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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
{No. 86

Notice of Vesting of Lands 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 lands
described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the owner
or owners thereof, and have, in respect of the said lands, 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 or owners are, and believe that such owner
is or owners are not in the colony, nor have such owner or
owners established his or their title to the said lands or
either of them, as required by the said Act: I hereby give
notice that the said lands are, under and by virtue of the
said Act, severally 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
lands for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being less
than £100 respectively.
Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of September, 1905.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land containing 1 rood, more or less, being
Section No. 12 on plan deposited in Deeds Registry, at
Christchurch, as No. 9 of the Township of Rotherham, at
Amuri, in the Provincial District of Canterbury.

And also all that parcel of land containing 1 rood, more or
less, being Section No. 13 on before-mentioned plan No. 9 of
the said Township of Rotherham.

Junior National Scholarships.—Date of Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 26th June, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the next examination for
Junior National Scholarships and for free places in
secondary and technical schools will be held on Tuesday,
12th, and Wednesday, 13th December, 1905.

GEORGE HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.

Drawing at Junior National Scholarship Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 10th August, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that at the Junior National
Scholarship Examination to be held on the 12th and
13th December, 1905, the exercises in freehand drawing may
include drawing from actual objects, or from a representation of some natural or conventional form with simple
outlines. (Public-school Syllabus, clause 44.)

GEORGE HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.

Teachers’ Certificates.—Examination in Handwork.

NOTICE is hereby given that examinations in subjects
(1), (2), and (3) of handwork under clause 36 of the
Regulations for the Examination and Classification of
Teachers will be held at various times and places.* Candidates that enter for examination in any of these three subjects at the teachers’ examination of January, 1906, will be
given the option of attending for examination in such
subjects at the first opportunity that occurs after the receipt of their applications to be examined. An application
to be examined in handwork only may be sent to the Inspector-General of Schools at any time, and must be accompanied with a bank receipt for the amount of the fee,
which is 2s. 6d. for each branch of handwork. Candidates
that wish to be examined in handwork before Christmas are
recommended to apply early.

N.B.—Applications for admission to the teachers’ certificate examinations of January, 1906, must reach the office
of the Inspector-General of Schools by the 30th September,
or, with a bank receipt for a late-fee of £1 in addition to the
ordinary fee, by the 15th October.

G. HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.

• Examinations in these subjects will be held at many places,
  chiefly in the North Island, before the end of the current year.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 21st September, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that, a surrender of the under-mentioned land having been accepted by resolution of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that, a surrender of the undermentioned land having been accepted by resolution of the Canterbury Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT.—SOCKBURN VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 25th September, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the undermentioned land having been forfeited by resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Land in Otago Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 15th September, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction on Tuesday, the 19th day of December, 1905.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—ST. BATHAN’S SURVEY DISTRICT.
Section No. 84, Block I: Area, 55 acres 2 roods 33 perches.
Upset price, £28.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.