Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1575

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th November, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 10th November, 1884.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £4,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries.

The distribution will take place on the 8th February, 1885, and no claim will be considered that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 31st January, 1885.

Every public library maintained by rates will be entitled to share in the distribution according to its income from rates; and every public library maintained by subscriptions and voluntary contributions will be entitled to share according to its income from subscriptions and voluntary contributions: Provided in either case that the income for the year has not been less than £2; and that admission to the library, if within a borough, is open to the public free of charge: The net proceeds of lectures, concerts, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library, will be regarded as “voluntary contributions.”

A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club, whose membership is composed of a section of the community only. As a rule, a subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

The income of each library may be stated either for the year ending the 31st December, 1884, or for the year ending with that day in the year 1884 on which the annual accounts of the library were made up.

The distribution will not be in proportion to the several incomes of the libraries; but a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of each income, and the vote of £4,000 will be divided in proportion to the amounts as thus augmented, but so as that no institution shall receive more than £50, and that no payment shall be made in respect of income derived from endowments or grants from Borough or County Councils, or of moneys received for building purposes, and not simply for the current expenses of the library itself, or of moneys received as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any building or room belonging to the institution.

Application to share in the distribution must be made in the form of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made; and such declaration shall be in the following form:—

DECLARATION.

I [name], of [place of abode], [occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary or Treasurer] of the [name of institution]; that during the year ending the day of , 1884, the income of the aforesaid institution for the purposes of a library only was as follows: From rates levied by a local governing body under “The Public Libraries Act, 1869,” pounds shillings and pence, from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence, and from voluntary contributions other than members’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence; that the information hereinafter furnished by me is correct in every particular; that the attached statement is a true copy of the audited statement of the accounts of the institution for the year herein specified; and that by the rules of the institution admission to the reading-room is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

(Signature.)

Declared at , this day
of , 188 , before me—

Justice of the Peace,
[or Solicitor, or Notary Public.]

[Here affix and cancel a stamp
at 2s. 6d.]

[NOTE.—The words relating to free admission may be struck out if the library is not in a borough. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of statutory declaration may be obtained on application to the Secretary for Education, Wellington, or to the Secretary of any Education Board.

ROBERT STOUT.

Appointment of Examination Shed.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this purpose vested by “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do hereby appoint the under-mentioned building to be a place where goods may be deposited for examination on the landing thereof, viz.:—

Port of Thames.

A building constructed of timber, situated on the foreshore at the head of the wharf at Burke Street, and abutting on Beach Road, Grahamstown.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(for the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.)
Commissioner’s Order No. 217.]

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges in force on New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with section 144 of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” I, Edward Richardson, Minister for Public Works, do hereby make the following alterations and additions to the scale of fares and charges:—

To come into force on and after the 17th November, 1884:—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

The following rates will be charged at per ton on goods Classes A, B, C, D, carried between Auckland or Onehunga and stations stated below:—

Class E will be charged 13s. 6d., including all charge between Auckland and Onehunga, and stations between Ruakura and Cambridge, inclusive.

Class P will be charged 5s. per ton from Huntly to Cambridge.

Class N, bonedust, guano, manure artificial, salt manure, from Auckland, Onehunga, or Fisher’s Siding to Cambridge, 12s. 6d. per ton.

Class H, Cambridge to Auckland, 7s. per bale undumped, 12s. 6d. per bale double dumped.

Copra, candlenuts, peanuts, rape seed, linseed, ex ship from Auckland Wharf to Fisher’s Siding, for the manufacture of oil, will be charged 4s. per ton.; minimum charge, 8s.

To come into force on and after the 7th November, 1884:—

HURUNUI–BLUFF SECTION.

Chiarini’s Circus: Special train of not more than seventeen vehicles will be charged 20s. per mile. Minimum charge, £20.

As witness my hand this seventh day of November, 1884.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

Tenders for Savings Bank Envelopes.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 26th October, 1884.

TENDERS will be received at the General Post Office, Wellington, until noon on Saturday, the 13th December next, for the supply and delivery to the Storekeeper, Post and Telegraph Office, Wellington, not later than the 1st July, 1885, of 160,000 Savings Bank envelopes, of the patterns to be seen at the several Chief Post Offices throughout the colony.

Tenders must be indorsed “Tender for Savings Bank Envelopes,” and be addressed to the Superintendent, Posts and Telegraphs, General Post Office, Wellington.

C. LEMON,
Superintendent.