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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
That the Clerk, Engineer, or other Officer duly | Auckland aforesaid, ten days before the commence-
appointed for the purpose by the Company, may at | ment of the Session, and will, on or before the
all reasonable times enter any building or place lighted | commencement of the Session, be deposited in the
with gas supplied by the Company, in order to inspect | Office of the Colonial Secretary, and in the Private
the meters, fittings, and works, for regulating the | Bills Office.
supply of gas, and for the purpose of ascertaining the |
quantity of gas consumed or supplied; and if any | Dated this 23rd day of May, 1871.
person hinder such Officer as aforesaid from entering |
and making such inspection as aforesaid, at any | THOMAS BUDDLE,
reasonable time, he shall for every such offence | Solicitor for the Bill.
forfeit to the Company a sum not exceeding five |
651
pounds.
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That if any person supplied with gas neglect to |
pay the rent due for the same to the Company, the |
Company may stop the gas from entering the |
premises of such person, by cutting off the service |
pipe, or by such means as the Company shall think |
fit, and recover the rent due from such person, |
together with the expense of cutting off the gas and |
the cost of recovering the rent by action in any |
Court of law of competent jurisdiction.
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That in all cases in which the Company are author- |
ized to cut off and take away the supply of gas |
from any house, building, or premises under the |
provisions of this Act, the Company, their agents or |
workmen, after giving forty-eight hours' previous |
notice, in writing, to the occupier, or if no occupier |
then after leaving such notice on any portion of the |
premises, may enter into such house, building, or |
premises, between the hours of nine in the forenoon |
and four in the afternoon, and remove and carry |
away any pipe, meter, fittings, or other works the |
property of the Company.
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The Company may make by-laws or regulations, |
provided the same shall not be repugnant to this Act, |
or to "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1867," or to |
any by-law or regulation which may now or hereafter |
be made thereunder, or to any Road Board Act or |
Ordinance of the General Assembly or of the Pro- |
vince of Auckland, or to any by-law or regulation |
which may now or hereafter be made thereunder |
respectively, and may impose any penalty not ex- |
ceeding the sum of five pounds for the breach of any |
by-law or regulation of the Company.
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That it shall be lawful for the Company to exercise |
all or any of the powers aforesaid within the limits of |
the City and Suburbs of Auckland.
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Copies of the proposed Bill will be deposited for |
public inspection at the Office in Auckland of the |
Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Province of | ADMIRALTY CHARTS OF NEW ZEALAND.

THESE Charts can now be procured by Masters
and Owners of Vessels at the Custom Houses
at Auckland, Nelson, Hokitika, Christchurch, and
Dunedin, and at the Marine Office, Wellington.

WILLIAM SEED,
Secretary of Customs.

Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 4th May, 1871.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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HALF-YEARLY RETURN of the Aggregate Average Amount of the WEEKLY LIABILITIES and
ASSETS of the BANK of AUSTRALASIA, within the Colony of New Zealand, from the 11th
day of OCTOBER, 1870, to the 10th day of APRIL, 1871, inclusive. Published pursuant to the Royal
Charter of Incorporation.

LIABILITIES:
Bills in Circulation not bearing
interest
2,627 2 7
Notes in Circulation not bearing
interest
35,739 3 10
Bills and Notes in Circulation bear-
ing interest
Balances due to other Banks
Cash deposited not bearing Interest 102, 532 4 3
Cash deposited bearing Interest 139,509 10 7
Total Liabilities within the Colony £280,408 1 3

ASSETS:
Coin and Bullion
Landed Property (Bank Premises)
Notes and Bills of other Banks
Balances due from other Banks
Debts due to the Corporation, in-
cluding Notes, Bills, and other
Securities
Total Assets within the Colony
£ s. d.
126,694 9 0
34,699 9 8
904 6 6
329,935 16 1
£492,234 1 3

5th May, 1871.

THOS. BUCHANAN, Manager, } at Wellington.
H. DAVIS, Accountant,