Dec. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2883

Notice to Mariners No. 76 of 1924.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—WEST COAST, KAIPARA HEAD.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 1st December, 1924.

Signalling-facilities for Vessels when inside the Bar.

INFORMATION is hereby given that a signal staff has been installed at Kaipara Head for the purpose of enabling vessels when inside of the bar between sunrise and sunset to communicate with the shore.

The signal staff, which is 16 ft. in length and projects 11 ft. outwards, has been erected on the top corner of the front (lower) beacon on its southern side. This will enable vessels to communicate by the Commercial Code of Signals when passing the lighthouse on North Head.

This notice amends Notice to Mariners No. 1 of the 10th January, 1924.

Publications affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 2543, 2614; “New Zealand Pilot,” ninth edition, 1919, page 58; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1924, page 248.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

Goods subject to Depreciated-currency Duty.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1924.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Minister of Customs has decided to amend the lists gazetted on 9th March, 1922, and 7th February, 1924, of the classes or kinds of goods on which, if imported from Germany, Austria, or Hungary, the special duty imposed by section 13 of the Customs Amendment Act, 1921, is payable, by deleting therefrom, after the 4th day of March, 1925, the following words:—

“Rubber tires, rubber tiring, and inner tubes of rubber for pneumatic tires, n.e.i.”

GEO. CRAIG, Comptroller of Customs.

Officiating Ministers for 1924.—Notice No. 39.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd December, 1924.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend John Newlands.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Elder Leslie D. Burbidge.
Elder Jos. H. Olsen.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1924.—Notice No. 40.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd December, 1924.

IT is hereby notified that the names of the following Officiating Ministers have been removed from the list of Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act, 1908, by request:—

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Elder Royal Lovell Garff.
Elder James Vernon Monson.
Elder Oliver Karl Jacobson.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 2nd December, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 1, Isleworth Settlement. Tenure: S.T.L.S. 202. Formerly held by G. S. Hume. Reason for forfeiture: Section abandoned.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 2nd December, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury 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.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 4, Heihei Settlement. Tenure: S.T.L.S. 238. Formerly held by J. M. Glasson. Reason for forfeiture: Section abandoned.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in Canterbury Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 3rd December, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned land having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Canterbury 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, 1925.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

SECTION 2, Seaforth Settlement. Tenure: R.L. 670. Formerly held by G. Barnes. Reason for forfeiture: Non-compliance with conditions.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

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

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 2nd December, 1924.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned rural land will be offered for sale by public auction for cash or on deferred payment at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, at 10 o’clock a.m. on Thursday, 8th January, 1925, under the provisions of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and amendments.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—RURAL LAND.

Southland County.

SECTION 32, Block V, Lindhurst Hundred, and Section 5, Block VIII, Lindhurst Hundred: Area, 574 acres 2 roods 29 perches. Upset price, £1,440; required deposit, £140.

Situated about five miles and a half from Mataura Railway-station. One mile and a half hilly clay road, balance gravelled. Light land suitable for mixed farming. Buildings consist of two huts, stable, and barn.

File.—D.O., 22/780 and 22/779; H.O., 26/18676 and 18677.

TERMS OF SALE.

1. Cash.—One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of the hammer and the balance within thirty days.

2. Deferred Payments.—A deposit as shown against properties in Schedule above; balance by equal half-yearly instalments consisting partly of purchase-money and partly of interest, extending over a period not exceeding thirty-four years and a half, with the right to pay off at any time the whole or any part of the outstanding amount.

3. The unpaid purchase-money shall be secured by way of instalment mortgage, interest being calculated at 5 per cent. in the case of discharged soldiers and 5½ per cent. in all other cases. A rebate of one-tenth of the interest payable will be allowed for prompt payment of instalments.

4. Purchaser responsible for payment of transfer and mortgage fees.