Dec. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3499

Prohibition of Issue of Money-order and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for Miss M. Harris,
133 North Steyne, Manly, N.S.W.

T HE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by her own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to the address in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

Miss M. Harris, 133 North Steyne, Manly, N.S.W.

Dated this 21st day of December, 1925.

A. D. McLEOD,
For Postmaster-General.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-order and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for Miss Joan Hennessy, 11 Brook Street, Coogee, N.S.W.

T HE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by her own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to the address in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

Miss Joan Hennessy, 11 Brook Street, Coogee, N.S.W.

Dated this 21st day of December, 1925.

A. D. McLEOD,
For Postmaster-General.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-orders and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for "Alice May."

T HE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in a fraudulent undertaking, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by her own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to any of the addresses in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

"Alice May," 160 Lambton Quay, Wellington; or Box 39, Te Aro, Wellington ; or Box 482, Christchurch.

Dated this 21st day of December, 1925.

A. D. McLEOD,
For Postmaster-General.

Prohibition of Issue of Money-order and Transmission of Postal Correspondence in New Zealand for St. Vincent's Hospital Appeal, Melbourne.

T HE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person and organization whose names and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder are engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, that no money-order in favour of the said person or organization shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said person or organization (either by his or its own or any fictitious or assumed name), or addressed to the address in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

Ernest J. L. Bremner, Organizing Secretary, St. Vincent's Hospital Appeal, Capitol House, Swanson Street, Melbourne.
St. Vincent's Hospital Appeal, Capitol House, Swanson Street, Melbourne.

Dated this 21st day of December, 1925.

A. D. McLEOD,
For Postmaster-General.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.

Department of Defence, Wellington, 16th December, 1925.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration to Major F. W. Strong, the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own).

R. HEATON RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Approval of Fees for Licensing of Vehicles fixed by By-laws.

Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 16th December, 1925.

I T is hereby notified, in accordance with section 109 of the Counties Act, 1920, that so much of the by-law made by the County Councils set out in the Schedule hereto, on the dates set opposite their respective names, as provides for the fees to be paid to the county funds for the licensing of vehicles plying for hire, has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor-General.

SCHEDULE.

Oroua County Council .. 23rd October, 1925.
Kiwitea County Council .. 25th November, 1925.
Kairanga County Council .. 13th October, 1925.
Manawatu County Council .. 24th November, 1925.
Pohangina County Council .. 14th November, 1925.
Horowhenua County Council 17th October, 1925.

RICHD. F. BOLLARD, Minister of Internal Affairs.

Meetings of Marlborough Land Board.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 7th December, 1925.

N OTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor-General has, in pursuance of section 54 of the Land Act, 1924, approved of meetings of the Marlborough Land Board being held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, at 10 o'clock a.m., on Thursday, 14th January, 11th February, 11th March, 15th April, 13th May, 10th June, 8th July, 12th August, 9th September, 14th October, 11th November, and 9th December, during the year 1926.

W. NOSWORTHY for Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Judges to constitute Election Court for the Trial of Election Petition.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

In the matter of the Legislature Act, 1908, and the Acts amending the same.

I N exercise of the powers vested in me by the Legislature Act, 1908, and the Acts amending the same, I, Robert Stout, P.C., K.C.M.G., Chief Justice of New Zealand, do hereby nominate

The Honourable Thomas Walter Stringer and The Honourable Henry Hubert Ostler,

two of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, to constitute the Election Court before whom shall take place the trial of the election petition following, that is to say :— The petition of James O'Brien, of Greymouth, Secretary, against the return of Thomas Edward Youd Seddon as a Member of Parliament for the Electoral District of Westland, praying that it may be determined that the said James O'Brien was duly elected and ought to have been returned, or, in the alternative, that the election be declared void.

Dated this 12th day of December, 1925.

ROBERT STOUT, Chief Justice of New Zealand.

Officiating Ministers for 1925.—Notice No. 38.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 21st December, 1925.

P URSUANT 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 Smith Pate.
The Reverend David Hay.

Methodist Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend Gordon Raymond Harris.

Congregational Independents.

The Reverend Sydney Hutchins.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.