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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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prosecuting fraudulent bankrupts is, by "The Fraudu-
lent Debtors Act, 1876," and "The Debtors and
Creditors Act, 1876," made a first charge on the
estates.

THOMAS DICK.

Notice to Imprestees under "The Public Revenues
Act, 1878."

Treasury,
Wellington, 28th February, 1882.

OFFICERS holding advances of Public Money are
hereby required to pay to the Public Account
at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand
the total unexpended balances in their hands on or
before Friday, the 31st day of March proximo,
so as to close absolutely all Advance Accounts on
that date, and forthwith to transmit the Bank
Receipt for such repayments to the Treasury at
Wellington.

As respects disbursements which officers may
require to make during the week following the close
of the financial year, requisitions for the amount re-
quired are to be made in such time as to enable them
to reach Wellington not later than the 24th March,
so that the funds requisite may be placed at the
disposal of the officer on the 1st April.

THOMAS DICK,
(for the Colonial Treasurer).

Authority to frank and receive.

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
Wellington, 24th February, 1882.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

The SECRETARY to the TREASURY
to frank and receive, free from the prepayment of
postage, letters and parcels posted on the public
service.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Postmaster-General.

Authority to frank.

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
Wellington, 1st March, 1882.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

The CHAIRMAN of the MILITARY and VOLUNTEER
LAND CLAIMS COMMISSION
to frank, free from the prepayment of postage,
letters and parcels posted on the public service.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Postmaster-General.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 5 of 1882.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th February, 1882.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the President, Marine Board, Port Adelaide, is
published for general information.

THOMAS DICK,
(in absence of Minister having charge
of Marine Department.)

SPENCER GULF, WALLAROO BAY.

NOTICE is hereby given that, on and after the night of
the 15th February, 1882, a fixed red light will be
exhibited from sunset until sunrise from the end of
the new jetty in Wallaroo Bay.

It will be 23 feet above high-water mark, and
should be seen from a vessel's deck at a distance of
four miles.

R. H. FERGUSON,
President, Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 30th January, 1882.

Branches of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1882.

THE under-mentioned Tents are registered as
branches of the New Zealand District No. 84
of the Independent Order of Rechabites Friendly
Society, Salford Unity, under "The Friendly Socie-
ties Act, 1877," this 23rd day of February, 1882 :—

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

Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1882.

THE New Zealand District No. 84 of the Indepen-
dent Order of Rechabites Friendly Society,
Salford Unity, situated at the Thames, is registered
as a friendly society, under "The Friendly Societies
Act, 1877," this 23rd day of February, 1882.

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

Commissioner of Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—JAMES WILLIAM JOHNSON, of Sydney,
in the Colony of New South Wales, a solicitor
of the said colony, has been appointed this day, by
his Honor the Chief Justice, a Commissioner of the
Supreme Court of New Zealand, in the said colony,
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.

A. S. ALLAN,
Registrar of the Supreme Court.
Colony of New South Wales,
Wellington, 28th February, 1882.

Te Makarini Scholarships.

THREE scholarships, to be held at the Native
College, Te Aute, Hawke's Bay, are offered by
the Trustees of the fund instituted in memory of the
late Sir Donald McLean for promoting the higher
education of Maori youths.

Two of these scholarships are open to any Maori
or half-caste whose age on the 31st March, 1882,
shall not exceed fifteen years, and who shall have
attended a Native college or school for the preceding
twelve months. The remaining scholarship is open
to any Maori or half-caste whose age on the 31st
March, 1882, shall not exceed thirteen years, and
who shall have attended a Native village school for
the preceding twelve months.

The scholarships are of the annual value of £35,
and are tenable for a year and a half from the 1st
July, 1882.

The examination will be held at convenient centres
on the 27th and 28th April, 1882. Candidates
must, either directly or through their teachers, send
notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education
Department, Wellington, of their intention to pre-
sent themselves for examination. Such notice must
be posted not later than the 20th March.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice will
shortly be distributed among the teachers of Native
schools and boarding institutions. Copies may also
be obtained from the Secretaries to Education Boards
or from the Secretary to the Education Department.

JAMES H. POPE,
Inspector of Native Schools.