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THE GAZETTE.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1918.

Bouruiarie8 of Districts under the Marriage Act, 1908, altered., by that stream to the Rakaunui Creek, by that creek, Kawhia __ Harbour, and the sea to , the place of commence- [L.S.] LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. ment. W AmARAKEKE DISTRICT. A PROCLAMATION. All that area in the Auckland Land District bounded N pursual!ce and exercise of the power and authority towards the north by the sea from Albatross Point to Rakau­ I vested in me by the Marriage Act, 1908, I, Arthur nui Creek in ; thence towards the east gene­ William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor­ rally by that creek and Te Toi Stream to Section lA, Block General of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby abolish XV, Kawhia North Survey District; by that scction, Sec­ the existing marriage districts known as the Kawhia, Wai­ tions 3, 2, and 1, Block III, Kawhia South Survey District, harakeke, Raglan, and Ngaruawahia districts, and do pro­ and Sections 4A, 3, and 1, Block VII, to the southernmost claim and declare that the territory heretofore comprised corner of the last-mentioned section; thence by a right line within the said districts is hereby divided anew into four to the easternmost corner of Section 2, Block XI, Kawhia marriage districts, the names and boundaries whereof shall be South Survey District, and by the south-eaStern boundary of as follows :- that section; towards the south by Blocks XV, XIV, and KAWHIA DISTRICT, XIII, Kawhia South Survey District, to the Marakopa River, All that area in the Auckland Land District bounded and by that river to the sea; and towards the west by the sea to Albatross Point, the place of commencement. towards the north-west generally by the Aotea Harbour and the north-western boundary of the Moerangi and Matakowhai Block to the south-western boundary of Raglan County; RAGLAN DISTRIOT. thence towards the east generally by that county to Mahau­ All that area in the Auckland Land District bounded kura Trig. Station, a right line thence to Te Ake-o-Hikopiro towards the north generally by the southern shore of Wha­ Trig. Station, and a right line to the easternmOilt corner of ngape Lake, and by a right line running west-south-west from Section 1, Block VI, Pirongia Survey District; by the eastern the south-western corner of that lake to the west coast; boundary of that section, the eastern boundaries of Sec­ thence towards the west generally by the sea to Aotea Har­ tions 1, 2, and 5, Block IX, and the road forming the eastern bour; thence towards the south generally by Aotea Harbour boundary of Section 6 and Te Rau-a·Moa Village to the and the Moerangi and Matakowhai Blocks to the Waitetuna junction of roads at the easternmost corner of Te Rau-a­ River; towards the east generally by that river to the Raglan­ Moa Village; thence by the northern boundaries of Sec­ Whatawhata Road, by that road to the western watershed of tions 1, 4, 7. and 8, Block X, Pirongia Survey District; the Waipa River, and by that watershed to a point due east thence towards the east generally by the eastern boundary of Trig. Station 82 (Kokako); thence to that trig. station and of the last-mentioned section to its south-eastern corner; a right line to the source of the Te Karaka Stream, by that thence by a right line to the north-eastern corner of Sec­ stream to its confluence with the Ohautira Stream, by a right tion 1, Block XIV, Pirongia Survey District; by the eastern line running in the direction of Trig. Station 1601 (Ihunui) boundary of that section and the north-eastern boundaries to the southern boundary of Section 129 near that trig. station, of Sections 1 and 2, Block II, Orahiri Survey District, and by the southern and western boundaries of the said Section the northern boundary of Section lA to its easternmost 129 and the eastern and northern boundaries of Section 81 corner; by the south-eastern boundaries of Sections lA, 5, to the parish boundary, by the western boundary of Pepepe and 7, Block' II aforesaid, and the eastern boundaries of Pariah to Section 215 of that parish, by the southern and Blocks VI, X, and XIV, Orahiri Survey District, to the south-eastern boundaries of that section and the southern south-eastern corner of the said Block XIV; thence towards boundaries of Sections 88, 87, and 89, Whangape Parish, to the south generally by the southern boundaries of Orahiri the watershed near Trig. Station 79, and by the watershed to and Kawhia South Survey Districts to the northernmost the southern shore of Whangape Lake, the place of commence­ corner of Section 3, Block IV, Maungamangero Survey Dis­ ment. trict; thence by the production of the north-western bound­ NGARUAWAHIA DISTRIOT. ary of that section to the southern boundary of Section 6, Block XVI, Kawhia South Survey District (Small Grazing­ All that area in the Auckland Land District bounded run 26); thence towards the west generally by Block XV, towards the north generally by Section 215, Pepepe Parish, Kawhia South Survey District, to Section 2, Block XI, Kawhia from the western boundary of that pariah to Section 88, South Survey District; by that section to its easternmost Whangape Pariah; by that section and Sections 87 and 89 corner, thence by a right line to the southernmost corner of , to the watershed near Trig. Station 79, and by the watershed Section 1, Block VII, Kawhia South Survey Distrjct; thence to the southern boundary of Pepepe Parish; by that parish along the south-western boundary of that section, the western to and across the River, by that river to the Koma­ boundaries of Sections 3 and 4A, said Block VII, the western korau Rivei-, and by the said Komakorau River to Kirikiriroa boundaries of Sections 1, 2, and 3, Block III, Kawhia South Parish; thence towards the east and south-east generally Survey District, and the western boundary of Section lA, by that parish to the Waikato River, by the right hank of Block XV, Kawhia North Survey District, to Te Toi Stream; that river to a point in line with the north-western boundary , A 914 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 45

of Pukete Parish, across the river and by Pukete Parish to I to the Manukau Harbour; thence towards the south-west the Waipa River, acrOBS that river and by its left bank to the and west generally by Manukau Harbour to the road form- . northern boundary of Karamu Parish, and by that parish to ing the southern boundary of Seotion 83, Manurewa Parish; the western watershed of the Waipa River; thence towards thence by a right line to Trig. Station 1076, and along a right the west by the said watershed to a point due east of Trig. line thence to the mouth of the Ararata Creek; again by Station 82 (Kokako); thence to that trig, station and a right· Manukau Harbour to the. Great South Road at St. Ann's line to the source of the Karaka Stream, by that stream to Bridge, and thence by the Great South Road to the place of its confluence with the Ohautira Stream; thence by a right commencement. line running in the direction of Trig. Station 1601 (Ihunui) to And I hereby deolare that this Proclamation shall come the southern boundary of Section 129 near that trig. station, into operation on the second day of April, in the year of our by the southern and western boundaries of the said Section Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteeu. 129 and the eastern and northern boundaries of Section 81 to the parish boundary, and by the western boundary of Pepepe Given under the hand o( His Excellency the Ri~ht Parish to Section 215 aforesaid, the place of commencement. Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savile, And I hereby declare that this Proclamation shall come I Earl of Liverpool, Member of His Majesty's into operation on the second day of April, in the year of our Most Honourable Privy vouncil, Knight Grand Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Member of the Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Royal Victorian Qrder, Uovernor-General and Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savile, Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Earl of Liverpool, Member of His Majesty's Dominion of New Zealand and its Depend­ Most Honourable Privy COuncil, Knight Grand encies; and issued under the Seal of the said Cross of the Most DistingUlshed Order of Saint Dominion, at the Government House at Wel­ Michael and Saint George, Member of the lington, this twentieth day of March, in the year Royal Victorian Order, Governor-General and of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's eighteen. Dominion of New Zealand and its Depend­ encies; and issued under the Seal of the Baid G. W. RUSSELL, Dominion, at the Government House at Wel- Minister of Internal Affairs. lington, this twentieth day of March, in the GOD SAVE THE KING' year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. G. W. RUSSELL, Boundaries of Districts under the Births and Deaths Minister of Internal Affairs. Registration Act, 1908. altered. GOD SAVE THE KINo! [L.S.] LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. BCfUndaries of Districts under the Births and Deaths A PROCLAMATION. Registration Act, 1908, altered. N pursuance and exercise of the power and authority I vested in me by the Births and Deaths Registration [L.S.] LIVERPOOL, Governor·General. Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liver· pool, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, A PROCLAMATION. do hereby abolish the existing registration districts known N pursuance and exercise of the power and authority as the Kawhia, Waih'lrakeke, Raglan, and Ngaruawahia dis­ I vested in me by the Births and Deaths Registration tricts, and do proclaim and declare that the territory hereto­ Act, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liver­ fore comprised within the said districts is hereby divided pool, the Governor·General of the Dominion of New Zealand, anew into four registration districts, the names whereof shall do hereby abolish the existing registration districts known as be the Kawhia, Waiharakeke, Raglan, and Ngaruawahia the Onehunga and Otahu.hu districts, ancL.do proclaim and districts, and the boundaries whereof shall be conterminous declare that the territory heretofore comp~ised within the with the boundaries of the marriage districts bearing the said districts is hereby divided anew into' two registration same names, as are set forth in a. Proclamation of even date districts, the names and bo~ndaries whereof shall be as fol­ herewith, made under the provisions of the Marriage Act, lows :- 1908. ONEHUNGA DISTRICT. And I hereby declare that this Proclamation shall come All that area in the Auckland Land District bounded into operation on the second day of April, in the year of our towards the north by the road forming the southern boundary Lord one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. of Allotments 57 and 38 of Section 10, S~burbs of Auckland; Given under tlie hand of His Excellency the Right towards the west by the road forming the eastern boundaries Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savile, of Allotments 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, and 33; again towards the Earl of Liverpool, Member of His Majesty's north by Allotment 22 of Section 12, Suburbs of Auckland, Most Honourable Privy vouncil, Knight Grand by Allotments 9 and 10, a road-line, .and Allotments 14 Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint and 15 of Section 12 aforesaid; towards the north·east by Michael and Saint George, Member of the the Great South Road; towards the south generally by the Royal Victorian Order, Governor-General and Manukau Harbour; towards the west by Allotment 14 of Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Section 13, Suburbs of Auckland, and the road forming the Dominion of New Zealand and its Depend­ ea.stern boundaries of Allotments 8A, 8, part of 4, 4A, 5A, eucies; and issued under the Seal of the· said and 6 of Section 13 aforesaid, and of Allotments 85, 84, 83 Dominion, at the Government House at Wel­ 82, 81, SO, and 79 of Section 10, Suburbs of Auckland. lington, this twentieth day of March, in the Also all that area bounded towards the west and north by year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and the Manukau Harbour from the road forming the southern eighteen. • boundary of Section 83, Manurewa Parish, to the mouth of G. W. RUSSELL. the Ararata Creek; thence along a right line to Trig. Minister of Internal Affairs. Station 1076, and thence along a right line to the seashore at the road forming the southern boundary of Section 83 GOD SAVE THE KING! aforesaid, the place of commencement. OTAHUHU DISTRICT. A mending Rule.. "" to Life-saving A ppliancl38 for Ships. All that area in the Auckland Land District bounded towards the north generally by Allotment 32, Section 12, LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. Suburbs of Auckland, from the Great South Road to the north-western eorner of Subdivision 1 of Hamlin's Grant; ORDER IN COUNCIL. thence by the northern boundary of the said Subdivision I At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this eighteenth to the road at its north-eastern corner; thence across that day of March, 1918. road, and by the road forming the northern boundaries of Subdivisions 9, 10, 11, and 12, Hamlin's Grant, to the Tamaki Present: River; thence across that river and by its right bank to the THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING sea; thence towards the north-east generally by the sea. to IN COUNCIL. the north-eastern corner of the Wairoa Parish; thence to­ HEREAS by Order in Council dated the eighteenth wards the south generally by' the said Wairoa Parish to W. day of September, one thousand nine hundred and Section 68, Mara.etai Parish; thence by that section, the sixtccn, and published in the New Zealand Gazelte No. 107, road' forming the north.western boundaries of Seotions 67 of the twenty·first day of the same month, rules were made a.nd 52, and Iw' Sections 56, 51, and 27, Maraetai Parish, regarding life.jackets for ships: And whereas it is desirable Section 136, Pakuranga Parish, Section 64, Papakura Parish, to revoke clause three of such rules, and to make a new rule Sections 96 a.nd 95, Manurewa Parish, and by Papakura Parish in lieu thereof: MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 915

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of that part of the TlWlaki West Road Distriot in the County the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of of Eden should be excluded from the said road distriot, and the power conferred upon him by section one hundred and inoluded in the City of Auokland; ninety-seven of the Shipping and Seaman Act, 1908, and of all And whereas a notice showing the proposed alteration in other powers enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and boundaries of the said borough has been gazetted and pnb­ with the advice and consent of tho Executive Council of the lioly notified, and no objections in wrhing against suoh said Dominion, doth hereby revoke clause three of the rules alteration have been lodged; made by the said Order in Co"ncil of the eighteenth day of And whereas it is expedient that the said area should be September, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and doth inoluded in the said City of Auckland; hereby substitute the following clause therefor, viz. :- Now, therefore, in pursuance and exeroise of the powers "3. Life-jackets previoU8ly paIl8ed.-Untii 1st January, and authorities vested in him by the Munioipal Corporations 1919, any life·jacket which has been previously passed by a Amendment Act, 1913, His Exoellenoy the Governor-General Marine Department Surveyor as part of the statutory equip­ of the Dominion of New Zealand, aoting by and with the ment of a vessel may be accepted as part of the statutory advioe and oonsent of the Exeoutive Council of the said eqnipment of tho same vessel so long as it remains in good Dominion, doth hereby declare that as on and from the condition. On and after that date no life-jacket should first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and elgbteen, be passed unless it complies with the conditions stated in the area desoribed in the Sohedule hereto shall be included paragraph 2." in the City of Auokland. F. D. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. SCHEDULE. AREA INCLUDED IN THE CITY OF AUCKLAND. Appointing Members of the First and Second Divisions of ALL that area in the Auckland Land Distriot bounded by a the Court of Appeal. line commencing at a point on the eastern boundary of Allotment 34 of Seotion 12, Suburbs of Auokland, distant LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. 300 links from the south-eastern oorner of that allotment; thence along the eastern boundary of the said allotment ORDER IN COUNCIL. bearing 10 1', distanoe 1017'23 links, and bearing 3° 24' 30", At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this twenty­ distanoe 911'97 links; thenoe bearing 480 21', distance fifth day of l\larch, 1918. 140'73 links; bearing 88° 15' 20", distanoe 145'19 links; Present: bearing 31° 44' 20", distanoe 13'41 links; bearing 343" 8' 20", distanoe 17'81 links; bearing 819° 59', distance THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING 286'48 links; bearing 88° 5

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'Ohakiune by' excluding therefrom the area described in the II. ACOESS TO THE QUARRY. Schedule hereto: And whereas a notice showing the proposed 8. Secure means of aooess shall be provided by which alteration in boundaries of the said borough has been gazetted workmen oan go.to and from their working.places. and publioly notified, and 0 'ections in 'Writing against such 9. A ladder permanently used for the ascent and desoent alteration were lodged : . of persons in the quarry shall not be fixed in a vertical or And where.... a Commission S;pp .. , un. er the ~aid sec­ overhanging position, and shall I)e inclined at tho most oon· tion held an inquiry, and recommended ,hot the said area venient angle; and every suoh ladder shall have substantial should be so excluded from the said borough and included in platforms at intervals of not more than 10 yards. the County of Waimarino: 10. All tunnels used as a regular means of access to working. Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers places shall be kept suffioiently lighted and drained, and and authorities vested in him by the Municip&l Corporations where the space between the side of the wagon and the side Amendment Act, 19f3, His Excellency the Governor-General of the tunnel is less than 3 ft. places of refuge shall be pro· of the Dotuiuion of New Zealand,acting by and with the vided at intervals not exoeeding 100 yards. advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said 11. Persons shall not bo raised or lowered in oages, trucks, Dominion, doth hereby declare that, as on and from the buckets, or wagons unprovided with guides, except in sink­ first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, ing shafts; and no timber, tools, rails, sprags, or other the area described in the Schedule hereto shall be excluded material, except for repairing the shaft, shall be placed from the Borough of Oha:kune and shall be included in the in the same oage in which men are being lowered or raised. County of Waimarino. In any shaft exoeeding 20 ft. in depth, in which cages are not used, no person shall descend or ascend by the aid of machinery unless (in addition to the use of the loop, oross­ SCHEDULE. bar, or other applianoe) he is securely stayed to the rope ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, being Sec­ employed for lowering or raising in sueh shaft by a strap tion 27, Block VIII, Makotuku Survey 'District_ Bounded or other fastening passing round the body under the arms, towards the north-east by Section 28, said Block VIn; and suoh method of staying shall be used by every person towards the south-east by Section 16, Block V, Survey who finds it neoessary, in the execution of his duty, to de­ District; towards the south-west by a public road; and soend or asoend a shaft on top of the oage-covers. towards ·the north-west by Sections 26 and 25, Block VIn 12. Where machinery is used for raising or lowering per· aforesaid. sons, further regulations shall be made to suit the special circumstances of the case, oopies of whioh shall be kept F. D. THOMSON, constantly affixed in the quarry offioe and in a oonvenient Acting Clerk of the Executive Council: plaoe adjacent to the said maohinery.

