APRIL 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1087

Tenders.—Forage-supply, Defence Department, Wellington.

Defence Department, Wellington, 7th April, 1909.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders, for the supply of forage in Wellington for twelve months from 1st April, 1909, is published for general information :—

• Accepted.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Defence.

D. 09/519.]

Notice to Mariners No. 29 of 1909.

KAIPARA HARBOUR.—HELENSVILLE RIVER BEACON.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th April, 1909.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 53, of 10th July, 1908, notice is hereby given that a Wigham light has been established on the pile beacon near the mouth of Helensville River, Kaipara Harbour.

The light is placed at a height of 14 ft. above high water. It shows white from N. 60° west round north to south 72° E., and the other part round south shows red. When entering, after passing Shelly Beach, the white light cuts off at second red buoy. Local shallow-draught vessels can steer direct for the beacon from this buoy in white sector, and then pass on either side of it.

Vessels of deeper draught should pass south of beacon in red sector, rounding sharp to port to pass north of Cradle buoy, then alter their course to starboard to pass near upper red buoy. The red sector shows the danger in this bight.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2614, Kaipara Harbour; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chap. vii, page 210; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1909, page 299.

J. A. MILLAR.

In the Election Court under “The Legislature Act, 1908.”

In the matter of “The Legislature Act, 1908”; and in the matter of a petition lodged by Pepene Eketone in regard to the election of Henare Kaihau for the Western Maori Electoral District.

I, SIR ROBERT STOUT, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, do hereby, by virtue of the provisions of the above-named Act, name Their Honours Worley Bassett Edwards, Esquire, and Theophilus Cooper, Esquire, Judges of the Supreme Court, as the Judges to try the above-named election petition.

As witness my hand, this third day of February, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

ROBERT STOUT,
Chief Justice.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—CHILTON LIND ADDISON SMITH, Esquire, of 19 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Scotland, has this day been appointed by His Honour the Acting Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Scotland, under the 47th section of “The Judicature Act, 1908,” for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of April, 1909.

D. G. A. COOPER,
Registrar, Supreme Court, Wellington.

Officiating Ministers for 1909.—Notice No. 18.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 14th April, 1909.

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

Baptists.

The Reverend John Tackle.

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Disposal under Section 131 of “The Land Act, 1908.”

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 10th February, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 131 of the said Act, at the Land Board meeting to be held on Thursday, the 27th day of May, 1909.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 4B, Block VIII, Orahiri Survey District, containing 6 acres 1 rood 24 perches, more or less, County of Waitomo.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Auckland, 2nd February, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 326 of “The Land Act, 1908,” that the undermentioned lands will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 7th day of May, 1909, under the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF KIHIKIHI.

Town Land.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.