Nov. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2757

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th November, 1904.

THE following result of the election of Trustees of the Eltham Drainage District has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Land Drainage Act, 1904.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Eltham Drainage District, County of Hawera:
Charles James Belcher.
Alfred Coplestone.
Thomas H. Jenkins.
Caleb J. Maslin.
John Routley.

Notice to Persons in whom is vested Ecclesiastical Authority over Religious Bodies.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 16th November, 1904.

THE attention of the persons or person within the Colony of New Zealand in whom is vested ecclesiastical authority over any of the religious bodies enumerated in the Schedule C annexed to an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Marriage Act, 1904,” and of all other persons concerned, is directed to the 11th section of the above-mentioned Act, requiring the several ecclesiastical authorities as aforesaid to send in to the Registrar-General, in the month of December in every year, a correct list of the Officiating Ministers within the meaning of “The Marriage Act, 1904,” of each of the said religious bodies.

The following are the religious bodies above referred to:—
The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.
The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Roman Catholic Church.
The Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand.
All Congregational Independents.
Baptists.
The Primitive Methodist Connexion.
The Lutheran Church.
All Hebrew Congregations.
The Society of Friends.

In default of any person having ecclesiastical authority over any of the religious bodies named above, the name of the Officiating Minister of any congregation of such religious body may be certified to by two recognised office-holders thereof.

A Minister of religion not connected with any of the aforesaid bodies must send to the Registrar-General in the month of December in each year a certificate signed—
(a.) By the recognised head in New Zealand of the religious body to which he ministers, or
(b.) By two duly recognised Ministers of such religious body, or
(c.) By ten adult members thereof, who shall append to their signatures their description as being such members, declaring that such Minister is their Officiating Minister, the said signatures being attested by some person who shall verify them as the genuine signatures of the persons whose they purport to be, by a solemn declaration made under “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,” signed by such person and appended to the certificate.

Neglect in sending the certificate will deprive the Minister of his status as an Officiating Minister under the Marriage Act.

N.B.—It is requested that the Christian names and the addresses of the several Ministers may be specified in the lists sent in to the Registrar-General.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

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

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 15th November, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the registration of the Dunedin Operative Tailors Society Industrial Union of Workers, No. 60, situated at Dunedin, is hereby cancelled as from the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

EDWARD TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

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Statements of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th November, 1904.

THE following statements are published in accordance with “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,” for the Year ended 30th September, 1904.

RESERVE No. 5.

Receipts.
£ s. d.
1903.
Sept. 30. By Balance .. .. .. 23 4 2
1904.
Sept. 30. Rents .. .. .. 785 13 9
Transfer from Ecclesiastical Fund 389 19 3
Cash per convenor .. .. 21 0 0
1,219 17 2

Payments.
£ s. d.
1904.
Sept. 30. Dr. Watt, salary (12 months) .. .. 300 0 0
Dr. Dunlop, salary (14 months) .. .. 700 0 0
J. Dunbar, salary (9 months) .. .. 56 5 0
Audit.. .. .. 1 1 0
Convenor—Postages .. 1 0 0
Commission .. .. 19 12 10
Law costs .. .. 52 9 3
Bank charge, current account .. .. 0 10 0
Insurance .. .. 5 19 0
Rates.. .. .. 17 7 6
Mrs. Wilkie — Elocution lessons .. .. 30 0 0
A. H. Burton — Elocution lessons .. .. 21 0 0
1,205 4 7

Balance .. .. .. £14 12 7

E. and O. E.

FRED. SMITH.

Dunedin, 30th September, 1904.

Examined and found correct.

THOS. MOODIE, Auditor.

Dunedin, 21st October, 1904.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,” for the Year ended 30th September, 1904.

RESERVE No. 10.

Receipts.
£ s. d.
1903.
Sept. 30. By Balance .. .. .. 617 13 0
1904.
Sept. 30. Rents .. .. .. 1,374 9 2
First Church, rent collected .. 10 0 0
Refund proportion of costs renewal of lease .. .. 6 13 6
2,008 15 8

Payments.
£ s. d.
1904.
Sept. 30. Grants for churches ..1,681 5 6
Land-tax .. .. 174 1 7
Audit .. .. 4 4 0
Assessment, Synod expenses .. .. 10 0 0
Commission .. .. 34 7 3
Bank charge, current account .. .. 0 10 0
Law costs and Arbitrator’s fees .. .. 21 14 6
First Church, for rent .. 10 0 0
1,936 2 10

Balance .. .. .. £72 12 10

E. and O. E.

FRED. SMITH.

Dunedin, 30th September, 1904.

Examined and found correct.

THOS. MOODIE, Auditor.

Dunedin, 21st October, 1904.