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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

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.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 30th October, 1933.

J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.

Notice to Mariners No. 48 of 1933.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 1st November, 1933.

ADMIRALTY CHARTS.

New Method of inserting Tidal-stream Information.

Former Notices: Admiralty Notice No. 409 of 1933; New Zealand Notice No. 21 of 1933.

Details: (1) When sufficient data is available the following procedure will be employed in future to show tidal-streams’ information on new charts and new editions of charts:—

Information relating to tidal-streams, whether in the form of tables, or notes giving times of slack waters and rates of streams, will in future be collected at a convenient place on the chart, and referred to by means of a special symbol, thus ◊ at the positions for which tidal-stream information is given. The letter in the diamond gives the reference to the stream information.

(2) So far as possible, the use of arrows to indicate tidal streams will be discontinued.

Remarks: This notice cancels paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of the former notices quoted above.

Publications affected: New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, page 167, 1934 edition.

Authority: Admiralty Notice to Mariners No. 1487 of 1933.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Acting Secretary.

Notice to Mariners No. 49 of 1933.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 1st November, 1933.

BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS MESSAGES TO MERCHANT SHIPS.

Former Notices: No. 12 of 1933 in force; No. 480 of 1933 hereby cancelled.

Amendments to Notice No. 12 of 1933:—

Schedule, Area 4.—Delete † against Cape d’Aguiar, and replace 103 kc/s. (2,913) by 8,330 kc/s. (33), amending the corresponding times to 0420, 1620.

Insert.—Stonecutters: G Y P: 113 kc/s. (2,655): 0400, 1,600 in columns 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

Schedule, Area 6.—Insert: Takoradi; V P G: 125 kc/s. (2,400): 0400, 1600 in columns 3, 4, 5, and 6 respectively.

Details: Tests of the above organization will be carried out during the week commencing 1st January, 1934.

It is particularly desired that ships in Areas 4, 8, 10, and 11 should, in addition to listening for the stations allocated to their area, and for Rugby and Falklands, listen for and report on the reception of—

(a) Esquimalt, on 6,200 kc/s. (48·39 m.).

(b) Sydney and Perth, on 8,640 kc/s. (34·72 m.).

The accompanying forms are to be used by ships rendering returns on the forthcoming test. For times of transmissions, see former Notice No. 12 of 1933, quoted above.

Publications: List of Wireless Signals, Vol. I, 1933, page 385; Vol. II, 1931, page 195; and Supplement No. 3/1933; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, page 168, 1934 edition.

Authority: Admiralty Notice to Mariners No. 1499 of 1933.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Acting Secretary.

(M. 10/145.)

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Settlement Land in Canterbury Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 30th October, 1933.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section 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, 8th December, 1933.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, on Tuesday, 12th December, 1933, at 10.30 a.m., but if any applicant is unable to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the examination of applicants.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.—FIRST-CLASS LAND.—SETTLEMENT LAND.

Waimairi County.—Christchurch Survey District.—Avonhead No. 2 Settlement.

SECTION 1, Block X: Area, 9 acres 2 roods 15 perches. Capital value, £738; half-yearly rental, £18 9s.

Weighted with £470 for improvements, comprising dwelling (five rooms), washhouse, scullery, bathroom, Scott range, hot and cold water, electric light; stable, &c., fowlshed, electric pump and motor, garden, 21 chains road and 8½ chains boundary-fencing. This sum may be paid in cash or by a cash deposit of £20, the balance to be secured by an instalment mortgage for a term of twenty-five years and a half, interest at 5 per cent. to a soldier, or twenty-four years and a half, interest at 5½ per cent., to a civilian.

The successful applicant will require to pay immediately the deposit on the improvements, £20, a half-year’s rent, £18 9s., registration fees, £3 3s., together with proportion of insurance, rates, &c., and rent for the broken period 12th December, 1933, to 31st December, 1933.

Situated on Avonhead-Coringa Road, handy to Christchurch City and distant two miles from Riccarton Post-office and one mile and a half from Fendalton School.

Comprises all flat land with good loam soil resting on clay formation. Access by paved road, one mile and a half from Fendalton tram terminus. Watered by water-race, well, and electric pump.

Present Conditions.—Approximately 9 acres in fallow, ½ acre in garden. Suitable for worker’s home, market gardening, rabbit farming.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch.

W. STEWART,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 26/25546.)