III. BLASTING. lleg1da,tionB under the Stone-1]'UfJdrie8 Act, 1910. 13. H a oharge misses fire-- (a.) A seoond oharge shall not be plaoed in the same hole. (b.) H the charge was fired "Ieotrically, the person firing LIVERPOOL, Go~ernor-General. the charge shall before approaching the hole disconnect the cable and the removable handle from the firing apparatus, ORDER IN COUNCIL. and shall examine the oable and oonnections for ,any defect. (c.) Except where the missfire is due to a faulty cable At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this eighteenth oonnection, and the charge is fired within one hour and a day of March, 1918. half after the defect is remedied, another charge shall be Present: fired in a fresh hole, which shall be drilled not less than 12 in. away from the hole in whioh the oharge has missed fire, and THE RIGHT HONOUll.ABLE W. F. MASSEY, P_C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL. shall as far as practioable be parallel with it. . (d.) If the missfired charge contained a detonator, the N pursuanoe and exercise of all powers and authorities person firing the seoond oharge shall, before doing so, attach I conferred upon him by the Stone-quarries Act, 1910 a string to the eleotrio lead or the fuse of the missfired oharge, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion ol and seoure it by attaohing it to the cablc or otherwise. New Zealand, aoting by and with the advice and oonsent (e.) After the seoond charge has been fired no person shall of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby work in proximity thoreto until the person firing the eharge .revoke the regulations made under the said Act on the or an official of the quarry has made a oareful search for the twenty-ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and detonator and oharge of the missfired oharge. If these are eleven, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following not found the stone shall be loaded in a specially marked regulations, and prescribe that such regulations shall come truck under the supervision of the person firing the charge into force on the date of the publication thereof in the New or an offioial. The search for the detonator and charge, Zealand Gazette. and the loading of any stone which may oontain a detonator, shall be carried out as far as possible without the use of tools. REGULATIONS. (f.) Should the missfired charge not be dislodged by the second charge, further holes must be drilled and the same THE follOwing rules shall be observed, so far as is reasonably precautions taken as aforesaid. praotioable; in every quarry:- This regulation shall not apply to deep-drilled holes at the bottom of whioh a cavity has' been formed by means of 1. SAFETY OF THE QUARRY. explosives, and known as a "bulled hole," when, with the 1. The working of the sides, tops, or overburden of the approval in writing of the Inspector, a quarry foreman or quarry shall be carried on so as to prevent dangerous manager has been permitted to allow the tamping to be falls. partially removed from any missfiredhole preparatory to the 2. The overburden or .. tops" of the quarry, and a!lloose insertion of a primer for the purpose of firing the missfired ,ground or material, shall be cleared far enough baok from the oharge. dge of the quarry to prevent danger to the persons employed. 14. No drill shall be used for the boring of a hole for a 3. When it is neoessary for safety that any quarry shall oharge unless it allows at least a olearanoe of i in. over the be worked in steps or .. galleries," the breadth of everyone diameter of the oartridge which is intended to be used in of these shall be at least one·half its height, but in no case the hole, and no person shall attempt to oharge a hole unless shall the breadth thereof be less than 12 ft. When the such olearanoe exists. quarry is worked without steps or galleries, sufficient support 15. No explosive shall be forcibly pressed into a hole; to the sides shall be left to insure safety to those employed. and when a hole has been charged the explosive shall not 4. There shall be a clear space between the outside rails be unrammed, nor shall any part of the stemming be removed, of tramways and the edges of galleries sufficient to prevent nor shall the detonator leads be pulled out. botih the falling of stones from the wagons and the falling 16. The fuse known as instantaneous fuse shall not be used of the men themselves to galleries below. Where such a at or in any quarry. spaoe is impraotioable the edges shall be securely fenoed. 5. The top of the quarry, if dangerous, and the top of IV. MAOHINERY AND PLANT. every shaft shall be securely fenced. 17. No person shall remain under the rope or chain of 6. All bridges shall, if dangerous, be securely fenced. an aerial incline whilst a wagon Or load is ascending. Whilst 7. H work is ,carried on at night, it shall be under special a load is being moved on the landing-table no person shall supervision, and suffioient light shall be provided. remain immediately beneath it; and no person shall be MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. .917 a.llowed, without specia.l permission from the mana.ger. or 39. No person shall use threa.tening or abusive langua.ge other offioial, to ascend or descend by means of a.n aeria.l towa.rds the manager or foreman, nor shall the ma.na.ger or inoline. foreman use threatening or abusive language towa.rds a.ny IS. A oompetent person appointed for tho purpose shall person employed at or about a quarry. daily inspect the externa.l parts of the plant, machinery, 40. No person shall be permitted to enter or to continue and appliances, and shall forthwith make or cause to be in or about the quarry or works while in a state of intoxica­ made a true report (signed by himself) of the oondition tion. No intoxicating liquor, on any pretence whatever, thereof, in a book to be kept a.t the quarry. except in cases of necessity and with the consent of the 19. The rails on the tops of all inolines and on allla.nding. manager, shall be taken into a quarry. tables shall be provided with proper stops or other appli­ ances for preventing the wa.gons from running away, exoept VII. SEBVICE PERMITS. when the rope or cha.in·is not detaohed from the wagon. 41. Applicatlons for service permits as q ua.rry managers 20. Every crane sha.ll be provided with an effioient oatoh or foremen shall be made to the Inspector of Quarries for or an efficient brake. the district ill which the quarry is situated, in the form 2"1. Maohinery shall not be cleaned while in motion. No.1, and the certificate shall be issued by the Inspector 22. The machinery appliances, and permanent-ways shall in the form No.2, of these regulations. be kept in an effioi ent state of repair. 23. Only wire ropes shall be used for haulage purposes SCHEDULES. on self-aoting inolines, exoept on the advancing top section of jigs where ohains may be used. Form I. 24. All underground haulage inolines and self-aoting in­ Under the Stone-g:uarries Act, 1910. olines exoeeding 100 ft. in length shall be fitted with bells or APl'LICATION FOR SEBVICE PERMIT AS QUARRY MANAGER other adequate signalling applianoes. OR FOREII1AN. 25. A baok-stay or trailer shall be attached to each asoend­ ing truck or set of truoks on every inclined haulage road To the Inspector of Quarries. where mechanical haulage other than endless rope or ohain I, THE undersigned, [FuU name, residence, and occupation], hereby apply for a service permit as quarry Inanager or is used. 26. No person shall ride upon any truok without permission foreman, and hereby decIa.re as follows: That I have had of the manager or foreman. at least two years' experience in quarrying, a.nd in proof thereof I forward with this application evidence in writing from my previous employers. V. AMBULANCE AND WATEB-SUPPLY. Dated at this day of ,19 • 27. At quarries where more than twenty-five persons are employed, ambulanoes or stretohers, with splints and SCHEDULE. bandages, shall be provided at oonvenient plaoes ready for ParticuJars of Employment, and Nature of Evidence in Proof immediate use in oase of a.ooident. thereof· 2S. A suffioient supply of fresh drinking-water shall be -- provided for the free use of all persons employed at all N.ame Period of Signature quarries. and 1 Name Employment. Nature of Locality of ------of Employer of Employer. Employment. or VI. DUTIES OF OFFICIALS AND WORKMEN. Quarry. From I To Managllr. 29. The quarry manager or foreman shall see that the provisions of the Aot and these regulations are oa.rried out. 30. The quarry manager or foreman shall daily inspect I evory working.plaoe and travelling-road, and all adjacent plaoes from which danger might arise; and should danger I appear, steps shall at once be taken to remove it. He shall ...... satisfy himself as to the safety of any rope and other appli­ Signature of Applicant. ances used by the workmen. Approved by ...... 31. The quarry manager or foreman, or other competent Inspector of Qua.rries. person appointed for such purpose, shall once at least in every twenty-four hours examine the state of all safety P'I .S ..,0 appliances or gear conneoted with ·the oages, winding-ropes, .; ~ '""'"=' ~ or shafts; and the manager shall once in each week oare­ ~ " 1:l g. P'I g " ·S fully examine the buildings, machinery, shafts, levels, planes, ell '" .~= .:!\'" ~ P< =' and all places used in the working of suoh quarry; and ...... , .. CY" every such manager and person forthwith after every such "z'" 11 ..t:l..,'" '"...... t:l" I'l ...," 'E examination shall record in writing, in a book to be kept ;::" :.I " E ... for that purpose, his opinion as to their condition and safety, .,; P'I " 0 ""1 ~ ;a'" " .., and as to any alterations or repairs required to ensure greater 0 ..,0 a! = ~ r;.. ~ '" safety to the persons employed in the working of such quarry. ~ :.I 'E ~ 'f ~ .., ~ ~ ..., j; 32. The qua.rry mana.ger and forema.n shall cause to be " 0 P'I g provided proper sanitary arrangements for the use of the ~ " g ~ ...... s" workmen in the loca.lity of the quarry to the satisfaction at' .;,'" P'I ~ .:!\ s ~ ~ all times of lIhe Inspector. c ~ £~ -g 1] 33. All workmen shall comply with the provisions of the <>.i ..z 1: " ;a'" ... Act and these regulations, and with such directions con­ ::is e ~ " .. 0 " 0 0 bil cerning safety and discipline as may be given to them by g:; ..., ..., !; ...... ~= 'a the officials. .... ~ .~ l ~ rIJ 34. Each workman working on the face of the quarry, S p Iil ~ ~ s r or standing on a narrow ledge shall, when requisite, use a ~ CY Eo-< ;a S rope or other appliance; and every workman shall, before r;.. "'" '" commencing work, satisfy himself as to the safety of any "z'" rope and other appliances for his personal use, and shall ~ .; not use anything that he finds unsafe...... :.I ..... P'I .§ 35. Each workman shall, before commencing work, and '" ~ 0 =' during the course of it, and especially after blasting, make 1'1" r;.. ~ CY a careful examination of his working-place, and remove any ""1 :.I ~ ~ 'E loose rocks, stones, or ground which might be dangerons. ~ 0 P'I ~ .... ~ 36. No workman shall throw down rock, stones, ground, 'f P'I .., or other material which might endanger other persons, with­ P'I 0 .," out giving them warning and seeing that they have retired ~ .. t;! ~ ~ j; to a safe place. ~ ::is P'I 37. Every workman who notices anything that a.ppears ell ~ ~ unsa.fe, or likely to produce danger, shall forthwith report ., ..., it to the owner, a.gent, or person in charged...... pe ~ s 3S. Every person howsoever employed in or about the CY ~ quarry shall be subject to the provisions of the Stone-quarries ~ z" ...: Aot and regulations thereunder, and sha.ll obey the oommands F. D. THOMSON, or instruotions of the mana.ger or foreman. Acting Clerk of the Executive CouDcil. 918 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 45

Uook fB'lalna8 (Niue).-Regulations as to Leprosy and other Di8ease,.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. ORDER IN COUNCIL. At tlie Go\'ernment Buildings at Wellington, this eighteenth day of March, 1918. Present: THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL. HEREAS by section fifty-three of the Cook Islands Act, 1915, W the Governor-General in Council is empowered to make all such regulations as he thinks necessary for the peace, order, or good government of the Cook Islands: And whereas it is expedient to make regulations accordingly with respect to leprosy and certain other diseases in the Island of Niue: Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and con­ sent of the Executive Council of that Dominion, doth hereby, in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by the Cook Islands Act, 1915, make the following regulations accordingly; and doth hereby declare that these regulations shall come into force on the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen.

REGULATIONS. 1. (1.) THE Resident Commissioner of Niue may from time to time make such orders or give such directions as he thinks expedient for the isolation of persons affected with or suliering from leprosy or from any other infectious or contagious disease, or for preventing communication between them and other perllOns, or otherwise for preventing the spread of any such disease, and all such orders and directions shall have the force of law, and any breach thereof shall be an offence against these regulations. (2.) The said Commisisoner may for the purposes of these r~u­ lations appoint any place within the Island of Niue as a quarantme ground for the isolation of persons affected with leprosy or with any other infectious or contagious disease as aforesaid. 2. (1.) Whenever in any house or kainga in the Island of Niue any person is found to be sick of leprosy or of any infectious or contagious disease to which a direction or order of the Resident Commissioner under the last preceding clause relates, or whenever in any house or kainga as aforesaId any person is found to be suffering from any sickness the symptoms of which raise a reason­ able suspicion that such sickness may be leprosy or an infectious or contagious disease as aforesaid, the occupier or head of such house or kainga shall forthwith give notice thereof in writing to a Medical Officer or to the Resident Commissioner of Niue. (2.) Any person required by this regulation to give notice of any disease, who fails or neglects to give such notice for a period of twenty-four hours or more, shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations. 3. (1.) Where a Medical Officer or the Resident Commissioner of Niue has reason to suspect that leprosy, or any other disease in respect of which notice is required to be given pursuant to these regulations, exists in any house or kainga, and th'8.t such notice has not been given, the Medical Officer or Resident Commis­ sioner, as the case may be, may visit and inspect such house or kainga and all persons therein. (2.) Any person who wilfully obstructs or interferes with any such Medical Officer or Resident Commissioner in the course of such visit or inspection, or who prevents or seeks to prevent any such person from making such visit or inspection, shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations. 4. Every person who commits an offence against these regula­ tions shall be liable to a fine of £50 or to imprisonment for a term of three months. F. D. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. , MAR.28.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 919

Validating Proceeding8 in connection with a Loan of £2,000 Validating Proceedings in connection with a Loan of £5,000 proposed to be raised by the. Mount R08kiU Road Board. proposed to be raised by the H auraki Drainage Board.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. ORDER IN COUNCIL. ORIJER IN COUNCIL. At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this eighteenth At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this eighteenth day of March, 1918. day of March! 1918. Present: Present: THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL. IN COUNCIL. ' HEREAS the Mount Roskill Road Board (hereinafter HEREAS the Hauraki Drainage Board lately pro­ W referred to as the said Board) lately proposed to W posed to raise a loan of five thousand pounds, under raise a loan of two thousand pounds, under the Local Bodies' the Looal Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, for the purpose of Loans Act, 1913, for the purpose of improving its system of widening, deepening, and improving existing watercourses water-supply: and drains and for constructing new watercourses.and drains: And whereas in the first two notices published in pursuance And whereas an irregularity or defect occurred in the of section nine of the said Act, the proposed work was stated voting-paper used at the poll upon the said proposal, in that as including, inter alia, the addition of a further four feet the term of the said loan (namely, thirty· six years and a to the top of the storage tank : half) was not set forth in such voting-paper: And whereas it was resolved by the said Board, after the And whereas twenty.four days intervened between the publication of the first two notices aforesaid, to increase the last publication of the notice of intention to raise the loan capacity of the said tank by the addition of a further eight prescribed by section nine of the said Act and the date on feet instead of a further four feet as originally intended: which the poll of the ratepayers upon the said proposal was And whereas notice of such amended intention and of taken, instead of a period of not more than three weeks such increase was set forth in the last two notices published as required by subsection two of section ten of the said Act: in pursuance of section nine aforesaid and in the voting­ And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been paper used at the poll upon the said proposal: misled by suoh irregularities or defects, and it is expedient to And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been validate the same: misled by such irregularity, and it is expedient to validate Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the same: . the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuanoe and exercise of Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section one the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and .exercise hundred and eleven of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Execu­ one hundred and eleven of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, tive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare that and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Execu­ the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall be tive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare that valid to all intents and purposes as though the term of the the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall be said loan had been stated in the said voting-paper, and as valid to all intents and purposes as though the requirements though the reqniremen ts of section ten of the said Act as of paragraph (a) of section nine of the said Act had been above mentioned had been strictly complied with, and that strictly complied with, and that the proceedings in connection the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall not be with the said loan shall not be called into question by reason called into question by reason only of the irregularities or only of the irregularity aforesaid. defects aforcsaid. F. D. THOMSON, F. D. THOMSON, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Revoking License for Occupation of Foreshore of Whangaroa Validating Proceedings in _connection with a Loan of £3,250 Harbour. prop08ed to be raised by the Tumu·Kaituna Drainage Board. LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. ORDER IN COUNCIL. ORDER IN COUNCIL. At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this eighteenth At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this eighteenth day of March, 1918. day of March, 1918. Present: Present: THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. F. MASSEY, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL. . IN COUNCIL. HEREAS by Order in Council dated t.he twenty­ HEREAS the Tumu-Kaituna Drainage Board lately W fourth day of February, one thousand nine hundred W proposed to raise a loan of three thousand two and nine, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 18, hundred and fifty pounds, under the Local Bodies' Loans of the fourth day of the following month, Frederick William Act, 1913, for the purpose of widening, deepening, and Sanderson, of Whangaroa, was licensed to occupy a part of constructing drains as mentioned in the voting-paper used the foreshore and land below low.water mark of Whangaroa at the poll upon the said proposal : Harbour as a site for a boat-shed for a period of fourteen And whereas an irregularity or defect occurred both in the years: And whereas the licensee desires that the said license notice published in pursuance of section nine of the said Act shall be revoied : and in the voting-paper used at the poll upon the said pro­ Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the posal, in that the term of the said loan (namely, thirty·six Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the years and a half) was not set forth in such notice and voting- power and authority conferred upon him by the Harbours paper: • Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and misled by such irregularity or defect, and it is expedient to consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth validate the same: hereby revoke the hereinbefore-recited Order in Council of Now; therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand nine hun­ the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of dred and nine, and the rights and privileges thereby conferred. the powers and authorities conferred on him by section one F. D. THOMSON, hundred and eleven of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Execu­ tive Counoil of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare that the proceedings in connection· with the said loan shall be Special Regulations for the Sale of Veni80n by Nelson valid to all intents and purposes as though the term of the Acclimatization Society. said loan had been stated in the said notice and voting­ paper, and that the proceedings shall not be called into LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. question by reason only of the irregularity aforesaid. HEREAS by Warrant dated the first day of February. F. D. THOMSON, W one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, and Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. published in New Zealand Gautte No. 17, of the seventh day f20 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 45

