THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 21

KNOW all men by these presents, that whereas
by "The Public Debts Sinking Funds Act,
1868," it is provided that if and whenever it shall
be made to appear to the Commissioners of the Pub-
lic Debts Sinking Funds that any of the debentures
issued under any of the Acts specified in the first or
second Schedules thereto have been converted or ex-
changed for debentures issued under "The Consoli-
dated Loan Act, 1867," the Commissioners shall,
from time to time, determine what amount of the
Sinking Fund held by them and created for the pay-
ment of such first-mentioned debentures shall be
released, and that the Commissioners shall make such
determination by an award in writing: And whereas
it has been made to appear to the said Commissioners
that debentures to the amount of three hundred and
fifty-four thousand five hundred pounds, being part
of the debentures to the amount of five hundred
thousand pounds issued under "The Otago Loan
Ordinance, 1862," being one of the Ordinances
named in the second Schedule to the said "Public
Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868," have been con-
verted or exchanged for debentures issued under
"The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867," and that the
amount of the debentures still outstanding and un-
converted of the said loan of five hundred thousand
pounds is thereby reduced to one hundred and forty-
five thousand five hundred pounds: And whereas
the sum of thirty-one thousand one hundred and
eighty-six pounds one shilling and ninepence is held
by the said Commissioners as accumulated Sinking
Fund for the repayment of the said loan of five hun-
dred thousand pounds, and the sum of seven thou-
sand two hundred pounds of the said accumulated
Sinking Fund, together with the Sinking Fund here-
after accruing, with the interest thereon, will be
sufficient to reproduce the said sum of one hundred
and forty-five thousand five hundred pounds, being
the amount of the outstanding and unconverted
portion of the said loan of five hundred thousand
pounds, on or before the first day of July, one thou-
sand eight hundred and ninety-eight, being the day
fixed by law for the repayment thereof:

Now know ye, that the Commissioners of the
Public Debts Sinking Funds, by this their award in
writing, do determine that the sum of twenty-three
thousand nine hundred and eighty-six pounds one
shilling and ninepence, being part of the said
accumulated Sinking Fund so held by them for the
payment of the debentures issued under "The Otago
Loan Ordinance, 1862," shall be released and paid
over to the Provincial Account of the Province of
Otago, as provided by "The Public Debts Sinking
Funds Act Amendment Act, 1869."

As witness our hands this seventeenth day of
November, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-nine.

JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD,
Comptroller.

WILLIAM Fox,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

G. S. COOPER,
Deputy Auditor.

KNOW all men by these presents, that whereas
by "The Public Debts Sinking Funds Act,
1868," it is provided that if and whenever it shall
be made to appear to the Commissioners of the
Public Debts Sinking Funds that any of the deben-
tures issued under any of the Acts specified in the
first or second Schedules thereto, have been converted
or exchanged for debentures issued under "The
Consolidated Loan Act, 1867," the Commissioners
shall, from time to time, determine what amount of
the Sinking Fund held by them and created for the
payment of such first-mentioned debentures shall be
released, and that the Commissioners shall make
such determination by an award in writing: And
whereas it has been made to appear to the said
Commissioners that debentures to the amount of
four hundred and sixty-one thousand two hundred
and fifty pounds, being part of the debentures to the
amount of five hundred thousand pounds issued
under "The Auckland Loan Act, 1863," being one
of the Acts named in the second Schedule to the
said "Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868," have
been converted or exchanged for debentures issued
under "The Consolidated Loan Act, 1867," and
that the amount of the debentures still outstanding
and unconverted of the said loan of five hundred
thousand pounds is thereby reduced to thirty-eight
thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds: And
whereas the sum of fifty-two thousand six hundred
and twenty-four pounds eight shillings and nine
pence is held by the said Commissioners as accumu-
lated Sinking Fund for the repayment of the said
loan of five hundred thousand pounds, and the
Sinking Fund hereafter accruing, with the interest
thereon, will be sufficient to reproduce the said sum
of thirty-eight thousand seven hundred and fifty
pounds, being the amount of the outstanding and
unconverted portion of the said loan of five hundred
thousand pounds, on or before the first day of June,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, being
the day fixed by law for the repayment thereof:

Now know ye, that the Commissioners of the
Public Debts Sinking Funds, by this their award in
writing, do determine that the sum of fifty-two
thousand six hundred and twenty-four pounds eight
shillings and ninepence, being the whole of the said
accumulated Sinking Fund so held by them for the
payment of the debentures issued under "The
Auckland Loan Act, 1863," shall be released and
paid over to the Provincial Account of the Province
of Auckland, as provided by "The Public Debts
Sinking Funds Act Amendment Act, 1869."

As witness our hands this fourteenth day of
December, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-nine.

JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD,
Comptroller.

W. GISBORNE,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

G. S. COOPER,
Deputy Auditor.

G EOLOGICAL REPORTS, 1868-9.—These
Reports are now ready for issue, and can be
procured on application to the Government Printer.
Price Three Shillings. They comprise—

1. Progress Report, by Dr. Hector;
2. Report on Great Barrier Island;
3. Report on East Cape District;
4. Report on Okarita District;
5. Report on Thames Gold Fields;
6. Notes by Dr. Hector on the Composition of
   Specimens forwarded by Captain Hutton;
7. Geology of the Kawau Island;

and are illustrated by ten coloured Maps and Sections
of the Districts reported on. Book sent post-free to
any part of the Colony.

GEO. DIDSBURY,
Government Printer.

Government Printing Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1869.