Jan. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 161

Notice of Intention to take Land in Blocks VII and XI, Takahue Survey District, for Road Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a road in Blocks VII and XI, Takahue Survey District, and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Kaitaia, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

All in the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 19th day of January, 1914.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

Notice of Intention to take Land in Block XV, Orahiri Survey District, for Road Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to execute a certain public work—to wit, the construction of a road in Block XV, Orahiri Survey District—and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken.

And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Te Kuiti, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

All in the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 19th day of January, 1914.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

Notice of Intention to take Land in Block X, Kawhia South Survey District, for Scenic Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and the Scenery Preservation Amendment Act, 1910, to take the land described in the Schedule hereto for scenic purposes:

And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Taumatatotara, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

In the Auckland Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 19th day of January, 1914.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay.—Election of Member to fill Extraordinary Vacancy.

IN accordance with section 24 of the Education Act, 1908, I hereby declare

GEORGE THOMAS WILDISH

to be duly elected a member of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board, vice Mr. William Morgan, resigned.

It is further notified that valid votes recorded were—

Wildish, George Thomas .. .. 80
Bodley, William .. .. 50
McCliskie, William John .. .. 28

The total number of valid votes was 158; the number of invalid votes was 14.

Education Office,
Napier, 13th January, 1914.

G. CRAWSHAW,
Returning Officer.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies Office,
Wellington, 21st January, 1914.

THE Paritutu Lodge, No. 22, situated at New Plymouth, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 19th day of January, 1914.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.