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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

LIABILITIES.
By Amount due 4,391 Depositors ... £ 131,825 1 1
" Investment Fluctuation Account ... 1,500 0 0
" Balance ... 16,038 11 7
£149,363 12 8

RICHARD CAMERON, Manager.
S. G. ROUNTREE, Accountant.

We hereby certify that, to the best of our belief,
the above is a true and correct statement of the
assets and liabilities of the Bank on the 31st De-
cember, 1878.

W. S. LAURIE,
J. EDSON,
J. L. WILSON, }Trustees.
J. HOWARD,

Auckland, 31st December, 1878.

Bank of Australasia, Auckland,
21st January, 1879.

I hereby certify that the amount at credit of the
Trustees of the Auckland Savings Bank, in account
with the Bank of Australasia, on the 31st December,
1878, was thirty-six thousand nine hundred and
seventy-nine pounds and eight pence (£36,979
Os. 8d.)

J. LAWFORD, Manager.

Gold-Mining Leases to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations
made under that Act for the granting of leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant leases of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such leases.

Objections to the granting of such leases, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,
and lodged with the Warden at Westport, on or
before the 26th day of March, 1879.

Copy of the applications made and plans annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Westport.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: James Joseph De Souza and three
others. Style under which it is intended to conduct
the business: Sullivan and Party Company. 10
acres. Locality: Under the Bald Hills, Waite's,
Pakihi. Nelson South-west Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this eighth
day of March, one thousand eight hun-
dred and seventy-nine.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Mineral Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations
made under that Act for the granting of mineral
leases, it is hereby notified that it is intended, at
the expiration of thirty days from the publication of
this notice, to grant a lease for coal-mining purposes,
to the applicant specified in the annexed schedule, in
accordance with Regulation 33 relating to special
cases.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Copy of the application made, together with plan
and papers, may be seen at the Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: William Clucas. Area: Five acres.
Locality: Section 28, Block I., Blackstone. Terms:
Twenty-one years. Mining District: Mount Ida.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this
twenty-fifth day of February, one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

J. P. MAITLAND.
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Tenders Invited.

TO IRONMASTERS.--WANTED, 100,000 TONS OF
STEEL RAILS.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, New Zealand,
6th November, 1878.

WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at Wel-
lington by the Hon. the Minister for Public
Works up to 30th September, 1879, for the supply
of the whole or any portion of 100,000 tons of steel
rails, to be manufactured within the colony from New
Zealand ores. Payment will be made in cash on
delivery at the works—the Government of New
Zealand agreeing to pay, in addition, one-half of the
cost of the conveyance to the colony by sea of the
workmen to be engaged in the manufacture.

Information as to the mineral resources of New
Zealand, and maps indicating the various localities in
which mineral deposits are situated in relation to
means of transport, may be had on application to the
Agent-General of New Zealand, 7, Westminster
Chambers, Victoria Street, London; or to W. Walton
Evans, Esq., 66½, Pine Street, New York.

As it is unlikely that intending contractors will
enter into an engagement of the above nature with-
out first satisfying themselves by personal inspection
as to the position and extent of the raw material in
New Zealand required for the manufacture of iron,
every facility and information on this subject will be
afforded on application to Dr. Hector, C.M.G., F.R.S.,
Director of the Geological Department, Wellington.

For the information of parties desiring to tender,
it may be stated that the official returns show that
there were imported into New Zealand, within the
last eight years, 15,500 tons of cast-iron, and 93,000
tons of wrought-iron, exclusive of iron for Govern-
ment and other railways, during which period 1,068
miles have been constructed and opened for traffic.

JOHN KNOWLES,
Under Secretary for Public Works.

NOTICE.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, New Zealand,
6th November, 1878.

THE foregoing advertisement will be published in
the United Kingdom, the North American
States, and the Continent of Europe.

New Zealand colonists who may have friends and
correspondents connected with the iron manufacture
are requested to be good enough to draw attention to
the highly advantageous and profitable field for enter-
prise which this colony presents to those who can
bring the necessary capital and practical experience
to bear upon such manufacture.

JOHN KNOWLES,
Under Secretary for Public Works.