THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
765

Tenders for Advertising Provincial District Notices.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th November, 1876.

TENDERS are required for the publication for a
period of twelve months, in a newspaper in
each provincial district, of public notifications such
as were required to be or were usually published
in the Provincial Government Gazette in a province,
and will be received at this office until noon on
Monday, the 20th November instant.

Tenders must contain the information, and be in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the
specification subjoined.

Telegraphic tenders will be received, provided that
they are forwarded for transmission before noon
on the 20th instant, and that written tenders are
posted simultaneously.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be
accepted.

G. S. COOPER,
Under Secretary.

SPECIFICATION FOR ADVERTISING OFFICIAL NOTICES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT.

1. All notices, as far as practicable, to appear in
   succession in one part of the newspaper (but not the
   last page), or separately in a supplement if required.
   The words "Government Notifications," with Royal
   Arms, to be inserted over the first notice. No Royal
   Arms to be otherwise used.

2. The notices to be set in either Brevier, Minion,
   or Nonpareil type, according to the size ordinarily
   used for advertisements in the newspaper whose ten-
   der may be accepted; provided that no size larger
   than the first-named type be used.

3. Notices are not to be leaded out or extended
   beyond the space actually required to set them solid.

4. When notices are required to be inserted more
   than once, the number of insertions will be specified
   on the face of the copy.

5. Tenders to state charges per inch in depth for—
   (a.) Plain matter—first insertion.
   " second or subsequent inser-
   tion.
   (b.) Table matter, single column—first insertion.
   " second or sub-
   sequent insertion.
   (c.) Table matter, double column—first insertion.
   " second or sub-
   sequent insertion.
   Second or subsequent insertions to appear either in
   consecutive issues or not, as may be required. Table
   matter, under heading (b), shall consist of four or
   more columns, with headings and rules; and under
   heading (c), of eight or more columns, with headings
   or rules.

6. All tenders submitted must contain the infor-
   mation specified under the following heads :—
   (a.) Name of newspaper.
   (b.) Days of publication.
   (c.) Width of column in pica ems.
   (d.) Type in which advertisements are now set,
   or proposed to be set.
   (e.) Average circulation of the paper.

7. Government notifications, when received by the
   Printer, must be published in the issue next after
   receipt, and must not be held over for a subsequent
   publication, unless with the consent of the party
   sending it.

Stamp Duty on Duplicate or Counterpart Instruments.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

ATTENTION is drawn to section 9 of "The
Stamp Act Amendment Act, 1876," whereby
the counterpart duty is now chargeable as follows:—
Duplicate or counterpart of any instrument charge-
able with any duty—
Where such duty does ) The same duty as the
not amount to 2s. 6d. } original instrument.
In any other case ... ... 2s. 6d.

N.B.—This general provision does not affect bills
of exchange drawn in sets, which are specially charged;
but the duplicate of every other instrument liable to
duty must now be stamped as above.

R. C. HAMMERTON,
Secretary for Stamps.
Head Office, Stamp Department,
31st October, 1876.

Traffic Returns.

KAIPARA TO RIVERHEAD RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 21st
October, 1876.

PASSENGERS.

No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers ... ... ... 440 64 8 6
Parcels, &c. ... ... ... ... 3 10 7
67 19 1

GOODS.

Freight ... ... 286 tons } ...
Timber ... ... 100,216 feet } ... 151 6 4

Total ... ... ... ... £219 5 5

AUCKLAND TO MERCER RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 21st
October, 1876.

PASSENGERS.

No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers ... ... 10,297 783 1 11
Parcels, &c. ... ... ... 23 6 10
Season Tickets ... ... ... 13 2 4
819 11 1

GOODS.

Freight ... ... 1,672 tons } ...
Timber ... ... 133,663 feet } ... 638 19 9

Total ... ... ... ... £1,458 10 10

WAITARA TO NEW PLYMOUTH RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 21st
October, 1876.

PASSENGERS.

No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Passengers ... ... 1,487 118 14 6
Parcels, &c. ... ... ... 1 11 8
Season Tickets ... ... ... 3 15 0
124 1 2

GOODS.

Freight ... 374 tons 14 cwt. }
Grain ... ... 5,087 bushels } ...
Timber ... ... 23,878 feet } ... 99 10 6

Total ... ... ... ... £223 11 8