Dec. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2901

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.]

Officiating Ministers for 1904.—Notice No. 30.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 5th December, 1904.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the fourth year of the reign of His Majesty King Edward VII., and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1904,” the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Patrick Cleary.
The Reverend Harold Albert Favell.

Roman Catholic Church.

The Reverend Jeremiah Cahill.
The Reverend Ferdinand J. Dignan.
The Reverend Donald McMillan.
The Reverend William H. Mahoney.

Baptists.

The Reverend Ernest A. Kirwood.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land containing 1 rood, more or less, and being Allotment 409 of Section 2, at the corner of Cameron Road and Tenth Avenue, in the Town of Tauranga and Provincial District of Auckland. The registered owner is James Robert Horne, described as an ensign in the 1st Waikato Militia, who cannot be traced.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony:

Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

Dated this 5th day of December, 1904.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Matamata Settlement, Auckland Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 22nd November, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 18th day of January, 1905, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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

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SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—PIAKO COUNTY.—TAPAPA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Matamata Settlement.—Dairy Farm.

Agricultural and pastoral land of good, light, loamy nature, and nearly all ploughable. About 152 acres in grass, rather old and running out; balance in manuka. Eastern portion of section rather sour, and wants more draining. There is water on this section, but the selector will require wells in addition. There are several drains in the section which the tenant must keep open. The improvements included in the price of the land comprise half-share in about 40 chains boundary-fence and drain, valued at £15; the whole of 26 chains boundary-fence on road-frontage, value £13. Distant three-quarters of a mile from Matamata.

JAMES MACKENZIE,
Commissioner of Crown 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. 226r 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. 226r 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.

Locality of Run: Situated on the shores of Lake Wanaka, about twenty-two miles from Pembroke.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.” Possession will be given on day of sale.

Valuations for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin, before possession will be given. Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, and £1 1s. license fee, on the fall of the hammer.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,