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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 125

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.]

[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.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 25th November, 1884.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY.—HINDON TUNNELS CONTRACT.

Accepted.
C. and W. Gore, Dunedin .. .. 20,560 11 4

Declined.
Barr and Co., Dunedin .. .. 22,902 19 8
Matheson Brothers, Dunedin .. .. 22,985 11 0
N. Reid and Co., Dunedin .. .. 25,079 0 0

Prize-firing Rules.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1884.

THE following rules for the competition for the Government Prizes, 1884, are published for general information.

J. BALLANCE,

The sum of £800 having been voted by the General Assembly for prizes, the amount has been divided pro ratâ amongst the Volunteer Corps, according to the nominal strength on the 31st October, 1884, viz.:—

DISTRICTS. | DISTRIBUTION.
---|---|---|---|---
| Adults. | Artillery and Navals. | Cadets. | Total.
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d.
Auckland .. | 56 3 9 | 22 9 6 | .. | 78 13 3
Waiuku .. | 11 16 10 | .. | .. | 11 16 10
Waikato .. | 6 5 8 | .. | .. | 6 5 8
Taranaki .. | 5 16 0 | .. | 1 18 0 | 7 14 0
Wanganui .. | 30 11 5 | .. | 3 3 0 | 33 14 5
Patea .. | 9 18 2 | .. | .. | 9 18 2
Rangitikei .. | 19 1 10 | .. | .. | 19 1 10
Wellington .. | 47 7 4 | 21 0 6 | 12 7 0 | 80 14 10
Wairarapa .. | 13 15 6 | .. | 10 13 0 | 24 8 6
Napier .. | 15 4 6 | 6 10 6 | .. | 21 15 0
Poverty Bay .. | 5 6 4 | 5 6 4 | .. | 10 12 8
Thames .. | 10 12 8 | 5 6 4 | .. | 15 19 0
Nelson .. | 31 10 9 | 11 12 0 | 2 6 0 | 45 8 9
Marlborough .. | 8 9 2 | .. | 4 9 0 | 12 18 2
Canterbury .. | 64 10 6 | 19 6 8 | 4 8 0 | 88 5 2
Oamaru .. | 32 5 3 | 7 12 3 | 11 1 0 | 50 18 6
Dunedin .. | 92 3 11 | 27 18 3 | 18 7 0 | 138 9 2
Invercargill .. | 32 0 5 | 13 1 0 | .. | 45 1 5
Lake .. | 14 7 7 | 5 6 4 | 3 18 0 | 23 11 11
Westland .. | 21 12 7 | .. | .. | 21 12 7
A.C. Field Force.. | 53 0 2 | .. | .. | 53 0 2
Total .. | 582 0 4 | 145 9 8 | 72 10 0 | 800 0 0

2. The whole sum voted having been set apart for prizes, no claims for marking, &c., can be entertained.

3. The amounts allocated to each district are to be divided into such prizes and competed for at such ranges as may be agreed upon by a committee composed of the Officer Commanding the district and not less than two senior Volunteer officers as members. The Commissioner of Armed Constabulary will issue rules for the prizes to be competed for by that force.

4. The firing for these prizes must be in accordance with the general rules published.

5. The competitions to take place at such times as may be directed by Officers Commanding districts, and they must be concluded before the 28th February, 1885.

6. Returns showing the conditions under which the competitions took place, the names of the prize-winners, and the several amounts of the prizes, together with the full scores of all competitors, are to be sent to the Under-Secretary for Defence not later than the 15th March, 1885.

Money Order and Savings Bank Office opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 20th November, 1884.

IT is hereby notified for general information that a Money Order and Savings Bank Office will be opened at

TAUPIRI (Chief Office, Auckland),

on the 1st proximo.

W. GRAY;
Secretary.

Public Notice under “The Property Assessment Act, 1879,” Section 76.

Property-Tax Department,
Wellington, 27th November, 1884.

NOTICE is hereby given that property-tax under “The Property Tax Act, 1884,” for the year commencing on the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, will be payable as follows:—

(1.) In respect of the duty of three-eighths of a penny, where the amount of such duty shall be under two hundred and fifty pounds, the same shall be paid on the twenty-second day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four:

And where such duty amounts to two hundred and fifty pounds, or exceeds that sum, the same shall be paid in two equal instalments, the first of such instalments being payable on the said twenty-second day of December, and the second of such instalments on the second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.