May 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1621

Offices opened and closed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 11th May, 1907

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed are published for general information.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Acting Postmaster-General and Minister of Telegraphs.

MONEY-ORDER AND POSTAL-NOTE OFFICES AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANKS OPENED.

Okoroire .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 24 April, 1907.
Tangiteroria .. .. .. | " .. .. .. .. | 1 May, "
Turangarere (reopened) .. | Wanganui .. .. .. | 24 April, "

MONEY-ORDER AND POSTAL-NOTE OFFICE OPENED.

Puketapu .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. .. | 24 April, 1907.

POSTAL-NOTE (ISSUING) OFFICES OPENED.

Cowes .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 8 April, 1907.
Paengaroa .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. .. | 2 " "

POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK OPENED.

Fanning Island Postal Agency .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 8 May, 1907.

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Hupara .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 25 March, 1907.
Kaimaumau .. .. .. | " .. .. .. .. | 26 " "
Kanieri Forks .. .. .. | Hokitika .. .. .. .. | 17 April, "
Kinohaku .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 16 " "
Mokomoko .. .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. .. | 27 March, "
Motukaraka .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 25 " "
Opouriao .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. .. | 30 " "
Riponui .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 16 April, "
Staveley .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. | 21 March, "
Sutton .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. .. | 17 April, "
Whareama .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 6 " "

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

Kanieri Forks .. .. .. | Hokitika .. .. .. .. | 17 April, 1907.
Kinohaku .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 16 " "
Mokomoko .. .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. .. | 27 March, "
Pouto .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 21 " "
Staveley .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. | 21 " "
Te Kopuru .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. .. | 21 " "
Whangamoa .. .. .. .. | Nelson.. .. .. .. | 13 April, "
Whareama .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 6 " "

Member of the House of Representatives elected, Taranaki Electoral District.

Clerk of the Writs' Office,
Wellington, 20th May, 1907.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ issued on the 30th day of April, 1907, for the election of a member to serve in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Taranaki, and by the indorsement on such writ it appears that

HENRY JAMES HOBBS OKEY

has been duly elected to serve as a member for the said district.

HUGH POLLEN,
Clerk of the Writs.

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th May, 1907.

THE following result of the election of Trustees of the Inch-Clutha Road, River, and 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.

Inch-Clutha Road, River, and Drainage District, County of Bruce:
Peter Anderson.
James Bell.
George McDonald.
Joseph Mosley.
John Smith.
William Weir.

Officiating Ministers for 1907.—Notice No. 22.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1907.

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:—

Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand.
Mr. Robert Blackmore.
Mr. Adam Laybourn.
Mr. George Wheaton.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

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