DEC. 21.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1905

for the year 1883, in conformity with clause 7 of
"The New Zealand Institute Act, 1867" :-
JAMES MCKERROW, Esq.,
Hon. WILLIAM ROLLESTON, M.H.R.,
MARTIN CHAPMAN, Esq.
JAMES HECTOR,
Manager.

Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1882.
THE Timaru Lodge, No. 152, of the United
Ancient Order of Druids Society, situated at
Timaru, is registered as a friendly society, under
"The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 20th day
of December, 1882.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 18th December, 1882.
THE Victoria Lodge, No. 57, situated at Timaru,
is registered as a branch of the Protestant
Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia, under "The
Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 18th day of Decem-
ber, 1882.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Institution for the Deaf-and-Dumb, Sumner.

APPLICATIONS for appointment to the office of
Assistant-Master in this institution will be
received at this office up to the 31st December next.
The salary at first will be either £110 with board,
&c., or £150 without board. Applications must be
accompanied with testimonials, and particulars as to
age, &c. No previous training in the method of
instruction here adopted is required. A teacher
holding a certificate of Class D from the Education
Department would be preferred. The person ap-
pointed will be required to enter on his duties about
the end of January.
WM. JAS. HABENS,
Inspector-General of Schools.
Education Department,
Wellington, 20th 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,
16th October, 1882.
Clerk of Parliaments.

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, such Bill shall be accompanied by a statement
   of the financial position of the promoters, an estimate
   of the cost of construction, and the estimated in-
   creased revenue to be derived from the proposed
   works, together with the plans or surveys before
   mentioned.
6. Before the Bill is introduced into the Legisla-
   tive Council or House of Representatives, the before-
   mentioned plans or surveys and estimates shall be
   forwarded to the office of the Clerk of the House in
   which the Bill is to be initiated.

Gold Fields Notices.

Gold-Mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 15th December, 1882.
IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government has been
pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-
mining lease cancelled, and that the ground is now
open for application as if no lease of the said ground
had ever been applied for :-
Frank McParland; 16 acres 2 roods 3 perches,
District of Mawheranui, Nelson South-West Gold
Fields. No. 883.
WM. ROLLESTON,
Minister of Mines.

Nelson South-West Gold Fields. -Gold-Mining
Lease refused.

Crown Lands Office,
Nelson, 13th December, 1882.
NOTICE is hereby given that the gold-mining
lease applied for by Joseph Kelly and party
for the Northern Light Gold-Mining Company,
viz., 16½ acres, south of and adjoining the Golden
Crown lease application, Mokihinui, has been re-
fused.
ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease.-Notice of Withdrawal of
Application.

Crown Lands Office,
Nelson, 13th December, 1882.
IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned
application for a gold-mining lease has been
withdrawn, viz.:-
Thomas Sherlock and party, dated 25th November,
1882, for the Golden Wedge; 16 acres 2 roods,
situate at Mokihinui.
ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

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
objections against such lease.