dunstan Creek, at 5s. per chain, £20 10s.; 15 chains on west boundary, at 5s. per chain, £3 15s. Total valuation for improvements, £84.

Runs Nos. 337 and 337A (grouped), Lake County (Class 1): Area, 48,940 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset annual rental, £5,