Feb. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 203

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—CHARLES WILLIAM LAMBE FORBES, of Aber-
feldy, near Perth, Scotland, a practising Solicitor,
has been appointed, by His Honour Mr. Justice Johnston,
a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in
Scotland, under “The Commissioners of the Supreme Court
Act, 1875,” for the purpose of taking all such oaths, affidavits,
and affirmations as in the said Act are mentioned; and also
for the purpose of taking the acknowledgments of married
women under any Act or law in force in the Colony of New
Zealand requiring such to be taken.

A. R. BLOXAM,
Registrar, Supreme Court.

Christchurch, 20th January, 1885.

Examination for the Civil Service of India.

Education Department,
Wellington, 23rd December, 1884.

ON the 2nd June, 1885, and following days, an Examina-
tion, open to all qualified persons, will be held in
London. Persons desirous to be admitted as candidates
must apply on forms, which may be obtained from the
Secretary, Civil Service Commission, London, S.W., or from
the undersigned. The forms must be returned so as to be
received at the office of the Civil Service Commissioners, in
London, on or before the 31st March, 1885.

By order.
JOHN HISLOP,
Secretary for Education.

New Plymouth Savings Bank Balance-sheet for 1884.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments of the New
Plymouth Savings Bank for the Year 1884.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d.
Cash in hand, 1st January .. .. .. 88 16 9
Cash at Bank of New Zealand .. .. 257 19 8
Deposit, including interest .. .. .. 1,851 3 10
Securities .. .. .. .. .. 405 0 0
Interest on securities .. .. .. 245 12 1
Property .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0
£3,148 12 4

PAYMENTS. £ s. d.
Deposit .. .. .. .. .. 2,211 15 9
Interest on deposit .. .. .. .. 172 12 8
Securities .. .. .. .. .. 3 8 6
Interest on securities .. .. .. 7 1 0
Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 60 0 0
Charges .. .. .. .. .. 23 9 2
Rent .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 0 0
Post Office Savings Bank .. .. .. 1 3 5
Property .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0
Cash in hand at Bank of New Zealand .. 329 1 10
£3,148 12 4

STATEMENT of Assets and Liabilities of the New Plymouth
Savings Bank, 31st December, 1884.

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Cash in hand at Bank of New Zealand .. 329 1 10
Mortgages .. .. .. .. .. 3,135 18 6
Post Office Savings Bank .. .. .. 27 19 7
Stock, furniture, &c. .. .. .. 19 10 3
£3,512 10 2

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Due to depositors .. .. .. .. 2,785 13 8
Interest added this year .. .. .. 172 12 8
Profit and loss .. .. .. .. 554 3 10
£3,512 10 2

T. KING, Vice-President.
T. WHITE, Accountant.

We have, to the best of our belief, ascertained the correct-
ness of the above balance-sheet; we also find that £56 2s. 7d.
was the amount of interest accrued to 31st December, 1884,
but not then payable; and that £39 18s., being arrears of
interest, was unpaid on the same date.

ROBERT THOMPSON,
A. SHUTTLEWORTH,
} Trustees.

Gold Fields Notices.

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of “The
Mines Act, 1877,” and with the regulations 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 applicants
specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid
objections against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the
grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged
with the Warden at Ahaura on or before the 22nd day of
February, 1885.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed may be
seen at the Warden's Office at Ahaura.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Robert McCallister and Michael O'Keefe.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the business:
“McCallister and O'Keefe's Lease.” 4 acres, south side of
German Gully No. 1, known as Ward's Gully, Nelson Creek,
Little Grey, in the Nelson South-West Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this twenty-sixth
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-five.

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 regulations 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 applicants
specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be
valid objections against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the
grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged
with the Warden at Lyell on or before the 12th day of
February, 1885.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed may be
seen at the Warden's Office at Lyell.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: William Burns and Edward Carton. Style
under which it is intended to conduct the business: “Lyell
Gold-Mining Company.” 10 acres, about two miles above
Alpine Battery, and 400 feet west of the Lyell Creek,
bounded on all sides by Crown lands, in the Nelson South-
West Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Nelson, this twenty-ninth
day of January, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-five.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Crown Lands Notices.

Forty Acres under Perpetual Leasing, Greendale District.—
Sections 49, Block XIII., at 5s. per Acre.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 10th January, 1885.

TENDERS to be lodged on Tuesday, the 10th February
next: to be opened at a meeting of the Land Board
on Wednesday, the 11th February.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Suburban Deferred-payment, Town of Kelso.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 9th January, 1885.

OPEN for application at the Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, or at any Land Office in the Otago Land
District, on Wednesday, the 11th February, 1885:—

Sections 24 to 32, Block XI., from 1 acre 2 roods to 2 acres
3 roods each; upset price, £4 10s. per acre.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.