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assets and liabilities of the Hokitika Harbour Board,
as taken from the books and other documents of the
said Board, is correct.
JNO. ANDERSON, } Auditors.
HENRY HARVEY, S

Designation of Post Office changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1879.
IT is hereby notified for general information that
the designation of the Post Office in the Postal
District of Canterbury, formerly known as Cold-
stream, has been changed to
EALING.

By order of the Postmaster-General.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Notification of Resignation of Seat in the House of
Representatives for Electoral District of Nelson
City.

IN compliance with the provisions of the thirteenth
section of "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1870," I hereby notify that John Sharp, Esquire,
has resigned his seat in the House of Repre-
sentatives for the Electoral District of Nelson City,
and that his letter of resignation was received by
me on the 7th day of January, 1879; and that the
said seat is vacant by reason of such resignation.
Dated at Wellington, the 7th day of January,
1879.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Speaker.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
appointed.

NOTICE.—His Honor the Chief Justice has, this
third day of January, 1879, appointed EDWARD
HART, of Commercial Bank Chambers, 22, Collins
street West, Melbourne, Victoria, a solicitor of the
Supreme Court of Victoria, to be a Commissioner of
the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Victoria, for
taking any oath, affidavit, or affirmation, and for
taking the acknowledgments of married women,
under the second and fourth sections respectively of
"The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act,
1875."

ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.
Wellington, 3rd January, 1879.

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.

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of
land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same
within one month after the date of the Gazette
containing this notice.

3831. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS BISHOP.—
      2 roods, Sections 299 and 300, Christchurch City.
      Occupied by Applicant.
3832. JOHN TELFORD.—1 rood 7 perches,
      part of Rural Section 105, Christchurch District.
      Unoccupied.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 2nd day of January, 1879, at the
Lands Registry Office, Christchurch.
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R. W. D'OYLY,
District Land Registrar.

GLADSTONE GOLD-MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that the Registered
Office of the above Company has been removed
from Ballarat Street, Queenstown, to Buckingham
Street, Arrowtown, Otago.

WILLIAM SCOLES, } Directors.
JOHN WILLIAMS,
Arrowtown, 29th December, 1878.
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