Aug. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2511

Conscience-money received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 12th August, 1920.

I HEREBY acknowledge receipt of the sum of £2, forwarded to the Railway Department by a person unknown, as conscience-money to the New Zealand Government.

J. J. ESSON,
Acting Secretary to the Treasury.

Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.—Declaration by the Registrar dissolving a Society.

I, ROBERT EDWARD HAYES, Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that the Whangaroa Medical Club (Incorporated) is no longer carrying on its operations and has no assets, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved, in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908. Dated at Wellington this 9th day of August, 1920.

R. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

Officiating Ministers for 1920.—Notice No. 24.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 17th August, 1920.

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 :—

Baptists.
The Reverend ARCHIBALD STUART.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Education Board of the District of Otago.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the Second Schedule to the Education Act, 1914, it is hereby notified that the following persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the district of Otago :—

Urban Area : Wallace, James.
Todd, Robert Henry Sangster.
North Ward : Livingstone, George.
South Ward : Fleming, Hon. D. T.
Central Ward : Horn, James.

The numbers of votes recorded in favour of the respective candidates were as follows :—

Urban Area—
Wallace, James .. .. .. 138
Todd, Robert Henry Sangster .. .. 104
Cohen, Hon. Mark .. .. .. 51
Total valid votes, 293 ; informal votes, 6.

North Ward—
Livingstone, George .. .. .. 121
Lawrence, Albert Edward .. .. 109
Total valid votes, 230 ; informal votes, 2.

South Ward—
Hon. D. T. Fleming was returned unopposed.

Central Ward—
James Horn was returned unopposed.

S. M. PARK, Returning Officer.

Dunedin, 5th August, 1920.

Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, it is hereby notified that for the election of members the number of duly nominated candidates in respect of the undermentioned wards and areas was equal to the number of persons to be elected :—

Gisborne Urban Area : Wildish, George Thomas.
Napier Urban Area : Thomson, Joseph Clark.
Middle Ward of the Rural Area : McKay, Gilbert.
Southern Ward of the Rural Area : Goodger, Ernest Albert.

The following is the result of the voting for the election of a member to represent the North Ward of the Rural Area :—

Kirk, James Robert .. .. .. 122
Crawshaw, George .. .. .. 91
Valid votes, 213 ; invalid voting-papers, nil.

I therefore declare the said George Thomas Wildish, Joseph Clark Thomson, Gilbert McKay, Ernest Albert Goodger, and James Robert Kirk duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Hawke’s Bay.

W. L. DUNN, Returning Officer.

Napier, 5th August, 1920.

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CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Taranaki Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 14th August, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 2, Block III, Taurakawa District. Previously held by Charles Sturzaker. Tenure: O.R.P. Reason for forfeiture: Selector’s request.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Land in Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 16th August, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 129, Block II, Teviot Survey District. Tenure: Renewable lease. Formerly held by Robert Barber. Reason for forfeiture: Section abandoned.

D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Reserve in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Tender

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 14th August, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 12 o’clock noon on Monday, the 27th September, 1920, for a lease for a term of fourteen years of the undermentioned reserve, under the provisions of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN OF BALCLUTHA.

SECTIONS 5, 6, and 7: Area, 3 roods; minimum annual rental, £5; term of lease, fourteen years, with right to graze or cultivate the land.

The sections have a good position in Balclutha, having a frontage to Glasgow Street, and being convenient to post-office and railway-station.

Tenders to be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin, and to be marked on outside “Tender for lease.” Tenders to be accompanied by a deposit of one year’s rent at the rate offered, and £1 1s. lease fee. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

ABSTRACT OF CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

1. The lease is subject to resumption on six months’ notice.
2. The lessee shall have no right to compensation either for improvements effected on the land on account of the aforesaid resumption or for any other cause, but he may at the expiration or sooner determination of the lease remove all buildings or fences erected by him, but not otherwise. If the land is cultivated, it must be left down in permanent pasture.
3. Lessee shall not sublet, transfer, or otherwise dispose of his interest in the land without the written consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
4. The lessee shall prevent the growth and spread of all noxious weeds on the land, and he shall with all reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all noxious weeds or plants as may be determined by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.
5. The lessee shall discharge all rates, taxes, charges, and other assessments that may become due and payable.
6. Rental payments in arrear for two calendar months shall render the lease liable to termination; or a breach of covenant in the lease, expressed or implied, shall entitle the Crown to determine the lease.

Full particulars may be ascertained on application at this office.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.