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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 5

Notice of Adoptions Under Part IX of the Maori Land Act, 1931

Maori Land Court Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1949.

IT is hereby notified that the orders of adoption as set out in
the Schedule hereunder have been made by the Maori Land
Court under the provisions of the Maori Land Act, 1931.

P. H. DUDSON, Registrar.

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

Tari Kooti Whenua Maori,
Poneke, 13 o Hanuere, 1949.

He whakaaturanga tenei kia mohiotia ai kua hangaia e te Kooti
Whenua Maori i raro i nga tikanga o te Ture Whenua Maori, 1931,
etahi ota whakamana i te tangohanga o etahi tamariki whangai,
e whakaaturia nei e te Kupu Apiti i raro iho nei.

TATIHANA, Kai-rehita.

SCHEDULE (KUPU APITI)

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

Wellington, 27th January, 1949.

THE following notice, received by the Minister of Finance from
the Chairman of the Murchison County Council, is published
in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act,
1926.

B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

MURCHISON COUNTY COUNCIL

Notice of Result of Poll on Proposal to Raise a Loan

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I
hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the special
rating area, known as the “Electric-supply Area” of the County of
Murchison, taken on the 19th day of January, 1949, on the proposal
of the Murchison County Council to borrow the sum of fifteen
thousand six hundred pounds (£15,600), for the purpose of developing a hydro-electric plant on the Maruia River and the construction
of an 11,000 volt transmission-line from the proposed power-house
to Murchison Township—

Votes.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 98
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was .. 11
Informal’ .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 20th day of January, 1949.

E. M. BROWN,
Chairman, Murchison County Council.

Clerk of Works Act, 1944.—List of Persons Who Have Passed the
Examination for a Certificate of Competency as Clerk of Works

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with Regulation 43 of the
Clerks of Works Regulations 1945, that on 26th and 27th
November, 1948, the undermentioned persons passed the written
and oral examinations for a certificate of competency as Clerk of
Works :—

Name. Address.
Baldwin, Leicester Roald .. .. .. Christchurch.
Chapman, John Talbot .. .. .. Auckland.
Cornish, Charles Blackwood .. .. Christchurch.
Grocott, Wesley Horace .. .. .. Invercargill.
Haigh, John Henry Norman .. .. Hokitika.
Hilton, James Herbert .. .. .. Wellington.
Kelly, John Francis .. .. .. Wellington.
Leitch, George .. .. .. Wellington.
Scott, Walter Herbert .. .. .. Auckland.
Simmons, George Oliver .. .. .. Lower Hutt.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of December, 1948.

F. DEWHURST, Secretary,
Clerks of Works Registration Board.

Officiating Ministers for 1949.—Notice No. 2

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 31st January, 1949.

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 John Lawley Brown, B.A., L.Th.
The Reverend Arthur Elliott Elliott-Cannon.
The Reverend Jack Winston Smith.

The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand

Sister Jessie Shaw Arthur.
The Reverend Josh Stanley Clark.
Sister Mamie Gardiner.
Sister Nessie Morgan.
Sister Jane Annie Spence.

The Roman Catholic Church

The Reverend James Dominic Clenaghan.
The Reverend Gerard Maurice Kane.
The Reverend Michael McCann.
The Reverend James McCormack.
The Reverend Michael Gerard O’Sullivan.

Brethren

Mr. Kenneth Rees-Thomas.

P. H. WYLDE, Deputy Registrar-General.

Notice to Mariners No. 5 of 1949

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 26th January, 1949.

NEW ZEALAND.—SOUTH ISLAND.—GREYMOUTH
Leading Mark Established

Details : A white leading mark, 24 ft. high surmounted by a
white inverted equilateral triangle top mark, has been placed 400 ft.
in front of the leading beacons in the Railway Yard. This lead is in
transit with the orange and white beacons on a bearing of 129°.

Chart affected : No. 2591.
Publications : New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables,
page 295 ; New Zealand Pilot, 1946, page 325.
Authority : Greymouth Harbour Board.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary.

(M. 3/13/143.)

School Colours

Education Department,
Wellington, 31st January, 1949.

THE following school colours, &c., have been registered in
accordance with the regulations published in the New Zealand
Gazette on the 12th August, 1915, and amendments thereto :—

DILWORTH SCHOOL
Colours

Cap : Crimson stripe between Celtic green stripes on a mid-grey
background ; each stripe 3/8 in. wide, at intervals of 1¼ in.
Stockings : On turnover, one crimson band between two Celtic
green bands each ½ in. wide.
Badge : On a green base a double-towered castle on an azure
background ; the castle surmounted by three stars. Beneath the
whole, the words “Firmiter et Fideliter.”

A. F. MCMURTRIE, Acting Registration Officer.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES

Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Selection on Optional Tenures

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 1st February, 1949.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section is
open for selection on optional tenures ; and applications will
be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, up to
4 o’clock p.m. on Monday, 7th March, 1949.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Napier, on Thursday, 10th March,
1949, at 10 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 or deposit on deferred payments, broken-period rent, and lease fee. Possession of the property will be given
on 1st April, 1949.