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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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agency or authority, shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding five hundred pounds, to be recovered in a summary way.

Every such conveyance, lease, transfer, gift, and other assurance, agreement, contract, promise, agency, and authority shall, except as hereinafter provided, be illegal and void:

Provided that no person shall be convicted of any offence aforesaid except on the information or complaint of some person duly authorised in that behalf by the Governor, either generally or in respect of some particular case.

“THE NATIVE LANDS FRAUDS PREVENTION ACTS AMENDMENT ACT, 1889.”

3. The words “to not more than twenty Natives” in section five of “The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act 1881 Amendment Act, 1888” (hereinafter called the said Act”), shall not apply to land owned by Natives under Crown grant, memorial of ownership, or certificate of title under either a Native Land Court or a Land Transfer Act issued before the passing of the said Act, or in respect to which an order had been made by the Native Land Court for the issue of a Crown grant, certificate of title, or memorial of ownership, or an order under “The Native Land Court Act, 1886,” declaring the owners or person entitled on investigation of title or partition, before passing of the said Act:

(1.) If such land does not exceed five thousand acres in area; or

(2.) If a contract in writing for the alienation of such land of any area, or any part thereof, had been made and not completed before the passing of the said Act.

And the said section shall be read and construed in respect of such lands as though the said words “to not more than twenty Natives” had been omitted therefrom: Provided that nothing in the said fifth section shall be deemed to prevent a lease of land so owned or the subject of such order as aforesaid not exceeding ten thousand acres.

Dunedin Savings Bank Balance-sheet for 1889.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments of the Dunedin Savings Bank for the Year ending 31st December, 1889.

RECEIPTS.

Balance from 1888 .. .. .. £ 882 7 9
Lodged by depositors .. .. .. 46,126 0 10
Interest on loans .. .. .. 4,856 12 5
Interest on bank deposit and current account 1,032 13 7
Interest, Equitable Investment Company .. 36 6 11
Interest on debentures .. .. .. 105 0 0
Insurance premiums .. .. .. 57 16 0
Rent .. .. .. .. .. 120 0 0
Fines .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
Loans repaid .. .. .. .. 6,569 10 0
Property account .. .. .. 299 3 9
Fixed deposits .. .. .. .. 7,295 0 0
Equitable Investment Company .. .. 3,150 0 0

£70,530 16 3

PAYMENTS.

Withdrawn by depositors .. .. .. £ 47,691 5 6
Charges .. .. .. .. .. 760 6 6
Loans granted .. .. .. .. 10,200 14 11
Insurance premiums .. .. .. 57 7 0
Bank deposits .. .. .. .. 3,500 0 0
Deposit, Equitable Investment Company .. 3,900 0 0
Property Account .. .. .. 136 14 11
Debentures purchased .. .. .. 3,500 0 0
Accrued interest .. .. .. 86 6 0
Premium .. .. .. .. .. 70 0 0
Balance in bank .. .. .. .. 628 1 5

£70,530 16 3

We hereby certify that we have examined the above statement of receipts and payments of the Dunedin Savings Bank, have compared the same with the books of the bank, and to the best of our knowledge and belief it contains a true and correct account of all transactions of the bank. We have also seen securities for the investments, and compared the depositors’ ledger balances, also cash accounts, with the bank pass book.

R. C. MOODIE,
WILLIAM BROWN, } Auditors.
EDMUND SMITH, Manager.

Dunedin, 22nd January, 1890.

STATEMENT of Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1889.

ASSETS.

Cash in bank .. .. .. £ 724 18 1
Less outstanding cheques .. 96 16 8

628 1 5

Bank deposits .. .. .. £ 18,500 0 0
Accrued interest thereon .. 496 0 6

18,996 0 6

Deposit, Equitable Investment Company .. .. .. 1,000 0 0
Land and building .. .. .. 4,069 14 4
Loans on mortgage.. .. .. 86,166 0 2
Accrued interest thereon .. 1,536 1 0

87,702 1 2

Property account .. .. .. 9,597 14 8
Due by tenants .. .. .. 30 0 0
Insurance premiums advanced .. 8 18 6
Debenture account .. .. .. 3,500 0 0
Accrued interest thereon .. 78 16 4

3,578 16 4

Debenture premium sinking fund .. .. .. 62 4 6

£125,673 11 5

LIABILITIES.

Due to depositors .. .. .. £ 114,823 7 9
Suspense account .. .. .. 2 10 0
Assets in excess of liabilities .. 10,847 13 8

£125,673 11 5

We have seen the securities for the above assets, and have compared the depositors’ ledger balances, and found the above statement correct.

R. C. MOODIE,
WILLIAM BROWN, } Auditors.
EDMUND SMITH, Manager.

Dunedin, 22nd January, 1890.

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

DR.

Dec. 31. To Interest credited depositors .. £ 5,222 0 1
Proportion of debenture premium 7 15 6
Charges .. .. .. .. 760 6 6
Balance .. .. .. .. 243 5 6

£6,233 7 7

CR.

Dec. 31. By Interest on investments .. £ 6,113 2 7
Fines .. .. .. .. 0 5 0
Rent .. .. .. .. 120 0 0

£6,233 7 7

BALANCE ACCOUNT.

DR.

Dec. 31. To Loss, Curle’s property .. £ 250 0 0
Balance .. .. .. .. 10,847 13 8

£11,097 13 8

CR.

Dec. 31. By Balance .. .. .. £ 10,854 8 2
1889.
Dec. 31. Profit and loss .. .. 243 5 6

£11,097 13 8

Balance .. .. .. .. £10,847 13 8

Audited and found correct.

R. C. MOODIE,
WILLIAM BROWN, } Auditors.
EDMUND SMITH, Manager.

Dunedin, 22nd January, 1890.

Crown Lands Notices.

Sale of Crown Lands, Wellington Land District.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1889.

It is hereby notified, in terms of “The Land Act, 1885,” that the under-mentioned sections will be put up for sale by auction, for cash, at this office, on Thursday, the 20th February, 1890, at 3 o’clock p.m., at the upset prices noted opposite each section.

One-fifth of the purchase-money must be deposited on the fall of the hammer, and the balance within thirty days, or the deposit will be forfeited.

There are no limitations or restrictions incumbent upon purchasers of cash lands at auction.

All sections unsold at the auction will be withdrawn till further notice.