[FEB. 4.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Public Libraries Subsidy.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th January, 1880.

MUNICIPAL and other Governing Bodies that
have levied a "library rate" in accordance with
the provisions of "The Public Libraries Act, 1869,"
are requested to lodge with the Secretary, Education
Department, Wellington, on or before the 10th Feb-
ruary, 1880, any claim they may have for a share of
the current vote for Public Libraries in respect of
the amount of such library rate actually collected up
to the 31st January, 1880.

By order.
JOHN HISLOP,
Secretary.

Deaf and Dumb Institution, Sumner, Canterbury.

Education Department,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1880.

THE Government having secured suitable accom-
modation at Sumner, Canterbury, for the pro-
posed Institution for the Education and Training of
Deaf-mutes, Mr. and Mrs. Van Asch will be prepared
to receive pupil-boarders at the Institution on the
1st March, 1880. Full information may be obtained
on application to the undersigned, or to the Secre-
taries of the several Education Boards.

By order.
JOHN HISLOP,
Secretary.

Designation of Post Office changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1880.

IT is hereby notified for general information that
the designation of the Post Office in the Dun-
edin Postal District, known as Warrington, has been
changed to

EVANSDALE.

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

Commissioner of Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—FREDERICK DUTTON, of London,
England, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
Judicature of England, has been appointed by his
Honor the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the
Supreme Court of New Zealand in London, under
the second section of "The Commissioners of the
Supreme Court Act, 1875," for the purpose of
administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits,
and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

Wellington, 30th January, 1880.

Commissioner of Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—FREDERICK DUTTON, of London,
England, of the Supreme Court of Judicature
of England, has been appointed by his Honor the
Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court
of New Zealand in London, under the fourth section
of "The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act,
1875," for the purpose of taking acknowledgments
of married women under any Act or law in force in
the Colony of New Zealand requiring such acknow-
ledgments to be made or taken.

ALEX. S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

Wellington, 30th January, 1880.

Gold-Mining Leases to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations

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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 Riverton on or
before the 24th day of February, 1880.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Lewis Longuet and Duncan McArthur.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the
business: "Sydenham." 8 acres, Section 24, Block
IX., Longwood, in the Longwood Mining District.
Applicant: Henry Hirst. Style under which it
is intended to conduct the business: "Waterloo."
16 acres, at Longwood, in the Longwood Mining
District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this
thirtieth day of January, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty.

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

New Plymouth Savings Bank Balance-sheet, 1879.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments of the
New Plymouth Savings Bank for the year
1879:—

RECEIPTS.
Cash in hand 1st January ... ... £ 0 s. d. 9 10
Cash at Bank of New Zealand ... ... 629 9 1
Deposits, including interest ... ... 847 5 9
Securities ... ... ... ... 500 0 0
Interest on securities ... ... ... 189 9 0
£2,166 13 8

PAYMENTS.
Deposits ... ... ... ... £ 1,097 12 s. d. 3
Interest on deposits ... ... ... 133 0 0
Securities ... ... ... ... 551 8 6
Salaries ... ... ... ... 60 0 0
Charges ... ... ... ... 20 9 5
Cash at Bank of New Zealand ... ... 304 3 6
£2,166 13 8

STATEMENT of Assets and Liabilities of the New
Plymouth Savings Bank, 31st December, 1879.

ASSETS.
Cash at Bank of New Zealand ... ... £ s. d.
304 3 6
Mortgages ... ... ... ... 2,886 8 6
Stock ... ... ... ... 200
Public Trustee on account of estate of W. Street,
deceased ... ... ... ... 35 15 10
£3,228 7 10

LIABILITIES.
Due to depositors ... ... ... £ 2,180 14 s. d. 2
Interest added this year ... ... 133 0 0
Profit and loss ... ... ... 914 13 8
£3,228 7 10

T. KING, Vice-President.
T. WHITE, Accountant.

We have, to the best of our belief, ascertained the
correctness of the above balance-sheet. We also find
that £56 7s. 2d. was the amount of interest accrued
to 31st December, 1879, but not then payable, and
that £79 14s. 9d. being arrears of interest was
unpaid on the same date.

EDWARD DORSET, } Trustees.
A. SHUTTLEWORTH, }