Feb. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 771

Notice of Appointment of Agent for the Public Trustee at Oamaru.

IT is hereby notified for general information that
ARTHUR WILSON WOODWARD, Esq.,
has from this date been appointed Agent for the Public Trustee at Oamaru, vice Charles Wilkinson Cooke, Esq., transferred.
Dated this 17th day of February, 1911.
FRED. FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

Tenders for Ferro-concrete Telegraph-poles.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1911.
THE following list of tenders for the supply and delivery of 1,015 ferro-concrete telegraph-poles is published for general information :—

D. ROBERTSON,
Secretary.

[Tel. 10/833(8).]

Tenders for Copper Wire, &c.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 16th February, 1911.
SEPARATE tenders will be received until 5 p.m. on Monday, 13th March, 1911, for the supply and delivery of the undermentioned goods :—

10 tons hard-drawn-copper line wire 400 lb. to the mile.
25 tons ,, ,, 100 lb. ,,
100 tons ,, ,, 200 lb. ,,
50 tons galvanized-iron ,, 200 lb. ,,
100 tons ,, ,, 400 lb. ,,

Copies of conditions of tendering and specifications may be obtained at the telegraph-offices at Auckland and Dunedin, at the office of the District Storekeeper, Christchurch, and at the office of the Controller of Stores, Wellington.
The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
By order.
D. ROBERTSON,
Secretary.

Government Railways Superannuation Fund.—Election for Scrutineers under the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act, 1902.

New Zealand Government Railways,
Head Office, Wellington, 21st February, 1911.
ONLY two nominations having been received for appointment as Scrutineers in the election of elective members of the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board, as provided in the regulations under the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act, 1902, I hereby declare the nominees,
ALFRED JOHN LEVICK and
WILLIAM ARTHUR MIRAMS,
duly elected as Scrutineers in the said election.
R. W. MCVILLY,
Returning Officer.

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908.—
Notice of Proposed Cancellation of Registry.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an application in that behalf made to me by the Hikurangi Coal-miners’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 198, situated at Hikurangi, and in exercise of the power in this behalf conferred upon me by section 21 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, it is my intention to cancel the registration of that industrial union after the expiration of six weeks from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette, unless in the meantime cause is shown to the contrary.
JOHN LOMAS,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Flax in Wellington Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1911.
NOTICE is hereby given that a license to cut and remove the flax on the undermentioned land will be offered for sale by public auction at the District Lands Office, Wellington, at noon on Wednesday, the 12th day of April, 1911.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—WAIMARINO COUNTY.—
KARIOI SURVEY DISTRICT.

RANGIWAEA 4f16 3A Block, comprising about 142 acres. Situated about three miles from Karioi Railway-station. The flax thereon is estimated to contain about 420 tons.

Terms and Conditions of License.

1. The right to cut the flax will be offered at the upset price of £126, and the successful bidder will be required to pay at least one-fourth of the purchase-money in cash on the fall of the hammer, and £1 1s. license fee. If he does not pay the full amount in cash at time of sale, he will require to give two promissory notes, each payable on demand, for one-half of the balance of purchase-money, indorsed by two persons to be approved by the Commissioner, and bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The promissory notes will be presented at intervals of six months from date of sale, but may be presented at earlier dates if more than a due proportion of the flax is found to be cut.
2. The right to cut shall be for a term of three years. Only the present crop shall be cut in that period, and no flax shall be cut more than once. The method and manner of cutting shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
3. All flax planted and other flax growing on the ground shall remain the property of the Crown on the termination of the lease, and no plants are to be removed or destroyed.
4. The licensee shall take all risks of fire, and he will be held responsible to take every precaution necessary to guard against the flax or timber being burned.
5. No compensation will be allowed for improvements, but the licensee may, with the consent of the Land Board, remove any of his buildings or plant at the expiration of the license.
6. The licensee shall not transfer or sublet, except with the approval of the Land Board.
7. Licensee shall keep the land clear of all noxious weeds during the term of license.
8. The right is reserved to cut drains, execute surveys, or make roads through the land comprised in the license; also full right of access at any time by the Commissioner of Crown Lands or employees of the Government.
9. The license will be subject generally to the Flax Regulations now in force, and may also contain such additional conditions as the Commissioner in his discretion considers necessary in the interests of the Crown or of the public.
   JAMES MACKENZIE,
   Commissioner of Crown Lands.