of February, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, Situated about ten miles from Porangahau by formed road, regulations were made presoribing the deer-shooting season about half being metalled.' Good billy oountry, with northerly in the Nelson Aoclimatization District: And whereas it is aspect; ip. English gra.sses and scrub. Soil good, well watered. deemed expedient to amend the said regulations : Altitude, from sea-level to 800 ft. ' Good sheep and oattle Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of grazing oountry. Included in price of land are tanks, dam, Liverpool, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New dip, yards, value about £40 ; p,nd 120 chains internal fenoing, Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority valued at £75. vested in me by the Animals Protection Act, 1908, do hereby amend the said regulations in manner following. As witness the hand of His Excellenoy the Governor· General, this eleventh day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. REGULATIONS. D. H. GUTHRIE, (I.) THE Secretary of the Nelson Acclimatization Society Minister of Lands. may, with the authority of such society, authorize the saJe, either by auction or otherwise, during the period 1st March, 1918,. to 30th April, 1918 (both days inclusive), of the meat Assistant Oensor of Telegraph Messages appointed. and. skins of deer taken and killed pursuant to the regulations of 1st February, 1918, provided that the proceeds derived from such sale shall be devoted to patriotic purposes. LIVERPOOL, Governor-General (2.) The said Secretll'ryshall, on or before the 15th day of N pursuance of the authority oonferred upon me by an May, 1918, furnish a statement of the moneys received from I Order in Council made on the third day of August, suoh sale, and of the patriotio purpose or purposes to which one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, in pursuance of suoh moneys were devoted. section two of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, (3.) Any person who commits a breach of any of the pro­ 1910, I, Arthur William de Brito SaYlle, Earl of Liverpool, visions of these regulations shaJJ be liable to a penalty not Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in the exceeding £20. present state of war, do hereby authorize and appoint As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor­ JOHN MURDOOK McLEAN, General, this twentieth day of Maroh, one thou­ of Wellington, tc act during my pleasure as an Assistant sand nine hundred and eighteen. Censor of Telegraphic Messages in respect of the telegraph G. W. RUSSELL, stations at or near Wellington. Minister of Internal Affairs. As witness the hand of His Exoellency the Governor· General, this twenty.third day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen. Openi'TUJ Land in Hawke's Bay Land District lor Selection by Discharged Soldiers. J. ALLEN, Minister of Defence. LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. N pursuanoe and exeroise of the powers and authorities Ohainnan of Liceming OommitteSB appointed. I oonferred upon me by the Land Aot, 1908, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor­ Department of J ustioe, General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having reoeived Wellington, 25th Maroh, 1918. the report of the Under-Seoretary in this behalf, as provided IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased by seotion one hundred and fifty-four of the said Aot, do H to appoint hereby deolare that the lands desoribed in the Schedule WILLIAM REEVE HASELDEN, Esq., S.M., hereto, whioh have been set apalt for seleotion by dis­ oharged soldiers, shall be open for sale or seleotion by to be Chairman of the Licensing Committee~ for the Dis­ disoharged soldiers on Thursday, the ninth day of May, one triots of Stratford and Egmont, vice A. Crooke, Esq., S.M. thousand nine hundred and eighteen; and also that the THOMAS M. WILFORD, lands mentioned in the eaid Sohedule may, at the option of Minister of Justice. the applioant, be purohased for oash, or be seleoted for ooou­ patlan with right of purohase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prioes at whioh the said lands shall be, sold, oooupled, or leased, as mentioned in the said Local Pate:nt Officer appointed. Sohedule hereto, and do deolare that the said lands shall be sold, oooupied, or leased under and subjeot to the provisions Office of Publio Service Commissioner, of the Land Aot, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settle­ Wellington, 21st Maroh, 1918. ment Aot, 1915, and amendments. HE Publio Servioe Commissioner has made- the fol· T . lowing appointment in the Publio Servioe;- JAMES MILLER SCHEDULE. to be Looal Patent Offioer at Masterton, as from the 9th HA.wKE's BA.Y LAND DISTRICT.--SECOND-CLASS LAND. day of January, 1918. Pata'fUJala OO'Unty.-Tautane Survey District. P. VERSCHAFFELT, SECTION 2, Blook III: Area, 608 acreil 3 roods 10 perches. Secretary. Capital value, £4,420. Occupation with right of purchase: [NoTE.-Amending entry on page 778, New Zealand Gazetfe Half-yearly rent, £110 lOs. Renewable lease: Half-yearly No. 85, of the 7th Maroh, 1918. rent, £88 8s. Situated nine miles and a half from Porangahau by formed road, of whioh about five miles is metalled. Consists of good DllfIUty Begiltraf" of Maf'riag8l, tic., awoilltM. billy faces, with north-westerly aspect; in English grasses, with patches of mingi scrub. Soil good, fairly well watered. Registrar-General's Offioe, Altitude, 100 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Good sheep and Wellington, 25th Maroh, 1918. oattle grazing country. About 102 ohains road and boundary T is hereby noti1l.ed that the undermentioned per. sons fencing, valued at £68 15s., included in prioe of section. I have been appointed to be the Deputies of the RelPstrars Section 3, Blook III: Area, 578 acres 2 roods. Capital of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the distriots set value, £4,630. Ocoupation with right of purohase: Half­ respeotively opposite their names, viz. ;- yearly rent, £115 15s. Renewable iea.se: Half-yearly rent, Name. . District. . £92 12s. HUGH CECIL PETOHELL Tauranga. Situated about nine miles from Porangahau by formed ARNIE HILDA WRIGHT Whangamomona. road, of which five miles are metalled. Good billy oountry, ALEXANDER CATHOART W ALLA.CE MURDOCH Shannon. south-easterly 8.\Ipeot; in English grasses and scrub, with CLAUDE HENRY JOHN PEASE" _. Te Awamutu (at about 50 acres of mixed bush. Soil good, fairly well watered. Ohaupo). Altitude, 50 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level Well adapted for RUPERT HENBY GILES Talaga Bay. sheep and cattle grazing. About 138 chains of internal (Miss) TElIIISA AGNES HONAN' .• Auckland (at Bir­ fenoing, valued at £86 48., included in prioe of section. kenbead). Seotion 2, Block IV: Area, 440 acres. Capital value, • Births and deaths only. £3,740. Oooupation with right of purohase: Half - yearly W. W. COOK, rent, £93 lOs. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £74 16s. Registrar-Genera.!. MAR. 28.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 921

Appointmenta, Promotiona, Reaignationa, and Tranafera of Agnes Ada Earl. Ojficera of tke Territorial Force. Mary Cassandra:Roberts. Isabella Burt. Department of Defence, Edith McLennan. Wellington, 25th March, 1918. Eleanor CA)utts. IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased Margaret Hepple Thomson. H to approve of the appointments, promotions, resig. Violet Oppenheim. nations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the Maggie Isobel Aitken. Territorial Force. Alice Maria Victoria Rhind. Clara Lee. APPOINTMENTS. Captain (temp. Lieutenant·Colonel) Thomas Arthur Mac­ The undermentioned to be Masseuses. Date:] 27th Feb- Gibbon, M.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, relinquishes the appoint. ruary, 1918:- ment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Canter­ Isabel C\luldrey Keys. bury Military District, and the temporary rank of Lieu­ Winifre,1 Nancy Hinds Howell. tenant-Colonel whilst so employed. Dated 7th February, Mary Isabel Saunders. 1918. Elizabeth Eleanor Volckman. Captain Alexander Wilson Hogg, M.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, Dorothy Agnes Cameron. is appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, Can­ .Jane Northridge Teape. terbury Military District, and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst so employed. Dated UNATTACHED LIST (b). 8th February, 1918. Lieutenant Joseph William Henry Edwards, from the late Waihi Rifle Volunteers, to be Captain, with seniority as PROMpTIONS, RESIGNATIONS, AND TRANSFERS. from 23rd December, 1909. 7TH (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) REGIMENT. Captain Joseph William Henry Edwards retires under the Lieutenant Leonard George Mercer, from the 11th Regiment provisions of paragraph 127, Gencral Regulations, 1913. (Taranaki Rifles), to be Lieutenant. Dated 28th February, Dated 7th March, 1918. 1918. The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :­ 8TH (SOUTHLAND) REGIMENT. Allen Innes Walker. Dated 5th August, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant George Merivale Broughton, from the 12th Mawson Swan Cameron. Dated 9th January, 1916. (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Henry William Hubert Coates, under the provisions of Dated 5th :February, 1918. paragraph III, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 12th February, 1917. Kenneth Alexander Sneddon. Dated 4th May, 1917. 11TH REGIMENT (TARANAKI RIFLES). Robert John Thompson. Dated 17th August, 1917. Lieutenant Leonard George Mercer is transferred to the 7th Stanley Ruddock. Dated 28th Oetober, ~917. (Wellington West Coast) Regiment. Dated 28th February, Reginald Herbert Owens, under the provisions of para­ 1918. graph TIl, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 2nd March, 1918. 12TH (NELSON AND MARLBOBOUGH) REGIMENT. Richard Edward Andrew, M.e., under the provisions of 2nd Lieutenant George Merivale Broughton is transferred to pa,ragraph III, fleneral Regulations, 1913. Dated 4th the SeI! (Sonthland) Regiment. Dated 5th Febrnary, 1918. March, 1918. Colour-Rergeant Charles Stanley Marshall to be 2nd Lieu­ 16TH (WAIKATO) REGTMFlNT. tenant. Dated 2nd March, 1918. Major .Tohn Hector Luxford is struck off the strength of the The appointmcnt of 2n,1 Lieutenant (on probation) Edgar N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 5th April, 1918, Frank Snell Japses under tlie provisions of paragraph 89, and is absorbed into the Regiment with his original rank General Regulations, 1913. Dated 6th March, 1918. and seniority therein-viz., Major, as from 26th October, 1917 (vide New Zea/n.nd Gazelte No. 170, of the 22nd Novem­ The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) :_ ber, 1917). Edgar Frank Snell. Dated 6th March, 1918. Corporal Jack Lawrens Cameron. Dated 5th March, N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE (EARL OF LIVERPOOL'S OWN), 1918. TERRI'fORIAL. 2nd Lientenant (on probation) Sidney Charles Gascoigne Captain Ronald Gordon Gallien is struck off the strength of resigns his appointmertt. Dat~d 2nd March, 1918. the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 11th ApPl, 1918, and is absorbed into the Regiment with his original UNATTACHED LIST (b), GENFlRAL LIST. rank and seniority therein-viz., Lieutenant, as from 1st October, 1915 (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 28, of tM Captain William Harry Hawkins is struck off the strength of 28th February, 1918). the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from II th April, 1918, and is posted to the Unattached List (b), General N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS. List, with his original rank and seniority-viz., Captain, as from 24th Jnne, 1916. Captain James Ayson Marshall, M.B., is struck off the strength Captain Leslie Champion is struck off the strength of the of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 13th N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 11th April, 1918, March, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority-viz., seniority - viz., Captain, as from 2nd September, 1915 2nd Lieutenant, as from 31st May,- 1915 (vide Sell' Zealand (vide New Zealand Gazette No. 128, of the llth November, Gazette No. 150, of the 4th October, 1917). 1915). 2nd Lieutenant Edward Gerrard Baddeley to be Lieutenant. Lieutenant (temp.) Warren Hastings Young to be Captain Dated 13th January, 1918. (temp.). Dated 1st September, 1917. 2nd Lieutenant Frederick William Gruar is struck off the James Leslie Will, M.B., to be Lieutenant. Dated 4th strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from November, 1917. 5th April, 1918, and is absorbcd with his original rank and seniority-viz., 2nd LieutenanV, as from.23rd Septem­ N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT. ber, 1916 (vide Seu' Zealand Gazette No. lUi, of the 21st The Reverend Robert Franklin to be Chaplain to the Forces, September, 1916). 4th Class. Dated 24th January, 1918. 2nd Lieutenant Lawrence Topping Donaldson is struck off The Reverend Joseph Duffy to be Chaplain to the Forces, the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect 4th Class. Dated 27th February, 1918. from lith April, 1918, and is posted to the Unattached List (b), General List, with his original rank and scniority­ The undermentioned Chaplains to the Forces, 4th Class, viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 24th May, 1917. retire under the provisions of paragraph 127, General Regu­ Lieutenant Wilfred Bryan Fitchett is, struck off the strength lations, 1913. Dated 2nd March, 1918 :- of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 1st April, The Reverend George Brown Inglis. 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority­ The Reverend John Watt. viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 13th May, 1916 ,(v'ide New Zealand Gazette No. 150, of thc 4th October, 1917). " N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE. Sergeant Alfred John. White, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, The undermentioned to br Staff Nurses. Dated 27th appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), 2nd August, February, 1918:- 1917, is confirmed in his appointment. B 9,22 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, [No. 45

2nd Lieutenant Alfred John White is struck off the strength Notice making and levying RateJJ under t~e Hauralci Plains of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, with effect from 20th Amendment Act, 1911. March, 1918, and is absorbed with his original rank and seniority-viz., 2nd Lieutenant, as from 2nd August, 1917. DAVID HENRY GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands, in Regimental Sergeant-Major Ernest Leonard Guy Bowu is I exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant whilst employed Hauraki Plains Amendment Act, 1911, do hereby make and as Physical Training and Bayonet-fighting Instructor in 'levy upon the unimproved value of all lands liable to be Expeditionary Force training-camps. Dated 23rd Feb­ rated pursuant to that Act, a rate on a graduated scale as ruary, 1918. specified in the Schedule hereto, according to the clllSsifica­ CORRIGENDA. .tion of the land. With reference to the notification published in the Kew The said rates will be payable in one sum on the 28th day Zealand Gazette No.6, of the 27th January, 1916, relating of March, 1918, to the Collector of Rates for the Hauraki to Quartermaster and Honorary Gaptain Ernest Valentine Land Drainage District, at the Head Office, Department of Sanderson, Reserve of Officers, for the words "Dated 13th L ..nds and Survey, Government Buildings, Wellington. October, 1915," read "Dated 31st January, 1916." A copy of the rate-book may be inspected by ratepayers With reference to the notification published in the New at the office of the Chief Drainage Engineer at Kerepeehi at Zealand GazeUe No. 160, of the 18th October, 1917, relating all times at which that office is open for the transaction of to the retirement of Staff Nurse Mary Watt, for the words public business. "Dated 21st April, 1916," read "Dated 28th January, 1918." SCHEDULE. J. ALLEN, Minister of Defence. .CLASS A.-On the unimproved value of all lands classified as Class A by the appraiser appointed under the said Act: One penny in the pound. ,CLASS B.-On the unimproved value of all lands cla:sified as CllISs B by the appraiser appointed under the said Act: Notice re8pecting Proposed Alteration of Boundarie8, Kirikiriroa Four-sevenths of & penny in the pound. Drainage District, County of Waikato. 'CLASS C.-On the unimproved value of all lands olassified as , Class C by the appraiser appointed under the said Act: Department of Internal Affairs, One-seventh of a penny in the pound. Wellington, 20th March, 1918. D. H. GUTHRIE, T is hereby notified that a petition has been presented to Minister of Lands. I His Excellency the Governor-General, under the Land Wellington, 25th March, 1918. Drainage Act, 1908, praying that the area described in the Schedule hereto may be included in the Kirikiriroa Drainage District. All persons affected are here by called upon to lodge any written objections to or petitions against the proposed inclusion which they desire to lodge, within Appointment oj Members oj the Board oj Land Purchase one month from the first publication of this notice, such Commissioners. objections or petitions to be addressed to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Wellington. OTICE is hereby given that, in excrcise of the powers N conferred in this behalf by section 4 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, as amended by section 38 of the Land SCHEDULE. L'tws Amendment Act, 1914, I have this day appointed AREA PROPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN KIRIKIRIROA DRAINAGE ALFRED RICHARD HARRIS, of East Tamaki, Auckland; DISTRICT. MATHIAS PAULSEN, of Takapau, Hawke's Bay; ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, bounded JOHN HESLOP, of Eltham, Taranaki; towards the north generally by the centre of a public road, JAMES STEVENSON, of Flaxton, Canterbury; from a point in line with the western boundary of Section 13, JAMES SMrrH, of Greenfield, Otago; and Block IX, Komakorau Survey District, to a point in line with HENRY JONATHAN MIDDLETON, of Waimahaka, South the south·eastern boundary of Section 26, Block IX, Koma­ land, korau Survey District; thence towards the south-east gene­ to he members of tho Board of Land Purchase CommissionArs rally by the south-eastern boundarics of Sections 26, 27, 34, constituted under the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, as 33, 49, 46, and the north-eastern and south-eastern boundaries ,from the 1st April, 1918. of 45, all of Block IX, Komakorau Survey District; thence Given under my hand this 12th day of March, 1918. towards the south-west generally by the south-western boundaries of Sections 45, 46, 47, to the centre of a pUblic W. F. MASSEY, road; thence by the centre of a public road to a point in line For Minister of Lands. with the southern boundary of Section 16, Block IX, Koma. korau Survey District; thence by the southern boundary of that section to its south-western corner; thence by the eastern boundaries of Sections 10, 11, and 12, Block IX, Notice fixing the Closing-hours of Grocers' Shops in th_ Brrroituh Komakorau Survey District, to the centre of a public road, of Hamilton, under the Shops and Offices Act. the place of commencement. G. W. RUSSELL. HEREAS a requisition in writing, signeel by a majority Minister of Internal Affairs. W of the occupiers of all the grocer,,' shops in thc Borough of Hamilton, has heen forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borCilUgh should be closed in tho evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, By.lawl of the Ngaruawllhia Town Board confirmed under Thursdays, and Fridays at 6 p.m., and on Saturdays at the By-laws Act, 2910 .. 9 p.m., with the following exceptions-(l) Should the occupier of any shop bound by the provisions of this requisition Department of Internal Affairs, observe Saturday as the statutory closing-day, the closing­ hour on Wednesday for any such shop shall be 6 p.m.; Wellington, 20th March, 1918: HE following cer'ificate has been executed on the sealed (2) the evening of the working-day immediately preceding T copy of the by.laws made by the Ngaruawahia Town Christmas Day and the evening of the working-day imme­ Board on the 7th day of December, 1917. diately preceding New Year's Day, when the closing-hour shall be 11 p.m.; (3) the evening of the working-day immo. G. W. RUSSELL, diately preceding each of the following d ..ys, Boxing Day, Minister of Internal Affairs. Good Friday, Easter Monday, Labour Day, the birthday of the reigning Sovereign, and any day which, pur~uant to a CERTIFICATE 01' CONI'IRMATJON. Proclamation by the Governor-f'.eneral or declaration by tlw Government, or on the request of the Mayor or Chairman IN pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm of tho local authority, is generally observed as a pUblic the above-written by.laws, ,and declare ,ha' the same came holiday or half-holiday, when the closing-hour shall be 6 p.m. : into force on the 17th day of December, 1917. And whereas the Hamilton Borough Council has certitled 'pa~ed this 20th day of March, 1918. that the signatures to such requisition rcpresent a majority G. W. RUSSELL, of the occupiers of all the grocers' shops within the Borough Minister of Internal Affairs of Hnmijton ; . MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 923

