JUNE 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2185

SCHEDULE.
FIRST PART.
Road in Highway District No. 9.

WELLINGTON–NAPIER Road via Wairarapa: All that portion of the road known as the Wellington–Napier Road, via Wairarapa, commencing at the northern boundary of the Lower Hutt Borough and proceeding thence generally in a north-easterly direction via Trentham, Upper Hutt, Kaitoke, and terminating at the summit of the Rimutaka Range, passing through the Counties of Makara and Hutt, being a distance of 21 miles 50 chains, more or less.

SECOND PART.
Road in Highway District No. 10.

Wellington–Napier Road via Wairarapa: All that portion of the road known as the Wellington–Napier Road, via Wairarapa, commencing at the summit of the Rimutaka Range at the western boundary of the Featherston County, and proceeding thence generally in a north-easterly direction via Featherston, Greytown, Carterton, Masterton, Mount Bruce Road, Eketahuna, Pahiatua, and terminating at the northern boundary of the Pahiatua County at the Manawatu River, passing through the Counties of Featherston, Wairarapa South, Masterton, Mauriceville, Eketahuna, and Pahiatua, but excluding those portions of the road in the Boroughs of Featherston, Greytown, Carterton, Masterton, Eketahuna, and Pahiatua, also excluding the distance of one mile more or less, where undefined along the banks of the Makakahi River to the south of Eketahuna, being a distance of 66 miles 40 chains, more or less.

The foregoing by-laws were made by a resolution duly passed at a meeting of the Main Highways Board held at Wellington on the 19th day of May, 1927.

In witness whereof the common seal of the Main Highways Board is hereunto affixed, this 29th day of June, 1927, in the presence of—

F. W. FURKERT, Chairman.
P. S. WALDIE, Member.

The Education Board of the District of Wanganui.—Election of Member.

IT is hereby notified that at the election of a member of the Education Board of the District of Wanganui, to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the Wanganui Urban Area caused by the resignation of Mr. W. W. Hedges, the number of votes recorded for each candidate was as follows:—

Bott, William Henry .. .. .. 12
Halligan, Alexander Edward .. .. .. 11
Hickford, Arthur .. .. .. 17
Melville, William John .. .. .. 12
Richardson, James Charles .. .. .. 4

The total number of valid vote recorded was .. 56
The number of votes rejected as informal was .. 1

I hereby declare Mr. Arthur Hickford elected a member of the Board for the Wanganui Urban Area.

W. H. SWANGER, Returning Officer.
Wanganui, 8th June, 1927.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 24th June, 1927.

THE Ngatitoa Lodge, No. 143, situated at Porirua, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of New Zealand Friendly Society under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 24th day of June, 1927.

R. WITHEFORD,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Westland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 22nd June, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolution of the Westland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1924.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.

Land in the Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 24th June, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease of the under-mentioned 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, 1924.

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

TENURE: Perpetual Lease. Lease No.: 1179. Section 46. Block I, Akatore Survey District. Lessee: Trustees in the estate of John Purves, deceased. Reason for forfeiture: By request of the trustees.

A. D. McLEOD, Minister of Lands.