928.                                                             THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.                                                                 [No. 45

Military Detention Barracks.

WHEREAS the police-gaol hitherto established at Wanganui has ceased, by Proclamation of the 5th day of March, 1916, to be a police-gaol: And whereas it is desirable to declare it to be a detention barrack under and for the purposes of the regulations made under the Defence Act, 1909, on the 6th day of March, 1918:

Now, therefore, pursuant to the provisions of the said regulations, I, James Allen, Minister of Defence for the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare the buildings hitherto used as a police-gaol at Wanganui, together with the land appurtenant thereto, and hitherto used and occupied in connection therewith, to be a detention barrack for the purposes of the Army Act within the meaning and for the purposes of the said regulations.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of March, 1918.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Wheat Trade Regulations, 1917.

PURSUANT to section 9 of the Wheat Trade Regulations, 1917, it is hereby notified, for public information, that the undermentioned persons, firms, and companies have been appointed by the Board of Trade Government brokers for the purchase and sale of wheat :-

Anderson and Broad (Limited) .. Marton.
Angland and Co. .. Timaru.
Barker, H. L. .. Ashburton.
Barraud and Abraham (Limited) .. Palmerston North.
Bruce, Christie, and Co. .. Oamaru.
Buxton, and Co., Thos. .. Timaru.
Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) .. ,,
Canterbury (N.Z.) Seed Company (Limited) .. .. Christchurch.
Carswell and Co. (Limited) .. .. Invercargill.
Clark and Sons, G. E. .. .. Cambridge.
Dalgety and Co. (Limited) .. .. ..
Darling and McDowell .. .. Oamaru.
Field and Royds .. .. Christchurch.
Friedlander Bros. (Limited) .. .. Ashburton.
Gapper and Sheen (Limited) .. .. Temuka.
Goldingham and Beckett (Limited) .. .. Palmerston North.
Guinness and LeCren (Limited) .. .. Timaru.
Kaiapoi Shipping and Trading Company (Limited) .. .. Kaiapoi.
Kaye and Carter (Limited) .. .. Christchurch.

Lloyd, H. A. .. .. Ashburton.
McLaren, D. B. .. .. Christchurch.
Matson, H., and Co. .. .. ..
Meehan, James, and Sons (Limited) .. .. Timaru.
Moir, W. J. .. .. Christchurch.
Montgomery, J., and Co. .. .. ..
Moody, Annand, and Co. .. .. Timaru.
Moritzson and Co., A. .. .. Dunedin.
Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Limited) .. .. ..
National Mortgage and Agency Company (Limited) .. .. ..
Neill, R. .. .. Auckland.
N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative (Limited) .. .. Christchurch.
N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company (Limited) .. .. Wellington.
N.Z. Loan and Mercantile .. .. ..
North Otago Farmers' Co-operative .. .. Oamaru.
Otago Farmers' Co-operative .. .. Dunedin.
Pyne and Co. .. .. Christchurch.
Reid and Co., Donald .. .. Dunedin.
Scott and Co., W. .. .. Southbridge.
Seldon Bros. .. .. Ashburton.
Speeding (Limited) .. .. Auckland.
Stringer and Co. .. .. Oamaru.
Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Limited) .. .. Dunedin.
Todd Bros. and Co. (Limited) .. .. ..
Turnbull and Co., D. C. .. .. Timaru.
Turnbull and Co., A. H. .. .. Christchurch.
Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative .. .. Masterton.
Ward and Co. (Limited), J. G. .. .. Invercargill.
Waters, Ritchie, and Co. .. .. Dunedin.
Wilson and Co. (Limited), R. .. .. Marton.
Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Limited) .. .. ..

J. W. COLLINS,
Secretary, Board of Trade.

Importation of Fowl-wheat.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 27th March, 1918.

IT is notified for general information that the Board of Trade will be prepared until further notice to consider favourably applications for permission to import fowl-wheat from Australia.

Intending importers should forward applications to the undersigned, stating the quantity they desire to import, also date when and port where the wheat is to be imported.

W. B. MONTGOMERY,
Comptroller of Customs.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 23rd March, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.