)row, therefore, T, William Ferguson Massey, Minister uf I 10,000 RJo:AMS PAPER, MANIFOLD, !Ji IN. BY SIN. Labuur, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Accepted. £ 8. d. Act, l!J08, do hereby direct that on and after the 28th day of lI'larch, 1918, all grocers' shops within the Borough of Alex. Cowan and Sons (Limited), Wellington 916 13 4 Hamilton shall be dosed accordingly. Declined. Dated at Wellington this 25th day of March, 1918. Coulls, Cplling, and Co. (Limited), Wellington 1,000 0 0 W.l<'. MASSEY W. J. Seater and Co., Wellington .. .. 1,125 0 0 Minist~r of Labour. 1,052 1 8 Richardson, McCaue, and Co. (Limited), Wel- lington 1, lUI 9 2 1,500,000 ENVJo:LOl'Jo:S, SAVINGS-BANK ACKNOWLEDGMEN'r. Notice of Intention to take Land in Block XI, Waipakura Accepted. Survey District, for Road Purposes. Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wei. lington 671 17 6 OTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the Declined. N provisious of the Public Works Act, 1908, to execute B certain public work-to wit, the construction of a. roo.d in W. J. Seatcr and Co., Wellington .. 793 15 0 Block XI, Waipakura Survey District-and for the purposes A. D. Rilcy and Co. (Limited), Wellington 525 0 0* of such public work the land described iu the Schedule • 700,000 only. hereto is required to be taken. And notice is hereby further given that the plo.n of the Io.nd so required to be 100 SOUNDERS, POST·OFFICE PATTERN. taken is deposited in the post· office at Makirikiri, and is Accepted. there open for inspection; and that all persons o.flected by P. R. Baillie and Co., Wellington .. 237 8 the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said land sbould, if they have any well.grounded objections 2,500 PLUGS, METALLIC CIRCUIT. to the execution of the said public work or to the to.king of Declined. such land, set forth the sa.me in writing, Imd send suoh A. D. Riley and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 265 12 6 writing, within forty days from the first publication of this Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wei· notice, to the Minister of Publio Works o.t Wellington. lington 540 7 4 500 CORDS, l\iOUNTED, 6-CONDUCTOR. SCHEDULE. Accepted. ApPROXIMATE o.reo.s of the pieces of Io.nd required to be P. R. Baillie and Co., Wcllington .. 89 11 8 to.ken ;- Declined. A. R. P. RichardAon, McCabc, and Co. (Limited), WeI· I 0 6'4, portion of Pukekowhai No.2; coloured purple. lington 97 18 4 3 2 28 blue. o 0 1'4 blue. :1,500 DIAPHRAGMS, METAL. o 3 10'5 " blue. Accepted. 1 2 1l'9, portion of Pukekowbai No.3 pink. A. D. Riley and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 24 18 9 Situated in Block XI, W o.ipo.kura Survey District. Declined. In the Wellington Land Distriot; o.s the so.me o.re more po.rticulo.rly delineated on the plan mo.rked P.W.D. 39645, Richardson, McCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wei­ deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works lingt.on 25 13 4 at Wellington, in the Wellington Land Distriot, and thereon 2,000 PLUGS, SWITCHBOARD. coloured as o.bove mentioned. Accepted. ,\s witness my ho.nd, at Wellington, this 26th day of Mo.rch, 1918. A. D. l~ilcy and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 275 0 W. FRARF.R. Declined. Minister of Public Works. 1~ichards6n, McC"be, and Co. (Limited), WeI· lington 647 18 1 3,000,000 LEAD SJo:ALS, t IN., DISC. Declined. Public ,service SIores 'Pender Board. Jamos Cart or, Christchurch 1,213 16 0 F. W. Markmann, Wellington 1,268 15 0 Wellington, 25th March, W18. Canterbury Engincering Company (Limited). HE following li"t of "llcces"ful and mmuccessful tomlers Christchurch .. 1,332 15 0 T is published for general information. R. W. Cameron and Co., 'Vellington 1,562 10 0 J. OlWHISTON, L. Berlyn, Auckland 1,662 IO 0 ChairluH,n. W. J. Seater and Co .. Wellington .. 2,400 0 0 Richardson, IVlcCabe, and Co. (Limited), Wei· lington :.1,0:.14 7 6 700 BJo:LLS, EX'l"Jo:NSION, 1,000 OHMS. 10,000 GALVA"lZI

Government Meteorological Observat(YTY. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE. MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE OHIEF STATIClNS. ETEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for February, 1918. M the month of February, 1918. Observations taken 9a..m. AltUnde of Observa.tory, 8U. Name 0' that;loD "ad ----- "-.--"-.-~--~--- .. ------Obaerver. ~.s~., ... From Self-registering Instruments '8 .. .g'S..,i for Twen'y·four Bours previously. o .E....:: ,,~ 6 ~.g .. .,..::1.. cO ~. I ~ I·18' . ".~o S" . .. :a -ri ., . o ,9.9 .!I 0 "" - .... ~OIXl""'" ~'S ~~ ~'S .. ~~ Ft. . pOints.li)y. a: .. - ~" =0..... I o'tS.ga"" t2 E-I.= c~ .... i:i .;~ 125, AUCKLAND .• 441 ! 18 0" ;;8 ! ...... , 1=<1).... g ..!P ...." ~£ .. '" f ! F. A. F. Burnett 0'" .. " CO'- ';e I! i~s ~ ~.~:s ~a: l>- is ~ 46: TE AROHA .• G2'2 i 75'3 49'1 669 16 '" , G. F. McGirr I F"h. F"h F&h.IF"h.' 925' ROTORUA 62'9168'5 57'3 353 10 I 30371 65'4 53'0 59'2 145'0 52'8 351 1 W. Penno 2 30'402 65'1 57'1 61'1 148'5 55'5 277 !l81 SE's.E·1 340' WAIHI 66'6 73'7 59,'5 952 16 8 30'261 74'0 56'0 65'0 148'8 49'0 228 6 E. I P. A, Clifford 4 30'272 74'f! 562 65'5 154'0 50'0 103 6, E. TAURANGA .. 65'3 72'8 57'9 736 13 5 30'244 77'2 58'1 67'6 152'5 51'2 82 10 N E.I C. J. Bntcher 6 30'238 79'3 59'7 69'5 149'0 50'2 159 10 N. I 160 NEW PLYHOOTH 67'2 77'3 57'2 486 12 7 30'201 71'7 61'6 66'6 147'0 55'3 226 10 N. W. W. Smith 8 30'095 74'5 63'2 68'8 187'0! 61-4 201 10NNW 9 25( MOUHAHAKI 75'6 195 8 9 29'951 69'2 61'9 65'5 131'0 59'3 306 lON.W. 9 T. W. Lonsdale 10 29'768 68'0 630 655 144'0 62'0 417 9 N. 8 208( TAIHAPE 61'6 69'1 54'2 155 9 11 29'1>98 7U'3 63'5 66'9 143'0 61'3 398 9 S. A. R. Fannin 12 30'267 71'3 /:i8'5 64'9 136'0 55'4 388 o S. 100 PALMBRBTON NORTH .. 65'7 73'9 57'6 201 10 18 30'062 77'6 M'8 66'7 137'0 404'3 142 o N. J, E. Vernon 186 GRBYTOWN 65'3 75'5 55'2 272 14 29'917 76'0 64'1 70'0 136'0 59'4 2621 8 E. 1 13 6 15 29'771 76'4 58'0 67'2 134'0 57'1 4181 10 S. I 411 W. C, Davies 16 29'732 61'4 1,7'5 59'4 67'0 57'7 3121 10 Calm I 18 377 MASTBRTON 6,,.9 76'3 55'6 218 9 17 29'736 69'8 61'0 65'4 105'0 61'0 222! 7 NNW 12 Wm. Hood 70 GREENlIIIIlADOWS," NA· 18 29'649 69'2 63'3 66'2 127-0 61'0 418 10 Calm' 19 30'047 66'8 57'2 62'0 115'0 56·4 812,1 9SSEI PIBR 20 30'169 68'0 51'0 59'5 130'0 42'3 187: o Calm, T. B. McBreen 21 30'102 73'8 63'2 68'0 137'0 59'6 203i 8N.W., 10 WELLINGTON 504 8 22 30'084 70'1 63'7 66'9 138'0 59'8 265 1 3NNWi •• 28 29'931 73'8 55'2 64'5 139'0 45'7 103 o SOUTH IsLAND. i 24 29'71U 79'0 61'5 70'2 139'0 52'0 Wi 2 NNEN,E'I Trace.. 94' NELSON '66'2 74'5 57'9 556 10 25 29'806 75'7 65'2 70'4 141'O! 61'9 283 lON.W.o 24 J. R. Dart 26 29'740 70'4 63'4 66'9 145'0 i 59'7 455 5N.W. 1220' HANHER SPA 70'5 52'1 '499 14 2 7 29'935 69'3 62'0 65'6 145'0 56'9 544 IN.W. Miss M. Stewart 2 8 30'922 72'9 53'3 63'1 139'0 50'9 377 10 S. 25 OHRISTOHUROH 63'0 69'9 56'1 403 13 ------H. F. Skey . 30'024 71'8 65 136'0 55'S 277 6'8 .. 504 42 LINOOLN .. i 63'6 72'7 54'6 330 11 59'51_ '6 L. J. Wild , t 29'981 69'2 55'5 62'3 123'5 48'3 236 327 1220 KISSELTON •• •. I 61-1. 71'0 520 258 6 A. R. Bla.okwood 1 RUAIA •• i 62'7 72'9 /:i2'6 291 10 * Mea.ns,&c. t Mea.ns previous years. Miss A. Ha.rdy i 180 TIHARU •• •• I 62'9 70'9 54'9 251 9 DIRBOTION OF WIND. Caretaker of Domaill I 200 W AIHATB •• • • 60' 3 67'7 53'0 ~ 198 11 N. N.E. E. B.E. S. B.W. W. N.W, Calm. F. Akhurst i 8 2 I 3 I 2 I 5 I .. I I 5 I 3 300 DUNBDIN •. I 6p 69'2 53'4 187 12 D. Tannook I 246 GORB 61'4 NOTE.-The weather during the month has been dull and i 73'2 496 169 13 H. Dolamore I cloudy, with precipitation 54 per cent, above the mean of 12 HOKITIIU. 63'0 69'2 56'9 695 15 previous yea.rs, the maximum rainfall for the month being W. H. Fleming 411 points on the 15th; total bright sunshine, 158 hours 1 12 INVBROARGILL •. I 60'3 71'5 49'1 158 15 27 minutes, and two sunless days; mean dew·point, 55'6°; L. Lennie mean elastic force of v"pour, 0'443 in.; and mean relative humidity, 73 per cent. of saturation. * No records taken.

SUMMARY FOR THIl MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1918. During the first week of ,February, and between the lith and 13th and the 19th and 25th, anticyclonic conditions ruled, with fair, though at times dull and hazy, weather. Rainfall was' experienced generally from the 14th to the 16th, while the centre of a cyclone passed down the western ooa.st. On the 15th some very heavy downpours were recorded, particularly in the neighbourhood of Cook Strait as the following totals will show :- ' Name of Station. Rainfall on 15th (In Incl.es). Wellington 4,11 Lower Hutt .. 5·00 Motueka 4.50 Cape Campbell 4,40 Picton 4·30 Endeavour Inlet 8·93 (on 16th) Seddon ...... 5,76" Stormy and wet con~itions prevailed in the West Coast and southernmost districts on the 25th and 26th, while a wosterly low-pressure ..rea pa.ssed m the south. A disturbance of a similar type to the latter, but of slighter gradient, brought rain in many parts on the 9th. Except in the Wanganui and Southland districts, the total precipitation wa.s everywhere well above the average. D. O. BATES, Direotor. MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 925. NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR FEBRUARY, 1918'1 N_ Z8tJlatlll Bai"faU for February, 1918-oontinued. [NOTE.-Late re'urns for stations appear at end of table.] Fall, Day... lib 8,.. '100 Tota.) I I1100~~I~!~b). Balli. To'al Fall, \ Day. wUb I 8~a'lon. I(l00~~¥~~b). Rain. NORTH ISLAND-continued. (C.) SOI7TH-WBST ASPBOT-CUB EGMOI!IT TO CAPX PALLISB. NORTH ISLAND. -(lontinued. (A.) NORTH·EAST ASPBOT-NoRTH CAP .. TO EART OAPB. Whangamomona •• : 357 14 TaUDlarunui •• i 443 7 Mangonui 632 16 Okahukura 432 12 Puhipuhi Plantation, Whak'apara, 1100 19 Tokaanu Wbangarei Ohakune 137 7 Aponga 647 19 Raetihi 109 5 Ruatangata •• 719 18 Horopito 247 11 Wairau Falls, Power-station 490 15 Waiouru 195 5 Whangarei 624 17 Mangaporau .• Maungatoro'o 221 13 Newtonlees, Kaitoke, Wang.. nni 190 8 Mangawai . . 259 10 P ..rikino, Wanganui River 218 4 Mount Eden, Auokland •• 439 12 Marybank, Wanganui " 190 9 Kaukapakapa, Auokland Belmont, T ..yforth, W ..ng .. "oi 241 6 Cuvier Island Waitahinga, Kai Iwi 191 9 Rooky Bay, Waiheke 867 12 Wanganui 167 6 Tairua 551 14 Dalvey, Turakina .. 170 9 Turua, Thames Ruanui Station, Wanganui 208 7 The Domain, Paeroa 235 12 Erewhon Station, Moawhango 199 7 Belle Vue Farm, Mangaiti 341 14 Hunterville 194 8 Karaka 397 11 .. The Ratas," HuntervilJe 268 10 Riverside, Clevedon Waituna West, FeUding 218 13 Morrinsville 350 7 Thoresby, Marton 180 9 Tirau 701 10 Haloombe Whakarewarewa, Rotoroa 638 10 Waitatapia, Bull'. 166 8 Waiotapu 523 12 Glen Oroua 181i 11 Ruatoki 812 7 Foxton 194 8 Opotiki . 394 5 Ngahiwa, Himatangi Maraehako, Opotiki 360 5 FeUding 208 12 Mautotara, Te Araroa 916 15 Komako 250 8 Raukokore, Thames Kairanga 178 6 Arapeti, Tokomaru 341 13 (B.) NORTH-WBST ASPBOT--CAP. MARIA VAil DUClOILIi TO CAP. Otaki EaIlOI!lT. 378 13 445 lO Rangitihi 1112 14 Waikanae Kaitaia 389 8 Pahautanui 454 Herekino North 427 3 18 Khandallah 619 10 Umawera, Hokianga •• I 665 18 Opau. North Makara Waoku, Taheke Wekaweka :: i 947 21 (D.) SOI7TH-BAST ASPII:CIT-EAST CAPB TO CAPX PALLISII:B. Rangiahua, Hokianga Harboor ..! 898 19 East Cape Kohukohu 575 IS Waitakaro 585 13 Waima'enui •• ! 638 17 Pakihiroa Keretoki Station, Waimatenui 692 11 Tolaga Bay Matakohe, Kaipara 172 4 Waihau, Tolaga. Bay Mangarata, Dargaville 424 14 167 7 Kaharoa, Waimata Valley 485 16 Terawhati, Pakotai 1384 13 Koranga Valley Hoiensville 210 15 609 15 Otoko 308 16 Onehnnga 886 9 Waitahoata, Whatatutu •• 322 9 Waiuku, Auokland 227 11 .. Greyholme," Ra.kauroa ' Onewhero 292 8 Te Karaka .. Kawhia 311 14 Puba, Poverty Bay 285 11 Turangaomoana, Matamata 749 17 Glenroy Station, Gisborne 520 Lichfield 235 13 11 Waihuka, Gisborne 282 9 Taupo •• ' 528 10 Ormond Taharua Station, East Taupo 646 10 Patutahi, Gisborne , Waitomo County 307 12 665 10 Whakapunake 437 19 Putake, Waitomo 1222 8 Btrathblane, Hangaroa .. Waitomo Caves 825 8 Muriwai Roto-o-Rangi Sohool, Cambridge 319 8 439 13 Tahora, Gisborne 398 18 TeKuiti . 693 12 Gisborlie Mangakohi, Piopio 380 17 629 13 Morere 413 14 Pnketiti, Piopio 600 12 "Pihanga," Ruakituri Valley, Napier HamiUon, Waikato 340 13 355 16 Mangaone Valley, Tangitere .. 609 16 State Farm, Waeroolla •• 381 10 Springhill Station, Mohaka Hora Hora. Rapids, Churchill 499 12 Portland ]{sland 540 13 Glen Murray 313 10 Kaihunahuna, Wairoa Ngaruawahia 3liS 11 S5S 9 Puketitirii •• i Waiatua, Kaitieke, Raurimo 249 10 Tarawera. 592 Mangaotaki .. : 15 (11110 n.) 599 12 Tutira Lake 474 11 Paekaka, Paemako Eskdale, Jffedgeley 346 Mangatoi, Mokau River •• 11 498 11 Riverbanlt, Rissington, Napier 334 12 Okoke 499 14 Napier Purangi 435 18 Wahine, Sherenden, Has'ings Ngatimaru, Tara'a ;. Mokopeka, Hastings 173 Riversdale, Inglewood (817 ft.1 11 632 13 Frimley, Hastings 244 11 Inglewood •• 629 IS Whanawhana, Hastings S89 15 Upper Mango~el (1,000 n.) Maraekakabo, Hastings •• 258 10 (C.) SOI7TH-WBST ASP.OT-CAP. EallOI!lT TO CAPB PALLIS.B. Te Mata, Havelock North 195 10 Te Roto, Poukawa 204 8 Opunake 297 10 Pukehou, Te Aute 249 11 Riverlea, Kaponga 808 .9 Gwavas, Tikokino 342 18 Eltham 259 11 Aramoana. Waipawa 14S 9 Rawhitiroa, Mata, EUham 334 7 Rangitapu, Waipawa 226 lO Stratford (1,020 fq 578 11 Mount Vernon, Waipawa 213 17 Ohawe, Hawera 208 10 Waimarama, Hawke's Bay 170 10 Hawera 264 13 Waipukurau .. 187 7 Motuotaraia, Wanstead •• 128 9 Mataimoana •• 183 8 Makaretu 220 10 Or1JBlllatua, Maawhango 172 6 I Oraawharo, Tuapan 162 12 926 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 45

New Zealand Rainfall for February, i918-~ntinued. New Zealand Rainfall tor February, 1918-oontinued.

