MAR. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 849

Notice of Intention to take Land in Block I, Takapau Survey District, for the Purposes of a Horse-paddock.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to take the land described in the Schedule hereto for the purposes of a horse-paddock.

And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Wairakei, 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.

APPROXIMATE area of the piece of land required to be taken:
21 acres 3 roods 18 perches.
Portion of Tahora-Kuri No. 9 (16475, blue).
Situated in Block I, Takapau Survey District.

In the Auckland Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 36340, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District, and thereon edged red.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 8th day of March, 1915.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Public Works.

Consent under Section 298 of the Native Land Act, 1909.

IN pursuance of the power conferred upon the Native Minister by subsection (b) of section 298 of the Native Land Act, 1909, I, William Herbert Herries, Native Minister, acting on the recommendation of the Ikaroa District Maori Land Board, do hereby consent to a sale of Rakautatahi 1b Nos. 1c and 1d, containing 327 acres 3 roods 18 perches, situated in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, subject to the same restrictions and to the same requirements as to confirmation and otherwise as if the land was not subject to Part XVI of the Native Land Act, 1909.

As witness my hand this 4th day of March, 1915.

W. H. HERRIES,
Native Minister.

Notice to Mariners No. 17 of 1915.

LARGE PATCH OF DISCOLOURED WATER OFF KANDAVU ISLAND, FIJI.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 4th March, 1915.

CAPTAIN A. T. NORTON, commanding U.S.S. Co’s “Katoa,” reports that whilst passing Cape Washington, Kandavu Island, Fiji, on 15th February, 1915, he observed a large patch of discoloured water apparently about half a mile long and about a cable in width. It was yellow-green in colour, and had the appearance of covering a coral patch. It was very distinct from the blue water around it. There was no sign of any break on it. The approximate position was as follows: Latitude 19° 6¼′ S., longitude 177° 56½′ E.; Cape Washington Lighthouse bearing 110° (S. 80° E. magnetic) distant 1¼ miles.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2691.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Notice to Mariners No. 18 of 1915.

HALF-MOON BAY, STEWART ISLAND.—BUOY MOVED.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th March, 1915.

REFERRING to Notice No. 7 of 1915, re the black buoy shown on Chart No. 2541 on north side of Half-moon Bay, it is hereby notified that the buoy has been moved to the position as indicated on the chart and painted red.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2541; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter ix, page 280.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Result of Election of Members of River Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 9th March, 1915.

THE following result of election of members of a River Board has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the River Boards Amendment Act, 1913.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

Spring Creek River Board—
Henry Creeden Cheesman.
Fredric Wm. James Gane.
John Frederick Neal.
John Henry Sutherland.
John Watson.

Officiating Ministers for 1915.—Notice No. 8.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 8th March, 1915.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
Mr. BENJAMIN PENNAR EVANS.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Unclaimed Property.

WHEREAS it was reported to the Public Trustee that Robert Spence Whitehead, of Morere, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, farmer, was the owner of personal property in New Zealand, and it was not known whether the said Robert Spence Whitehead was alive or dead or where he was: And whereas the Public Trustee applied to the Supreme Court for an order under section 87 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, in respect of such property, and by an order made in the Supreme Court at Wellington on the 10th day of February, 1915, the Public Trustee was authorized to exercise in respect thereof all or any of the powers contained in said section 87: And whereas such property is situate in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay:

Now, the Public Trustee hereby gives notice that he proposes to exercise in respect of such property the powers conferred on him by Part III of the said Act.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of March, 1915.

T. S. RONALDSON,
Deputy Public Trustee.

Tenders for Wanganui River Mail-service.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 9th March, 1915.

TENDERS will be received by the Chief Postmaster, Wanganui, up to noon on the 14th May, 1915, for the carriage of mails by steamer as under:—
(1) Wanganui–Taumarunui,
(2) Wanganui–Pipiriki,
(3) Pipiriki–Taumarunui.

from 1st July, 1915, to 31st December, 1918.

Frequency of service to be thrice weekly throughout the year for the service between Wanganui and Pipiriki; and thrice weekly from 15th November to 15th May, and twice weekly from 16th May to 14th November, in each year for the service between Pipiriki and Taumarunui.

Tenderers will be required to specify the speed, power, and capacity of the steamers to be employed in each of the services. The general and special conditions to which the services will be subject can be ascertained on application to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, or to the Chief Postmaster at Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Wanganui, or Wellington, or to the Postmaster, Taumarunui. Forms of tender may also be procured at these offices.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

W. R. MORRIS,
Secretary.