Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 731

Egan, Peter, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on 9th February, 1912.

Newsome, Joseph William Percy, late of Dunkwa, Gold Coast Colony, West Africa, dredge hand. Filed on 8th February, 1912.

Poulson, Charles, late of Gisborne, in the Provincial District of Auckland, seaman. Filed on 9th February, 1912.

Pidsley, Wallace Richard, late of Rototuna, in the Provincial District of Auckland, farm hand. Filed on 10th February, 1912.

Josef, Peter, late of Tahuna, in the Provincial District of Auckland, cook. Filed on 13th February, 1912.

Klein, John, late of Port Awanui, in the Provincial District of Auckland, bushman. Filed on 13th February, 1912.

Molan, Joseph, late of Hokitika, in the Provincial District of Westland, compositor. Filed on 23rd January, 1912.

Scott, Harry, late of Te Wharau, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on 23rd January, 1912.

FRED. FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

Notice by the Public Trustee under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II).

To the owner of the following land, that is to say: All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Auckland, containing by admeasurement 40 acres, more or less, being north middle portion of Allotment 101, in the Parish of Parahaki, in the County of Marsden, bounded on the north by other portion of Allotment 101, 4500 links; on the east by a road 100 links wide; on the south by other portion of Allotment 101, 4850 links; and on the west by Allotment 95, 850 links. The land was Crown-granted to George Prosser, of Auckland, settler, who cannot now be traced.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner of the above-described land is, and believes that such owner is not in the Dominion:

Now, the Public Trustee hereby calls upon such owner, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his title to the said land; and, if he fails or neglects so to do, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II).

Dated this 9th day of February, 1912.

FRED. FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II, Unclaimed Lands).

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of Part II of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (relating to unclaimed lands), made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 66 of that Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of that Act pertinent hereto: 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 the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908; the value of the land for the purposes of section 67 (d) of the said Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of February, 1912.

FRED. FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Auckland, containing by admeasurement 78 acres, more or less, being the northern portion of Allotment 36, Parish of Oruru, in the Maungataniwha Survey District. Bounded towards the east by a road, 2186 links; towards the south-west by the eastern portion of Allotment 36 and the middle portion of Allotment 36, 2468 and 2267 links; and generally towards the south-west and north-west by a road, 78 links, 330 links, 365 links, 337 links, 527 links, 1222 links, 1177 links, 815 links, and 2673 links.

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population (exclusive and inclusive of Maoris) of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 31st December, 1911.

CHINESE.—Chinese are included in the population given above. The number in New Zealand on 31st December, 1911, was estimated to be 2,603, of whom 95 were females.

REMARKS.—Excluding Maoris, the population increased by 21,020, or at the rate of 2·09 per cent., during the year. To this increase, excess of births over deaths contributed 16,820, and excess of arrivals over departures 4,200.

The birth-rate for the Dominion in 1911 was 25·97 per 1,000 of mean population, and the death-rate 9·39, as against 26·17 and 9·71 respectively in 1910.

The deaths in 1911 (9,534) were less than the number registered in 1910 (9,639) by 105, and the rate per 1,000 fell from 9·71 to 9·39.

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