Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 221

£25 Reward.—Murder.

Police Department,
Wellington, 8th February, 1887.

WHEREAS on the night of the 30th January last a Native, named Heremaia Nuku, and his wife, Riria, were shot in a whare at Kaitara, Poverty Bay, and the whare was afterwards destroyed by fire: And whereas, at a Coroner’s inquest, a verdict of wilful murder against persons unknown was returned:

Notice is hereby given that a reward of £25 will be paid by the Government to any person who will give such information as shall lead to the arrest of the offenders.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(For the Defence Minister.)

“Deeds and Instruments Registration Act, 1886.”—Notice of Appointments.

Head Office, Stamp Department,
Wellington, 7th February, 1887.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the under-mentioned appointments under “The Deeds and Instruments Registration Act, 1886;” such appointments to take effect from the 14th February, 1887:—

Land and Deeds Registration District of Wellington.
JOHN FRAME MCBETH, Postmaster, Wanganui, to be District Agent at Wanganui.

Land and Deeds Registration District of Canterbury.
EDMUND COOK, Postmaster, Timaru, to be District Agent at Timaru.

The Post Offices at Wanganui and Timaru respectively are hereby appointed as the offices of the above-named Agents respectively, and as the places for reception of deeds and instruments under the said Act.

Jos. A. TOLE.

[The above notice is in substitution of a notice that appeared in the Gazette of the 3rd February instant.]

Tenders.

Education Department,
Wellington, 8th February, 1887.

THE following list of tenders for Native school-buildings at Tokaanu is published for general information.

ROBERT STOUT.

SCHEDULE OF TENDERS.

Accepted. £ s. d.
Britton and Bell, Wanganui .. .. .. 599 8 0

Declined.
Doyle and Clark, Kihikihi .. .. .. 617 0 0
B. S. Corlett, Taupo .. .. .. 699 0 0
A. Burns, Auckland .. .. .. 729 0 0
R. J. Kerr, Cambridge .. .. .. 904 4 0
Hogan and Morse, Cambridge .. .. .. 931 0 0
F. Cook, Hastings .. .. .. 1,185 10 0

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 1887.

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

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

BULLER ROAD IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT.—SECTION No. 2.

Accepted. £ s. d.
N. Ungherer and Co., Westport .. .. 935 6 0

Declined.
C. Findh and Co., Westport.. .. .. 1,371 5 0
R. Adams and Co., Westport .. .. .. 1,409 4 0

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

IN accordance with section 144 of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” I, Edward Richardson, the Minister for Public Works, do hereby make the following alterations in and additions to the scale of charges, to come into force from and after the 21st February, 1887:—

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, ETC.
Parcels for Distribution at Destination.—When more parcels than one are packed in hampers, crates, bags, cases, or other packing, and are consigned from one consignor to one consignee, the whole weight will be charged at double rates whether consigned as parcels or goods. The onus of proving that parcels are not packed rests with consignors.

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.
HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
When goods of Classes A, B, C, D, and E are consigned to Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill, the classified rates will be increased as follows:—
To Christchurch, by .. .. 1s. 1d. per ton.
To Dunedin, by .. .. 1s. 2d.
To Invercargill, by.. .. .. 1s. 3d.

But such increase will not be made when goods are consigned to private sidings at those stations.

As witness my hand, this fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

Notice to Owners of Native Land under “The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882.”

“TE Ture Reiti i nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga Whenua Maori, 1882,” me te Ture Whakatikatika i taua Ture.

Ki te tangata nana, ki nga tangata ranei na ratou nga whenua kua whakahuatia i roto i nga rooru whakaatu i nga utu o nga whenua Maori, kua tukua atu nei ki nga poari takiwa e mau nei nga ingoa i roto i te Kupu Apiti ki tenei, i raro i nga tikanga o nga Ture kua whakahuatia i runga ake nei me era atu Ture katoa e pa ana e whai tikanga ana.

NOTEMEA kua tukua mai he tono ki ahau Te Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o Niu Tireni, e mau nei toku ingoa i raro iho nei, e nga poari takiwa e tetahi tangata ranei mo te taha ki a ratou, i raro i nga tikanga o “Te Ture Reiti i nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga Whenua Maori, 1882,” kia utua nga reiti e meingatia ana kia utua i runga i nga tikanga o aua rooru:

He panuitanga tenei ki a koutou ki ia tangata ki ia tangata o koutou, kia mohio ai koutou kua takoto nga rooru o nga whenua Maori ki nga tari o aua poari takiwa ko aua rooru he mea tuhi ki te reo Maori, a e whakaatu ana hoki i nga utu o nga whenua Maori kua whakahuatia i runga i aua rooru.

Na he tono tenei ki a koutou ki ia tangata ki ia tangata hoki o koutou nga tangata na ratou aua whenua kia utua e koutou aua reiti a te 23 o nga ra o Pepuere, 1887, i mua mai ranei o taua ra, me utu e koutou aua moni reiti i te tari o te poari o te takiwa i takoto ai aua whenua, tena te whakaaturanga kei te Kupu Apiti.

KUPU APITI.

He mea tuhi nei toku ingoa i tenei te 9 o nga ra o Pepuere, 1887.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o te Koroni.

[TRANSLATION.]

“THE Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882,” and the Amendment thereof.

To each and every the owner or owners of land described in the substituted valuation rolls of Native lands supplied to the local bodies, the names of which are set forth in the Schedule hereunder, under the provisions of the above Acts and all other Acts affecting the same or relating thereto.

WHEREAS demand having been made to me, the undersigned Colonial Treasurer of the Colony of New Zealand, in accordance with the provisions of “The Crown and Native