Nov. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2737

ending on the 31st day of December, 1905, the receipts of
the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library
only were as follows: From rates levied by a local governing
body under “The Public Libraries Act, 1869,” or “The
Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” pounds
shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of
members, pounds shillings and
pence; and from voluntary contributions other than mem-
bers’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and
pence. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare
that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the
appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the
abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and
expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified;
that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was
expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that
by the rules of the library it is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
lieving the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices
of the Peace Act, 1882.” (Signature.)

Declared at , this day of , 190 ,
before me— , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or
Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]

[Note.—The words relating to last year’s subsidy and to
free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable.
The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate
matter to be inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of application may be obtained from
the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the
Secretary of any Education Board.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Education.

Results of Election of Trustees of Drainage Districts.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1905.

THE following results of the election of Trustees of
drainage districts have been received from the
Returning Officers, and are published in accordance with the
provisions of “The Land Drainage Act, 1904.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Rangitaiki Drainage District, County of Whakatane:
R. E. Griève.
John H. Spurr.
Peter J. Wilson.
Thomas Seccombe.
W. G. Platt.

West Taieri Drainage District, County of Taieri:
John Campbell.
John Bathgate.
Thomas Lee.
John Dow.
Joseph McNeill.

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 provi-
sions 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 ad-
ministered 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 15th day of November, 1905.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land containing 5 acres, more or less,
and being Allotment 100, Suburban Section 4, Parish of
Waipipi, in the Provincial District of Auckland.

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 ascer-
tained 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 17th day of November, 1905.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land containing 1 rood, more or less,
being Allotment 461, Section 2, Town of Tauranga, in the
Provincial District of Auckland, having a frontage to the
west side of Cameron Road of 100 links by a depth of 250
links.

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 ad-
ministered 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 17th day of November, 1905.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land containing 48 acres, more or less,
being the south-eastern part of Allotment 53 and the north-
western part of Allotment 52 of the Parish of Tauraroa, in
the Provincial District of Auckland.

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 17th day of November, 1905.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land containing 80 acres, more or less,
being the southern portion of Allotment 112, Parish of
Mangapai, in the Provincial District of Auckland.