Feb. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 617

Legislature Act, 1908.

IN exercise of all powers and authorities enabling us in this behalf, we, being the Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand named and appointed to try the petition presented under the Legislature Act, 1908, and all Acts amending the same, by Edward Evans, of Waipapakauri, Storekeeper, and Edward Alderton Parsons, of Waipuna, near Kawakawa, Mechanic, against the return and election of Vernon Herbert Reed as a Member of Parliament for the Electoral District of the Bay of Islands, do hereby fix the Courthouse at Kaikohe as the place where, and two o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 9th day of March, 1915, as the time when, the said petition shall be tried.

Dated this 15th day of February, 1915.

FREDK. R. CHAPMAN, J.
J. H. HOSKING, J.

Result of Election of Trustee of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 16th February, 1915.

THE following result of the election of a Trustee of the Manawatu Drainage District has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

Manawatu Drainage District, County of Manawatu—
David Prouse.

Results of Elections of Members of River Districts.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 17th February, 1915.

THE following results of election of members of river districts have been received from the Returning Officers, and are published in accordance with the provisions of the River Boards Amendment Act, 1913.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

Hawke’s Bay River District, County of Hawke’s Bay—

Ward.
James Wickett Bridgman .. Hastings Suburban.
George Prior Donnelly .. Papakura.
Isaac Jeffares .. Taradale.
Eustace Lane .. Meanee.
George Alexander Macdonald .. ,,
John Davis Ormond .. Omaranui.
Thomas Stephen Percival .. Karamu.
Henry Jerome Howard Glazebrook .. .. Clive.
Hugh Campbell .. .. Pukahu.
George Purvis .. .. ,,

Opio River District, County of Wallace—
James E. Blanch.
Patrick Halloran.
James C. Johnston.
James O. Kane.
Robert Ronald.

Otautau River District, County of Wallace—
John McDonald, No. 1 Subdivision.
John Swap ,,
William Walker ,,
Richard Ford, No. 2 Subdivision.
Elisha Harrington ,,
Robert Seetter ,,

Member of the House of Representatives elected, Dunedin Central Electoral District.

Clerk of the Writs Office,
Wellington, 17th February, 1915.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ issued on the 16th day of January, 1915, for the election of a Member of Parliament to serve in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Dunedin Central, and by the endorsement on such writ it appears that

CHARLES ERNEST STATHAM

has been duly elected to serve as a member for the said district.

J. HISLOP,
Clerk of the Writs.

Triennial Election of Members of Teachers’ Superannuation Board.

Education Department,
Wellington, 15th February, 1915.

IN pursuance of regulations made under the Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Act, 1908, I hereby certify that for the election of members of the Teachers’ Superannuation Board constituted by the said Act nominations were received as follows :—

For the North Island—
Cousins, Herbert Glanville.
Erskine, Albert.

For the South Island—
Davidson, William.
Just, Emile Ulysse.

As the number of persons nominated does not exceed the number of vacancies to be filled, I hereby declare that Herbert Glanville Cousins, Albert Erskine, William Davidson, and Emile Ulysse Just are duly elected members of the Board.

E. O. GIBBES,
Secretary for Education, Returning Officer.

Election of Member of Otago Land Board.

I, ROBERT THOMAS SADD, Returning Officer for the election of a member of the Otago Land Board, do hereby notify that the only person nominated to fill the vacancy occurring on the said Board was George Livingstone, Esq., of Windsor.

I do therefore hereby declare that the said GEORGE LIVINGSTONE is duly elected a member of the Otago Land Board as from 7th March, 1915.

Dated at Dunedin this 8th day of February, 1915.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Returning Officer.

Application for Avoidance or Suspension of Trade-mark.—Trade-marks (Temporary) Regulations, 1914.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Australian Manufacturing and Importing Company (Limited), a company duly incorporated under the Companies Act of New Zealand, and having its registered office at Woodward Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Manufacturers and Importers, have lodged an application for the avoidance or suspension of trade-mark No. 11136, bearing date the 19th day of March, 1913, consisting of the word “Matador,” and registered in Class 13, for lamps, lanterns, and sundries, by Ehrich and Graetz, of Berlin S.O. 36, Elsenstr 92/94, Germany, Lamp-manufacturers.

Any person interested who desires to be heard in opposition to the above-mentioned application should give notice in writing addressed to the Registrar of Trade-marks, Wellington, on or before Thursday, the 4th March, 1915.

J. C. LEWIS,
Registrar of Trade-marks.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department,
Wellington, 12th February, 1915.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned unclaimed property in the hands of the police at the stations named will be sold by public auction on 13th March, 1915, if not claimed before that date :—

Auckland.—Umbrellas, bicycles, watches, purses, articles of jewellery, and clothing, &c.
Hamilton.—Bicycle, umbrellas, purses, articles of clothing, &c.
Napier.—Bicycles, articles of jewellery, and clothing, &c.
Wanganui.—Bicycles, articles of clothing, &c.
Wellington.—Bicycles, umbrellas, purses, articles of clothing, and jewellery, &c.
Christchurch.—Bicycles, umbrellas, purses, articles of clothing, and jewellery, &c.
Dunedin.—Bicycles, purses, articles of clothing, and jewellery, &c.
Invercargill.—Bicycles, purses, tools, &c.

J. CULLEN,
Commissioner of Police.