Rea, Alexander Richmond, late of New Plymouth, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, carpenter. Filed 14th March, 1916.

Keane, Norbert John, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, auctioneer. Filed 15th March, 1916.

Mattock, Fanny, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, housemaid. Filed 15th March, 1916.

Ards, Alexander, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, old-age pensioner. Filed 15th March, 1916.

Griffiths, Charles, late of Seacliff, in the Provincial District of Otago, farmer. Filed 18th March, 1916.

(J. L. Mackie's Estate) Murray, Nora Evelyn, late of Bombay, India, married woman. Filed 21st March, 1916.

Savage, Percy, late of Riverside, in the Provincial District of Otago, farm labourer. Filed 23rd March, 1916.

Cleaver, George Albert, late of Ilford, England, a minor. Filed 23rd March, 1916.

Ward, Hilary, late of Invercargill, in the Provincial District of Otago, gardener. Filed 27th March, 1916.

Williams, August, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, wharf labourer. Filed 27th March, 1916.

Fafeita, Emily Caroline, late of Nireaha, in the Provincial District of Wellington, married woman. Filed 27th March, 1916.

Brennan, George, late of Gisborne, in the Provincial District of Auckland, surfaceman. Filed 28th March, 1916.

Baxter, Henry, late of Shellknowe, Scotland, merchant. Filed 31st March, 1916.

O'Sullivan, John Thomas, late of Seatoun, in the Provincial District of Wellington, storekeeper. Filed 31st March, 1916.

FRED. FITCHETT,

Public Trustee.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Department,

Wellington, 15th April, 1916.

THE Loyal Waimairi Lodge, No. 9303, situated at Papa-nui, is registered as a branch of the North Canterbury District of the New Zealand Branch of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 13th day of April, 1916.

ROBT. E. HAYES,

Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Officiating Ministers for 1916.—Notice No. 13.

Registrar-General's Office,

Wellington, 18th April, 1916.

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:

Roman Catholic Church.

The Reverend JAMES O'NEILL.

W. W. COOK,

Deputy Registrar-General.

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

Wellington, 14th April, 1916.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Chairman not later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 17th May, 1916, for the supply and delivery of 40,000 telegraph arms and 2,000 ironbark poles.

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 at the offices of the Telegraph Engineers at Auckland and Dunedin.

J. B. JORDAN,

Secretary.

Hawke's Bay Education Board Election, 1916.—Gisborne Urban Area.

Education Department,

Wellington, 13th April, 1916.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred by clause 4 of the Regulations for the First Election of Members of Education Boards under the Education Act, 1914, to be held on 19th July, 1916, as published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 24th February, 1916, it is hereby publicly notified that for the purposes of such election the urban area of the Borough of Gisborne shall be deemed to comprise the following school districts—to wit, the school districts of Gisborne, Gisborne North, Gisborne West, and Gisborne East.

W. J. ANDERSON,

Director of Education.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Reserves in Taranaki Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,

New Plymouth, 13th April, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned domain will be offered for lease by public auction, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments, at the Town Hall, Whangamomona, on Monday, 29th May, 1916, at 2 o'clock p.m.

SCHEDULE.

TARANKI LAND DISTRICT.

Town of Tahora.

SECTION 8: Area, 37 perches; upset annual rental, £1; term, seven years.

Section 9: Area, 1 rood 4 perches; upset annual rental, £1; term, seven years.

Section 23: Area, 1 rood; upset annual rental, £1; term, seven years.

Sloping land, in manuka and scrub.

Suburbs of Whangamomona.

Section 6: Area, 9 acres 1 rood 23 perches; upset annual rental, £1 10s.; term, year to year.

Section 11: Area, 18 acres 2 roods 34 perches; upset annual rental, £2; term, year to year.

Comprises principally broken sidelings, fairly heavy forest; good soil. About 3 acres easy country in middle of Section 6, and about 1 acre of the same section has been roughly cleared.

Full particulars may be ascertained at this office.

G. H. BULLARD,

Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Canterbury Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,

Christchurch, 12th April, 1916.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease to discharged soldiers under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at this office, and at the local Lands Office, Timaru, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, 31st May, 1916.

The lands may be purchased for cash or on deferred payments, or selected on lease for thirty-three years, with right of renewal for further successive terms of thirty-three years and a right to acquire the freehold.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Thursday, 1st June, 1916, at 10 o'clock a.m.

The ballot will be held at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT. — WAIMATE COUNTY. — BLOCK XIV, WAIMATE SURVEY DISTRICT. — WAIMATE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.