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CONTENTS.

ADVERTISEMENTS (PRIVATE).. .. .. .. .. .. 2999
APPOINTMENTS, ETC.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2968
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2998
CROWN LANDS NOTICES.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2982
DEFENCE FORCES.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2969
LAND--
Beacons, &c., Revoking Proclamation taking Land for the Purposes of.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2962
Boundaries of Borough, &c., redefined.. .. .. .. .. .. 2970
Crown Lands proclaimed.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2958
Foreshores, Licensing Use and Occupation of Parts of.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2965
Intention to take Land, Notices of.. .. .. .. .. .. 2973
Mining District, Amended Description of.. .. .. .. .. 2964
Railway, Altering Middle-line of Portions of Railway Purposes, Taken for.. .. .. .. .. .. 2957
Rifle Range Purposes, Taken for.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2961
Road closed, Revoking Proclamation proclaiming Road declared to be a Government Road.. .. .. .. .. .. 2964
Road Purposes, Taken for.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2960
Roads exempted from the Provisions of Section 117 of the Public Works Act.. .. .. .. .. .. 2966
Roads proclaimed and closed.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2959
Roads stopped, Government.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2963
Scenic Purposes, Taken for.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2961
Street, Taken for a.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2961
Streets, &c., Authorizing the Laying-off of Water-power Scheme, Taken for.. .. .. .. .. .. 2962
LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2998
MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION NOTICES.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2992
MISCELLANEOUS--
Bridge, Authorizing Construction of, &c.. .. .. .. .. 2968
Chief Clerk, Public Health Office, Applications invited for Position of.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2974
Closing-hours of Shops.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2972
Customs Duties Act, Minister's Decisions under.. .. .. 2976
Deceased Persons' Estates.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2975
Examination in Drawing.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2974
Examination, Results of Land Surveyors'.. .. .. .. .. .. 2974
Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act: Amalgamation of Unions.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2979
Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act: Cancellations of Registry.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2978
Friendly Society's Branch registered.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2978
Government Insurance Agency opened.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2978
Immigration and Emigration Returns.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2978
Medical Inspector of Schools, Applications invited for Position of.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2974
Patents, Regulations regarding Restoration of Lapsed.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2967
Postal Correspondence, &c.. Forbidding the Registering, Forwarding, or Delivery of.. .. .. .. .. 2973
Regulations prohibiting the Taking of Toheroa for Canning or Sale.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2967
Scholarships, Te Makarini.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2977
Special Order.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2970
Trustees of Public Cemeteries appointed.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2968
NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2988
SHIPPING--
Notices to Mariners.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2979