To'al Fan. \ Day. with 8t,,*l0I1, St"tIOD. I(lOlt~U:!~hl. Balli.

NORTH ISLAND-continued. SOUTH ISLAND-continued. (D.) SOUTH-BAST ASPECT-EAST CAPE TO CAPIl PALLISER­ (F.) WEST ASPECT-CAPE FABEWELL TO PUYSEGUB POIl'lT­ continued. continuea. Tangarewa Station, Takapau 131 7 'Ross, Westland 1293 Hi Ormondville 206 11 Okura :: I Dannevirke Puysegur Poin' Umutaoroa (top eud) Pora.ngahau.. .. 146 3 (G.) EAST AS'EC!r-KArSOUBA TO CUE SAUNDERS. Woodbank, Wimbledon .. 207 9 Hanmer Springs Nursery 464 11 Pine Grove, Da.nnevirke 314 10 Culverden Mangata.inoka •. 263 7 Riverside Farm, Amuri •• Ea.stry, Tane, Eketahuna 217 5 Highfield, Amuri _. 402 7 Tawataia, Eketahuna. 210 6 Keinton Combe, Waia.o, Amori 492 7 Putara 926 14 Waiau 366 9 Eketahuna. 271 4 Maokenzie, Cheviot Castlepoini 142 8 Gore Bay, Cheviot 589 6 Annedale, Te Nui 212 5 Oxford East 385 IS Ditton, Masterton 266 9 Amberley 305 9 Bush Grove, Masterton •. 288 8 Mount Whitnow, Woodgroove 526 10 Marangai ' 210 4 Singletree, Alford Fores' Eringa, Masterton 240 8 Mount Somers Hikurangi College, ClareviUe 243 5 Bealey 511 9 Waihakeke, Carter ton 230 4 Arthur's Pass 1098 12 Martinborough 257 7 Rhodes Oonvalescent Home. Oash- 343 9 Featherston 300 7 mere Hills Summit fiB9 14 lslington 402 8 Waiwetu 562 8 Governor's Bay 349 7 WainuiomBta Reservoir •• 558 13 New Brighton 424 10 Whiteman's Valley, Silverstream 350 8 Otahuna, Tai Tapu 444 11 Lower Hutt 664 11 Little River 261 9 Western Hutt 685 14 Hikuraki Bay, Little River 225 7 Wha.ngai Moana, Pirinoa Pigeon Bay 451 4 Karori Reservoir 561 11 Coalgate 400 11 Seatoun 543 9 Hororata 288 10 Somes Island Akaroa 410 8 Mount Torlesse, Springfield 380 7 SOUTH ISLAND. Methven 354 12 (E.) NOB!rH ASPECT-CuE FABBWIlLL TO KAIKOUBA. Rudstone, Methven 374 11 Collingwood 617 15 Lake Coleridge Homestead 368 7 Paturau, via Collingwood Double Hill 505 11 Bainham 1183 12 Winohmore, Ashburton .• 293 12 Onak"ka. 567 11 Brackley, Mayfield 460 12 Motueka. 718 14 Ashburton 240 12 Stanley Brook, Nelson .. 609 15 Fairview, Springburn 380 11 "Harakeke," Central Moutere 599 11 8taveley 447 7 Upper Sherry River 448 14 Evandale, Mount Somers 340 9 Highfield, Kohatu 467 10 Lynnford, Hinds 296 11 Tophouse 50S 12 Couiston, Ashburton 328 12 Brightwater 430 13 Mouut Peel, Rangitata •• 727 17 Hope, Nelson Peel Forest 506 12 Port Hardy, French Pass KapunaUki, Rangitata •• 279 12 Stephen Island 367 3 The Heights, Geraldine •• 346 18 The Brothers 258 3 Waitui, Geraldine 296 16 Cape Campbell 539 5 Orari Gorge 585 18 Picton Orari Estate, Orari 297 13 Freezing-works, Pioton •• 654 7 Balmora.l 248 8 Endeavour Inlet 1462 8 Braemar 317 6 Manaroa, Pelorus Sound 731 7 Horwell Downs, Fairlie •. 326 14 Waitata Bay, Pelorus Sound 746 6 Lambrook, Fairlie 248 11 .. Te Aruhe," Pelorus Sound " Craigieburn," Kimbell 368 15 Hartley Hills, Hillersden 585 8 Mary Burn Station, Maokenlllie 165 8 Ugbrooke, Blenheim Country Robin Hood Bay Godley Peaks, Te Kapo, Mackenlllie 274 5 Seddon 750 5 Country .. Chancet," Ward 565 6 Rhoborough Dawns, Lake Pukaki, Mirza. Downs, Flaxbourne 684 5 Maokenlllie Country Timara Station, Renwioktown 592 a Athlone, Albury 314 17 Kaituna., Marlborough 591 5 Waratab, Albury 319 10 Spring Creek, Blenheim 627 6 Kaka.hu Bash, Geraldine 278 10 Erina, Blenheim •• 664 6 Pleasant Point 252 7 Avondale Station, Blenheim 512 7 Te Pab Farm, Seadown •• 252 13 Marshlands, Blenheim •• 660 5 Smithfield 263 9 Glenlee Station, Blenheim 430 10 Timaru Reservoir 243 8 Hapuku 738 9 Benmore Station. Omarama 148 10 OUake 108 7 (F.) WES7 AS'E07-CAPB FABBWELL TO PUllSEGUB POINT. Borton's Siding Farewell Spi' 86 9 Livingstone 181 Karamea. Weslpor' 635 14 9 Arnmore, Windsor 17~ 12 Westport 400 17 Totara Station, near Oamaru 172 Warwick Junotion 887 10 9 Duntroon 132 7 Beefton (648 ft.) 354 10 Pukeuri, Oamaru 144 11 Moana Oamaru 211 11 Greymouth 613 14 Steward Settlement, Oamaru 114 8 Lake Hoohstetter. Greymouth Trotter's Creek, Hillgrove 266 11 Otira ,. 1286 11 Kauroo Hill, Mabeno 101 Otira (1,2Gli ft.) 5 1217 7 Balruddery, Kauroo Hill, Mabeno .. 119 8 MAR. 28.J THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 927

NfIW Zealand. RaMo/all fM February, 1918-oontinned. New Zealand Rain/all/or Feb1"UOll'Y, 1918-oontinued.

TO:~I.i:;' I~~~~:~:~~ St&tlon."-'-"---I-;~! POlDt. F&II,' D&y.R .wltb I(100 to lncb I. R&ln. (100 to Inch). &In. ----'---,.. -.~.--- SOUTH ISLAND-continued. (G.) EAST AsPECT-KAIKOl1RA. TO CAPE SAUNDEKs-continued. SOUTH ISLAND--continued. Bushey Park, Palmerston Sonth 2Ao 10 (H.) SOUTH ASPECT-CAPE SAUNDERR TO PUYSEOUR POINT Opoho, Dunedin (S88 n.) 235 lO -continued. Burnside, Dunedin .• 152 12 Dipton 193 7 Fish.hatohery, Portobello 140 lO Badio, A warua 125 12 Whare Flo.' •. 139 13 Nightoaps 297 14 Mosgiel 118 9 Otautau 309 1.~ Mauapouri

Paerau 102 6 Great Moss Swamp, via Patearo& 165 5 (I.) ISLANDS. Eweburn Nnrsery, Banfurly 157 7 Centre bland 117 10 Waipiata 97 9 Stewart Island •. 205 14 Naseby 75 4 Half-moon Bay, Stewart Teland 207 14 Kokonga Niue Island •• Gladbrook StaUon, Middlemaroh 109 lO Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands Maungawera, Otago 96 3 Mangaia, Cook Islands ['uggate, Cromwell 54 4 Chatham Island 56 8 Manorhurn Dam 15S 11 Queenstown 279 11 Moo. Creek 77 7 LATE RETURNS. Little' Valley St. Batban's 167 12 Cuvier Island, January, 1918 548 12 Blackstone Hill 105 8 "Brackmont," Waiuku, December, 1917 357 12 Clyde 56 7 .. .. January, 1918 305 11 Roxhurgh 108 5 Kawhia, January, 1918 . . • • 476 12 Sunnyvale Orohard, Island Block Mangaporau, November, 1917 538 3 Balolutha " January, 1918 495 6 Garston 124 8 Parikino, January, 1918 281 8 Glenfalloch Station, Nokomai 156 11 Waihau, January, 1918 429 7 Wendon 171 12 Puha, November, 1917 373 9 Lawrence 105 9 " Ootober, 1917 239 !l Owaka 130 4 Umutaoroa, January, 1918 .. 1082 16 Tapanui Nursery 146 13 Kaituna, January, 1918 52 Ii Waikawa Valley 112 9' Keinton Combe, January, 1918 345 9 Wbaruarimu 224 14 Mary Burn, January, 1918 .. 118 9 Uplands, Waimabaka •• 166 13 Little Valley, January, 1918 311 10 Roslin Estate, Woodlands 175 15 Sunnyvale Orchard, January, 1!l18 121 7 Balfour :: i 209 11 Glenfalloch Station, January, 1918 190 9

Notice to Mariner8.~No. 21 oj 1918. ChartR,

, Officiating Ministers for 1918.-Notice No. 10. TAURANGA HARBOUR.~ERECTION OF DOLPHIN AND LIGHT Registrar.General's Office, Marine Department, Wellington, 2fith March, 1918. Wellington, N.Z., 25th March, 1915. T is hereby notified that the undermentioned names have HE Tauranga Harbour Board have notified that a dolphin I been removed from the list of Officiating Ministers T has been erected at the north end of the Rtellar Passage nnder the Marriage Act by re

Military Detention Ba'l'rack •. Lloyd, H. A. Ashburton. MoLaren, D. B. Christohurch. HEREAS the police. gaol hitherto established at Matson, H., and Co. W Wanganni has ceased, by Proclamation of the 5th Meehan, James, and Sons (Limited) Timaru." day of March, 1916, to be a police· gaol : And whereas it is Moir, W. J. Christohurch. desirable to declare it to be a detention barraok under and Montgomery, J., and Co. for the purposes of the regulations made under the Defence Moody, Annand, and Co. Tima~: Act, 1909, on the 6th day of March, 1918: Moritzson an!I Co., A. Dunedin. Now, therefore, pursuant to the provisions of the said Murray, Roberts, and Co. (Limited) regulations, I, James Allen, Minister of Defence for the National Mortgage and Agency Com· Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby deolare the buildings pany (Limited) hitherto used as a police. gaol at Wanganui, together Neill, R. Auokland. with the land appurtenant thereto, and hitherto used a .. d N.Z. Farmers' Co. operative (Limited) .. Christchurch. occupied in connection therewith, to be a detention barrack N.Z. Farmers' Co.operative Distributing for the pnrposes of the Army Act within the meaning and Company (Limited) Wellington, for the purposes of ithe s'a.id regnlations. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Dated a& Wellington this 26th day of March, 1918. North Otago Farmers' Co. operative Oamaru. J. ALLEN, Otago Farmers' Co. operative Dunedin. Minister of Defence. Pyne and Co. .. Christchurch. Reid and Co., Donald Dunedin. Scott and Co., W ... Southbridge. Seldon Bros. Ashburton. Wheal Trade Reyula.tians, 1917. Speeding (Limited) .. Auokland. Stringer and Co. . . • . Oamaru. URSUANT to section 9 of the Wheat Trade Regulations, Stronach, Morris, and Co. (Limited) Dunedin. P 1917, it is hereby notified, for public information, that Todd Bros. and Co. (Limited) the undermentioned persons, firms, and companics have been Turnbull and Co., D. C. Tim;ru. appointed by the Board of Trade Government brokers for Turnbull and Co., A. H. Christchurch. the purchase and sale of wheat :- Wairarapa Farmers' Co.operative Ma.sterton. Ward and Co. (Limited), J. G. Invercargill. Anderson and Broad (Limited) Marton. Waters, Ritchie, and Co. Dunedin. Angland and Co. Timaru. Wilson and Co. (Limited), R. Manon. Barker, H. L. Ashburton. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Limited) Barraud and Abraham (T.imit,ed) Palmerston North. Bruoe, Christie, and Co. Oamaru. .T. W. COLLINS, Buxton, and Co., Thos. Timaru. Seoretary, Board of Trade. Canterbury Farmers' Co.operat,ive As. , sooiation (Limited) .. -~---.------Canterbury (N.Z.) Seed Company (Li. Importation of Fowl·when!. mited) .. Christchurch. Carswell and Co. (Limited) In vercargill. Clark and Sons, G. E. Cambridge. Customs Department, Dalgety and Co. (Limited) Wellington, 27th March, 1918. Darling and McDowell Oamaru. I T is notified for general information that the Board of Field and Royds Christohuroh. Trade will be prepared until further notice to oonsider Friedlander Bros. (Limited) .. Ashburton. favourably applications for permission to import fowl. wheat Gapper and Sheen (Limited) Temuks.. from Australia. Goldingham and Beckett (Limited) Palmerston North. Intending importers should forward applications to the Guinness aild Leeren (Limited) Timaru. undersigned, stating the quantity they desire to import, ruso Liapoi Shipping and Trading Company date when and port where the wheat is to be imported. (Limited) Kaiapoi. W. B. MONTGOMERY, Kaye and Carter (Limited) .. Christohurch. Comptroller of Customs.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 2Srd March, 1918. OTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the uDdermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by N resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Tenure. Le..... , or Section. I BlOCk., District. Lessee or Licensee. Beason for Forfeiture. License No. I O.R.l'. 5019 7 XI Piako Survey District Mrs. M. Thomas Non·fulfilment of oonditions. 5250 312 I Paremoremo Parish J. Marsh R.L. 1295 8 VII Whareorino J. Willison At request. 1868 255 Waipareira Parish D. H. Sleeth 1370 73 I Te Ms.naia Parish F. C. Baines 1388 6 I I Aongatete Survey Distriot Mrs. E. M. Finlay I -~-~~------~--. - -.--~------~------D. H. GUTHRIE, Minister of Lands. MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 929 I Pastoral Lands in the Marlborough Land DiBtrict classified. 8um be claimed by the Crown if for any reason the quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that stated herein, Department of Lands and Survey, 3, The successful bidder shall purchase tho whole of the Wellington, 5th March, 1918. timber, and shall, on the fall of the hammer, pay in, cash a OTTCE is herehy given that the Commissioners appointed deposit of one· third of the amount bid, together with £1 Is. N.L to cbssify and report upon rural lands in tho Marl. license fee, and shall also deposit two promissory notes, horough Land District ha YC classified the pastoral runs in the each for one-half of the balance, payable on demand, and Rched"le hereto as therein noted, and the classificatiun has heen endorsed by two persons to be approved by the Commis­ approved hy His Excelll'ncy the Govl'rnor· G('neml under sioner. Such promissory notes shall bear interest at the section 225 of thc Land Act. 1908. rate of 5 per centum per annum as from date of sale, in accordance with clause 86 of the regulations. These pro­ missory notes will be presented, the first at an interval of RCHEDULE. twelve months from the date of sale, and the other at eighteen MART,BOROPGH LA~Tl DISTRIC'r. months from said date; but they may be presented for pay­ Class" A."-Pastoral Lands. ment at earlier dates if more than a due proportion of timber is found to be cut, or should any breach of the conditions Being Lands suitable cxclusively for Pasturage and not occur, or if in the opinion of the Commissioner the interest capa ble of being used with Profit in Areas of a Carrying­ of the Crown is jeopardized. capacity of less than 5,000 Shccp. 4. Three years and a half will be allowed in which to cut RUN 108, Marlborough County: Area, 7,000 acres; nntinnal and remove the timber, but if one purchaser secures both endowment land. lots six years will be allowed. Run 116, Awatere Count v : Area, 21,800 acres; national 5. The timber shall be cut in a face, and the Crown reserves endowment laml. ' the right of following up the mill workings by felling and RUIl U8, Awatoro County: Area, 9,800 acres; national grassing such areas as from time to t.ime will have becn endowment land. cleared of milling. timber, or of disposing of the land. Suffi­ n. H. (WTHRm, cient timber shall he left for fencing and general farming ~1inister of Lrr nds. purposes. O. The licensee shall not put, throw, or place, or allow to he put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or water· course, or into any place where it may be washed into any Timber in Southland Lanri Disirict for Sale by PubHc A netion. river, stream, or watercourse, any sawdust or other sawI,llill refuse. District Lands and Survey Office, 7. In the cvent of the above not being disposed of. applica­ Invcreargill, 22m! March, If118. tions may be received and dealt with at any time within six OTICE is heroby given that the right to cut and rcmovo months from til!' ahove date of sale (unless previously formally N the timber on t,he 1I1H1III'Il](lllt,ionPI1 Crown lalllls will withdrawn); provided, however, that the amount offered is he offm'ed for sal" by p"bli" It(",tinn at the District Lands not less than the upset price stated hl'rein. and Survoy Office, Im-ercnrgill, at Il ,,'elopk a.m. on Friday, 8. No ('()lIlpensation will 1", given nor shall any be claimed 2(lth April, I llI8, IIndnr the provisions of tit" Land Ad; and for any error, discrepancy, or misdescription whatever in the lioreRt, R,egllla,j,ioIlR t herPllnrSTRICT.-SECTIONS 480 AND 481, weeds growing on the above areas specified, in accordance BLOUK VI, FORF-x1' HH.L HUNJlRF-Tl. with the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, and its amendments. RECTION 480.-Aroa, 2:l1 Iwres I rood :Ill porches_ Situated 11. White-pine (kahikat.ea) must not be exported, but is four miles from Lochiel Railway-station (Invercargill~Kings-' to be lIisposed of for the h"nefit of the dairying industry ton line), access being by a cart-road, gravelled t,o within within the Domiuion. half a mile of south-west corner. Full particulars and copi"s of the Tim bel' Regulations may Estimated to contain- he obtained at. this oflip,.. White-pine, 916,000 sup. ft; rate per 100 sup, ft., Is. ; H. D. ~L HASZARD, upset price, £458, ' Commissioner of Crown Lands. Rod.pine and mira, 78,500 sup. ft.; rato per 100 sup. ft., Is.; upset price, £39 5s. Black-pine, 85,550 sup, ft.; rate pCI' 100 sup. ft., 2s. ; upset price, £85 lOs. Land in Auckland Land District for Sale by Public Auction. Totara, 15,500 sup. ft.; rate per 100 sup, ft., 28. 6d.; upset price, £19 7s, 6d. District Lands and Survey Office, Total upset price, £602 2s. 6d. Auckland, 25th March, 1918. Section 481.-Area, 199 acres 2 roods 15 perches. Situated N OTWE is hereby given that the undermentioned section about three miles and a quarter from Spring Hills Railway­ ... will be offerod for sale by public auction at this office station (Hokonui-Winton branch line), access being by on Friday, the 26th April, 191if at 11 a.m., under the provi. formed ungravelled cart-road to south·east corner. sions of the Land for Rettlements Act, 1908. Estimated to contain- White-pine, 45,500 sup. ft.;. rate per 100 sup. ft., Is. ; SCHEDULE. upset price, £22 15s. SECTION lOs, Pakaraka Settlemcnt, near Kaw"Jmwa: Arca, Red-pine and miro, 655,000 sup. ft.; rate per 100 sup, 9 acres 0 roods 34 perches, being the homestead of the pro­ ft., Is.; upset price, £327 lOs. perty formerly owned by Mr .•James Close; upset prioe, Black'pine, 40,000 sup. ft.; rate per 100 sup. it., 2s. ; £1,085, including all buildings. upset price, £40. Totara, 55,000 sup. ft.; rate per 100 sup. ft., 2s. Od. ; TERMS OF SALE. upset price, £68 15s. The purchaser may pay for the land in cash or by deferred Total upset price, £459. payments extending over a period of nineteen years. The terms are- Conditions of Sale. (1.) Cash.-One-fifth of the purchase-money on the fall of 1. The timber on each section will be offered separately, the hammer, and the balance, with Crown-grant fee (£1), and the right to cut and remove the timber will be sold within thirty days thereafter. generally in accordance with the provisions of the Land Act, (2.) Deferred Payments.-Five per cent. of the purchase. 1908, the Timber Regulations made thereunder, and the money and license fee (£1 Is.) on the fall of the hammer, following conditions; and may contain such additional con· balance by equal annual instalments extending over nineteen ditions as the Commissioner in his discretion considers neces· years, with interest payable half-yearly at the rate of 5 per sary in the interests of the Crown or of the public. cent. per annum on the unpaid purchase-money; but with 2. The quantities of the various timbers set forth in the the right to payoff at any time the whole or any part of the above Schedule are approximate only, and arc furnished outstanding amount. , for the information of intending pnrchasers, who are expected. Title will be subject to section no of the Land Laws Amend. previous to the sale, to make their own' estimate of t.he ment Act, 1912. quantity of timber. No contract for purchase shall be vOld· Further particulars may be obt!1ined from this office. '·.able, nor shall the licensee be entitled to any abatement in price, by reason of the said timber being of less ,quantity, H. M. SKEET, quality, and kind than as stated herein; nor shall any extra Commissioner of Crown Lands. C 930 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 45

