Aug. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2445

Mining Privileges struck off the Register.—Notice under the Mining Act, 1926.

Mining Registrar’s Office,
Blenheim, 31st July, 1928.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of section 188 (3) of the Mining Act, 1926, I have this day struck off the Register the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereunder.

A. F. BENT, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

No. 47H, dated 8th February, 1912. Nature of privilege: Water-race. Locality: Deep Creek to Darkies Terrace. Registered holder: George Edward Humphries.

No. 94H, dated 10th September, 1913. Nature of privilege: Water-race. Locality: Little Deep Creek. Registered holder: George Edward Humphries.

Auckland Education Board.—Election of Members.

IN accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, it is hereby notified that the under-named persons have been duly elected members of the Education Board of the District of Auckland:—

For the Auckland Urban Area—
George Brownlee
Horace Stephen Waterlow King, and
Thomas Umfrey Wolls.

For the Hamilton Urban Area—
Frederick Augustus Snell.

For the North Ward of the Rural Area—
Richard Hoe.

For the East Ward of the Rural Area—
Archibald Burns.

For the West Ward of the Rural Area—
James Primrose.

The result of the voting is as follows:—

Auckland Urban Area—
Isabella Martin Benfell .. .. 51
George Brownlee .. .. 179
Horace Stephen Waterlow King .. 133
James Purtell .. .. 39
Robert Archibald Rew .. .. 106
Thomas Umfrey Wells .. .. 191
Total number of valid votes recorded .. 243
Number of voting-papers rejected as informal .. .. 2

West Ward of the Rural Area—
John Patterson .. .. .. 255
James Primrose .. .. .. 261

• Total number of valid votes recorded .. 516
  Number of voting-papers rejected as informal .. .. 15

E. C. PURDIE,
Returning Officer.

2nd August, 1928.

Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.—Declaration by the Assistant Registrar dissolving a Society.

I, ALAN LESLIE BARNARD ROSS, Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies, do hereby declare that, as it has been made to appear to me that the Stratford Returned Soldiers’ Association (Incorporated) is no longer carrying on operations owing to lack of members, the aforesaid society is hereby dissolved in pursuance of section 28 of the Incorporated Societies Act, 1908.

Dated at New Plymouth, this 6th day of August, 1928.

A. L. B. ROSS,
Assistant Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

Motor-registration Plates.

ALTERNATIVE tenders will be received at the Office of the Registrar of Motor-vehicles up to noon on Wednesday, the 22nd day of August, 1928, for the manufacture of motor-registration plates for one, three, and five years.

Conditions and specifications may be seen at any Chief Post-office.

Tenders to be addressed to the Registrar of Motor-vehicles, General Post Office, Wellington. The envelopes to be marked “Tender for the manufacture of Motor-registration Plates.”

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Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1928.

THE Court Te-Ra, No. 9870, situated at Point Chevalier, is registered as a branch of The Auckland District Branch of the Ancient Order of Foresters of New Zealand Friendly Society No. 356, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 2nd day of August, 1928.

R. WITHEFORD,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1928.

THE Star of New Brighton Tent, No. 98, situated at New Brighton, is registered as a branch of The New Zealand Central District Independent Order of Rechabites Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 2nd day of August, 1928.

R. WITHEFORD,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Education Board of the District of Canterbury.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

IN pursuance of the provisions of the Education Act, 1914, and regulations made thereunder, I hereby notify that the following persons have been elected as members of the Education Board of the District of Canterbury:—

Christchurch Urban Area: Walter Johnson and Clifford Simeon Thompson (returned unopposed).

Timaru Urban Area: James Gibson Gow.

Middle Ward: William Pritchard Spencer (returned unopposed).

South Ward: George Whitefield Armitage (returned unopposed).

North-west Ward: Henry John Bignell (returned unopposed).

The result of the ballot in the contested election for the Timaru Urban Area was as follows:—

Gow, James G. .. .. .. 21
Preen, John William .. .. 14

Total valid votes recorded .. .. 35
Invalid paper .. .. 1

Christchurch, 2nd August, 1928.

CHAS. R. KIRK, Returning Officer.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 8th August, 1928.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands are open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Friday, 24th August, 1928.

Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, 29th August, 1928, at 10.30 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; 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; and to applicants who, while domiciled in New Zealand, have served beyond New Zealand as members of any of His Majesty’s Forces in connection with any war other than the war with Germany.