Nov. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1287

restrictions on the alienation of the said land in respect of
the interests aforesaid, in order that the said lands may be
leased by the said trustees for twenty-one years from the
25th May, 1885.

Dated at Wellington, this twenty-first day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and eighty-five.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(for the Minister for Native Affairs.)

SCHEDULE.

All that piece of land at Te Kaha, in the District of Bay of
Plenty, in the Provincial District of Auckland, containing 2
roods 14 perches, more or less, and known by the name of
Wahirere.

Notice under "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act,
1883."

WHEREAS the estate and interest of Te Mananui
Mahuri, aboriginal native of New Zealand, in the
land described in the Schedule hereto, is vested in Hoani
Meihana te Rangioto and Irihapeti Mahuri, as trustees under
the provisions of "The Maori Real Estate Management Act,
1867," and the several amendments thereof, subject to
certain restrictions on the alienation of such land, and
application has been made for the removal of such re-
strictions:

It is hereby notified that it is intended, immediately after
the expiration of sixty days from the publication of this
notice in the Gazette and in the Kahiti, to remove the said
restrictions on the alienation of the said land in respect of
the interests aforesaid, in order that the said land may be
leased by the said trustees for a term of twenty-one years
from the 13th May, 1884.

Dated at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of Sep-
tember, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister for Native Affairs.

SCHEDULE.

All that piece of land situated in the Provincial District of
Wellington, containing 1,000 acres, be the same a little more
or less, being the block of land called "Reserve in the Mana-
watu, Wairarapa No. 1, or Eketahuna Block, Wairarapa
District," and being the whole of the land comprised in
Crown-grant, Register-book, Vol. xxvi., folio 48.

Withdrawal from Circulation of Worn Silver Coin.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1885.

The following letter, received from the Deputy Master of
the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, is published
for general information.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(for the Colonial Treasurer.)

Royal Mint, Victoria,
Melbourne, 15th October, 1885.

Sir,—Referring to previous correspondence on the subject of
the transmission to this branch of Her Majesty's Mint of
worn silver coin withdrawn from circulation in New Zealand,
I have the honour to inform you that, as the regulations
issued by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
for the purchase or exchange at their nominal value of worn
silver coins withdrawn from circulation apply only to such
coins as have been rendered unfit for circulation by fair wear
and tear; and as coins which have been wilfully defaced
may, from time to time, be sent to the Mint for withdrawal,
I have been instructed to notify that coins thus wilfully
defaced will not be received at their nominal value, but they
will be taken, provided they are otherwise genuine, at their
weight as bullion, and paid for at the rate per ounce quoted
as the standard price of silver in the latest advices received
from the Master of the Mint.

I request that you will be so good as to make the necessary
notification in your colony.

I have, &c.,
George Anderson.

The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer of New Zealand.

Notice to Mariners, No. 42 of 1885.

Picton Wharf Extension.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 30th October, 1885.

Masters of vessels visiting Picton are hereby cautioned
against damaging the Picton Wharf Extension during
its construction, and are requested to use every care in
approaching and leaving the wharf.

W. J. M. LARNACH,

The Prince of Wales' Birthday to be kept as a Holiday at
Customhouses.

Wellington, 4th November, 1885.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to order
and appoint that Monday, the 9th day of November
instant, shall be kept as a holiday at the Customhouses at
the several ports of New Zealand for the celebration of the
Prince of Wales' birthday.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
(for Commissioner of Trade and Customs.)

Alterations and Additions to 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 addi-
tions to the scale of charges, to come into force on and
after the 9th November, 1885:—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.
Hurunui-Bluff Section.
Albury Branch.—Class H, Wool.

The following rates will be charged on wool undumped
from stations named below to Timaru, viz.:—

Per bale.
s. d.
Eversley and Fairlie Creek .. .. .. 3 3
Winscombe .. .. .. .. 3 0
Cricklewood .. .. .. .. 2 9
Albury and Coal Creek .. .. .. 2 3
Cave .. .. .. .. 2 0
Sutherland's.. .. .. .. 1 6

As witness my hand this thirty-first day of October,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 4th November, 1885.

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, 1886,
and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not
have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary
for Education, Wellington, on or before the 31st January,
1886.

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 member-
ship is composed of a section of the community only, and if
within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge.
The receipts for the year must not have been less than £2,
exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from
Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for
special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration
for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the
institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be
allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other
entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the
library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A sub-
sidy 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, 1885, or for the year ending
with that day in the year 1885 on which the annual accounts
of the library were made up.

A nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of
each library's receipts, 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.

Application to share in the distribution must be by means
of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or
Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made;
such declaration shall be on the form provided for the pur-
pose, and shall be as follows:—

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 , 1885, the receipts of
the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the 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 mem-
bers' subscriptions, pounds shillings and