NATIVE LAND COURT NOTICES.

Sming of the Nati.ve Land Court at Levin.

Offioe of the lkaroa District Native Land Oourt, Wellington, 27th March, 1918. OTICE is hereby given that a sitting of the Na.tlve La.nd Ooun will be held a.t Levin on the 24th day of April, N 1918, to hear and determine the matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written, in respect of which applica.tions have been received by the Registrar, and all suoh other matters 80S may be lawfully brought before it. [Wellington, 1918-13.] A. H. MAOKAY, Regi8trar.

SOHEDULE.

ApPLICATIONS FOR INVIliSTIGATION OF TITLES.

No. I Name of Applicant. Name of Land . Boundaries.

1 IUtiku Hapeta (Bell, Gully, Bell: and Myer~) .. IMoutere No.8 (p8ort), (abandoned road) ··1 On plan. 2 Heni te Rei • '. • • .. .. Ng8okaroro 5D 1......

ApPLIOATIONS FOB PABTITIONS.

No. Name of Applicant. Name of Land.

31 Tautari Wlremu Taneti Aora.ngi 4c. 4 Noti te Kuru (Teri Paer8ota) Himata.ngi 4D 3B. 5 Paora. Hlrama. •• Kahukurs. 6 Te Rakauhemo Whare80kaka Mana.watu-Kukutauakl 4A. 7 Ruruhira. W. Kiriona 7D 2B. 8 Ka.ra.raina Hirama .. . 7D 2D 45A . 9 Oriwia Wirihana Ngakaroro 3B 1. 10 Arlk! Ap!ata (Arapata Noki) h 302A. 11 Rihana te Atua (0. R. Stead) Ngarara 54B. 12 Heni Desmond (Bell, Gully, Bell, a.nd Myers) OhBu 3A 2 5. 13 Howard Nioholson (George H. Harper) Pahianui B. 14 I Tanguru Paki .. 3341335 2A 2. 15 Rawaho te Awe Awe RBngltikei.Manawatu B. 16 Rahapa te Aomarere (George H. Harper) Reureu 2B. 17 • 3B. 18 "I h 2M. 19 Tautari Wiremu Ta.neti •• Sandon. 20 Marion D' Ath Taumanuka 4B. 21 Poni Hakaria. "I.. Waitarere 50. 22 Kapo Pango .. • 6F.

ApPLICATIONS FOB PBOBATE.

No. N.. me of Applloanll. Name of Deeealed.

961 Te Umu Mirltana ..I Iharaira Hii. 97 Rirla Hohipuha. .. Hohipuha Takarore.

ApPLICATIONS FOB LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION •

-~=~~~~lIc nt. ------.-:-r------.. Name of D_Ied.

-;-\ Pene Matenga (Bell, Gully. Bell, and Myers) .. I Matenga Maraati. 99 HimiaDa te Oha . . . • •• •• Ruiha Pere. !

ApPLICATION FOR ANNULMENT OF ADOPTION.

No. Na.me of Applica.nt. N arne of Adop'ed Cbild.

I 100 IKara.itiana te Ahu (G. G. Ha.rper) .. I Ihakara. Kaperu. I THE NEW ZEALAND GAZErrTE. 931

AI'I'LIOATION UNDEB SEOTION 140 011' THE NATIVE LAND AOT. 1909.

No. ~ame 01 ApplicaD'. Name of Deceased. Nature of Application.

101 IWilliam Moffatt .. 1 Riria PaId ..I Applying to the Court for an order directing pay­ ment of certain debts out of the estate of the I I deceased. I ------

ApPLICATIONS ~OR SURVEY CHARGING ORDERS.

Date Irom which ~o. Name 01 Applicant. Name of L .. Dd. AmouDt. Interest is calculated.

1; s. d. 1021 Chief Surveyor, Wellington I Manawatu-Kukutauaki 4c 5A In 1 ._ 8 16 0 I 7 February, 1918. 103 ' i 4c 5A ID \I _. 3 15 6 I 7 • • i !

Schedule of Sittings of tlte Native Land Court, 1918-19. I 4. Tairawhiti Native Land Court District (Gisbonw)- Wairoa Wednesday, 1st May, 1018. ~uhaka Wednesday, 12th June, 1918. Native Land Court, Chief Judge's Office, Gis borne Wednesday, 26th June, 1918. Wellington, 11th l\faroh, 1918. Tolaga Bay Wednesday, 10th July, 1918. Tokomaru Bay Wednesday, 31st July, 1911>. Memorandum for the Hon. the Native Minister., Wellington. Manutahi WednesdaY, 21st August, 1915. N accordance with the Rules of the Native Land Court Tikitiki Wednesday, 4th ~eptember, 1918. I under the Native Land Act, 1909, I have the honour To Araroa Wednesday, lfith October, 1918. to submit for your approval a Schedule of the times and Wsborne Wednesday, 30th October, 1915. places at which it is proposed to hold ordinary sittings of the Wairoa Wednesday, 27th Noyemher, 1911l. Native Land Court. Xuhaka Wednesday, 29th January, 1\119. JACKSON PALMER, Gisbol'De Wednesday, 19th February, 1919. Chief Judge. Tolaga Bay Wednesday, 12th March, 1919. Tokomaru Bay Wednesday, 26th l\larch, 1919. ;"j. Autea Native Land Court District (Wanganui)- 1. The Tokerau Native Land Court District (Auckland)- Kakahi Wedne~day, 10th April, 1915. *Kohukohu Wednesday, 17th April, 1918. Wanganui Tuesday, 14th May, 1915. tKaikohe Wednesday, 15th May, WIS. *New Plymouth Tuesday, 2Sth May, 1918. Whangaroi Thursday, 20th June, 1918. Wanganui Tuesday, ISth June, 1918. Dal'gaville Tuesday, 16th July, 1915. ~ormanuy Tuesday. 2nd July, 1918. Auckland Monday, 29th July, 1918. Wanganui Tuesday, 23rd July, 1918. Russell Wednesday, 28th August, 1915. l'atoa Tuesday, 13th August, 1915. ~Kohukohu Wednesday, 11th September, WIS. Wanganui Tuesday, :lrd September, 1918. Whangal'Oi Wednesday, 16th October, 1915. Marton Tuesday, 17th September, 1918. Dargavillc Tuesday, 5th November, 1918. Wanganui Tuesday, 1st October, WIS. §Rawenc Friday, 15th November, 1918. ~ew Plymouth Tuesday, 15th October, 1918 Kaikoho Thursday, 5th Deoember, 1915. Wanganui Tuesday, 29th October, lUIS. Russell Wednesday, 15th January, 191\.1. NorJlUanuy Tuesday, 12th November, WIS. IIAhipal'"<1 Friday, 14th February, 1919. Kakahi Tuesday, 20th November, 19H;' Kaeo Friday, 28th February, 1919. Tokaanu Friday, 10th .January, 191U. Auckland Tuosday, ISth March, 1919. • Adjourning to Walta", If nccessary . • Adjourning to opell at !tawenc on Monday, 22nd April, WlS, and Opononi 011 Monday, 29th April, 1915. n. lkaroa Native LlUlll Uourt District (Wcllington)- t Adjourning to open at Ohaeawai on Monuay, 27th Kovcmuer, 1918. Hastings Tuesday, 9th April, 1918 . .t Adjourning to open at Itawene on Monday, 16th ~eptember, 1018, and Opononl on Monday, 2ard September, 1918. Levin and Otaki Wednesday, 24th April, 1!J18. ! Adjournln~ to open at Opononl on Monday, 25th Xovember, 19l5. Wellington Tuosday, 14th May, HW!. II Adjourning to open at Mangonui on Tuesday, 25th )'ebruary, 19lU. " Wednesday, 17th July, lUIS. Greytown Tuesday, 30th July, 1915. 2. Wail. Thames Tuesday, Uth April, 1915. Levin, and Otaki Ngaruawahia Tuesday, 4th June, 1911>. Wellington Tuesdliy, lOth September, 1918. Te Kuiti Tuesday, 9th July, 1915. Hastings Tuesday, 8th October, 1911l. Auckland Tuesday, 27th August, 1918. Levin and Otaki Tuesday, 29th October, 1918. Thamos Tuesday, 10th ~eptembcr, 19H!. Wellington Tuesday, 5th November, 1918. '1'0 Kuiti Tuesday, 15th October, 1911l. " Tuesday, 14th January, 1919. Auckland Tuesday, IUth November, 1918. Grcytown Tuesday, 28th January, 1919. Ngaruawahia Tuesday, 3rd December, 1918. Hastings Tuesday, 4th Fehruary, 1919. Thames Tuesday, 14th January, 1919. l'almcrston North, Tuesday, 25th February, 1919. Te Kuiti Tuesday, 11th February, 1919. Levin, and Otaki Auckland Tuesday, 25th March, 1919. Wellington Wednesday, 12th March, 1U19. Masterton Tuesday, 25th March, 1919. 3. Waiariki Native Land Uourt District (Rotorua)- Hotorua Tuesday, 16th April, 1918. 7. ~outh Island Native L~nd Court District (Wellington)­ Tauranga ThursdaY, 23rd May, 1918. Picton and Nelson Tuesday, 2Sth May, 1918. Rotorua Wednesday, 19th June, 1918. Kaiapoi Tuesday, 11th June, 1918. Whakatane ThursdaY, 11th July, 1915. Tcmuka Tuesday, 18th June, 1918. Rotorua Thursday, Sth August, 1915. Puketeraki Tuesday, 25th JUlle, 1918. Te Kaha Monday, 2nd September, 1918. Invercargill Tuesday, 2nd July, 1915. Opotiki Monday, 16th September, 1915. Picton and Nelsoll Tuesday, 24th ~eptember, I1l18. Rotorua Tuesday, Sth October, 1918. Kaiapoi Tuesday, 19th November, 1918. Whakatane Thursday, 31st October, 1918. Temuka Tuesday, 26th Nuvembt:r, lU18. 1'0 Puke Wednesday, 20th November, 19I5. Puketeraki Tuesday, 3rd Decem ber, 19 I 8. Tauranga Monday, 25th November, 1911l. Inveroargill Tuesday, 10th December, 1918. Rotorua Monday, 2nd December, 1918. I approve of the a bove ~chedule. Taupo Wednesday, 15th January, 1919. W. H. HERRIE~, Rotorua Monday, 10th February, 1919. Native Minister. Whakatane Wednesday, 5th March, 1919. Wellington, lIth March, 1911:!.

------.. _---- 932 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 45

MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION NOTICES.

Tokerau District Maori Land BMrd. Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board. MEETINGS FOR1918-1919. MEETINGS FOR 1918-1919. -- II IT is hereby notified for publio Information that meetins T is'hereby notified fo~ public inform~\ion that meetings of the above·mentioned Board will be beld at the place I 01 the above·mentloned Board will be held at the named in the first column of the Sohedule hereto on the places named in ~he first oolumn of the Schedule hereto on respective dates set out in the second column of the said the respeotive dates set out in the secoud oolumn of the said Schedule. Schedule. H. CARR, L. A. TEUTENBERG, Registrar. Regis&lar. SCHEDULE. . _------~ ------Last Date for SCHEDULE. Place. Date of Meeting. lodging I I Applications.

! Last Date for ---~~ -~----. -----_. Place. lodging ~_I. Daleo~:cetiUg. Applications. 1918. 1918. i Wairoa 8 May .. \ 8 April. 1918. 1918. .Gisbome 3 July 3 June. Rawene .. I 26 April 27 March. Tokomaru Bay 7 August 8 July. Kaikohe "124 May 27 April. Tikitiki 11 September •. 12 August. Whangarei •• ," 28 June 31 May. Gisborne 6 November •. 70otober. Auckland .. 5 August 6 July. Wairoa 4 Deoamber •• 4 November. Rawene 20 September .. 24 August. 1919. 1919. Whangarei .. 24 October 28 September. Oiaborne 26 February .. I 28 J anUllory . Kaikohe 12 December .. 16 November. 1919. Aotoa DistI'ict Maori Land Board. Auckland .. 110 January 14 December. 1919. MEETINGS FOR 1918-1919. Whangarei .. "111 March 15 Ji'ebruary. T is hereby notified for public information that moetings I of the above-mentioned Boatd will be held at the plaoe named in the first oolumn of the Sohedule hereto on the Waikato·Maniapoto District Maori Land Board., respeotive dates set out in the second oolumn of the said Sohedule. MEETINGS FOR 1918-1919. C. P. NEWTON, I Registrar. T is hereby, notified. for publio- information that meetings I ---'--______SCHEDULE.-,- ______,- ______I of the Waikato.Maniapoto Distriot Maori Land Board Last Date for will be held at the times and places set out in the Schedule Place. Date of Meeting. lodging hereunder. Applications. E. P. EARLE, Registrar. I 1918. 1918 . Wanga.nui •• 14May 18 April. SCHEDULE. 23 July 27 June. 8 September .. 8 August. Place. Last Date for 29 Oc~ober 80otober. Date of Meeting. Ilqdglng ApplicatIons. 17 Deoember .. 21 November. 1919. 1919. Wanganui 11 February .. 16 January. 1918. 1918. 95 March 97 February. Thames •. 88 May 1 May. Ngaruawa.hia 2 July 5 June. Te Kuiti •. 19 August 24 July. The Board will when convenient adjourn to New Ply­ Auckland:. 3 September 6 August. mouth, Hawerllo, and Taihape, to deal with applioations Thames .. 80otober 10 September. relating to lands in those localities. Te Kuhi .. 11 November 15 October. NOTE.-To ensure notifioation applications must be lodged Auckland .• 26 29 at the Board's office at Auckland not la$er than the 1919. i919. respective dates set out in the third column. Thames •. 4 February 8 January. Te Kuiti •• 18 March 21 February. Ikaroa District MaoTi Land Board. MEETINGS FOB 1918-1919.

