Jan. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 289

A PPLICATION having been made to me to register a transmission, No. 16697, in favour of MARIA BLISS, of Woodville, Widow, and two transfers from her to DONALD FRASER and SARAH JANE O’BRIEN respectively, of Sections 1, Block XII, and 19, Block IV, Township of Scarborough, being the balance of the land in certificate of title, Vol. 67, folio 5, and evidence having been lodged of the loss or destruction of the said certificate of title, I hereby give notice that I will dispense with the production of the said certificate of title, and register the transmission and transfers, as requested, unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within fourteen days from the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 24th day of January, 1923, at the Land Registry Office, Wellington.

C. E. NALDER, District Land Registrar.

A PPLICATION having been made to me for the issue of a provisional certificate of tile, in the name of ERIC SHAW, of Palmerston North, Carpenter, for 27.4 perches, part Section 855, Township of Palmerston North, being Lot 13 on deposited plan No. 564, and being all the land in certificate of title, Vol. 67, folio 51, and evidence having been lodged of the loss or destruction of the said certificate of title, I hereby give notice that I will issue the provisional certificate of title, as requested, after fourteen days from the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated this 24th day of January, 1923, at the Land Registry Office, Wellington.

C. E. NALDER, District Land Registrar.

E VIDENCE having been furnished of the loss of certificate of title, Vol. 109, folio 300, for Lot 41 on deposit plan No. 509, part of Rural Section 1757, Borough of Timaru, whereof WINIFRED WADE, Wife of JAMES WADE, of Timaru, Storeman, is the registered proprietor, and application having been made to me for the issue of a provisional certificate of title for the said land, I hereby give notice that it is my intention to issue such provisional certificate of title at the expiration of fourteen days from the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

Dated at the Land Registry Office, Christchurch, this 23rd day of January, 1923.

F. W. BROUGHTON, District Land Registrar.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1908.

N OTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 266, subsection (4), of the above Act, that the undermentioned company has been struck off the Register, and the company dissolved :—

1917/19. Dredges (No Liability).

Dated at the office of the Assistant Registrar of Companies at Auckland this 7th day of January, 1923.

WM. G. FLETCHER,
Assistant Registrar of Companies.

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1908, SECTION 266 (4).

T AKE notice that the name of the undermentioned company has been struck off the Register, and the company dissolved :—

1917/7. The Kaitaia Gum-dredging Company (Limited).

Dated at Gisborne the 19th day of January, 1923.

R. F. BAIRD,
Assistant Registrar of Companies.

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1908, SECTION 266 (3).

I T having been reported to me that the undermentioned companies have ceased to carry on business, I hereby give notice that at the expiration of three months from the date hereof the names of such companies will, unless cause be shown to the contrary, be struck off the Register, and the companies will be dissolved.

Fails (Limited). 1917/22.

Thomas Mitchell (Limited). 1918/9.

Dated at the office of the Assistant Registrar of Companies at Christchurch this 16th day of January, 1923.

J. MURRAY,
Assistant Registrar of Companies.

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1908, SECTION 266 (3).

I T having been reported to me that the undermentioned companies have ceased to carry on business, I hereby give notice that at the expiration of three months from the date hereof the names of such companies will, unless cause be shown to the contrary, be struck off the Register, and the companies will be dissolved :—

The Deep Dell Consolidated Scheelite and Gold-mining Company (Limited). 1915/33.

Universal Co-operative Agency (Limited). 1921/37.

Dated at the office of the Assistant Registrar of Companies this 23rd day of January, 1923.

J. MURRAY,
Assistant Registrar of Companies.

THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED).

HEAD OFFICE : HOLBORN BARS, LONDON, E.C.

In the matter of section 302 of the Companies Act, 1908.

N OTICE is hereby given that the Prudential Assurance Company (Limited) is about to commence and carry on fire-insurance business at No. 21 Swanson Street in the City of Auckland, and at such office and address legal process of any kind may be served upon the said company or notices of any kind may be addressed or delivered to the said company.

Dated this 20th day of December, 1922.

WILLIAM A. HORNE,
Attorney for New Zealand for the Prudential Assurance Company (Limited).

Witness—W. R. Fee, Solicitor, Auckland. 3

PUBLIC NOTICE.

N OTICE is hereby given that the Commercial Bank of Australia (Limited) proposes to commence to carry on business at Ohaupo, Hamilton.

Dated this 28th day of December, 1922.

THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA (LIMITED), 12
By its Attorney, E. P. YALDWYN.

JAMES SPICER & SONS (NEW ZEALAND), LIMITED.

N OTICE is hereby given, pursuant to section 307 of the Companies Act, 1908, that the above-named company, having disposed of its business, intends to cease to carry on business in New Zealand at the expiration of three months from the 20th day of January, 1923.

W. W. BRUCE,
Attorney for James Spicer and Sons (New Zealand), Limited. 78

NEW ZEALAND.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT, 1909.—ADVERTISEMENT OF CANCELLING.

N OTICE is hereby given that the Registrar of Friendly Societies has, pursuant to section 70 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, by writing under his hand dated this sixteenth day of January, 1923, cancelled the registry of Immaculate Conception Branch, No. 647, of the New Zealand District Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society Friendly Society (Register No. 198/78), held at Stratford, on the ground that said branch has ceased to exist.

WILLIAM M. WRIGHT, Registrar. 82

NEW ZEALAND.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT, 1909.—ADVERTISEMENT OF CANCELLING.

N OTICE is hereby given that the Registrar of Friendly Societies has, pursuant to section 70 of the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, by writing under his hand dated this sixteenth day of January, 1923, cancelled the registry of St. Mary’s Branch, No. 534, of the New Zealand District Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society Friendly Society (Register No. 198/54), held at Opunake, on the ground that the said branch has ceased to exist.

WILLIAM M. WRIGHT, Registrar. 83