Nov. 14] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1753

Unclaimed Lands.—Notice by the Public Trustee under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II), and its Amendments

To the owner of the following land, that is to say: All that parcel of land situate in the Provincial District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 1 rood, more or less, being Section No. 9, Block XXXVII of the Town of Opunake, and being the whole of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Vol. 13, folio 3 (Taranaki Registry), of which John Fletcher, of Pungarehu, a member of the Armed Constabulary Force, is the present registered proprietor.

WHEREAS, after due inquiry, the owner of the above described land cannot be found:

And whereas the said owner has no known agent in New Zealand: Now, the Public Trustee hereby calls upon the owner of such land, within six months of the date of publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or her title to the said land, and if such owner fails or neglects so to do the Public Trustee will exercise as regards the said land the powers and authorities granted to him in and by the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II), and its amendments.

Dated this 8th day of November, 1946.

W. G. BAIRD, Public Trustee.

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 Kenneth Hector Readman, of the Public Trust Office, Wanganui, to be deputy of the District Public Trustee, Wanganui, 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headquarters from any cause, and all previous Warrants appointing any deputy of the said District Public Trustee have been revoked.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 8th day of November, 1946.

W. G. BAIRD, Public Trustee.

Notice to Mariners No. 41 of 1946

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th November, 1946.

THE following Admiralty Notice to Mariners No. 3564 is published herewith for the general information of mariners.

ADMIRALTY PUBLICATIONS

Conventional Symbols for Fathom Lines relating to Depths of 100 Fathoms or greater

The conventional symbols for fathom lines, which are being adopted for use on Admiralty charts, are given hereunder. The new symbols will be used for—

(a) New charts.

(b) Existing charts as they are taken up for correction, except that the simple dotted lines which previously have been used extensively for the 100 and 1,000 fathom lines will not be amended unless the whole of the waterwork is being redrawn.

The new symbols will be included in the next edition of chart 5011—“Signs and Abbreviations.”

(Notice No. 3564 of 22/10/1946)

Authority: Hydrographic Department. (H. 22529/45.)

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W. C. SMITH, Secretary.

(M. 19/5/30.)

Claim for Registration of School Colours

Education Department,
Wellington, 6th November, 1946.

THE following claim for the registration of school colours, &c., has been made in accordance with the regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette on the 12th August, 1915, and amendments thereto.

The claim will be registered unless objection is received by me within forty days of the publication thereof.

TAURANGA COLLEGE

Colours.—Royal blue, navy blue, and white.

Badge.—A reproduction of Myron’s “Discobolus” on a shield. The shield above a scroll bearing the motto “Pergo et Perago.”

A. F. McMURTRIE, Deputy Registration Officer.

Results of Polls for Proposed Loans

Wellington, 12th November, 1946.

THE following notices, received by the Minister of Finance from the Mayor of the Borough of Levin, are published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

B. C. ASHWIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

LEVIN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Notice of Result of Poll

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Levin, taken on the 23rd day of October, 1946, on the proposal of the Levin Borough Council to borrow the sum of twelve thousand five hundred pounds (£12,500), for the purposes of carrying out improvements to the streets and footpaths in the borough and for the purchase of machinery—

Votes.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 114
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was .. 209
Informal .. .. .. .. .. 12

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

Dated at Levin, this 24th day of October, 1946.

H. B. BURDEKIN, Mayor.

LEVIN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Notice of Result of Poll

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Levin, taken on the 23rd day of October, 1946, on the proposal of the Levin Borough Council to borrow the sum of six thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds (£6,850), for the purpose of extending the reticulation of the borough water-supply system and replacing certain existing mains by larger mains—

Votes.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 153
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was .. 174
Informal .. .. .. .. .. 8

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

Dated at Levin, this 24th day of October, 1946.

H. B. BURDEKIN, Mayor.

LEVIN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Notice of Result of Poll

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Levin, taken on the 23rd day of October, 1946, on the proposal of the Levin Borough Council to borrow the sum of two thousand pounds (£2,000), for the purpose of extending the reticulation of the borough gas system—

Votes.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 181
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was .. 143
Informal .. .. .. .. .. 11

I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated at Levin, this 24th day of October, 1946.

H. B. BURDEKIN, Mayor.

LEVIN BOROUGH COUNCIL

Notice of Result of Poll

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Levin, taken on the 23rd day of October, 1946, on the proposal of the Levin Borough Council to borrow the sum of nine hundred and fifty pounds (£950), for the purpose of purchasing certain parcels of land in the borough—

Votes.
The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 133
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was .. 192
Informal .. .. .. .. .. 10

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

Dated at Levin, this 24th day of October, 1946.

H. B. BURDEKIN, Mayor.

Officiating Ministers for 1946.—Notice No. 32

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th November, 1946.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of officiating ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England

The Reverend William Frederick Bretton, M.A.

The Reverend Robert Peter Garrity.

Baptists

The Reverend Francis Andrew Duncan.

Churches of Christ

Mr. James Beattie.

Brethren

Mr. Frank Martin.

The Commonwealth Covenant Church

Mr. John Philp Heggie.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.