JAN. 19.]

Date of License.
1901, April 24 †437. TRESIDER, John Henry, Land Drainage Engineer, Thornton, Auckland.
1918, Nov. 15 †438. TRUEBRIDGE, Colin Drake, Wellington.
1909, Oct. 27 †439. TURNER, Charles Barker Ross, Lands and Survey Department, Auckland.
1901, May 4 †440. TURNER, Edward Phillips, F.R.G.S., Secretary, Department of Forestry, Wellington.
1921, April 18 †441. TWYFORD, Arthur Charles, Federated Malay States.

1901, April 23 †442. VAILE, John Rippon, Devonport, Auckland.
1901, April 23 †443. VICKERMAN, Alfred Herbert, Chief Draughtsman, Lands and Survey Department, North Auckland.
1910, Mar. 3 †444. VICKERMAN, Hugh, D.S.O., M.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., O.B.E., Wellington.
1918, Nov. 15 *†445. VIVIAN, John Alexander Huia, Auckland.

1906, May 1 †446. WALL, William Charles, Wanganui, Wellington.
1907, Dec. 9 †447. WALSHE, Harry Edward, Head Office, Lands and Survey Department, Wellington.
1908, April 15 †448. WARD, Louis Wellington, Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay.
1901, May 17 †449. WARD, Percy, Auckland.
1901, April 18 *†450. WARD, Thomas, A.M.I.C.E., Wellington.
1901, Aug. 19 †451. WARD, Wilfrid Francis, Waihao Downs, Canterbury.

1903, Nov. 14 †452. WARE, Charles Coburn, Newcastle, New South Wales.
1903, May 26 †453. WARNER, Horatio Alfred, Lands and Survey Department, Auckland.
1911, Sept. 29 454. WATERS, Allan Francis, Lands and Survey Department, New Plymouth.
1913, May 19 †455. WATERS, Felix Herbert, Lands and Survey Department, Christchurch.

1901, May 20 †456. WATSON, Robert William.
1920, Dec. 23 †457. WATSON, William, Apia, Samoa.
1901, May 9 †458. WEBB, Leonard Francis, Invercargill.
1902, April 11 †459. WEBSTER, George Johnston, Auckland.
1905, Nov. 8 †460. WEDDE, Frederick Alexander.
1901, April 22 *†461. WEIR, Edward Owen, Lands and Survey Department, Dunedin.

1901, June 17 †462. WHEELER, William John, Gisborne.
1904, Nov. 3 †463. WHITESIDE, George Samuel.
1914, Oct. 12 *†464. WHITTAKER, Henry Herbert, Suva, Fiji.

Date of License.
1905, Oct. 7 †465. WICKS, Arthur John, Lands and Survey Department, Nelson.
1919, Oct. 23 †466. WILKINSON, Allan Ashley, St. Albans, Christchurch.
1912, Oct. 5 †467. WILKINSON, Percy Russell, Lands and Survey Department, Auckland.
1905. Mar. 31 †468. WILLIAMS, Frederick Joseph, Dunedin.
1901, May 2 †469. WILMOT, Ernest Herbert, Waikato.
1901, April 30 *†470. WILSON, Andrew, District Surveyor, Lands and Survey Department, Auckland.
1901, May 9 †471. WILSON, Anthony Dickson, Homewood, Marlborough.

1901, April 25 †472. WILSON, Donald Munro, Chief Draughtsman, New Plymouth.
1911, Sept. 29 †473. WILSON, Ernest Gordon, Gore, Southland.
1901, April 22 †474. WILSON, Hugh Munro, Auckland.
1903, Mar. 30 †475. WILSON, James George, Lands and Survey Department, Christchurch.
1901, June 8 *476. WILSON, John Alexander, M.I.C.E., Auckland.

1901, April 25 †477. WILSON, William, Hokitika.
1920, April 5 †478. WILTON, Walter Kenneth, Waimiha.
1904, Nov. 3 479. WOOD, John, A.M.I.C.E., Resident Engineer, Public Works Department, Whangarei, Auckland.

1920, April 4 †480. WORLEY, Ralph Palliser, Auckland.
1901, April 23 †481. WRIGHT, Arthur Blundell, Maxwell Road, Blenheim.
1901, April 18 *482. WYLDE, Harry James, Palmerston North, Wellington.

1909, Oct. 20 †483. YOUNG, John Cawte, Queensland.
1911, Mar. 27 *†484. YOUNG, Harben Robert, A.M.I.C.E., Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department, Paeroa, Auckland.
1901, May 7 †485. YOUNG, Robert Austin, M.I.C.E., Tauranga, Auckland.

SUMMARY.
Licensed Surveyors, 1st January, 1921 ... 471
New licenses issued during 1921 ... 21
Deaths during 1921 ... 7
Licensed Surveyors, 1st January, 1922 ... 485

Letters of Naturalization granted.
Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 16th January, 1922.
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.
WM. DOWNIE STEWART, Minister of Internal Affairs.
Name. Nationality. Residence. Occupation. Date of Naturalization.
Johnson, Leah ... German ... Christchurch ... Widow ... 11/1/22.
Lauesen, Iver Morten ... Danish ... Fordell ... Farm labourer ...
Nielson, Johanna ... ... Lower Hutt ... Widow ...
Schmidt, Charles ... German ... Papanui ... Labourer ...
Tonning, Gustav ... Norwegian ... Auckland ... Master mariner ...
Varrella, Antonio ... Italian ... ... Storeman ...

Minister's Decisions under Customs Acts.
Customs Department, Wellington, 18th January, 1922.
It is hereby notified, for public information, that the Hon. the Minister of Customs has decided to interpret the Customs Acts in relation to the undermentioned articles as follows:-
NOTE.-“Not elsewhere included” appears as n.e.i.
7/40. Oils, claimed to be admissible under the following heading of the Tariff, viz:-
“Crude petroleum, crude residual oil, once-run shale oil, and crude distillates of petroleum” shall, on and after 1st June, 1922, not be classed under that heading, but as “Oil n.e.i.” if they comply with the following conditions (being the standard prescribed by the Minister):-
(a.) Heat of bromination not more than 4·5° C.
(b.) When diluted with White Rose kerosene (0·5 gm. oil in 25 c.c. kerosene) it should give no appreciable deposit on standing all night in a test-tube.
(c.) When oil, diluted in accordance with the preceding paragraph, is further diluted, in the proportion of one part of such diluted oil to two parts of kerosene, the solution so obtained should be no darker than standard Bismarck brown. (0·1 gm. in 1,000 c.c.)
(d.) When distilled the distillation range should be not more than 100 C. (thermometer in the oil), and a residue of not more than 6 per cent. should be left in the retort.

Minister’s Order No. 1.
W. B. MONTGOMERY, Comptroller of Customs.