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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73

The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was—

Mackenzie, Thomas .. .. .. 478
Fraser, Rev. Philadelphus Bain .. .. .. 357
Sim, James .. .. .. 245
Snow, William .. .. .. 239
Malcolm, Alex. Scott .. .. .. 235
Mason, William D’Arcy .. .. .. 102
Kirkpatrick, Rev. John .. .. .. 29

The total number of valid votes recorded was 1,685. The total number of voting-papers rejected as informal was 27.

P. G. PRYDE,
Returning Officer.

Dunedin, 7th August, 1906.

Election of Members of Education Board.

IN pursuance of the provisions of section 26 of “The Education Act, 1904” (compilation, with amendments made by Acts of 1904 and 1905), it is hereby publicly notified that the following gentlemen have been duly elected as members of the Education Board of the District of Southland for the Central, East, and West Wards respectively :—

Central Ward,—
WILLIAM MACALISTER, Esq., of Invercargill;
WILLIAM NEILSON STIRLING, Esq., of Invercargill;
JOSEPH CROSBY SMITH, Esq., of Invercargill.

The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—

William Macalister .. .. .. 125
William Neilson Stirling .. .. .. 104
Joseph Crosby Smith .. .. .. 101
Andrew Bain .. .. .. 96
Guy Anson Whealler .. .. .. 55

The total number of valid votes received was 481. The total number of votes rejected as informal was 8.

East Ward,—
DUNCAN GILCHRIST, Esq., of Waikaka Valley;
THOMAS MACGIBBON, Esq., of Mataura;
IRVEN WILLIS RAYMOND, Esq., of Invercargill.

The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—

Duncan Gilchrist .. .. .. 266
Thomas MacGibbon .. .. .. 255
Irven W. Raymond .. .. .. 223
John MacGibbon .. .. .. 127

The total number of valid votes recorded was 871. The total number of votes rejected as informal was 24.

West Ward,—
JOHN CHARLES THOMSON, Esq., of Riverton;
JOHN COWIE, Esq., of Winton;
JOHN FISHER, Esq., of Otatau.

The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was as follows :—

John C. Thomson .. .. .. 291
John Cowie .. .. .. 165
John Fisher .. .. .. 162
John McIntyre .. .. .. 134
James Lumsden .. .. .. 111
William A. Stout .. .. .. 94

The total number of valid votes recorded was 957. The total number of votes rejected as informal was 22.

JOHN NEILL,
Returning Officer.

Invercargill, 7th August, 1906.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of “The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 21st August, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the several intestate estates of the deceased persons whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.

Alexander McLean, late of Masterton, in the Provincial District of Wellington, carpenter. Filed on the 28th day of July, 1906.

James Glover, late of Alton, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, labourer. Filed on the 28th day of July, 1906.

Samuel Trescowthick Henwood, late of Gisborne, in the Provincial District of Auckland, butcher. Filed on the 1st day of August, 1906.

John George Gurling, late of Hamilton, in the Provincial District of Auckland, carpenter. Filed on the 1st day of August, 1906.

William Powell, late of Kaikoura, in the Provincial District of Marlborough, cabinetmaker. Filed on the 1st day of August, 1906.

William Allen, late of Waikiwi, in the Provincial District of Otago, farm labourer. Filed on the 1st day of August, 1906.

David Bell, late of Seddon, in the Provincial District of Marlborough, carpenter. Filed on the 1st day of August, 1906.

John Hayward, late of Wyndham, in the Provincial District of Otago, rabitter. Filed on the 6th day of August, 1906.

Emily Jull, late of Waipawa, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, married woman. Filed on the 13th day of August, 1906.

Job Tidy, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, no occupation. Filed on the 15th day of August, 1906.

John William Leahy, late of Mataroa, in the Provincial District of Wellington, bootmaker. Filed on the 15th day of August, 1906.

John Macafee, late of Bunnythorpe, in the Provincial District of Wellington, old-age pensioner. Filed on the 15th day of August, 1906.

Joseph Brittliff, late of Southbridge, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, labourer. Filed on the 15th day of August, 1906.

Norman Douglas James Doney, late of Napier, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, labourer. Filed on the 15th day of August, 1906.

Ralph John Newton, late of Hunterville, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 16th day of August, 1906.

Samuel Jury Williams, late of Napier, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, accountant. Filed on the 16th day of August, 1906.

James McGuinness, late of Gumtown, in the Provincial District of Auckland, bushman. Filed on the 17th day of August, 1906.

Martha Ann Smith, late of Hamilton, in the Provincial District of Auckland, domestic. Filed on the 17th day of August, 1906.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Twenty-five Workers’ Dwellings available for Lease with Right to acquire the Freehold.

District Lands Office, Wellington, 21st August, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that applications for the undermentioned workers’ dwellings will be received at this office, subject to the provisions of “The Workers’ Dwellings Act, 1905,” and its amendments and regulations made thereunder, from 10 o’clock a.m. on Monday, the 10th day of September, 1906, to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, the 14th day of September, 1906.

Applications must be accompanied by a deposit of one month’s rent of the highest rented dwelling in the class and under the mode chosen, together with the sum of £1 1s. to defray the cost of the preparation and registration of the lease.

Applicants will be required to appear before the Land Board, at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Petone, on Tuesday, the 25th day of September, 1906, at 10 o’clock a.m., or at the District Land Office, Government Insurance Buildings, Wellington, on Wednesday, the 26th day of September, 1906, to answer any questions or produce such evidence as the Board deems necessary.

The ballot for the dwellings, if there is more than one applicant for the same dwelling, will be held at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Petone, on Friday, the 28th day of September, 1906, at 10 o’clock a.m. Possession will be given immediately on completion of the dwellings.

Copies of the regulations may be obtained on application, and designs inspected at the Post-office, Petone; the Borough Council Office, Petone; and the District Lands Office, Government Insurance Buildings, Wellington.