Waiariki District Maori Land Board. T is hereby notified for publio Information that meetings I of the Ilobove-mentioned Board will be held at the pllloCes named in the first column of the Schedule hereto on the MEETINGS' FOR 1918-1919'. respeotive dates set out in the seoond column of the said Sohedule. T is hereby notified for publio information that meetings A. H. MACKAY, I of the above-mentioned Board will be held at Rotorua Registrar. on the dates set forth in the seoond column of the Schedule SCHEDULE. hereto. La.st Date for H. S. KING, Place. Date of Meetin". lodginj! Registrar. I Applications. SCHEDULE. I 1918. 1918. I Last Date for Hastings 11 April 16 Maroh. Place. I Date of Meeting. lodging Applications. Levin 25 • 1 April. Wellington •. 21 Ma.y 1 May. 23 July "129 June. 1918. 1918. Grey town .. 81 • .. I 29 • Rotorua 18 May 18 April. Hastings 8 August .. 18 July. Tauranga 20 . 25 . Palmerston North 28 • 3 August • Rotorua 4, July 6 June. Wellington .• 18 September •• 24 • Whakatane 9 . 18 . Hastings 10 Ootober 21 September . Rotorus 23 August 1 August. Levin 80 • 5 October. Whakatane 28 1 Wellington •• 12 November •• 19 Rotorna 210otober 26 September. 1919. Whe,katane 29 80otober. Wellington •• .. 21 January 16 December. Rotorua 11 De~ember " 14 November. Grey town .. .. I 29 • 16 . 1919. 1919. Rotorua 25 February 28 . Hastings 6 February 18 Ja.nuary • 1919. Palmerston North 26 • 8 February. Whakatane 8 March 6 Febrnary. Wellington •• 18 March . 1 Maroh. Rotorua 25 27 M808terton •• 26 "I 8 MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 933

South Island District Maori Land Board. Notice of Meeting of Oumerx under Part XVllI of the Native Land Act, 1909. MEETINGS FOB 1918-1919. REGULATION No. 52. I T is hereby notified for publio information that meetings o( the above-memioned Board will be held at tho places HE Maori Land Board for the Aotea Maori Land named in the first column of the Sohedule hero to on the T District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners respective dates set out in the second column of the said of Ketetahi Springs Block will be held, in pursuance of Schedule. Part XVIII of· the Native Land Aot, 1909, at Kakahi on A. H. MAOKAY, Friday, the 12th day of April, 1918, at 10.30 o'clock in the Registrar. forenoon, for the purpose of considering the following pro­ posed resolution ;- SCHEDULE. "That an offer made by the Orown to purohase the land Last Da.te for or any part thereof at the Government valuation shall be Plaoe. Date of Meeting. 10dgiu~ IIOceptod. " Applica.tions. Dated at Wanganui this 23rd day of March, 1918. JAMES W. BROWNE, 1918. 1918. President. Picton .. I 29 May 11 May. Kaiapoi 12 June 18 . Temuka :: I. 19 ;.15 Notice of Meeting of Owner8 under Part XVIII of the Puketeraki .. .. I 26 •• i 1 June. Native Land Act, 1909. Invercargill .. I 3 Juiy 15 Ohristchurch 16 September "I.. 17 August. REGULATION No. 52. Picton 25 I 24 Kaiapoi 20 Nove~ber "1 26 October. Temuka :: I 27 • .. 2 November. HE Maori Land Board for the Ikaroa Maori Land T District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners Puketeraki .. 4 October .. I 14 September. Illvercargill 11 • .• ' 21 of Rekereke No.5 is summoned and will be held, ill pur· : 1919. 1919. suance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, at Ohristch urch 10 Maroh 15 February. Waikanae on Thursday, the 2nd day of May, 1918, at .. i .. I 11 o'olook in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolution ;- "That the remaining undivided interest in the said land acquired by Buoccession to Makiri Parata, deceased, be sold Notice of Meeting of Owners under 'Part XVlll of the to Frederick _ Horton Bright and Arthur Allan Bright at Native Land Act, 1909. a price equivalent to the amount of an up-to-date Govern­ ment valuation thereof." REGULATION No. 02. Dat,d at Wellington this 27th day of March, 1918. R. N. JONES, HE Maori Land Board (or the Tokerau Maori Land President. T Distriot hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Otakanini T Block will be held, in pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act. 1909, at Helensville, on Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVllI of the Wednesday, the 2!1.th day of April, 1918, at 10.30 o'clock in Native Land Act, 1909. the forenoon, for the purpose of oonsidering the following proposed resolution ;- REGULATION No. 52. "That the said land be revested in the Native owners." Dated at Auckland this 15th day of March, 1918. HE M .. ori Land Board for the lkaroa Maori Land Dis­ L. A. TEUTENBERG, T triot here by notifies that a meeting of the owners of Registrar. Taumanuka 3G 1 is summoned and will be held, in pursuanoe of Part XVIII of the Native Land Aot, 1909, at Waikanae on Thursday, the 2nd day of May, 1918, at 11 o'olook in the Notice of A/eeting ot Owners under Part XVllI of the forenoon, for the purpose of oonsidering the following pro­ Native Land Act, 1909. posed resolution ;- .. That the said land be sold to Rebert Jones Staveley at RIIGULATION No. 52. a price equiva.lent to the amount of an up-to-date Govern­ ment valuation." Dated at Wellington this 27th day of March, 1918. HE Maori Land Board for the Tokerau Maori Land T District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners R.N. JONES, of Otakanini 0 No.3 Block will be held, in pursuance of President. Part XVIII of the Native Land Aot, 1909, at Helensville on Wednesday, the 24th day of April, 1918, at 10.S0 o'clock in Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVIII of the the forenoon, for the purpose of oonsidering the following Native Land Act, 1909. proposed resolution;- "That the said land be revested in the Native ownors." RIIGULATION No. 52. Dated at Auokland this 15th day of Maroh, 1918. L. A. TEUTENBERG, HE Maori Land Board for the Ikaroa Maori Land Dis. Registrar. T trict hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of Taita 57·, Sub. 2, is summoned and will be held, in pur­ Notice of Meeting of Owner8 under Part XVlll of the suance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Aot, 1909,. at Native Land Act, 1909. Wellington on Thursday, the 25th day of April, 1918, at 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering the following proposed resolution ;- REGULATION No. 52. "That the said land be said to Ernest Willia.m Giesen, of Wellington, medical praotitioner, for the sum of £10 Pllr HE Maori Land Board for the Waiariki Maori Land a.ore." T . District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners Dated at Wellington this 27th day of March, 1918. of Maungarangi B No. 2c will be held, in pursuanoe of R. N. JONES, Part XVIII of the Native Land Aot, 1909, at Te Puke on President. Tuesday, the 16th day of April,1918, at 10 o'olock in the forenoon, for the purpose of oonsidering the following pro­ posed resolution ;- Notice of Meeting of Owners under Part XVllI of the "That a proposed alienation of the land by way of sale to Native Land Act, 1909. William F. Mundt shall be agreed to." REGULATION No. 52. Dated at Rotorua this 22nd day of March, 1918. T. H. WILSON, HE Maori Land Board for the Ikaroa Maori Land President. T District hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners 934 l1IiE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTEt [No. 4~ of Taita 57, Sub. 9; Is summoned and will be held, in .. That the said land be sold io Maurloe James Burdan, of pursuance of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909"at Wainuioma.ta, farmer, at a price equivalent to the Govern­ Wellington on Thursday, the 25th day of April, 1918, at ment valuation of the owners' interest." 2.80 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of considering Dated at.' Wellington 'his 27th day of March, 1918. the following proposed resolution;- R. N. JONES, " That the said land be sold to Ernest William Giesen, of President. Wellington, medicllol pra.ctitioner, for the sum of £10 per aore." Notice of Mecting_ of Owner8 under Part XVIII of the Dated at Wellington this 27th day of March, 1918. Native Land Act, 1909. R. N. JONES, President. REGULATION No. 52. HE Maori Land Board for the Ikama. Maori Land Dis· Notice of Meeting_ of Owner8 under Part XVIII of the I T triot he~by. notifies that a meeting of the owners of Native Land Act, 1909. Parangarahu No. 5B is summoned and will be held, in pu suanoe of Part XVIII of the Native Land Act, 1909, REGULATION No. 52. atWellington on Thursday, the 25th day of April, 1918, at II o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of considering HE Maori Land Board for the Ikaro" Maori I.and Dis­ the following proposed resolution:- T trict hereby notifies that a meeting of the owners of " That the said land be sold to Maurico James Burdsn, of Taita 57, Sub. '4, is summoned and will be held, in pursuance Wainuiomata, .farmer, at a prioo

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptc1/.-ln the Supreme Oourt holden at . In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Oourt holden at Auckland. I Gilborne.

OTICEisherebygiventhatJOHNWEIB,ofWhakatane, NoTICE is hereby given that THOMA~ HARBI~, of N Freezing-works Employee, was this day adjudged Gi.borne, Stock Agent, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of credhors to bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of 'creditors be holden at my office on Wednesday, the ard day of April, to be holden at my office on Tuesday, the 2nd day of 1918, at 2.80 o'clock p.m. April, 1918, at 2.aO o'clock. W. S. FISHER, A. G. BEERE, 19th March, 1918. Offioial Assignee. 22nd March, 1918. Deputy otIioial Assignee.

in Ba"kruptcy.-In the Supreme Oourt holden at In BankTuptcy.-In the Supreme Oourt holden at Auckland. New Plymouth. OTICE is hereby given that HARoLn LEIGHTON AnllIoRK, N of Auckland, Pastrycook, was this day adjudged N OTICE is hereby given that THOMAH HOOD, of New bankrupt; and I' hereby summon a meeting of oreditors Plymouth, Chemist, was this day adjudged bank­ to be holden at my office on Tuesday, the 26th day of rupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be March, 1918, at 2.80 o'clock. holden at my office on Wednesday, the 3rd day of April, W. S. FISHER, 1918, at 2.30 p.m. J. S. S. MEDLEY, 20th March, 1918. Official Assignee. 23rd March, 1915. Deputy Official Assignee. In BankTulltcy.-In the Supreme Oourt holden at Auckland. In Bankruptcy. OTICE is hereby given that JOSEl'H SAMUEL SCOD!, of In the matter of the estate of RICHARD ALExANDEB WOCD- N Waimauku, SeUler, was this day adjudged bankrupt; ROFFE DEAN, Signwriter and Decorator, bankrupt. and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden FIRST and final dividend of 4s. 2id. in the pound on at my office on Tuesday, the 9th day of April, 1918, at, A all proved and accepted claims is now payable at the 2.30 o'clock. office of the undersigned. W. S. FISHER, SOMERSET SMITH, 26th March, 1918. Official Assignee. 26th March, 1918. Deputy Official Assignee. In Bankruptcy.-In the Supre·me Oourt holden at Hamilton. In Bankruptcy. OTICE is hereby given that FR.l.NCIS JOHN SMYTHE, of In the matter of the estate of JOSEPH DAVlD HENNING N Te Aroha, Tu.i.lor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and JOHN JENNINGS, bankrupts. and I hereby summon a meeting of oreditors to be holden FIRST IIInd final dividend of 3s. 41d. in the pound on 110* my office on Thursday, the 4th day of April,. 1918, at 2.80 A. all proved and accepted claims is now payable at the o'clock. offioe of the undersigned. W. S. FISHER, SOMERSET SMITH, 22nd March, 1918. Official Assignee. I 26th March, 1918, Deputy Official Assignee. MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, t)35

In Bankruptc1l. OTICE is hereby given that the parcel of land herein· l..N after described will be brought under the provisions In the matter of the estate of BUTLER NGAIHI, Aboriginal of the Land Transfer Ac'. 1915, anless cavea, be lodged Native, bankrupt. forbidding the same on or before the 29th day of April, 1918. FIRST and final dividend of 2s. 3id. in the pound on A all proved and accepted claims is now payable at tbe 1490. THE PUBLIC TRUSTER-27'S IJ('rches. Lot, I, office of the undersigned. r\eposited plan 344S, part of Suburban Section ;]4, Town of SOMERSET SMITH, Xapier. Occupied hy Thomas Macfarlane. 26th March, 1918. Deputy Official Assignee. Diagram may be inspeoted at this office. Dated this 26th day of March, 1918, at the Lands Registry Office, Napier. In Bankruptcy. W. JOHNSTON, District Land Registrar. In the matter of the estate of WILLIAM LAWRENCE YATES and JOHN GREEN, trading as the Napier Plumbing aud Tinware Company, Napier, bankrupts. FIRST dividend of 6s. in the pound on all proved ",nd OTICE is hereby given that the parcels of land herein· A accepted claims is now payable at the office of the N after described will be brought under the provisions undersigned. of the Land Transfer Act, 1915, unless caveat be lodged SOMERSET SMITH, forbidding the same within one month from the date of the 26th March, 1918. Deputy Official Assignee. Gazette containing this notice. 12371. SAMUEL NUTT.-61 acres 3 roods 3 perches, part In Bankrllptcy.-ln the Sllpreme Court holden at of Rural Sections 1027,1212,1354,5557, and 7049, Block XIII, .1I asterton. Christchurch District, and R1a"k T, Halswell Dist,ri~t. Oceu· pied by applicant. OTICE is hereby given that JOHN RAY. of Carter ton , 12419. MARGARET ADAM GRIEVE.-40 acres, Rurnl N was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby Scctions 6985, 7001), Block VIII. Christchurch Survey District. summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Court­ Occupied by applicant. house, Carterton, on Wednesday, the 27th day of Marcb, 12421. JAMES HENRY HUTCHISON.-I rood 2·7 per. 1918, at 9.30 o'clock. ehes, part of Rural Scotian a07, Block XI, Christ~hurch ARTHUR D. LOW, Survey District. Occupier\ by applicant. 19th March, 1918. Deputy Official Assignee. Diagrams may be inspected at this office. Dated this 26th day of Maroh, 1918, at the Lands Registry In Bankruptcy.-ln the Supreme COllTt holden at Office. Christchurch. Wellington. W. WYINKS, District Land Registrar. OTICE is hereby given that GARNET BOWEN ,HOLMES. N of Wellingtop." Motor·garage Owner, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden a. my office on Tuesday, the 9th VIDENCE having hcen furnished of the loss of certili· day of April, 1918, at 11 o'clock a.m. E c~t(> of titlf', Vol. 206, folio 206, for part of Lot 1, S. TANSLEY. plan HmO, part of Rural Section 227, City of Christchurch, 27th March. 1918. Official Assignee. whereof BENJAMIN WALTER HARRIS, of Sydenham, Grocer, is thc registercd proprietor, and application having been made to me for the issue of a provisional certificate of In BankTllptcy.-ln the Supreme Court holden at title far the said land, I herphy give notice that it is my 1n'fJercaT,ill. intcntion to issue such provisional certificate of titlc at the expiration of fourtecn days from thc date of the €Iazette OT ICE Is hereby given thlLt ROBERT GORE, of containing this notice. N.r Wairoto. Farm Labourer, was this day adjudged Dated this 25th day of March, 1918, at the Lands Registry bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of oreditors Office, Ohristchurch. to be holden at my office on Thursday, the 28th day of W. WYINKS, March, 1918, at 11 o'clock a.m. District Land Jtegistrar. CHARLES B. ROUT, 21st-March, 1918. Depnty Official Assignee.

ADVERTISEMENTS. LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES. THE COMPANmS ACT, I!lOK EASE No. 3734 of the block situated in the Waihou· L . Survey Distriot called Waihou West No. 4c, from SEC'TION 266, Run~E(,o'IO~ (:1) . PAORA TIUNGA to THE PAEROA FLAX.MILL COM· PANY (LIMITED): T having bcen reported to me that the REGAL PICTI'RR The lessor having re·entered and recovered possession of I THEATRE COMPANY (LTMITED) has ceaser1 to calTY on the above land for non· payment of rent, it is my intention Inminc8s, T Iwrchy give notice that, at the expirat.ion of t hrt,<, to notify such re·entry upon the Register at the expiration months fl'om the date hereof, the name of such compan~' will, of ono month from the 28th day of March, 1918. unless oause is shown t,o the contrary. he struck off the Register, Dated t,hi~ 22nd day of March. 1018, at th" Lands Registry and the ,,,.mpany will he dissolved. Office at Auckland. Bat,crl at Wdlington t,his 2fith day of Marc·h, 1918. THOS. HALL, .1. MORRTRON, District Laud Registrar. r\(·ting A~~istnnt RpgiRtrUl' of Comp:tlli(-'~.

