APRIL 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1027

Letters of Naturalization granted or endorsed.

Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 24th March, 1920.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that letters of naturalization or endorsements of letters of naturalization, in accordance with the provisions of the Aliens Act, 1908, have been granted to the persons named and described hereunder.

F. H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Officiating Ministers for 1920.—Notice No. 8.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 30th March, 1920.

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 :—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
Mr. James Hall Boyd.

Baptists.
The Reverend Frederick Arthur Parry.
" Frederick Charles Every.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Tender for Cartage of Parcels.

Railway Department (Head Office),
Wellington, 25th March, 1920.

THE following tender for cartage of parcels and small lots of perishable goods between the Invercargill Railway-station and the Town of Invercargill for the period from 1st April, 1920, to 31st March, 1921, is published for general information.

R. W. McVILLY,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

SCHEDULE.

ACCEPTED: WILLIAM HAYES FREW.

RATE for delivery of parcels and small lots of perishable goods (conveyed by train) within the limits described in clause 8 of specification, at per parcel or per consignment, as the case may be—

28 lb. and under .. .. .. .. 0 3
Over 28 lb. and up to 112 lb. .. .. 0 3

Rate per mile or fraction of a mile for delivery of parcels and small lots of perishable goods (conveyed by train) for distances beyond the limits described in clause 8 of specification, at per parcel or per consignment, as the case may be, of 1 cwt. or under 0 3

Rate for collection of parcels (to be conveyed by train) within the limits described in clause 8 of specification, at per parcel—

28 lb. and under .. .. .. .. 0 3
Over 28 lb. and up to 112 lb. .. .. 0 3

Rate per mile or fraction of a mile for the collection of parcels (to be conveyed by train) for distances beyond the limits described in clause 8 of specification, at per parcel of 1 cwt. or under .. .. 0 3

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Marlborough Land District declared forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 30th March, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Marlborough Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.

LEASE, STL/S 5; Section 17, Block IV, Taylor Pass District (Wither Settlement); lessee, T. O’Sullivan. Reason for forfeiture: At request.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister of Lands.

Land in the Marlborough Land District for Sale or Lease to Discharged Soldiers.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 1st April, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for sale or lease under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and the regulations thereunder; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 11th May, 1920.

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, Blenheim, on Thursday, 13th May, 1920, at 10 o’clock a.m.

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

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Marlborough County.—Wakamarina Survey District.—Part Upper Opouri Block.

SECTION 5, Block III: Area, 359 acres; capital value, £1,336 15s.; instalment on deferred payment (excluding interest), £66 16s. 9d.; half-yearly rent on lease, £30 1s. 7d.