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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 97

Results of Election of Trustees of Drainage Districts.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th November, 1907.

THE following results of the election of Trustees of drainage districts have been received from the Returning Officers, and are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Land Drainage Act, 1904.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Eltham Drainage District, County of Hawera:
Charles James Belcher.
Walter C. Clement.
Alfred Coplestone.
Henry George Gibson.
Richard John Knuckey.

Sluggish River Drainage District, County of Manawatu:
George Kendall.
Albert Bernard Hocken.
James Tennant.
George Wilton.
Benjamin Gray.

“Conscience Money” received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 9th November, 1907.

THE Colonial Treasurer directs me to acknowledge the receipt of £1 1s., “conscience money,” forwarded to the Collector of Customs, Wellington, as money owing to the Department.

ROBERT J. COLLINS,
Receiver-General.

Notice to Persons in whom is vested Ecclesiastical Authority over Religious Bodies.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th November, 1907.

THE attention of the persons or person within the Dominion of New Zealand in whom is vested ecclesiastical authority over any of the religious bodies enumerated in the Schedule C annexed to an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Marriage Act, 1904,” and of all other persons concerned, is directed to the 11th section of the above-mentioned Act, requiring the several ecclesiastical authorities as aforesaid to send in to the Registrar-General, in the month of December in every year, a correct list of the Officiating Ministers within the meaning of “The Marriage Act, 1904,” of each of the said religious bodies.

The following are the religious bodies above referred to:—
The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.
The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Roman Catholic Church.
The Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand.
All Congregational Independents.
Baptists.
The Primitive Methodist Connexion.
The Lutheran Church.
All Hebrew Congregations.
The Society of Friends.

In default of any person having ecclesiastical authority over any of the religious bodies named above, the name of the Officiating Minister of any congregation of such religious body may be certified to by two recognised office-holders thereof.

A Minister of religion not connected with any of the aforesaid bodies must send to the Registrar-General in the month of December in each year a certificate signed—
(a.) By the recognised head in New Zealand of the religious body to which he ministers, or
(b.) By two duly recognised Ministers of such religious body, or
(c.) By ten adult members thereof, who shall append to their signatures their description as being such members, declaring that such Minister is their Officiating Minister, the said signatures being attested by some person who shall verify them as the genuine signatures of the persons whose they purport to be, by a solemn declaration made under “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,” signed by such person and appended to the certificate.

Neglect in sending the certificate will deprive the Minister of his status as an Officiating Minister under the Marriage Act.

N.B.—It is requested that the Christian names and the addresses of the several Ministers may be specified in the lists sent in to the Registrar-General.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Canterbury Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 7th November, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given that, a surrender of the undermentioned land having been accepted by 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.—AKAROA SURVEY DISTRICT.—KINLOCH SETTLEMENT.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Timber in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Tender.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 18th November, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Land Act, 1892,” and the amendments and regulations thereunder, that written tenders will be received at the District Lands Office, Auckland, from the proprietors of existing sawmills, and logging contractors, up till 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, 18th December, 1907, for the purchase of the kauri timber standing on the undermentioned lots.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
HOKIANGA COUNTY.

Lot 1.

Section 5, Block XIV, Punakitere Survey District.
78 GREEN kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 198,770 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing-brand thus: V.
Time for removal: One year.
Terms: Cash within seven days after acceptance of tender.

Lot 2.

Section 2, Block XV, Punakitere Survey District.
866 green kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 2,053,514 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
164 dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 289,991 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing-brand thus: X.
Time for removal: Two years.
Terms: One-third in cash within seven days after acceptance of tender, one-third in eight months, and one-third in sixteen months thereafter.
8 faulty and undersized kauri-trees not included in this sale branded thus: ⚔ F R

Lot 3.

Section 1, Block XVI, Punakitere Survey District.
566 green and 13 dry kauri-trees, containing (approximately) 1,366,109 sup. ft. (standing measurement).
Distinguishing-brand thus: |.
Time for removal: Two years.
Terms: One-third in cash within seven days after acceptance of tender, one-third in eight months, and one-third in sixteen months thereafter.
33 faulty and undersized kauri-trees not included in this sale branded thus: ⚔ F R.