JULY 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1993

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th July, 1906.

THE following result of the election of Trustees of the Aorangi 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.

Aorangi Drainage District, County of Manawatu :
Harold Jarvis.
David Prouse.

Officiating Ministers for 1906.—Notice No. 27.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 18th July, 1906.

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 Alfred Gamble.

Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand.
Mr. Robert Gosnell.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

New Zealand.—“The Friendly Societies Act, 1882.”—Conversion of a Registered Society into a Branch.

Name of society: Court Foresters’ Pride of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society. Register No. 200.

THE registry as a separate society of the Court Foresters’ Pride of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society is hereby cancelled, and the said society is hereby registered as a branch of the South Canterbury District of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, No. 252/4. Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of July, 1906.

C. T. BENZONI,
Deputy Registrar of Friendly Societies.

New Zealand.—“Friendly Societies Act, 1882.”—Conversion of a Registered Society into a Branch.

Name of society: The Takaka Lodge of the United Ancient Order of Druids. Register No. 308.

THE registry as a separate society of the Takaka Lodge of the United Ancient Order of Druids Friendly Society is hereby cancelled, and the said society is hereby registered as a branch of the District Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand of the United Ancient Order of Druids Friendly Society, Register No. 296/50. Dated the 18th day of July, 1906.

C. T. BENZONI,
Deputy Registrar of Friendly Societies.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Marlborough Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 18th July, 1906.

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

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—FLAXBOURNE SETTLEMENT.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in Brydone Township, Edendale Settlement, Southland Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 30th June, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Tuesday, the 21st day of August, 1906, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

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

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—BLOCK I, EDENDALE SETTLEMENT.—BRYDONE TOWNSHIP.

Level land, in English grass. Good post-and-wire fence on south boundaries of Sections 140E, 141E, 142E, and 143E; gorse fence along east boundaries of Sections 144E, 145E, 146E, and 147E; gorse fence along north and east boundaries of Section 148E; gorse fence along north boundary and temporary wire fence along west boundary of Section 149E; and temporary post-and-wire fence along west boundary of Section 150E. Situated immediately opposite Brydone Railway-station, and alongside of school and dairy factory.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Southland Land District for Lease under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 9th July, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be offered to the holder of adjoining land on lease in perpetuity, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Friday, the 12th day of October, 1906.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN HAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.