Dec. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3763

of the library only were as follows: From rates levied by a local governing body under Part I of the Libraries and Mechanics’ Institutes Act, 1908, or the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, pounds shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence; and from voluntary contributions other than members’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence; that the library is public in the sense of belonging to the public, and is not under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only; that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified; that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that by the rules of the library it is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908. (Signature.)

Declared at , this day of , 191 , before me— , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]

[NOTE.—The words relating to last year’s subsidy and to free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Acting Minister of Education.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds by the Inangahua County Council and the Titirangi Road Board.—Notice No. 1565.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 19th December, 1911.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the undermentioned local authorities have by special order declared the plants enumerated opposite each to be noxious weeds within the meaning of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, in the districts under the jurisdiction of each respectively :—

Local Authority. Plants.
Inangahua County Council … Broom and gorse.
Titirangi Road Board … Milk thistle (Silybum marlanum).

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Results of Elections of Trustees of Drainage Districts.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 20th December, 1911.

THE following results of the elections 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, 1908.

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Raupo Drainage District, County of Otamatea :
Joseph Ovens.
John Mitchell.
George Newcombe Rowe.

Hautapu Drainage District, County of Waikato :
William John Andrews.
Henry Tyler.
John William Bartlett.
Alexander McEwan.
Matthew Lewis Watkins.
Andrew McFarlane.
James Taylor.

Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.

DECLARATION BY THE REGISTRAR DISSOLVING A SOCIETY.

I, ROBERT EDWARD HAYES, Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that the New Zealand Natives Association is no longer carrying on its operations and has no assets, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of December, 1911.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

Surveyor’s License suspended.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 18th December, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that, with the approval of His Excellency the Governor, in terms of subsection (3) of section 179 of the Land Transfer Act, 1908, I have suspended the license of

GEORGE JOHNSTON WEBSTER

to act as a surveyor under the said Land Transfer Act until such time as he complies with the request of the Chief Surveyor, Wellington, to return certain plans and documents, the property of the Government, and of which he has retained possession for some considerable time, in contravention of Survey Regulation No. 70, which requires that plans sent by a Chief Surveyor to a surveyor must be returned with reasonable despatch.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Surveyor-General.

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1908.—Amalgamation of Industrial Unions.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 19th December, 1911.

NOTICE is hereby given that the unions of workers mentioned in the Schedule hereto have been amalgamated, so as to form one union, under section 20 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, and their registrations have accordingly been cancelled. Pursuant to an order of the Court of Arbitration the cancellations and the amalgamation took effect as from the 21st day of November, 1911.

The name of the amalgamated union is “The Canterbury Printers’ Machinists and Bookbinders’ Industrial Union of Workers.”

F. W. ROWLEY,
Deputy Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

THE Canterbury Lithographic and Letterpress Printers’ Machinists’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 231, situated at Christchurch.

The Christchurch Bookbinders and Paper-rulers’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 437, situated at Christchurch.

Tenders for Mail-service, Palmerston North Post-office—Railway-station.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 19th December, 1911.

SEALED tenders will be received by the Chief Postmaster, Wellington, until Wednesday, 17th January, 1912, for the conveyance of mails, as indicated herein, for the period from 1st February, 1912, to the 31st December, 1912 :—

Palmerston North Post-office and Railway-station, as required.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Tender forms, with terms and conditions of contract, can be obtained from the Chief Postmaster, Wellington, or the Postmaster, Palmerston North.

D. ROBERTSON,
Secretary.