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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84

188, the statement at foot hereof of the property
of the above-named Company, as appearing in its last
balance-sheet issued to shareholders prior to the 1st
day of October, 188, and also of the amount of its
debts so appearing in such balance-sheet, and for
which it can lawfully claim deduction under "The
Property Assessment Act, 1879," and its amend-
ments.

You are also required to furnish a copy of such
balance-sheet.

Property-tax Commissioner.
Property-tax Office, Wellington, 188 .

Statement of Property required from Companies other
than Banking, Insurance, or Gold-Mining, under
section 9 of "The Property Assessment Act Amend-
ment Act, 1881."

Total value of the property of the above-
named Company in New Zealand, as ap-
pearing on the last balance-sheet issued
previous to the 1st day of October, 188
Total amount of debts of the above-named
Company, as appearing in such balance-
sheet, and which such Company is entitled
to claim deduction for
... £

Deduction allowed by the Acts £500
Balance on which said Company is
taxable ... ... ... £

I hereby declare that the above is true and accurate
in all particulars, and that the balance-sheet of the
said Company annexed hereto is the last balance-
sheet of the said Company issued to its shareholders
prior to the 1st day of October, 188 .

day of , 188 , Public Officer.

SCHEDULE C.
"THE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT ACT, 1879," AND ITS
AMENDMENTS.

In accordance with the provisions of the above-
mentioned Acts, I hereby give public notice that the
day of , 188, is the time, and my
office, Government Buildings, Wellington, is the
place, at which the public officers of all companies
are required to furnish statements of property belong-
ing to such companies, in accordance with the said
Acts.

Dated this day of , 188 .

Property-tax Commissioner.

N.B.-Forms of statements will be forwarded to
all public officers as far as practicable, but, as the
duty of procuring such forms is cast upon the public,
no person is excused from neglecting to provide him-
self therewith.

F. P. MURRAY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Extending Time during which it is prohibited to hunt,
catch, or kill Seals.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
eighteenth day of October, 1881.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
GOVERNMENT IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS it is provided by the fifth section of
"The Seals Fisheries Protection Act, 1878,"

that, if he shall think it necessary for the preservation
of seals to do so, the Governor may, by Order in
Council, extend the time during which it is pro-
hibited to hunt, catch, or kill seals over any term
not exceeding three years:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Administrator
of the Government, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Executive Council of the Colony of New
Zealand, and in pursuance of the above-mentioned
power, doth hereby extend the time during which it
is prohibited to hunt, catch, or kill seals from the
first day of November, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-one, until the first day June, one thou-
sand eight hundred and eighty-four.

F. P. MURRAY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Authorizing the taking and laying down of Roads
over Native Land in the Auckland Provincial
District.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

IN exercise and pursuance of all powers and au-
thorities enabling me in this behalf by "The
Native Land Act, 1873," "The Native Land Act
Amendment Act, 1878 (No. 2)," and "The Public
Works Act, 1880," I, James Prendergast, the Ad-
ministrator of the Government of the Colony of New
Zealand, do hereby authorize

SIDNEY WEETMAN,
District Surveyor, of Kaipara, to take and lay down
roads over the lands specified in the Schedule hereto,
and for that purpose to exercise all such powers as
by the said Acts may be exercised by a person legally
authorized in that behalf under the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government, this
eighth day of October, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-one.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON.

Fixing Sittings of District Court of Wanganui.

JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and au-
thority in that behalf enabling me, I, Sir James
Prendergast, the Administrator of the Government of
the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby fix and
appoint that sittings of the District Court of Wanga-
nui shall be held as follows in lieu of those pre-
viously fixed and appointed :-

In the Courthouse at Wanganui, for the despatch
of civil business, on the fourth Monday in the months
of January, February, May, July, August, and No-
vember; and, for the despatch of civil and criminal
business, on the fourth Monday in the months of
March, June, and September, and on the second
Monday in the month of December, in each year.

In the Courthouse at Palmerston North, for the
despatch of civil and criminal business, on the Tues-
day before the fourth Monday in the months of
March, June, and September, and before the second
Monday in the month of December, in each year.