THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 871

the 17th day of December, 1878, the following alter-
ations and additions to the rates for the conveyance,
delivery, and storage of goods, parcels, &c., on all the
New Zealand Railways is hereby declared to be fixed,
and shall come into force from the 1st day of July,
1879.

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' LUGGAGE.
Each passenger will be allowed to take 112 lb. of
samples or luggage free of charge, the same as an
ordinary passenger.
For every 56 lb. or fraction of 56 lb. above this
weight for every 50 miles or fraction of 50 miles, the
charge will be 6d.

THEATRICAL COMPANIES' LUGGAGE.
Each passenger will be allowed to take 112 lb.
free of charge, the same as an ordinary passenger.
For every 56 lb. or fraction of 56 lb. above this
weight the charge will be the same as that made for
commercial travellers' excess luggage.
Theatrical companies' luggage by goods trains will
be charged half the ordinary luggage rate-that is,
Class B, half-rate.

SEASON AND PRIVILEGE TICKETS.
Children under 14 years of age will be charged
half-rates for season and privilege tickets, same as
ordinary tickets.

WANGANUI AND MANAWATU RAILWAY.—FOXTON
AND EAST TOWN WHARVES.

Wharfage Rates. s. d.
Goods of all kinds, at per ton... 2 6
Receiving and delivering, at per ton ... 1 0
Timber (white pine), at per 100 superficial feet 0 1
Timber (other) 0 3
Cattle and horses, per head 0 6
Sheep, pigs, goats, &c., per head 0 2
Wool, per bale 0 6
Drays, carriages, &c., four wheels 5 0
two wheels 2 6

Timber remaining over one week to be charged 2d.
per 100 feet superficial per week.

KAIPARA RAILWAY.
Through ships' goods of classes A, B, C, and D,
between Riverhead and Helensville, will be charged
11s. 8d. per ton (including wharfage and handling),
weight or measurement, as per ships' manifest.

GREYMOUTH.
On and after the above date the second-class single
fare between Greymouth and Brunnerton will be
1s. 6d., in lieu of 1s. 4d., as at present.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Public Works.
Dated 25th day of June, 1879.

Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 24th June, 1879.

THE "New Zealand Prudential Assurance Society"
is registered as a friendly society under "The
Friendly Societies Act, 1877," this 24th day of June,
1879.

WM. R. F. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies

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

IN compliance with the provisions of "The Re-
gulation of Elections Act, 1870," we hereby
notify that Robert Stout, Esquire, resigned his seat
in the House of Representatives for the Electoral
District of City of Dunedin on the twenty-third

day of June, 1879; and that the said seat is vacant
by reason of such resignation.

Dated at Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of June,
1879.

A. DE B. BRANDON,
GEO. HUNTER,

Members of a Committee to act in the place
of the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in certain cases under "The
Regulation of Elections Act, 1870."

Applications for Gold-Mining Leases withdrawn.

Crown Lands Office,
Nelson, 10th June, 1879.

THE under-mentioned applications for gold-mining
leases in the Grey Valley Subdistrict of the
Nelson South-West Gold Fields have been with-
drawn, viz.:---

Evan Evans, 10 acres, Moonlight.
A. K. Macdonald, 16 acres, Moonlight.
Olsen and Sykes, 6 acres, Nelson Creek.
Henry Watterson, 10 acres, Moonlight.
Patrick Hickey, 3 acres, Nelson Creek.
M. Roche, 6 acres, Nelson Creek.
The Working Miners' Alluvial Gold-Mining Com-
pany, 5 acres, Orwell Creek.
Julius Anderson, 10 acres, German Gully.

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

Gold-Mining 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 leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,
and lodged with the Warden at Lyell on or before
the 2nd day of July, 1879.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Lyell.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: William P. Smith and party. Style
under which it is intended to conduct the business:
"Hydraulic Gold-Mining Company." 10 acres, at
Newton's Flat, Buller, in the Nelson South-West
Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson this twenty-
third day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-nine.

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

Gold-Mining 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 leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicant specified in the