MAY 8] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 545

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Patangata County.—
(Notice No. Ag. 4413)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th April, 1947.

THE following special order made by the Patangata County Council on the 15th day of April, 1947, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928.

SPECIAL ORDER

“THAT, in pursuance of the powers conferred on it by the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928, the Patangata County Council resolves and declares, by way of special order, that the plants mentioned in the Schedule hereto (being mentioned in the Second Schedule of the said Act) are noxious weeds within the County of Patangata.

“SCHEDULE

“Nodding thistle (Nutans carduus).
“Star thistle (Centaurea).”

C. F. SKINNER,
For the Minister of Agriculture.

Plant declared to be a Noxious Weed in the Taranaki County.—
(Notice No. Ag. 4414)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th April, 1947.

THE following special order made by the Taranaki County Council on the 14th day of April, 1947, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928.

SPECIAL ORDER

“THAT, in pursuance of the powers conferred on it by sections 4 and 5 of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1928, the Council of the County of Taranaki 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 Taranaki.

“SCHEDULE

“Hemlock (Conium maculatum).”

C. F. SKINNER,
For the Minister of Agriculture.

Exemption Order under the Motor-drivers Regulations 1940

PURSUANT to the Motor-drivers Regulations 1940,* the Minister of Transport doth hereby order and declare that the provisions of clause (1) of Regulation 7 of the said regulations, so far as they relate to the driving of heavy trade motors, shall not apply to the person hereinafter mentioned, but in lieu thereof the following provision shall apply :—

A motor-driver’s license issued under the Motor-drivers Regulations 1940 to the person described in Column 1 of the Schedule hereunder may authorize him to drive a heavy trade motor in the course of his employment on a farm or market-garden of the respective employer described in Column 2 of the said Schedule, but shall not authorize him, while he is under the age of eighteen years, to drive a heavy trade motor for any other purpose.

SCHEDULE

Column 1 (Driver). Column 2 (Employer).
Alexander Reid Kellick, Mangamahu, Wanganui .. Mother.

Dated at Wellington, this 29th day of April, 1947.

F. JONES,
For the Minister of Transport.

*Statutory Regulations 1940, Serial number 1940/73, page 211.
Amendment No. 1: Statutory Regulations 1943, Serial number 1943/101, page 199.
Amendment No. 2: Statutory Regulations 1945, Serial number 1945/199, page 527.

Officiating Ministers for 1947.—Notice No. 12

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 6th May, 1947.

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 Arthur Bernard Burton.
The Reverend Joseph Ernest Hulme.
The Reverend Robert Esmond Sutton.

Seventh-day Adventists

Pastor Raymond Bullas.
Pastor Erroll Bertram Ibbott.
Pastor William Henry Stevens.
Pastor Leonard D. Vince.

Congregational Independents

Mr. John Cryer.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

Declaring Land to be subject to Part I of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936

PURSUANT to section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, the Board of Native Affairs hereby declares the land described in the Schedule hereto to be subject to Part I of the said Act and to be included in the Tuparoa Development Scheme.

SCHEDULE

ALL that area of land in the Tairawhiti Native Land Court District, containing 87 acres 2 roods 4 perches, more or less, situate in Block XVI, Mangaoporo Survey District, and called or known as Rotokautuku 1r.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of May, 1947.

For and on behalf of the Board of Native Affairs—

G. P. SHEPHERD,
Under-Secretary of the Native Department.

(N.D. 1/4/4.)

Declaring Land to be subject to Part I of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936

PURSUANT to section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, the Board of Native Affairs hereby declares the lands described in the Schedule hereto to be subject to Part I of the said Act and to be included in the Korohe Development Scheme.

SCHEDULE

THE following lands situate in the Aotea Native Land Court District :—

Land. Block and Area.
Survey District. A. R. P.
Hautu 2B 2C .. .. XI, Puketi .. .. 27 0 17
Hautu 2B 3C .. .. XI, Puketi .. .. 15 1 16
Hautu 2B 3D .. .. XI, Puketi .. .. 19 1 25
Hautu 2B 4B 2 .. .. XI, Puketi .. .. 31 3 17

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of May, 1947.

For and on behalf of the Board of Native Affairs—

G. P. SHEPHERD,
Under-Secretary of the Native Department.

(N.D. 1/3/53.)

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part I of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936

PURSUANT to subsection (2) of section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, the Board of Native Affairs hereby revokes, so far as it affects the land described in the Schedule hereto, a certain notice dated the 12th day of September, 1931, and published in Gazette No. 67 of the 17th day of the same month, at page 2822, whereby the provisions of subsection (3) of section 23 of the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Act, 1929 (now Part I of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936), were applied to, inter alia, the said land, and such land is hereby excluded from the Tuparoa Development Scheme.

SCHEDULE

THE following land situate in the Tairawhiti Native Land Court District :—

Land. Block and Area.
Survey District. A. R. P.
Totaranui A 1A .. .. VII, Mata .. .. 13 2 0
Totaranui A 1B .. .. VII, Mata .. .. 57 2 0

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of May, 1947.

For and on behalf of the Board of Native Affairs—

G. P. SHEPHERD,
Under-Secretary of the Native Department.

(N.D. 1/4/4.)

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part I of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936

PURSUANT to subsection (2) of section 4 of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, the Board of Native Affairs hereby revokes, so far as it affects the land described in the Schedule hereto, a certain notice dated the 23rd day of February, 1937, and published in Gazette No. 12 of the 25th day of the same month, at page 479, whereby the said land was, inter alia, declared to be subject to Part I of the Native Land Amendment Act, 1936, and such land is hereby excluded from the Mahia Development Scheme.

SCHEDULE

ALL that area of land in the Tairawhiti Native Land Court District, situate in Block II, Mahia Survey District, containing 47 acres 0 roods 37·2 perches, more or less, and called or known as Whangawehi 1b 7A.

Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of May, 1947.

For and on behalf of the Board of Native Affairs—

G. P. SHEPHERD,
Under-Secretary of the Native Department.

(N.D. 1/4/15.)