May 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1073

Night Letter-telegrams.—Regulations.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 1st day of April, 1924.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the tenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the thirteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, regulations were made and charges were fixed, under the authority of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), for the purposes of the transmission of telegrams by means of electric lines, and for the delivery thereof:

And whereas it is expedient to amend such regulations in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the said Act, and all other powers and authorities in that behalf enabling him, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke regulations numbered (2), (3), and (4) under the heading Night Letter-telegrams in the above-mentioned Order in Council, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth further order and declare that such revocation and the regulations hereby made shall have effect from the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the New Zealand Gazette.

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SCHEDULE.

NIGHT LETTER-TELEGRAMS.

(2.) THEY must be written in plain English language. No code or cipher words shall be permitted, but code addresses or code signatures shall be allowed. Trade terms in general use—such as f.o.b., c.i.f.—shall be permitted. Figures shall be permitted only in the address and signature. When required to be used in the text, numbers must be written in words.

(3.) They shall not be sent as “urgent,” “collect,” or as “multiple” telegrams, and such instructions as “repetition paid” shall not be permitted, but “reply paid” telegrams shall be accepted.

(4.) They shall be accepted throughout the day up to the time of closing of either the office of origin or destination, whichever is the earlier. If the delivery office is closed for the day, the name of an office that is still open may be added to the address and the message posted from the latter office.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Result of Election of a Member of the Hamilton and Rotorua Fire Boards by Fire-insurance Companies.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th April, 1924.

THE following result of the election of a member of the Hamilton and Rotorua Fire Boards by fire-insurance companies has been reported to the Minister of Internal Affairs, and is notified in accordance with the rules under the Fire Brigades Act, 1908:—

Hamilton Fire Board . . Walter William Scott.
Rotorua Fire Board . . Walter William Scott.

RICH. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Notice of the Date of the Examination for Teachers’ Class “C” and Class “D” Certificates.

Education Department,
Wellington, 29th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the examinations for the teachers’ Class “C” and Class “D” certificates will be held on the 26th August, 1924, and the following days. Applications to be examined must be made to the Director of Education so as to be received in his office not later than the 31st May, or, with a receipt for payment to the Public Account of a late fee of £1, not later than the 14th June. All entries must be made on the proper form, which may be obtained shortly from the office of any Education Board.

J. CAUGHLEY, Director of Education.

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Main Highways Act.—Highway Districts.

IN pursuance of section 8 (1) of the Main Highways Act, 1922, the Main Highways Board hereby alters the boundaries of Highway Districts Nos. 1 and 2, by excluding from the No. 1 Highway District all that area comprised within the County of Eden and by adding such area to the No. 2 Highway District.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of April, 1924.

F. W. FURKERT,
Chairman, Main Highways Board.

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The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908.—Notice of Proposed Cancellation of Registration.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 28th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an application in that behalf made to me by the Wellington Tramways Officials’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1,148, situated at Wellington, and in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by section 21 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, it is my intention to cancel the registration of that industrial union after the expiration of six weeks from the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette, unless in the meantime cause is shown to the contrary.

C. A. BERENDSEN,
Deputy Registrar of Industrial Unions.

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Officiating Ministers for 1924.—Notice No. 14.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th April, 1924.

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:—

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend P. C. MacCormack.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

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CROWN LANDS NOTICE.

Rural Lands in Southland Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 28th April, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned rural lands will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payments at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 11 o’clock a.m., on Wednesday, 18th June, 1924, under the provisions of sections 8, 9, and 10 of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1921–22.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—RURAL LANDS.

Southland County.

SECTIONS 15 and 16, Block VIII, Campbelltown Hundred: Area, 200 acres 3 roods 30 perches. Upset price, £1,600; required deposit, £100.

Situated four miles from Woodend by good gravelled road. Practically all flat land, suitable for dairying and cropping. Buildings consist of dwelling, byre, stable, &c.

(File D.O. 22/622. H.O. 26/13602.)

Sections 52, 119, 178, 215, and 413, Block X, Forest Hill Hundred: Area, 269 acres 3 roods 21 perches. Upset price, £1,100; required deposit, £100.

Situated five miles from Hedgehope Railway-station and dairy factory and two miles from school. Buildings consist of cottage, stable, implement-shed, &c. Suitable for dairying and mixed farming.

(File D.O. 22/47. H.O. 26/3941.)