Aug. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2217

Prohibition of Issue of Money-orders and Transmission of Postal Correspondence.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the persons and organization whose names and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder are engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered, under section 32 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, that no money-order in favour of any of the said persons or organization shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to any of the said persons or organization (either by their own or any fictitious or assumed names), or addressed to any of the addresses in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

Investments Proprietary, Ltd., Collins House, Collins Street, Hobart; or G.P.O. Box 556E, Hobart.
E. Kingsford Smith, Collins House, Collins Street, Hobart; or G.P.O. Box 556E, Hobart.
Laurence Rodd, 36 Elphinstone Road, Hobart.
Madam Zella, Science of the Stars Syndicate, Box 657F, G.P.O., Hobart.

Dated at Wellington, this 1st day of August, 1935.

ADAM HAMILTON, Postmaster-General.

Plant declared to be a Noxious Weed within the Waitaki County.—(Notice No. Ag. 3311.)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 5th August, 1935.

THE following special order made by the Waitaki County Council on the 26th day of July, 1935, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928.

CHAS. E. MACMILLAN, Minister of Agriculture.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928, the Waitaki County Council hereby resolves and declares by way of special order that the plant mentioned in the Schedule hereto (being a plant mentioned in the Second Schedule to the said Act) is a noxious weed within the County of Waitaki.

SCHEDULE.

Burdock (Arctium, any species).

Notice of Adoption under Part IX of the Native Land Act, 1931.

Native Land Court Office,
Wanganui, 30th July, 1935.

IT is hereby notified that an order of adoption as set out in the Schedule hereunder has been made by the Native Land Court under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1931.

M. J. LAWLESS, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

Adopting parent: Puke Rangitauira.
Adopted child: Te Kahui Eramiha te Kiore.

Notice of Adoption under Part IX of the Native Land Act, 1931.

Native Land Court Office,
Wanganui, 2nd August, 1935.

IT is hereby notified that an order of adoption as set out in the Schedule hereunder has been made by the Native Land Court under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1931.

M. J. LAWLESS, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

Adopting parent: Te Whetu Mawae.
Adopted child: Komihana Turaukawa Puano.

Notice of Adoption under Part IX of the Native Land Act, 1931.

Ikaroa Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1935.

IT is hereby notified that an order of adoption as set out in the Schedule hereunder has been made by the Native Land Court under the provisions of the Native Land Act, 1931.

C. V. FORDHAM, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

Adopting parents: Ropata Rewi and Morehu R. Rewi.
Adopted child: Ropata Ngairo Nikora Rewi.

Appointment of Deputy District Public Trustee.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by section 3 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921–22, I, the Public Trustee of the Dominion of New Zealand, have appointed George Palk, of the Public Trust Office, Blenheim, to be Deputy of the District Public Trustee, Blenheim, during the absence of such District Public Trustee from his headquarters from any cause, and all previous warrants appointing any Deputy of the said District Public Trustee have been revoked.

Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of August, 1935.

E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office.—Appointment of Agent at Matamata.

IT is notified for public information that Mr. William Dunn Hay has been appointed to the position of Agent of the Public Trust Office at Matamata, vice Mr. F. Banks, deceased.

Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of August, 1935.

E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

Fireblight Committee Elections under the Fireblight Committee Regulations, 1928.

DECLARATION OF ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE FIREBLIGHT COMMITTEE OF THE RANGIORA COMMERCIAL FRUITGROWING DISTRICT.

I, JOHN GRAY, Returning Officer for the purpose of the Fireblight Committee elections under the Fireblight Committee Regulations, 1928, do hereby declare that the following candidates have been duly nominated for the election of members of the Fireblight Committee of the Rangiora District, nominations for which closed at Wellington at noon on the 31st July, 1935:—

Banfield, Essie Kenric.
Goldsbury, Noel.
Hasell, Charles Seaborn.
Kerr, Albert Victor.
Macleod, John William.

As the number of candidates nominated does not exceed the number of members to be elected (5), I hereby declare the said Essie Kenric Banfield, Noel Goldsbury, Charles Seaborn Hasell, Albert Victor Kerr, and John William Macleod to be duly elected.

Dated at Wellington, this 2nd day of August, 1935.

JOHN GRAY, Returning Officer.

Sale of Unclaimed Bicycles.

Police Department,
Wellington, 27th July, 1935.

IT is hereby notified that a number of unclaimed bicycles in the hands of the Police at Christchurch Police Station will, if not claimed before Monday, the 2nd September, 1935, be sold thereafter by public auction.

Particulars as to the time and place of sale may be obtained from the Superintendent of Police at Christchurch.

W. G. WOELMANN, Commissioner of Police.