3076
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80

Meetings of the Marlborough Land Board.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 27th November, 1929.

NOTICE 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, 9th January, 13th February, 13th March, 10th April, 8th May, 12th June, 10th July, 14th August, 11th September, 9th October, 13th November, and 11th December, during the year 1930.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of Roads of less Width than 66 ft.

WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Minister of Lands, it is inexpedient, by reason of the fact that the land shown upon the plan of Town of Meadowbank Extension No. 5, affecting part of Section 6, in Block I, Oamaru Survey District, is intended to be used wholly for residential purposes, that the roads shown therein (Leven and Largo Streets) should be of the width of 66 ft. :

Now, therefore, I, George William Forbes, Minister of Lands, do hereby, in pursuance of the power conferred upon me by section 17, subsection (1), of the Land Act, 1924, and of every other power me thereunto enabling, authorize the laying-off of such roads of a width of 50 ft. : Provided always that it shall not be lawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected any building at a less distance than 33 ft. from the middle of such roads.

Given under my hand, this 20th day of November, 1929.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Authorizing the Laying-off of a Road of less Width than 66 ft.

WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Minister of Lands, it is inexpedient, by reason of the fact that the land shown upon the plan of Town of Thornycroft Extension No. 1, affecting part of Section 39, Hutt Registration District, in Block IX, Belmont Survey District, is intended to be used wholly for residential purposes, that the road, marked “Trinity Avenue,” shown therein should be of the width of 66 ft. :

Now, therefore, I, George William Forbes, Minister of Lands, do hereby, in pursuance of the power conferred upon me by section 17, subsection (1), of the Land Act, 1924, and of every other power me thereunto enabling, authorize the laying-off of such road of a width of 40 ft. : Provided always that it shall not be lawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected any building at a less distance than 33 ft. from the middle of such road.

Given under my hand, this 20th day of November, 1929.

GEO. W. FORBES, Minister of Lands.

Appointment of Customs Wharves and Examining-places at Gisborne.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 25th November, 1929.

I, GEORGE WILLIAM FORBES, acting for the Minister of Customs, in exercise of the powers vested in me for this purpose by the Customs Act, 1913, do hereby revoke the appointment of all wharves and examining-places at the Port of Gisborne, and do by this Warrant appoint the places enumerated in the First Schedule hereto to be wharves for the lading and unlading of goods within the Port of Gisborne, and do likewise appoint at the said Port of Gisborne the places enumerated in the Second Schedule hereto to be places for the examination by the Customs of goods subject to the control of the Customs.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

WHARVES.

The Breastwork Wharf abutting on Read’s Quay, extending 1,027 ft. southward from Kaiti Bridge.
The wharf known as Kaiti Wharf.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

EXAMINING PLACES.

Situation. Description.
Read’s Quay .. Wharf-shed numbered 4.
Kaiti Wharf .. Four wharf-sheds numbered 1, 4, 5, and 6.

GEO. W. FORBES, for Minister of Customs.

Subsidies to Public Libraries in Country Districts.

Education Department,
Wellington, 23rd November, 1929.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries in country districts.

The distribution will take place about the 1st March, 1930, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that is not forwarded in due form and received by the Secretary, Education Department, Wellington, on or before the 31st January, 1930.

1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only; and if it is within a borough a reading-room where the books may be read, and containing newspapers and periodicals, must be provided for the public free of charge; in addition, it must not be situated in a borough, town, or town district the population of which exceeds fifteen hundred. The receipts for the year from subscriptions, donations, and voluntary contributions must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. The number of members subscribing to the library during the year must not have been less than eight, each of whom must have paid the subscription for at least six months. Libraries established during 1929 may make applications for a grant, and each case will be considered on its merits. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

2. In the distribution of the vote a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of the income of each library derived from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will be divided according to the amounts thus augmented; but no library will receive credit for a larger income than £25—that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £50.

3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without delay in the purchase or loan of books for the library.

4. It is particularly enjoined upon the authorities in charge of the public libraries concerned that a due proportion of the books purchased shall be books having a permanent value—that is, books of more than merely passing interest.

5. Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and payments of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1929, and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose.

6. Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary, Education Department, Wellington.

HARRY ATMORE, Minister of Education.

Results of Elections of Trustees of Drainage Districts.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 27th November, 1929.

THE following results of the elections of trustees of drainage districts have been received from the Returning Officer, and are published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

G. P. NEWTON, Under-Secretary.

Hungahunga Drainage District, County of Matamata—
Francis Montague, Wairere Subdivision.
George Henry Reid, Piraunui Subdivision.
William Hallett, North Waihekau Subdivision.
George Thomas Newsome, Central Waihekau Subdivision.
John Henry Hedley, South Waihekau Subdivision.
Frederick Ernest Hughes, Manawaru Subdivision.

(I.A. 19/78/7.)

Elstow Drainage District, County of Piako—
Arthur Ethelbert Mikkelsen, Ngutumanga Subdivision.
William Thomas Dale, Central Subdivision.
Albert Davey, Eastern Subdivision.
William Watson Dunn, Waihou Subdivision.
Murdo Archibald Carter, Awaiiti Subdivision.
Montague Harrison Wynyard, Awaiiti Subdivision.
William John Andrews, Western Subdivision.

(I.A. 19/78/22.)