Feb. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 583

Regarding disbursements which officers may require to make immediately after the close of the financial year, requisitions for the amount required are to be made in such time as to enable them to reach Wellington not later than the 20th March, so that the requisite funds may be placed at the disposal of the officer as soon after the 1st April as possible.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

Post Officers appointed to take Statutory Declarations of Postmasters and other Post Officers.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1916.

IN pursuance of the powers delegated to me under section 8, clause (d), of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, I, Joseph George Ward, the Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting under the authority conferred by section 9, subsection (2), of the said Act, do hereby appoint the following persons to take statutory declarations of Postmasters and other post officers :—

HAWK, C. H. M., Inspector of Telegraph-offices ;
TALBOT, A. J. C., Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Wellington ;
WYATT, H. P. DE K., Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Christchurch ;
SALMON, T. B., Inspector of Post-offices, Midland District ;
TREWEEK, C., Assistant Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Wellington ;
OXLEY, A. W., Assistant Superintendent, Telegraph-office, Nelson ;
CALLAGHAN, W., Postmaster, Hawera ;
STAPP, E. G., Postmaster, Feilding ;
McHATTIE, J., District Accountant, Timaru ;
LYE, R. W. G., Assistant Telegraph Engineer, Invercargill ;
WEBSTER, J., Sub Telegraph Engineer, Whangarei.

J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General.

Plant declared to be a Noxious Weed by the Masterton County Council.—Notice No. 1823.

Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1916.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Masterton County Council has, by special order, declared goat’s rue to be a noxious weed within the meaning of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, in the district under its jurisdiction.

W. D. S. MACDONALD,
Minister of Agriculture.

Officiating Ministers for 1916.—Notice No. 6.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1916.

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 :—

Wellington Association of Spiritualists.
Mr. P. R. RUSSELL.

Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah.
The Reverend PUMPI HONE LOVE.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1916.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz. :—

Name. District.
ARTHUR WOLLESTON PYM HEWITT .. Opotiki.
EDWARD NATHAN FALCK .. Tapanui.
ALEXANDER BRUCE SHAW .. Ohaeawai.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department,
Wellington, 12th February, 1916.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned unclaimed property in the hands of the police at the stations named will, if not claimed before the 8th March, 1916, be sold thereafter by public auction. Particulars as to the time and place of sale may be obtained from the officer of police in charge of the station :—

Auckland.—Bicycles, watches, umbrellas, purses, articles of jewellery, clothing, &c.
Hamilton.—Watches, purses, umbrellas, bicycle, articles of jewellery, clothing, &c.
Napier.—Bicycles, purses, articles of jewellery, clothing, &c.
Wanganui.—Bicycles, watches, hand-bags, articles of clothing, &c.
Wellington.—Bicycles, umbrellas, purses, hand-bags, articles of jewellery, clothing, &c.
Greymouth.—Bicycles, watch, &c.
Christchurch.—Bicycles, umbrellas, purses, watches, articles of jewellery, and clothing, &c.
Dunedin.—Bicycles, umbrellas, purses, articles of jewellery, and clothing, &c.
Invercargill.—Bicycles, purses, hose, articles of clothing, &c.

J. CULLEN,
Commissioner of Police.

Exportation of Leather.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 18th February, 1916.

WITH reference to the prohibition of the exportation of leather and leather belting, it is hereby notified that the Minister of Customs has authorized Collectors of Customs to permit exportation to the United Kingdom and British possessions if the leather or leather belting is not suitable for military purposes or domestic consumption in New Zealand and a certificate to that effect in the form in the Schedule hereto is furnished by an Inspector of Factories, Labour Department, at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, or Dunedin. When the goods are ready for shipment application to export must be made to the Inspector of Factories in the form in the Schedule hereto.

If the Inspector so requires, a statutory declaration must be furnished that the leather is unsuitable for military purposes or for domestic consumption in New Zealand.

In the case of exportation from ports other than Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, or Dunedin, application should be made to the Collector of Customs, who will, if satisfied, give the required certificate.

Application to export leather or leather belting to any other destination than the United Kingdom or a British possession must be made to the Comptroller of Customs, Wellington.

W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Comptroller of Customs.

SCHEDULE.

FORM OF APPLICATION.

I [We] hereby make application to export from New Zealand per s.s. “ ” the undermentioned leather, which is not suitable for military purposes or for domestic consumption in the Dominion :—

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Exporters.

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CERTIFICATE.

I do hereby certify that I have examined the above-mentioned leather (or leather belting), and that it is not suitable for military purposes or for domestic consumption in New Zealand.

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Inspector of Factories.

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(To be forwarded to the Collector of Customs when completed.)