Officiating Ministers for 1924.—Notice No. 22.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 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 :—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.
The Reverend Kingston Dudley Andrews-Baxter.
W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Result of Election of a Trustee of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 18th June, 1924.
The following result of the election of a trustee of a drainage district has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.
G. P. NEWTON, Assistant Under-Secretary.

Inch-Clutha Road, River, and Drainage District, County of Bruce—
John Peter Rutherford.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Nelson Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th June, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that the license of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Nelson Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments.
SCHEDULE.
NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
Lease No. P.L. 449, Sections 13, Block XVI, and 54, Block XI, Mawheraiti Survey District. Formerly held by Phillip Prendergast. Reason for forfeiture : At request.
D. H. GUTRHIE, Minister of Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th June, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that the lease of the undermentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said land has thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.
SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Tenure and Lease No. 707. Section 8, Waddington Settlement. Formerly held by W. T. Knox. Reason for forfeiture : At request.
D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Land in the Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 20th June, 1924.
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, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.
SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.
Tenure : Renewable Lease (Settlement). Lease No. 229. Section 8a, Bellamy Settlement. Lessee : James Graham Adair McDonald. Reason for forfeiture : Non-compliance with conditions of lease.
D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands.

Small Grazing-runs in Wellington Land District for Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1924.

Notice is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-runs are open for selection in terms of the Land Act, 1908, and amendments ; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, up to 4 o'clock p.m., on Monday, the 25th August, 1924.
Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on Tuesday, the 26th August, 1924, at 10 o'clock a.m., but if any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.
Preference at the ballot will be given to landless applicants who have one or more children dependent on them, to landless applicants who within two years immediately preceding date of ballot have applied for land at least twice unsuccessfully, to applicants who have served beyond New Zealand as members of the Expeditionary Force, and to persons engaged on military service beyond New Zealand in connection with the late war, if such persons immediately prior to the war were bona fide residents of New Zealand.
The ballot will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at the conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
Waikato County.—Whangarei Survey District.—Second-class Land.
(Wanganui River Trust Endowment.)
Section 6, Block XV : Area, 3,208 acres; capital value, £3,208 ; half-yearly rent, £80 4s.
Weighted with £777 5s., valuation for improvements.
Note.—Arrangements may be made with the State Advances Office for a loan over part of the valuation for improvements.
Improvements.—The improvements consist of felling and grassing (864 acres at 15s.), £648; fencing (90 chains), £111 5s.; and buildings, £18.
This section is situated on the main ridge at the head waters of the Piraruhe Stream. Access is from Raetihi (which is twenty-eight miles distant) by twelve miles of metalled dray-road, fourteen miles of formed dray-road, and two miles of horse-track.
The section, taken as a whole, comprises broken hilly country, of which 846 acres have been felled and grassed, the remainder being still in bush. Soil is of light clay resting on papa and sandstone formation. The forest comprises chiefly rimu and matai, with totara and tawhero in high places. The section is well watered by streams and springs. Altitude, 1,380 ft. to 1,780 ft.
Patea County.—Nukumaru Survey District.
(Victoria College Endowment.)
Section 1, Block I : Area, 2,185 acres; capital value, £2,185 ; half-yearly rent, £54 12s. 6d.
Weighted with £900, valuation for improvements.
Note.—Arrangements may be made with the State Advances Office for a loan over portion of the valuation for improvements.
Improvements.—The improvements consist of felling and grassing (400 acres), £850, and fencing, £50.
This section is situated on the right bank of the Waitotara River, in the Waitotara Valley. Access is from Waitotara, which is sixteen miles distant, by metalled road and formed clay road. The section comprises broken country, steep in places, with easy country on river frontage. Good homestead-site. An area of 800 acres has been felled and grassed, but 400 acres of this has reverted to second growth and fern. Forest is medium to heavy, comprising tawa, birch, and rata. Soil is medium to light, resting on clay and sandstone formation. The land is well watered by the Waitotara River and small streams. Altitude, 90 ft. to 800 ft.
Sale plans and full particulars may be obtained at this office.
THOS. BROOK,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Reserve for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that the undermentioned reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, at 2 o'clock p.m. on