Oct. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1367

and all cases, barrels, or cans containing fish cured and canned for export by any such person shall, before exportation, be marked with the trade-mark so registered by him, and no part of any such bonus shall be payable except in respect of cases, barrels, or cans so marked.

Progress-payments for Exported Fish.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 24th September, 1886.

WITH reference to the notification in the New Zealand Gazette of the 12th November, 1885, respecting the payment of bonuses to persons who prepare canned and cured fish for export under regulations published on the same date, it is hereby notified that progress-payments on account of such bonuses, claimed in accordance with those regulations, will now be made by this department. Claims to be for quantities not less than one ton net weight, and to be sent through the Collector of Customs at the port from which the fish was exported.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1886.

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, 1887, 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, 1887.

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, 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 subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

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, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1886; and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form 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 on the 31st day of December, 1886, 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 members’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1886; 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 application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board.

ROBERT STOUT.

Statements of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th October, 1886.

THE following statements are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861.”

HUGH POLLEN,
(For the Under-Secretary.)

STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,” during Year ended 30th September, 1886.

RESERVE No. 10.

Receipts.

£ s. d.
1885.
Sept. 30. Balance in hand .. .. .. 333 2 8
1886.
Sept. 30. Rents .. .. .. 1,792 10 6
£2,125 13 2

Payments.

£ s. d.
Repayment on account of loan .. 1,000 0 0
Interest on loan .. .. 440 0 0
City and water rates (vacant land) 125 15 0
Audit fees .. .. 4 4 0
Commission .. .. 89 12 6
1,659 11 6

Balance .. .. .. £466 1 8

E. and O. E.

E. SMITH,
General Treasurer, Presbyterian Church of Otago.
Dunedin, 30th September, 1886.

STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,” during Year ended 30th September, 1886.

RESERVE No. 5.

Receipts.

£ s. d.
1885.
Sept. 30. Balance in hand .. .. .. 299 2 1
1886.
Sept. 30. Rents .. .. .. 781 18 0
£1,081 0 1

Payments.

£ s. d.
Professor Salmond, six months’ salary .. .. 300 0 0
Rev. J. Chisholm, six months’ salary .. .. 125 0 0
Rev. Mr. Watt, twelve months’ salary .. .. 100 0 0
Rates, Professor Salmond’s manse 7 10 0
Insurance, .. 2 16 0
Insurance, books .. .. 1 15 0
Books purchased .. .. 35 1 2
Audit fees .. .. 1 1 0
Janitor .. .. 5 0 0
Sundries .. .. 2 5 3
Commission .. .. 39 1 10
619 10 3

Balance .. .. .. £461 9 10

E. and O. E.

E. SMITH,
General Treasurer, Presbyterian Church of Otago.
Dunedin, 30th September, 1886.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th October, 1886.

THE following notices of elections of Members of Road Boards have been received at this office, and are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

HUGH POLLEN,
(For the Under-Secretary.)