THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Change of Purpose of Reserve at Ashburton,
Canterbury.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 9th April, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Go-
vernor intends, under the provisions of the 148th
section of "The Land Act, 1877," to change the
specific purpose of the land described in the second
column of the Schedule hereto for which the land was
heretofore set apart as a reserve, as specified in the
first column of the said Schedule, to the specific
purposes specified in the third column of the said
Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

| Description and
Purpose of
Reserve. | Area for which the Purpose is
intended to be Changed. | Intended Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections
marked O and
P, two (2)
roods, Town of
Ashburton, Pro-
vincial District
of Canterbury.
For municipal
purposes. Pro-
vincial Govern-
ment Gazette,
No. xx., Vol.
xi., 1864, p. 85 | All that piece or parcel of
land in the Town of Ash-
burton, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, con-
taining two (2) roods, more
or less, being Section No.
769 (in red). Bounded
towards the North-east by
Section No. 238 for a dis-
tance of two (2) chains ;
towards the North-west by
Baring Square for a distance
of two (2) chains fifty (50)
links; towards the South-
east by Section No. 228 for
a distance of two (2) chains
fifty (50) links; and towards
the South-west by Havelock
Street for a distance of two
(2) chains: as the same is
delineated on the plans de-
posited in the Provincial Dis-
trict Survey Office, Christ-
church. | As a site for
Ashburton
County Council
Offices. |

J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Lands.

Cadet appointed in the Surveyor-General's Department.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

JOHN LOWTHER D'ARCY IRVINE

to be a Cadet in the Surveyor-General's Department
at Napier. The appointment dates from the 1st
April, 1878.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Lands.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 1878.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenderers is published for general information.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Public Works.

THE CARTERTON CONTRACT OF THE WELLINGTON
MASTERTON RAILWAY.

Accepted.
Richard Dickson, Auckland ... ... ... £ 51,954 11 0

Declined.
J. Jay, Wellington ... ... ... 53,501 18 0
A. Tawse, Wellington ... ... ... 54,657 18 6
H. Reid and Co., Dunedin ... ... ... 59,587 0 0
Davies and Co., Wellington ... ... ... 59,747 8 8
Wm. Stocks, Christchurch ... ... ... 59,879 16 2
Daniel Fallon, Auckland ... ... ... 61,182 0 0
M. Lake, Christchurch ... ... ... 62,192 3 6
Denby and Rowe, Wanganui ... ... ... 62,499 0 0
E. O'Malley, Wellington ... ... ... 63,997 13 4
Collie, Scott, and Wilkinson, Wellington ... 65,467 11 8

445

Lockie and Dunn, Wellington ... ... ... 67,076 5 4
Taylor and Dannaher, Auckland ... ... ... 67,322 12 11
Proudfoot and McKay, Dunedin ... ... ... 67,800 0 0
J. Brown, Wellington ... ... ... 71,000 0 0
D. Ross, Auckland ... ... ... 73,607 0 0
Topham and Angus, Invercargill ... ... ... 77,018 0 4
Scoular and Archibald, Wellington ... ... ... 81,072 8 2

Revocation of Powers under the Steam Navigation
Acts.

WHEREAS certain powers, duties, and authori-
ties conferred and imposed upon the Com-
missioner of Customs by "The Steam Navigation
Act, 1866," and "The Steam Navigation Act Amend-
ment Act, 1867," were, on the twenty-ninth day of
March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy,
delegated unto William Seed, Esquire; and whereas
it is expedient to revoke the same:

Now, therefore, I, the Honorable John Ballance,
Commissioner of Customs of New Zealand, do hereby
revoke the delegation of powers made as aforesaid.

Witness my hand, at Wellington, this ninth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight.

J. BALLANCE.

Delegation of Powers under the Steam Navigation
Acts.

WHEREAS by the Steam Navigation Acts
Amendment Acts 1867 and 1873, it is
enacted that it shall be lawful for the Commissioner
of Customs for the time being, at any time and from
time to time, as he shall think fit, by any document
in writing under his hand, to delegate to any person
or persons all or any of the powers, duties, or
authorities by "The Steam Navigation Act, 1866,"
or by the said Steam Navigation Act Amendment
Acts 1867 and 1873, conferred or imposed on him:

Now, therefore, I, the Honorable John Ballance,
Commissioner of Customs of New Zealand, do hereby
delegate unto Robert Johnson, of Wellington, Esquire,
Officer in Charge of the Marine Department, ALL
the powers, duties, and authorities conferred or im-
posed upon the Commissioner of Customs of New
Zealand for the time being by the said "Steam Navi-
gation Act, 1866," and the said Steam Navigation Acts
Amendment Acts, 1867 and 1873, and to exercise the
same for the whole of New Zealand, except such of
the powers, duties, or authorities as are so conferred
or imposed by section twelve of the said "Steam
Navigation Act, 1866."

Witness my hand, at Wellington, this ninth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight.

J. BALLANCE.

Alteration of Official Address for Marine Department.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 9th April, 1878.

IT is hereby notified that all official correspondence,
such as has hitherto been addressed to the
Secretary of Customs (Marine Branch), Wellington,
should in future be addressed as under :-

TO THE OFFICER IN CHARGE,
MARINE DEPARTMENT,
WELLINGTON.

J. BALLANCE.

New Zealand Railways. - Special Storage Rates for
the Gladstone Shed at Lyttelton Station, in substitu-
tion of previous Storage Rates chargeable under those
gazetted for Lyttelton Station.

IN accordance with the By-laws for the New Zea-
land Railways, fixed by Order in Council, dated