Oct. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3463

Officiating Ministers for 1915.—Notice No. 33.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 6th October, 1915.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend ALBERT BERRYMAN.

The Reverend WILLIAM HERBERT WIDDRINGTON RATTRAY.

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

Mr. CALEB BRIERLY.

The Reverend RONALD SINCLAIR WATSON.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—ATHRO CHARLES KNIGHT, Esquire, of Cannon Street, London, England, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature in England, has this day been appointed by His Honour the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in England and Wales, under the 47th section of the Judicature Act, 1908, for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of September, 1915.

W. A. HAWKINS,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

Result of Land Surveyors’ Examination, September, 1915.

Office of the Surveyors’ Board,
Government Buildings,
Wellington, 4th October, 1915.

AT the examination of candidates for a surveyor’s license held in September, 1915, under the Surveyors’ Institute and Board of Examiners Act, 1908, and conducted by the Federated Surveyors’ Boards of Australia and New Zealand, twenty-one candidates presented themselves in New Zealand.

Of these, Mr. Stanley Owen Esam, of Auckland, passed the examination; while Mr. James Henry Adams, of Thames, Mr. Frederick Edward Wallace Mace, of Napier, Mr. Martin Herbert Braithwaite Burrell, of Auckland, and Mr. Arthur Lancelot Hamlyn Hay, of Dunedin, completed their examination by passing in the astronomy and geodesy papers.

M. C. SMITH,
Secretary, Surveyors’ Board.

Applications invited for the Position of Orchard and Garden Overseer, Weraroa Experimental Farm, Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 5th October, 1915.

APPLICATIONS will be received by the undersigned up till noon on the 26th October, 1915, for the position of Orchard and Garden Overseer, Weraroa Experimental Farm, Levin.

2. Applications (to be made on P.S.C. Form 17A, obtainable at principal post-offices) must be addressed to the Secretary to the Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, and must embrace a statement of education and experience, particulars of age, &c.

3. Applicants are required to be experienced horticulturists, with—

(a.) Thorough knowledge of the propagation of fruit and forest trees;

(b.) Sound knowledge of fruit-growing and market gardening in all its branches, including pests and spraying;

(c.) Ability to impart information regarding all branches of fruit-growing.

A residence is provided, and the successful applicant will be required to pay £30 per annum for rent. He will also be required to pay a fair price for fuel, milk, vegetables, &c.

The appointment will be subject to the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912.

The position will be graded in the General Division. Salary, £180 per annum.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Applications invited for the Position of Estate Manager, Mental Hospitals Department, Tokanui.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 5th October, 1915.

APPLICATIONS will be received by the undersigned up till noon on the 26th October, 1915, for the position of Estate Manager, Mental Hospitals Department, Tokanui.

2. Applications (to be made on P.S.C. Form 17A, obtainable at principal post-offices) must be addressed to the Secretary to the Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, and must embrace a statement of education and experience, particulars of age, &c.

3. Applicants must have had experience in—

(a.) Land development and management, including clearing, arterial and other drainage, road-making, laying out paddocks, fencing, and cultivation;

(b.) Breeding, rearing, and management of live-stock, and business ability in the buying and selling of stock;

(c.) Planning work and controlling and managing labour to the best advantage.

4. The successful applicant will also be required to act as Estate Manager, Waikeria Prison, Justice Department.

The appointment will be subject to the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912.

The position will be graded in the General Division. Salary, £400; maximum, £500.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

Public Service Stores Tender Board.—Supply and Delivery of Poles.

Wellington, 6th October, 1915.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Chairman (Government Printing Office) not later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th October, 1915, for the supply and delivery, C.I.F. and E., Napier, of 1,000 poles, natural round ironbark, 20 ft., 7 in. by 7 in. to 5 in. by 5 in.

Particulars and conditions of tendering may be obtained at the office of the Controller of Stores, Post and Telegraph Department, Wellington; the District Storekeeper, Post and Telegraph Department, Christchurch; or the Telegraph Engineers at Auckland and Dunedin.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Otago Land District open for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 10th August, 1915

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease for thirty-three-year terms; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 9th day of November, 1915.

The ballot for the sections will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, on Wednesday, the 10th day of November, 1915, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

Preference will be given to landless applicants who have children dependent on them, or who have within the preceding two years applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—SUBURBAN LAND.

Alexandra Borough.—Town of Alexandra.—Block XXXVII.

Section 2: Area, 15 acres 0 roods 5 perches; capital value, £150; half-yearly rent, £3 15s.

Section 3: Area, 10 acres 2 roods 39 perches; capital value, £110; half-yearly rent, £2 15s.

Section 4: Area, 10 acres 2 roods 37 perches; capital value, £110; half-yearly rent, £2 15s.

Section 5: Area, 10 acres 2 roods 37 perches; capital value, £110; half-yearly rent, £2 15s.

Section 6: Area, 11 acres 0 roods 33 perches; capital value, £110; half-yearly rent, £2 15s.

Section 7: Area, 11 acres 2 roods 19 perches; capital value, £120; half-yearly rent, £3.

Section 8: Area, 10 acres 3 roods 12 perches; capital value, £110; half-yearly rent, £2 15s.

Section 9: Area, 13 acres 2 roods 21 perches; capital value, £140; half-yearly rent, £3 10s.

Weighted with valuation for fencing as follows: Section 2, £13 7s. 6d.; Section 3, £3 5s.; Section 4, £3 5s.; Section 5, £3 5s.; Section 6, £11 10s.; Section 7, £11 15s.; Section 8, £3 5s.; Section 9, £10 15s.

Open level land, with a light soil on a shingle subsoil; formerly part of the Alexandra Racecourse. Situated within a few chains of Alexandra Railway-station. Altitude, about 450 ft. above sea-level.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.