606. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 15th September, 1875.
THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers are published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.

COMPLETION OF CLUTHA BRIDGE CONTRACT.
Accepted. £ s. d.
James McKay, Dunedin ... ... 17,668 17 6

Declined.
J. Wain and Co., Dunedin ... ... 20,000 0 0
D. Proudfoot ... ... ... ... 20,078 18 5
J. Blair ... ... ... ... 20,613 9 0

NAPIER-WAIPUKURAU RAILWAY.
PAKIPAKI, WAIPAWA CONTRACT.
Accepted. £ s. d.
Tracey and Allen, Napier ... ... 7,989 6 8

Declined.
Firth and Borne, Napier ... ... 9,288 11 6
Joseph Jay, Picton ... ... 10,931 5 10
C. McKirdy, Wellington ... ... 11,752 5 0
Allen and Kingstreet, Waipukurau ... 13,943 1 5
S. D. Powdrell, Napier ... ... 14,618 0 0
H. Willis, Napier ... ... 15,642 10 0
McSweeny, Anderson, and Buddie, Napier ... 22,400 0 0

Money Order and Savings Bank Office opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 14th September, 1875.
IT is hereby notified for general information, that
a Money Order and Savings Bank Office will be
opened at
OPHIR,
in the Province of Otago, from the 1st October next.
By order.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Inquiry for a Missing Person.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th September, 1875.
INQUIRIES have been made for a person named
MICHAEL DRACATOS.
He is a native of Cairo, Egypt, and supposed to be
residing in the Province of Nelson. Any person
possessing information respecting the person above
named is requested to communicate the same to this
office.
G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Inquiry for Missing Persons.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th September, 1875.
INQUIRIES have been made for a man named
ADAM REID,
as also for his daughter,
MARGARET REID,
who came out to New Zealand in 1841. Mr. Reid
was formerly a builder in Glasgow. Any person
possessing information respecting the persons above-
named is requested to communicate the same to this
office.
G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

Distributors of Duty Stamps appointed.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamps,
Wellington, 10th September, 1875.
IT is hereby notified for public information, that
Mr. THOMAS G. CORK, Stationer, of the Great
North Road, Timaru, in the Province of Can-
terbury; and
Mr. THOMAS L. MILLAR, of the Telegraph Sta-
tion, Herds Point, Hokianga, in the Province
of Auckland,
have been appointed Licensed Distributors of Duty
Stamps.
R. C. HAMMERTON,
Secretary for Stamps.

"Marriage Act, 1854."

OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1875.--NOTICE No. 24.
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 15th September, 1875.
PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following names of Officiating Ministers
within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information: -

The United Church of England and Ireland.
The Reverend MEINATA TE HARA.
MATTHEW ΚΑΡΑ.
ALEXANDER WHAREUMU.
JOSEPH FREDERIC TEAKLE.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Traffic Returns.

AUCKLAND AND MERCER RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 28th
August, 1875.
PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 9,456 730 0 7
Parcels, &c. ... ... ... 14 18 11
Season Tickets* ... ... 25 42 18 6
787 18 0
GOODS.
Tons.
Freight ... ... ... 1,929 805 11 1
805 11 1
Total ... ... ... ... £1,593 9 1

NAPIER AND WAIPUKURAU RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 28th
August, 1875.
PASSENGERS.
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers 4,108 319 1 11
Parcels, &c. ... ... ... 8 0 3
Season Tickets* ... ... ... 8 7 0
335 9 2
GOODS.
Tons.
Freight† ... ... ... 821 251 16 0
251 16 0
Total ... ... ... £587 5 2

• Included in above number of passengers.
  † Not including 3 pigs and 41,398 feet timber.
  F. B. PASSMORE,
  Superintending Engineer.