SEPT. 20.]

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, Part II (Unclaimed Lands).
WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of Part II of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (relating to unclaimed lands), made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder, and the whereabouts of the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 66 of that Act, as amended by section 35 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of that Act pertinent hereto: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained the whereabouts of the owner and believe that such owner or any agent of such owner is not in the Dominion, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908; the value of the land for the purposes of section 67 (d) of the said Act, as amended by section 38 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921–22, being less than £500.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of September, 1928.
J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.
ALL that parcel of land, being part Section 419 on plan of Hutt District, containing 1 acre 1 rood 12·6 perches, and being the balance of allotment numbered 16 on a plan of the said land, subdivided into allotments, and being the balance

of the land included in Conveyance No. 32444, dated the 3rd October, 1878, from Richard Tuckwell and William Scott to Alfred King, of Wellington, Carpenter, after deducting the area taken by Warrant No. 5206 :
And of all that parcel of land, being part of section numbered 419 on the plan of the Hutt District, containing 1 acre 2 roods 18·7 perches, and being the balance of allotment numbered 15 on a plan of the said section, subdivided into allotments, and being the balance of the land included in Conveyance No. 32445, dated 3rd October, 1878, from William Scott and Richard Tuckwell to Charles Eaves, of Wellington, Cabinet-maker, after deducting the area taken by Warrant No. 5206.

Mining Privileges struck off the Register.—Notice under the Mining Act, 1926.
Mining Registrar's Office,
Collingwood, 7th September, 1928.
NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of section 188 (4) of the Mining Act, 1926, that the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereto have this day been struck off the Register.
J. A. TOCKER, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.
LICENSE No. 18/23. Dated 31st January, 1924. Nature of privilege : Mineral-prospecting warrant. Locality : Pakawau. Licensee : Mammolite Calciment (N.Z.), Limited.
License No. 14/25. Dated 9th August, 1925. Nature of privilege : Water-race. Locality : Pakawau. Licensee : Mammolite Calciment (N.Z.), Limited.

Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.—Election to Administer Estates.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth.
No.| Name. | Occupation. | Residence. | Date of Death. | Date Election filed. | Testate or Intestate. | Stamp Office concerned. |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|1| Baff, Robert Waithman .. | Overseer .. | Ruawai .. .. | 23/5/28 | 13/9/28 | Intestate | Auckland. |2| Beer, Stephen (or Beer, Stephen Spargo) | Miner.. | Kyeburn Diggings, Otago | 25/8/28 | 14/9/28 | Testate | Dunedin. |3| Jennings Susan Emma .. | Widow .. | Nelson .. .. | 26/8/28 | 13/9/28 | ,, | Nelson. |4| Meyere, John .. .. | Old-age pensioner | Dannevirke .. | 15/8/28 | 14/9/28 | Intestate | Napier. |5| Newby, William .. | Retired labourer | Whetukura .. | 3/8/28 | 13/9/28 | ,, | ,, |6| Rielly, John .. .. | Cook .. .. | Masterton .. | 13/8/28 | 13/9/28 | ,, | Wellington. |7| Stewart, George Pearson .. | Upholsterer .. | Dunedin .. .. | 14/8/28 | 13/9/28 | Testate | Dunedin. |

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 17th September, 1928.
J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Settlement Land in Canterbury Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.
District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 11th September, 1928.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned land is open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924, and the Land for Settlements Act, 1925, and applications will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 4 o'clock p.m. on Friday, 26th October, 1928.
Applicants must appear personally before the Land Board for examination at the Courthouse, Timaru, at 1.30 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, 30th October, 1928, and must produce documentary evidence of their financial position or backing, farming ability and experience, and, in the case of discharged soldiers, their military discharges. If any applicant so desires he may be examined by the Land Board of any other district.
The ballot will be held at the Courthouse, Timaru, on Tuesday, 30th October, 1928, immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants.
Preference at the ballot will be given to landless applicants who have one or more children dependent upon them; to land-
less 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.

SCHEDULE.
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—SETTLEMENT LAND.
Mackenzie County.—Tengawai Survey District.—Cricklewood and Lambrook Settlements.
Lots 2 and 4, D.P. 7546, Lambrook Settlement, and Lots 5 and 7, D.P. 7546, Cricklewood Settlement : Area, 355 acres, 1 rood 35 perches. Capital value, £3,940. Half-yearly rent, £98 10s.
Weighted with £386 19s. 6d., valuation for improvements consisting of four-roomed dwelling, scullery, &c., cowbyre and shed, hut, and fencing. The concrete trough and piping, windmill, well, and some of the fencing remain the property of the Crown, and are included in the capital value of the lease.