EC. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1617

Locality. Block, Section. Area. Upset Price.

ON DEFERRED PAYMENT.

A. R. P. £ s. d.
Waimatuku VII. 15 0 7 120 0 0
Menzies' Ferry X. 10 7 1 11 60 0 0
وو III. 28 29 150 0 0
وو 30
Seaward Bush II. 21 5 0 0 37 10 0
وو 23 5 0 0 37 10 0
Invercargill Hundred XV. 67 5 0 0 22 10 0
وو 70 5 0 0 22 10 0

W. H. PEARSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Gold Fields Notices.

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regula-
tions 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
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 Queenstown on or
before the 18th day of December, 1882.

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

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: Daniel Fitzpatrick. Style under which
it is intended to conduct the business: "M. and J.
Fitzpatrick." 4 acres, in the Wakatipu Mining
District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this twenty-
fourth day of November, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two.

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

Gold-Mining Lease Certificates declared void.

IN conformity with the twenty-fourth clause of
the Gold Mining Leases Regulations, it is hereby
notified that the under-mentioned certificates have
been declared void, and that the land in each case is
now open for application or occupation by holders of
miners' rights as if no lease of the same had ever been
applied for:-

737c. John McDonald and others; Section 1,
Block I., Rock and Pillar, containing 5 acres, in the
Mount Ida Mining District.

848c. Robert Grieve and another; Section 7,
Block XI., Table Hill, containing 10 acres, in the
Tuepeka Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this twenty-
fourth day of November, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two.

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

Agricultural Lease Certificate declared void.

IN conformity with the fourteenth clause of the
Agricultural Leases Regulations, it is hereby
notified that the under-mentioned certificate has
been declared void, and that the land is now open
for application as if no lease of the same had ever
been applied for:-

1734c. Walter Blackley; Sections 8 and 10, Block
I., Beaumont, containing 172 acres 1 rood 4 perches,
in the Tuapeka Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this twenty-
fourth day of November, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two.

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

Bank Return.

AMOUNT of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets
of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of
New Zealand, from the 11th day of April, 1882, to
the 16th day of October, 1882, inclusive. Published
pursuant to the Royal Charter of Incorporation.

LIABILITIES.
Bills in Circulation not bearing interest £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation not bearing interest 9,509 16 4
Bills and Notes in Circulation bearing interest 66,469 4 5
Balances due to other Banks 83 6 11
Cash deposited not bearing interest 275,623 7 9
Cash deposited bearing interest 294,337 7 2

Total Liabilities within the colony £646,023 2 7

ASSETS.
Coin and bullion 133,706 3 9
Landed Property (Bank Premises) 47,128 15 8
Notes and Bills of other Banks 3,491 13 7
Balances due from other Banks 13 3 1
Debts due to the Corporation, including
Notes, Bills, and other Securities 1,428,289 6 3

Total Assets within the Colony £1,612,629 2 4

J. SAWERS, Manager.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.
Wellington, 6th November, 1882.

Standing Orders on Local Bills.

THE following amended Standing Orders of the
Houses of the General Assembly relative to
Local Bills are published for general information.

F. E. CAMPBELL,
Clerk of Parliaments.

16th October, 1882.

1. Local Bills are those which, not being Private
   Bills, affect particular localities only.

2. No Local Bill shall be read a second time unless
   notice shall have been given of the said Bill in the
   locality to which the Bill refers. Such notice shall
   state explicitly the object which such Bill is intended
   to effect, and shall have been published once at least
   in each of three successive weeks before the second
   reading in a newspaper circulating in such locality.

3. At the time of the first publication of such
   notice, a copy of the Bill shall be deposited in the
   Resident Magistrate's Court of the district, and shall
   be open to public inspection.

4. When it is intended in such Bill to take power
   to deal with any lands, plans or surveys of such lands,
   on a scale of not less than two inches to a mile, and
   certified by an authorized surveyor, shall be deposited
   with the Bill.

5. In the case of Bills authorizing the construction
   of harbour works, or the raising of further loans for
   the completion of harbour works previously autho-.
   rized, each Bill shall be accompanied by a statement