OTICE is hereby given that the parool of land here· N inafter desoribed will be brought nuder the provisions of the Land Transfer Act, 19'15, nnless caveat be lodged THT<; CO)"[PANIER ACT. l!)OH. forbidding the same within one month from the date of the Gazette containing this nOlice. SECTION 2(i(i, SUBSRCTTON (4). 1873. JOHN AVERY (LIMITED) aud THOMAS AVERY.-22·1 perches, parts of Section 666, Town of AKE notice that the U()Lnl~~ FLA'I' MINING COMPANY New Plymouth. Occupied by applicants. T (LIMITF.n) and HIO'C'IIINI1R, H.\NIUNH, ANn Co. (LI. Diagram may be inspected at this office. MITED) I,".\'p hOPI1 strnrk off the /{.pgistpr, a.nd t.he compH,nies Dated this 26th day of March, 1918, at the Lands Registry 'hav" IlCen ,li8Hoh'ocl. Office, ~ew Plymouth. IJated at "'"Ilingtnn this :J(it,h day of March, HllH. W. W. DE CASTRO, J. MORlWWN, District LILnd Registrar. Acting Assistant Hogi,t,rar of Companies. 936 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 45

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1908. day of :rvlal'ch, 1915, tho undernoted resolution was passed, entered in tho rilinute-book, and signod, as shown below:­ Fox FIrM CORPORATION (AUSTRALASIA), LIMITED. " That the company go into voluntary liquidation forth. with." OTICE is hereby given that the office or place of busi· J. D. RIVERS, Chairman. N ness of the above company at which legal process R.. F. SORENSON. may be served has been changed, and is now situate at Sth March, 1918. W. P. McCORMICK. 219 No. 76-7S Jorvois Quay, in the City of Wellington. W. W. WADMAN, Attorney. ;\IAURICE DYHALL PRICE, Mem. Roy. Coli. Surg. BELL, GULLY, BELL, AND MYERS, I • Eng. 1907, Lie. Roy. CoiL Phy. LOn. 1907, now resid· Solicitors. 214 ing in Auekland, horeby give notice that I intend applying on the 22ml April, 19t8, next to have my name placed on the Medical Register of tho Dominion of New Zealand; and THE COMPANIES ACT, 1908. that I hay" deposited the evidence of my qunlificntion in the office of th" Registrar of Birt,h. nnd Denths at Aneklnnd. OTICE is hereby given tha.t ALDER AND MACKAY ~iAURICE D. PRICE . .rN (LIMITED), a company incorporated at Edinburgh in Scotland, intends to commence and carryon business in Dat,cd at Auckland, 21st Mitrch. W18. 220 New Zealand at No. 39 Lower Taranaki Street, in the City of Wellington, where legal process may be served and notices delivered. ~mU~T WELCmm GOLD·~nNING dOMPA~Y (LTD.). Dated at Wellington this 20th day of March, 1918. N OTTCE is herCby given that the following specinl reso- T. W, BUTCHER, 1 lution has heen passed in mnnner direct,ed by the Attorney of the Company. Companies Act, 1908. hy the Mount Welcome Gold.mining GRAY AND JACKSON, Solicitors. 216 Company (Limited). The resolution was passed on the ninth day of Jnnuary, Hll 8, and confirmed on the sixth day of February, 1918 :- "That the company he wound up voluntarily under the W AITOMO COUNTY COUNCIL. provisions of the Companies Act. 1908; nnd that JOSEPH BERNARD SHEATII. of Auckland, Company Manager, be nnd EXTRAOT FRO1\! THE MINUTBR OF PRO(,Rl~DIXG!4 AT _\. ~h~E'rrNG is hereby nl'pointed t·he I,iguidator for the purposes of snoh HEI,D ON 21ST FERm:ARY, HIlS, A1' 11 A.~I. winding up." 221 .T. B. SHEATH, Liquidator. N pursuaneo and cxcroiRP of the powers vef.ltrd in it in I that behalf by the Lo"al BOIlies' Loans Art, Hll:~. and nil other powers (if any) it ther'clInto cnahling, the Wait.omo OCCIDENTAL CONSOLIDATED GOLD. 1\TINTNG County Council herehy resolveR as follows :- CmrPANY (NO LIABILITY). Thnt, for the purposo of providing for tho payment of jntcrest, sinking fund, and othpl' ehargcH on a loan of fifty­ N extraorn provC'cl to th(' Ra!',isfaction of this meetinl( ilw said WaitoJllo COlln{,y Comwil hnl'nbv llmkps and It-'yics of shnreholders that the com p"ny enunot, by renson of its a. Rpccial rate of one t.hfrtY-Hccond part v of a. penny in tlw liil,l,iJitics. pontinuc' it,'1, businpH~. and that it is adviflablc to pound on the ('''pital \'alue of nil rateahle propert,y wit.hin wind up the '>lllle. anel accordingly that t,he company he the Otewa l'1'ord,,1 Rnting Arca. comprising tIl<' boundar'ios wouud up vohmt,nl'ily; nnd tlHLt Mr. E. Dowlu,r" of Auck­ of tho Otewa Bpedal Rating Arca ns go,,, .. 1ted in ('(mneetion lanel, be ancl is herp],y nppointed Liquidator for tho purpose with the original loan. of :meh winding-lip." Ruah rate shan be nn annllally rcc-lIrring ratl', nnd he' pay· Dat rcl the 27t,h clay erf Fe1rruary, lOIS. nble yearly on the 1st da.y of O"t.ob['1' in each a.nd en",y 222 E. DOWELL, Scoretary year during tl1e currenC'y of RlWh loan, hein,g fl. period of thirty.six nnd one· half yonrs, or until the loan is fully paid off. Tho common seal of the Chairman, Couucillors, nnd Inhabitrmts of the Countv of Waitomo was hereto affixed PAPATOETOE ROAD BOARD. ~t the office of and pursw;:nt t.o a resolution of the Wnitomo County Council, in the presence of- RESOLUTION '\I:AKING S.PECIAL RATE. ROBT. WERE, Chairman, N pursuance. nn.d exercise of the powers vested in it in P. ~roRA, Clerk. I that behalf bv the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, the We herehy certify that the above i, a t,rue c'opy of and Papatoetoe Rond :Soard hereby resolves as follows :- a correct extract from the minutes of prol'cedingR of the That, for the purpose of providing the interest nnd other \Vl1itomo County Council passed at, a meeting hcld cm 21st charges on a loan of £250, authorized to be raised by the February, 1918. Papatoctoe Road Bonrd, under the ahove.mentioned Act, ROBT. WERE, Chairman. and in pursuance of scction 18 thereof. for the purpose of 217 P. }fOl=tA, Clerk. completing the erection of meeting·hall, reading.room, and Board offices in Station Road, Papatoetoe (the snid sum being equal to one·tcnth of the amount originnlly authoriz.ed by the rntep"yers), the said Board hereby makes and leVIes A. B. DAWSON AND CO. (LIMITED), (IN a special rate of one.eightieth of n penny in the pound upon LIQUIDATION. the ratenhle value of all rateable property in th(, Pnpntoetoe Road District; and that such special rate shall be an OTICE is hereby given that at a meeting of share­ nnnnal-recurring ratc during the currency of such loan, nnd ~N holders held the 4th day of March, 1918, it was be payable hnlf-yearly on the first day of Mnyand the first unanimously resolved by the shl1reholders and the following day of November in each and every year during the currency minute signed in the minute·book:- of such loan, being a period of thirty.six yoars, or until the " That as this company cannot, by reason of its liabilities, loan is fullv paid off, continue its business, the company be wound up voluntarily; I herehy certify tlmt the foregoing resolution was dnly and that Mr. A. E. WARNOCK be appointed Liquidator. carried l1t a properly constituted meeting of the Board held 218 EDWARD MARSTON, Chairman. on Monday, 4th :'I1al'ch. WIS. 22:\ ERNEST NICCOL, Chnirman.

In the Jlln tter of the Companies Act, 1908. NOTICE OF DIS~OLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP, OTICE i~ hereby given that at a meeting of directors N of the HASTINGS PERMANENT PICTURE COMPANY OTICE is hereby given that the Partner.hip heretofore (LIMITED) held at the offices in Bnstings of Messieurs Croker N subsisting between us, the undersigned, carrying on I1nd Duff, Solieitors to the Company, on Friday, the eighth business tiS Motor-garage Proprietors at Cnmbridgc, lIndor MAR. ~.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 937 the style 01' firm of .. Corpe and Edwards," has been dis­ Commonwealth of Australia, or elsewhere, if a.ffilia.ted solved by mutu&l consent as from the twenty-eighth d&y of to the New Zealand Ra.oing Conference or the New February, 1918. .... Zealand Trotting Conference. Dated at Cambridge this 14th d&y of March, 1918. l1li (c.) Common prostitutes, and persons who habitual1y con­ LEWIS V. CORPE. ,. sort with thieves or with persons who have no lawful ANDREW A. EDWARDS. visible means of aupport. Witness-H. D. Dallimore, Solicitor, Cambridge. 224 ThefOl'egOing regulations of the Thames Jockey Club were made and paased by the Thames Jockey Club on the 28th day of February, 1918, and signed by the Chairman and Secretary. . RAGLAN COUNTY COUNCIL. ALBERT BRUCE, Chairman. WILLIAM H. POTTS, Secretary. SPECIAL 01lDER AMENDING TRAFFIO BY·LAW8. The foregoing regulations of the Thames JookeyClub are N pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon it hereby approved this 22nd day of March, 1918. I by the Counties Act, 1908, the Public Works Act, 1908, 226 LIVERPOOL, Govern01'-GeneraI. and the various Acts amending the same respectively, and all other Acts and powers whatsoever it in this behalf enabling, the Council of the County of Raglan (hereinafter HORAHORA SPECIAL-AREA LOAN. called "the Council") cloth hereby make and ordain, by special order, the by.law following, to come into force on the 1st d&y of May, 1918:- RESOLUTION LEVYING SPECIAL RATE. .. Clause 10 of the Council's By·law No.2, intituled "Re· N pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in gulating Traffic," is hereby amended by repealing and omit· I that behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, the ting the last paragraph in said clause 10, commencing at the l1.atamata County Council hereby resolves as follows :- ' word" Provided" and ending at the word" hundredweight"; That, for the purpose of providing the instalments in and in lieu thereof the following paragraph is hereby enactsd respect of prinoipal and interest on a loan of £2,500, autho· and substituted,-,- rized to be raised by the Matamata County Council, under "Provided a.lways that in no case during the months of the Looal Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, for metalling a road for May, June, July, August, or September shall any person the first time, the said Matamata County Council hereby engage, use, or employ as owner or driver thereof any vehicle makes and levies a speoial rate of 24j37ths of a penny (ld.) carrying a greater load than one ton upon any of the roads under the care. ccntrol, or management of the Council." in the pound (£) upon the rateable value of all rateable pro· perty in the Horahor& Special Area, in the Maungatautari The penalty for breach of this clause shall be that pre· Riding of the Matam&ta County; and th&t suoh special scribed by clause 15 of the said By.law No.2. rate shall be an annual.recurring rate during the currenoy of The above resolution was duly passed as a special order at a special meeting of the County of Raglan held on the such loan, and be payable yearly on the fi,rst day of August 15th day of January, 1918, and confirmed at a special meeting in eaoh and every year during the currency of such loan, or held on the 13th d&y of March, 1918. until the loan is fully paid of{; and that the first year's The common _1 of the Chairman, Councillors, In· instalments and the cost of raising the 10l'-n shaH be paid out and of the loan. habitants of the County of Raglan has hereunto been affixed this 13th d&y of March, 1918, in the presence of- I hereby declare that the foregoing resolution was duly pa88ed at a meeting of the Matamata County Council held CAMPBELL JOHNSTONE, Chairman. on the 8th day of March, 1918. H. MARSLAND, Clerk. 227 H. LEWIS, County Clerk. I hereby certify that the above special order was duly made as provided for by the provisions of the Counties Act, 1918. H. MARSLAND, County Clerk. PIAKO COUNTY. 13th March, 1918. 225 RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

N pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in RESOLUTION. I that behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Aot, 1913, the Piako County Council hereby resolves as follows :- HE following regulations were laid before the members That, for the purpose of providing' the instalments in T of the Thames Jockey Club at a mooting held on the respect of principal and interest and also the other oharges 28th day of February, 1918, at 7.30 p.m., with a recom­ on a loan of three thousand pounds, authorized to he raised mendation by the Chairman of the Club, Mr. A. Bruce, that by the Piako County Council, under the Loc&l Bodies' Loans the same be passed at once with a view to their approval Act, 1913, for the purpose of metalling the Piakoiti Valley by the Governor·General, in pursu&nce of the Gaming Act, Road, the said Piako County Council hereby makes and 1908, secti9l1 33. levies a special rate of nine·tenths of a penny in the pound Mr. A. Bruce, the Chairman of the Club and the Mooting, upon the rateable value of all rateable property within the moved, and Mr. A. Rae seconded, and it was resolved, that following boundaries :- suoh regulations should be adopted, and that the Chairman All that area in the Land District of Auckland, in Blocks be authorized to sign the 8&IIle in authentication thereof. III and IV, Cambridge Survey District, and Blocks XII and The following are the regulations referred to :- . XVI, Maungakawa Survey Distriot, bounded commencing at a point where the south·eastern oorner of Section I of THAMES JOCKEY CLUB. Block IV, Cambridge S.D., oonnects with the M&ng&papa REGULATION8. River, and running in a north.westerly direotion for a direct (Under the GamiDg Aot, 1.908.) distanoe of about 264 chains, oonnects at a point on the Piakonui River, then by following the said Piakonui River IN pursuance and exercise of the powers in that behalf con­ in a south.westerly direction for a distance of about 195 tained in section 33 of the Gaming Aot, 1908, and of all other chains; thenoe by the county bound&ry in a westerly powers and authorities it enabling in that behalf, the Thames direction for a distsnce of about 130 chains to the southern· Jockey Club, a racing club within the meaning of the said most corner of section in B100k Tawawhakapuoro, then in a Aot (hereinafter referred to as "the said club "), doth northerly direction along the boundary of Section 3, Block hereby make the following regulations oontrolling the admis­ ill, Cambridge S.D., for a distsnce of about 350 ohains to the mon of persons to that part of the club's property eitu&te most north.westerly oorner, and aoross the northern boundary at Parawai, Thames, set apart for racing purposes, and known in an easterly direction to Section 6, Richmond Downs Sub. as Parawai Racecourse, as the same is described in the Act, . division; thenoe in a northerly direction to where the said while the said racecourse is used or occupied by the said ~ub No.6 connects with the Piakonui River, a distsnoe of about for race meetings. 50 chains, then following the northern bound&ry of No.6 in . i 1. In these regulations the words" booklntker," .. racing an easterly direction for about 45 chains, then by a direct ! club," and .. race mooting" ehaI1 have the meanings ascribed .line to the south·west corner of Section 5, Te Pae·o·Tu­ to those terms by section 2 of the Gaming Aot, 1908. i Rawaru, Block XVI, Maungakawa S.D., and along the 2. The following persons shall be and are hereby excluded southern boundary of the said No.5 for a distance of about from the part of the said reserve while the 8&IIle is used or 28 ohains to 8. point about midway across the eastern boundary occupied by the said club for a raoe meeting, namely,- of Section 12, Te Pae.o.Tu.Rawaru; thenoe in a direct line (a.) Boo~ers. across Section 12 to the Piakoiti Valley Road, then in a (h.) All persons under disquaJification inflicted by any north.easterly direction through Section 5, Te Pae·o·Tu. racing club in the Dominion of New Zealand, the Rawaru, Blook XII, Wairere, for a distsnce of about 42 D THE NE\.v, ZEALAND GAZETTE. {No.~45 chains; thence in a. southerly direetion across the said Sec­ I'lIlWZEALAND GOVERNMENT PUBLlO>\TION8. tion 5 to the boundary of Section 17, Richmond Downs Sub­ division, then by the north-western bounda,ry of Section 17 to ,its, mOllt south-westerly comer; then by the southern THE foUowing Worb, publiahed under the authority boundary of the said Section 17 in a south-easterl;r direction of ,the . Govilrllmentj are now on sale at the to the Mangapapa River, then following' the course of this river in a southerly di~tion to the P01nt of oommencement. Sta:tionert Department, 'Wellington, and will be trans­ Suoh special rate shall be an annual-r~ rate!iuring mitted at the publi8hed pric~ to any addre8s in the the ourrenoy of such loan, and shall be, payahle yearly on Dominion :- the fint day of April in eaoh and every year during the currency of suoh loan" being a, period of 311i years, or until the loan is fully paid oft. , ' A WARDS, RECO:W4ENDATIONS, AGREE­ I certify that the above resolution was passed at a meeting MENTS, ETC., made UDder the Ind;'strial Con­ of the Piako County Counoil held on the 18th day of March, ciliation and Arbitration Act, New Zealand. 1918. Vols. i, ii, iii, v, vi, and vii are. out of print. 228 J. B. THOMAS, County Chairman. Vol. iv, .year 1903, quarter cloth, 28. 6d. Vol. viii, year 1907, quarter cloth, 38. 6d. Vol. ix, year DAVID MEIKLE AND COMPANY_ 1908: cloth boards, 78., 6et.; quarter cloth, iii. Vol. z, year 1909: cloth board8, 78. 6d.; quarter Auckland, 12th March, 1918. cloth, 1i8. Vol. zi, year 1910 : oloth boardl, 78. 8d. ; N OTICE is hereby given that the special Partnership quarter cloth, 58. Vol. zii, year 1911: cloth formerly existing between DAVID MEIKLE and ALEx­ boards, 7s. 6d.; quarter cloth, lis. Vol. ziti, with )NDEB RICJIA1tDSON DIcKEY WATSON, and carried on under lie style of "David Meikle and CO.," has been wound up. DiKest, year 1912: cloth board, 7s. 6d.; quarter ]he liabilities are being dii\oha:rged by DAVID MEIKLE, who cloth, lis. Vol. ziv, with DiS8!lt, year 1918: oloth is oontinuing the business on his own account. board8, 71. 6d. ; quarter cloth, liB. Vol. zv, year 191': cloth boards, 'Is. 6d.; quarter olosh, ISs. Vol ••, JOHN ALEXANDER, year 1915: oloth boards, '18. 6d.; quarter oloth, 158. J. C. DICKEY, 229 Executors of Alexander Richardson Dickey Watson. CONSOLIDATED DIGEST OF DECISIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE COURT, OF ARBITRATION, under the Industrial Conciliation WHAKATANE BOROUGH COUNCIL_ and Arbitration Acta. Compiled by JOHN H. . RESOLUTION MAKING AND LEVYING SPECIAL RATE. SM.JION. Thia DiKe8t deal8 with all the Cale8 from the inception of the Act till the 31st December, N pursuance and in exercjse of the powers vested in it I9U, and thus embraces Vola. i to zv (incluaive) of I in that behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, the Book of Award8. Price: cloth \:,Ioardl, 58,; and of all other powers (if any) it thereunto enabling, the quarter cloth, 38. 6d.; paper covel'll, 38. Further Whakatane Borough Council hereby resolves as follows :- That, for the purpose of providing for the payment of the supplementary Dige8t will be issued annually, bound interest, sinking fund, and other charges' on a loan of ten i,n paper covers" 6d. each. thousand pounds (£10,000), authorized to be raised by the Whakatane Borough Council, under the above-mentioned CONSOLJDATED DIGEST OF WORKERS' COM· Aots, for the purpose of street-improvement work, repairs PENSATION CASES. Compiled by JOJll( H. of flood damage, and hire or purchase of necessary plant S",.ON. This DiKest deals with all cases under the and maohinery, the said Whakatane Borough Counoil here by Act up till the 31st December, I9U, Price, paper makes and levies a speoial rate of seven-eighths of a penny covers, Is. 6d. Further supplementary Digest will in the pound sterling on the rateable value (on the basis of the capital value) of all rateable property in the Borough of be issued annually, bound in paper cover8, 6d.each. Whakatane; and that suoh speoial rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the ourrency of suoh loan, and be pay­ DECISIONS OF THE ARBITRATION COURT able yearly on the first day of April in each and every year UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty­ ACT. 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