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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 45

Officiating Ministers for 1908.—Notice No. 24.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1908.

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 name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information :—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend George Francis Petrie, M.A.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 4th June, 1908.

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.

Parkinson, John, late of Riccarton, in the Provincial District of Otago, hawker. Filed on the 13th day of May, 1908.

Mears, Michael, late of Okato, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, settler. Filed on the 18th day of May, 1908.

Tung Shui, or Ling Wah, late of Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago, gardener. Filed on the 18th day of May, 1908.

Jenkin, Sidney Norman, late of Thames, in the Provincial District of Auckland, ironmonger. Filed on the 18th day of May, 1908.

Davies, Thomas George, late of Greymouth, in the Provincial District of Westland, carpenter. Filed on the 19th day of May, 1908.

Cohen, Sidney Solomon, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, hairdresser. Filed on the 22nd day of May, 1908.

Roger, Robert, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, shoemaker. Filed on the 26th day of May, 1908.

Southwell, James, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, dealer. Filed on the 26th day of May, 1908.

Constant, Henry, late of Taneatua, in the Provincial District of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 29th day of May, 1908.

Brister, Thomas, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, old-age pensioner and army pensioner. Filed on the 2nd day of June, 1908.

Taylor, Maurice Mason, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, accountant. Filed on the 2nd day of June, 1908.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Department,
Wellington, 4th June, 1908.

THE Star of Sydenham Lodge, No. 77, situated at Sydenham, is registered as a Branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 4th day of June, 1908.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Culverden Settlement, Canterbury Land District, withdrawn from Selection.

District Lands Office,
Christchurch, 8th June, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that Sections 3 and 26, Block II, 21, Block V I, and 11, Block X, Culverden Survey District, Culverden Settlement, Canterbury Land District, have been withdrawn from selection.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Nelson Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 9th March, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on renewable lease, at this office, on Wednesday, the 17th day of June, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT. — BULLER COUNTY. — KONGAHU BLOCK.

National Endowment.

SECOND-CLASS UNSURVEYED LAND.

| Kongahu | III | 750 | 5·28 |

Situated near Little Wanganui. Access by Karamea Inland Road from Mokihinui, about twenty miles, and thence by Westport–Mokihinui Railway, twenty-nine miles. The land can also be reached by steamer trading between Westport and Little Wanganui River, a distance of about thirty-five miles.

Forest-clad country, the bush being principally birch. The soil is fair, and when cleared and sown produces excellent grass. Altitude, about 800 ft. above sea-level. Good climate; abundant rainfall.

| Kongahu | III | 430 | 4·68 |
| Kongahu | VI | 30 | 4·68 |

Hilly pastoral country, with patches of excellent soil on western side of Glass-eye Creek, remainder good soil of sedimentary marine formation; covered with bush, comprising birch, rimu, and kamahi. Access by about two miles of unformed track from the Little Wanganui River, which is distant about thirty-five miles from Westport by steamer.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Otago Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 18th March, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on renewable lease, at this office, on Wednesday, the 24th day of June, 1908.

If more than one application is received for the same section on the same day, the order of selection will be decided by ballot at 11 a.m. on Thursday, the 25th June, 1908, at the District Lands Office, Dunedin.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—VINCENT COUNTY.

Second-class Land.

TIGER HILL SURVEY DISTRICT.

| 37 | V | A. R. P. 9 0 34 | £ s. d. 7 10 0 | £ s. d. 0 3 0 |

Open land, with light shingly soil. Situated about ten miles from Omakau Railway-station and a short distance from a school.

LOWER WANAKA SURVEY DISTRICT.

| 12 | IV | 105 0 30 | 70 0 0 | 1 8 0 |

Open land, with fair soil. Situated about four miles from Pembroke.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.