THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 715

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1872.

T is hereby notified for general information, that
T. DANIEL, Esq.,
has been appointed Immigration Officer at Riverton,
and
E. L. GREEN, Esq.,
has been appointed Sub-Immigration Officer at
Auckland.
J. D. ORMOND.

Clerk of the Writs' Office,
Wellington, 5th September 1872.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a Return to
the Writ issued by him on the 7th day of August,
1872, for the Election of a Member to serve in the
House of Representatives of New Zealand for the
Electoral District hereinafter specified; and by the
indorsement on such Writ it appears that the under-
mentioned gentleman has been duly elected Member
for such District, viz. :-

For the District of Caversham :
WILLIAM ALEXANDER TOLMIE,
of Anderson's Bay, Freeholder.

G. S. COOPER,
Clerk of the Writs.

CUSTOMS.-In exercise of the powers in me for
this purpose vested by "The Customs Regula-
tion Act, 1858," I, the Commissioner of Customs, do
hereby approve and appoint the under-mentioned
Warehouse at
The Port of Napier,
viz., a building situate at the corner of Custom House
Street and Waghorn Street, in the Port of Napier,
and known as
COOK'S BOND,
to be a Warehouse for the reception of Goods under
Bond.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this sixth
day of September, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two.
JULIUS VOGEL,
Commissioner.
[Commissioner's Order, No. 57.]

Government Annuities Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1872.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to
be Medical Referees, under "The Government An-
nuities Act, 1869."
HUGH MCDONALD, Esq., Lyttelton.
JOHN DICK, Esq., Naseby.
W. GISBORNE,
Commissioner.

Government Annuities Office,
Wellington, 4th September, 1872.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following Offices
have been opened as Government Life Insur-
ance and Annuity Offices :-
Post Office, Gisborne, Auckland.
" Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay.
" Palmerston, Otago.
" Roxburgh, Otago.
W. GISBORNE,
Commissioner.

Office of Registrar of Joint Stock Companies,
Auckland, 29th August, 1872.

I, JOHN MUIR WAYLAND, Registrar of Joint
Stock Companies for the Provinces of Auckland 554

and Hawke's Bay, in the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby notify that I have registered a Memorandum
of Association, with Articles of Association, estab-
lishing a Company, with limited liability of the
Shareholders therein, entitled
"The Dacre's Freehold Mining Company, Limited."
The objects for which the Company is established
are-"1. To carry on mining operations of any kind
upon, within, or under, mining property situate near
Coromandel, in the Province of Auckland. 2. To
acquire land for mining purposes, by purchase or
otherwise, and to amalgamate with other claims and
companies. 3. To acquire, purchase, erect, work,
hire, and let machinery of all kinds connected with
the working of mines, and the rendering the ores
therefrom available. 4. To let, sell, mortgage, or
otherwise dispose of or deal with, any property
whatever of the Company as the Company thinks fit.
5. And to do all such other things as are incidental
or conducive to the attainment of the above objects."
And that, in pursuance of the provisions of "The
Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860," I have issued a
Certificate of Incorporation of the said Company,
bearing date this twenty-ninth day of August, 1872.
JOHN M. WAYLAND,
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies.

TENDERS are invited for the Carpets, Matting,
and Furniture required for the Registrar's
Department in the new Provincial Buildings.
General conditions, specifications, and drawings
may be seen at the Offices of the Colonial Architect,
Wellington.
Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to
noon on Friday, the 13th of September.
The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
W. H. CLAYTON,
Colonial Architect.
9th September, 1872.

JUST PUBLISHED,
In 8vo. size,
HANDY BOOK ON THE LAND TRANSFER
ACTS; together with an Appendix containing
"The Land Transfer Act, 1870," and Amendment
Act, 1871. A complete Analytical Index to the
Acts is also added.
PRICES:
Handy Book, with Appendix, complete ... 3 6
Handy Book, published separately ... 1 6
Acts and Index, ditto ... 2 0
GEO. DIDSBURY,
Government Printer.
Wellington, 20th July, 1872.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The Neptune
Gold Mining Company, Registered," for the
half-year ended 29th June, 1872, in accordance with
section 13 of "The Mining Companies Limited
Liability Act Amendment Act, 1869."
Name of Company: "The Neptune Gold Mining Company,
Registered."
When formed, and date of registration : 18th October, 1871.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager :
Corner of Tiki Road, Coromandel; G. S. O'Halloran.
Nominal capital: £5,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: £5,000.
Number of shares taken : 4,060.
Amount of calls made: 2s.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £365.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company : 6.
Amount of cash in hand : £3 19s.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.
Number of shares unallotted : 940.
29th June, 1872. G. S. O'HALLORAN,
554 Manager.