THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 219

Captain R. K. Parkerson, Temuka Company,
Canterbury Rifle Volunteers.
Honorary Captain A. Braithwaite, Hutt Volun-
teer Cadet Corps.
Lieutenant R. J. Barton, 2nd (Hutt) Battalion
Wellington Militia.
Lieutenant D. Guy, Picton Company, Marlborough
Rangers Volunteers.
Lieutenant H. Harroway, North Dunedin Rifle
Volunteers.
Ensign John Cunningham, North Dunedin Rifle
Volunteers.
Ensign W. Fisher, No. 1 Company, Westland Rifle
Volunteers.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1870.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of
The Wai-nui-o-mata Rifle Volunteers. Date of
acceptance, 23rd March, 1870.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of Mr. McLean).

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 9 of 1870.
Dangers in the Bay of Plenty and East Cape Passage.

Customs Department,
(Marine Branch,)
Wellington, 9th May, 1870.
THE following Notices to Mariners respecting
dangers in Bay of Plenty and East Cape Passage,
furnished by Lieut. G. A. Woods, of the Colonial

Surveying Schooner "Edith," are published for
general information.

W. GISBORNE
(in the absence of the Commissioner
of Customs).

BAY OF PLENTY.
(1.) A dangerous rocky patch, extending N.W.
and S.E. about two hundred (200) feet, with about
five (5) feet at low water spring tides, has been
discovered off Motiti Island, in the fair-way of vessels
bound from the Eastward to Tauranga, when passing
between Aihohake Reef and Motiti.
The following are the bearings and distances :-
Mongonui Hill N. 60° 15"-distant 9 miles.
Northern point of Motiti N. 78° 30" W.-
distant 2 miles.
(2.) A dangerous sunken patch, bearing from the
Schooner Rock about N. by E. E.-distant about
of a mile-has been seen breaking.
Mariners are therefore cautioned against passing
within a mile of this rock on that line of bearing.

EAST CAPE.
The following dangers have been discovered in or
near the passage between East Cape and East Island
(Whanga Okena).
(1.) A sunken rock, with only sixteen (16) feet of
water, bearing from the northern extreme of East
Island W. by N.N.---distant five-sixths of a mile.
The extreme of Matakana Point in conjunction
with the extreme of Horoera Point leads on this
rock.
(2.) A shoal patch, with twenty (20) feet of water,
bearing from the northern extreme of East Island
... distant two (2) miles:
The extreme of Horoera Point in conjunction with
Iron Point leads on to this danger.

STATEMENT of the Average Amount of LIABILITIES and ASSETS of the BANK OF NEW
ZEALAND, in the Colony of NEW ZEALAND, during the Quarter ended 28th MARCH, 1870.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in Circulation . . £ 294,672 5 4
Bills in Circulation . . 18,023 9 7
Balances due to other Banks . 43,365 9 4
Government Deposits . 316,948 6 7
Other Deposits--
Not bearing Interest . . 715,623 12 4
Bearing Interest . . 403,354 13 5

Total Average Liabilities . £1,791,987 16 7

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter ended
the 28th March, 1870
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders
Amount of the last Dividend declared
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such Dividend
Dated at Auckland, this 21st day of April, 1870.

ASSETS.

£ s. d.
Coined Gold and Silver, and other
Coined Metal . . 355,295 6 10
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars 106,879 9 9
Notes and Bills of other Banks . 6,262 19 1
Balances due from other Banks . 34,001 13 10
Landed Property . . 22,270 7 6
Amount of all other Securities-

1. Notes and Bills Discounted . 866,312 5 10
2. Colonial Government Secu-
   rities . . 271,550 0 0
3. Other Funded Securities . . ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclu-
   sive of Debts abandoned as
   bad) . . 944,288 4 0
5. Securities not included under
   the above heads . . 266,968 0 3

Total Average Assets . £2,873,828 7 1

£ s. d
500,000 0 0
15 cent. P annum.
37,500 0 0
192,039 3 5

D. L. MURDOCH, Inspector.
FREDK. BATTLEY, Inspector's Accountant.