MAR. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 779

Notice to Mariners No. 18 of 1939.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 24th March, 1939.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—COOK STRAIT.
Existence of Shoal.

Position : 031° 0·8 miles from north-western extremity of Ohau (Ohaos) point. Lat., 41° 13′·8 S.; long., 174° 40′·9 E. (approx.).
Details : A shoal with a depth of 6 fathoms M.L.W.S. and depths of about 18 fathoms close around exists in the above position.
Charts affected : Nos. 695—2054—3629.
Publications : New Zealand Pilot, 1930, page 93.
Authority : Captain J. W. Burgess, N.Z.G.S. “Matai.” 23/3/39.

J. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

(M. 6/2/83.)

Notice to Mariners No. 19 of 1939.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 27th March, 1939.

NEW ZEALAND.—SOUTH ISLAND.—SOUTH-EAST COAST.
Existence of Beacon.

Position : Slope point Trig. 098° 6·5 miles from Waipapapa lighthouse. Lat., 46° 40′·5 S.; long., 169° 01′·2 E. (approx.).
Details : A white triangular-shaped beacon about 16 ft. high exists in the above position at an elevation of 87 ft.
Note.—Slope point and the reef as shown on charts, lie about 3 cables eastward of the beacon.
Charts affected : No. 2533.
Publications : New Zealand Pilot, 1930, page 299.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

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

Native Land Court Office,
Auckland, 22nd March, 1939.

IT is hereby notified that the 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.

J. H. ROBERTSON, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

Adopting parents : Henare Kapa and Kereihi Hira Piripi.
Adopted child : To Amohia Ferrall.

Whakaatu tangohanga Tamaiti Whangai i raro o Wahi IX o te Ture Whenua Maori, 1931.

Tari Kooti Whenua Maori,
Akaraana, 22 o Maeho, 1939.

HE whakaaturanga tenei kia mohiotia ai kua hangaia e te Kooti Whenua Maori i raro i nga tikanga o te Ture Whenua Maori, 1931, tetahi ota whakamana i te tango-hanga o totahi tamaiti whangai e whakaaturia nei e te Kupu Apiti i raro nei.

TE RAPIHANA, Kai-rehita.

KUPU APITI.

Nga matua whangai : Henare Kapa me Kereihi Hira Piripi.
Tamaiti whangai : To Amohia Ferrall.

Law Practitioners Amendment Act, 1935.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 13th day of March, 1939, there was filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an order made on the 9th day of March, 1939, by the Disciplinary Committee of the New Zealand Law Society ordering the name of ROBERT DUNCAN HERME SWINLEY to be removed at his own request from the roll of solicitors of the Supreme Court of New Zealand as from the 25th March, 1939, to enable him to apply for admission as a barrister in England.

Dated at Wellington, this 28th day of March, 1939.

W. W. SAMSON,
Registrar,
Supreme Court of New Zealand,
at Wellington.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Department,
Wellington, 28th March, 1939.

THE Wairere Lodge, No. 161, with registered office at Matamata, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 28th day of March, 1939.

R. SINEL, Registrar of Friendly Societies.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Education Reserve in North Auckland Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 29th March, 1939.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned education reserve will be offered for lease by public auction at the North Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, at 2.30 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 1st May, 1939, under the provisions of the Education Reserves Act, 1928, and the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—EDUCATION RESERVE.
Papakura Town Board.—Papakura Village.

Lot 2 of Allotment 12, Section 7 : Area, 2 roods. Upset annual rent, £1 10s.

This property is situated in Dow Street off Walters Place, half a mile from Papakura Post-office. The land which is undulating and falls away to the Pahurehure Inlet, is suitable for a building-site. Soil is clay.

Form of lease may be perused and any further particulars required may be obtained at the office of the undersigned.

L. J. POFF,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 20/262 ; D.O., E.R. 235.)

Town Land in Auckland Land District for Selection on Renewable Lease.

Auckland District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 28th March, 1939.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned property is open for selection on renewable lease under the Land Act, 1924; and applications will be received at the Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, up to 11 o’clock a.m. on Monday, 24th April, 1939.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the Auckland District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Wednesday, 26th April, 1939, at 10.30 o’clock 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, and the successful applicant is required to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit comprising the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, and lease fee.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—TOWN LAND.
Kawhia County.—Te Puru Township.

Section 31, Block II : Area, 1 rood 30 perches. Capital value, £20 ; half-yearly rent, 10s.

The Te Puru Township adjoins the Town of Kawhia, on the west coast, approximately forty miles from Te Awamutu and Otorohanga. The section which faces east and commands a good view of the Kawhia Harbour, is at present covered with gorse, blackberry, and rubbish, but will make a fair building-site when cleared.

Any further information required may be obtained from the undersigned.

K. M. GRAHAM,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 22/4254 ; D.O., D.P. 1104.)