Aug. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2341

Officiating Ministers for 1908.—Notice No. 31.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 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 names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend J. Chalmers Mill.

Congregational Independent.
The Reverend Michael Bawden Harris.

Baptists.
The Reverend Albert Ernest Kirwood.

Church of Christ.
Mr. Duncan McLaren McCrackett.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 16 of “The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1884.”

Publio Trust Office,
Wellington, 24th August, 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 whole 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.

Flavell, Benjamin, late of Karangahake, in the Provincial District of Auckland, miner. Filed on the 16th day of July, 1908.

Cumming, William Grindley, late of Beaumont, in the Provincial District of Otago, miner. Filed on the 17th day of July, 1908.

Delaney, Michael, late of Rakai, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, labourer. Filed on the 17th day of July, 1908.

Farr, Fredriok Henry, late of Papatoetara, in the Provincial District of Otago, fishermen. Filed on the 20th day of July, 1908.

Gibson, James, late of Dannevirke, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, labourer. Filed on the 20th day of July, 1908.

Naysmith, Caroline, late of Greytown North, in the Provincial District of Wellington. Filed on the 24th day of July, 1908.

Hislop, John, late of Mosgiel, in the Provincial District of Otago, cab-proprietor. Filed on the 29th day of July, 1908.

Rowley, Hannah, late of Karangahake, in the Provincial District of Auckland, married woman. Filed on the 31st day of July, 1908.

Moylan, John, late of Taihape, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 3rd day of August, 1908.

Spurway, Henry, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, gardener. Filed on the 5th day of August, 1908.

Beedie, Alexander, late of Masterton, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 7th day of August, 1908.

Louden, Jonathan Thomas, late of Port Chalmers, in the Provincial District of Otago, pier-master. Filed on the 7th day of August, 1908.

Griffin, Thomas, late of Awatuna, in the Provincial District of Westland, miner. Filed on the 8th day of August, 1908.

Hughes, Robert, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, farm labourer. Filed on the 8th day of August, 1908.

Keith, Elizabeth Heather, late of New Plymouth, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, married woman. Filed on the 8th day of August, 1908.

Donohue or O’Donohue, Thomas, late of Christohuroh, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, wheelwright. Filed on the 8th day of August, 1908.

Morris, William, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, horse-cover maker. Filed on the 13th day of August, 1908.

Cunningham, Alexander, late of Te Awamutu, in the Provincial District of Auckland, farm labourer. Filed on the 16th day of August, 1908.

Graham, Samuel, late of Ohakune, in the Provincial District of Wellington, dining-room keeper, Filed on the 15th day of August, 1908.

Hinchey, Pstriok, late of Upper Waiwera, in the Provincial District of Auckland, netller. Filed on the 16th day of August, 1908.

Clark, Alexander, late of Wangaehu, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 16th day of August, 1908.

Holmes, Thomas, late of Rakauros, in the Provincial District of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 1st day of August, 1908.

Amos, William, late of Seven-Mile, in the Provincial District of Nelson, miner. Filed on the 21st day of August, 1908.

Casan, Frederick James, alas Hill, Richard John, late of Newmarket, in the Provincial District of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 22nd day of August, 1908.

Hertz, Amil Charles, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, carpenter. Filed on the 22nd day of August, 1908.

J. W. POYNTON.
Public Trustee

“Conscience Money” received.

Stamp Department,
Wellington, 25th August, 1908.

THE Minister of Stamp Duties directs me to acknowledge the receipt of £2 10s. 3d., forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner of Stamps at Christchurch from some person unknown with the memorandum, “Amount due to the Department for a breach of the Stamp Act ‘committed in ignorance.’”

C. A. HICKSON,
Commissioner of Stamps.

Education Board of the District of Wanganui.—Election of Members.

CENTRAL WARD.

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1903,” it is hereby notified that

FREDERICK MORRIS SPURDLE, Esq.,

has been duly elected a member of the Education Board of the District of Wanganui for the Central Ward.

The number of valid votes recorded for each candidate was,—

Spurdle, Frederick Morris .. :: 146
Hockly, Frank Franklin .. :: 132

The total number of valid votes recorded was 278. The number of votes rejected as informal was 13.

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WARDS.

In accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby notified that

John Petty Aldridge, Esq., and
Frederick Pirani, Esq.,

being the only duly nominated candidates for the vacancies in the Northern and Southern Wards respectively, I declare the said John Petty Aldridge and Frederick Pirani to be duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Wanganui for the Northern and Southern Wards respectively.

W. J. CARSON,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Wanganui, 11th August, 1908.

Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay.—Election of Members

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” I hereby declare the following gentlemen to be duly elected members of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board :—

To represent the South Ward : ERICKSON, OLE.
To represent the Middle Ward : RUSSELL, WILLIAM RUSSELL.
To represent the North Ward : MORGAN, WILLIAM.

It is further notified that for the North and Middle Wards the candidates declared elected were the only ones nominated.

For the South Ward the number of valid votes recorded for the duly nominated candidates were,

Erickson, Ole .. .. .. 88
Ecoles, John Charles .. .. 60

The total number of valid votes was 146. The number of votes rejected as informal was 2.

G. CRAWSRAW,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Napier, 11th August, 1908.