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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 27

Officiating Ministers for 1905.—Notice No. 9.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd March, 1905.

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 re published for general information:—

Roman Catholic Church.

The Reverend William Peoples.

Baptists.

The Reverend Frederick Shiner.

[ERRATUM.—In the general list, Notice No. 1, Roman Catholic Church, for “Charles Venning” read “Charles J. Venning.”]

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

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Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—DANIEL LEVY, Esq., of Sydney, New South Wales, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, has this day been appointed by His Honour the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in New South Wales, under the 2nd section of “The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act, 1875,” for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of March, 1905.

W. A. HAWKINS,
Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court.

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“Conscience-money” received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 21st March, 1905.

THE Colonial Treasurer directs me to acknowledge the receipt of 6s. in penny stamps, forwarded anonymously from Greymouth as “conscience-money.”

JAS. B. HEYWOOD,
Receiver-General.

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“Conscience-money” received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 22nd March, 1905.

THE Colonial Treasurer directs me to acknowledge the receipt of 4s. 6d. in stamps from “Only Right,” as duty short-paid on goods.

JAS. B. HEYWOOD,
Receiver-General.

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CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Village-homestead Allotments in Southland Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 20th March, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the village-homestead allotments enumerated in the Schedule hereto will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” on and after Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905.

For the purposes of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” the lands enumerated in the said Schedule are classed as “light-bush land.”

No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said lands for the period of three years from the date from which in each case respectively such lands are disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy or collect any such rate from such lands during such period.

After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period of three years shall not be demanded: provided that if at any time during the first five years of his occupancy the selector disposes of his interest in the land the rent so conceded shall be paid by him in full, and thereupon the Land Board may remit such instalments of rent payable by the incoming tenant, not exceeding in the aggregate the amount of rent previously conceded to the selector, as the Board shall think fit.

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

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.
Village-homestead Allotments.—Light-bush Land.

SEAWARD BUSH TOWNSHIP.

Light-bush land, covered with bush of no commercial value, consisting of kamahi and red and white pine, fit for fencing and firewood only; undergrowth heavy; good soil, capable of yielding good grass when surface-sown. Sections 35 and 56 are accessible by good road, and distant one mile from Tisbury Railway-siding. Sections 38 and 39 are situated about one mile and a half from Tisbury. There is a formed and metalled road to within 10 chains of Section 38. Sections 67, 68, 77, 78 accessible by fair summer road, and distant two miles from Clifton Railway-siding. Limit of holding, 20 acres.

WAIMATUA VILLAGE, INVERCARGILL HUNDRED.

9 | XXIII. | 5 1 2 | 1 7·2 | 0 4 3

Weighted with 10s., valuation for fencing.

11 | XXIII. | 13 2 0 | 1 7·2 | 0 10 9

Light-bush land, covered with bush of no commercial value, consisting principally of kamahi fit only for fencing and firewood; good deep black soil; water can be obtained by sinking a few feet. Section 9 is situated opposite Waimatua Railway-siding, and Section 11 distant about 5 chains therefrom. Limit of holding, 50 acres.

CENTRE BUSH VILLAGE, HOKONUI SURVEY DISTRICT.

725 | .. | 24 0 20 | 1 2·4 | 0 14 6

Situated about two miles from Centre Bush Railway-siding, by a fair summer road. Land covered with light bush, suitable only for firewood; soil fair. Limit of holding, 60 acres.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Land in Southland Land District open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 20th March, 1905.

THE undermentioned Crown land, having been surrendered in terms of section 156 of “The Land Act, 1885,” will be open for selection on perpetual lease on and after Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905.

If more than one application be received for the section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day at 11 a.m. at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—TOETOE SURVEY DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Situation fair. Distance from Fortrose, about five miles and a half. Clay formation. Light bush of no commercial value, and fit only for fencing and firewood; heavy undergrowth. Well watered.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.