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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Donnelly, Patrick Kerrivan, late of Thames, in the Provincial District of Auckland, settler. Filed on the 3rd day of November, 1908.

Hill, Mary, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, married woman. Filed on the 3rd day of November, 1908.

Boyle, Henry, late of Te Puke, in the Provincial District of Auckland, shipping agent. Filed on the 4th day of November, 1908.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

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 Dominion, 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 aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act; the value of the land for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 6th day of November, 1908.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 7 acres and 27 perches, more or less, situated in the District of Karamea, being Section No. 27 on Square 152 on the plan of the Province of Nelson. Bounded on the northward by Section No. 29 on the said square, 600 links; on the eastward by Section No. 28 on the said square, 1270 links; on the southward by a public road 1 chain in width on the banks of the Karamea River; and on the westward by Section No. 26 on the said square, 1120 links.

Examination for Dredgemasters’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 9th October, 1908.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as dredgemasters, under “The Mining Act, 1908,” will be held on Tuesday, the 13th April, 1909, at Greymouth and Clyde. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary, Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, Wellington,” and must be received on or before the 8th March, 1909. Forms of application may be obtained from Inspectors of Mines, Westport, Reefton, Clyde, and Dunedin.

H. E. RADCLIFFE,
Secretary to Board of Examiners.

NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificates of service have been accepted by the Board.

Examination for Mine-managers’ and Battery Superintendents’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 9th October, 1908.

WRITTEN and oral examinations of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery Superintendents under “The Mining Act, 1908,” and First- and Second-class Mine-managers under “The Coal-mines Act, 1908,” will be held on Tuesday, the 6th April, 1909, and following days, at the Thames, Waihi, Reefton, and Dunedin. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary, Board of Examiners under the Mining Act [or Coal-mines Act], Wellington,” and must be received on or before the 8th March, 1909. Forms of application may be obtained at any School of Mines, and from Inspectors of Mines.

H. E. RADCLIFFE,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificates of service have been accepted by the Board.]

Officiating Ministers for 1908.—Notice No. 41.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 11th November, 1908.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the eighth year of the reign of His Majesty King Edward VII, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1908,” the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

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

The Reverend Ernest Fletcher.

Church of Christ.

Mr. Herbert Grinstead.

Mr. George Manifold.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Surveyors licensed.

The Surveyors’ Board,
Government Buildings,
Wellington, N.Z., 30th October, 1908.

IT is hereby notified for general information that licenses under “The Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908,” have been issued to the following surveyors by the Surveyors’ Board:—

Surveyor. Address.
BIRKMYER, JAMES BRUCE .. .. Hamilton.
HAY, FRANCIS CHARLES .. .. Wellington.
HUNT, LESTER GEORGE RADCLIFFE .. .. Auckland.
MACGIBBON, JOHN GORDON .. .. Wellington.
MACMORRAN, ROBERT GLEN .. .. Wellington.

C. E. ADAMS;
Secretary, Surveyors’ Board.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Southland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands, Wellington, 7th November, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been forfeited by resolution of the Southland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1908.”

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.