Agent of the Public Trustee, Blenheim, County of Marlborough, appointed.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1891.

It is hereby notified for general information that
EDWARD MEAD, Esq.,
has been appointed Agent of the Public Trustee at Blenheim, County of Marlborough, vice Sutherland John Macalister, Esq., resigned. Appointment to take effect from the 1st January, 1891.

R. C. HAMERTON,
Public Trustee.

Special Order made by Waitotara-Momohaki Road Board, County of Patea.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th January, 1891.

THE following special order, made by the Waitotara-Momohaki Road Board, is published in accordance with "The Road Boards Act, 1882."

W. R. RUSSELL.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT the Waitotara-Momohaki Road Board do hereby adopt generally the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," within the said district.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been made by the Waitotara-Momohaki Road Board, as required by section 75 of "The Road Boards Act, 1882."

THOS. W. FISHER,
Chairman, Waitotara-Momohaki Road Board.
Waitotara, 5th January, 1891.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1891.

THE following list of tenders for the Catlin's Contract (Tunnel, Formation, Permanent-way, and Station Buildings), on the Catlin's River Railway, is published for general information.

THOS. FERGUS,
Minister for Public Works.

Accepted.
D. Kirkwood, Dunedin .. .. .. 8,939 15 10

Declined.
Panton and Pack, Invercargill .. .. 9,848 8 0
James Innes, Romahapa .. .. 9,941 13 8
R. Meikle, Dunedin .. .. 10,679 0 0
Sanderson and Co., Oamaru .. .. 10,893 10 8
Alexander Menzies, Invercargill .. .. 14,130 0 0

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 1st December, 1890.

IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1892, the period of literature will be the period of the Commonwealth, and the special books will be Shakespeare's King Lear and The Tempest.

FRED. WHITAKER,
For the Minister of Education.

Members of House of Representatives elected under Maori Representation Acts.

Clerk of the Writs' Office,
Wellington, 6th January, 1891.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received returns to the writs issued on the 7th day of October, 1890, for the election of Members to serve in the House of Representatives for the districts hereinafter specified; and by the indorsements on such writs it appears that the under-mentioned gentlemen have been duly elected Members for the said districts, viz.:-

Northern Maori:
Hirini Taiwhanga.
Eastern Maori:
James Carroll.
Western Maori:
Hoani Taipua.
Southern Maori:
Tame Parata.

G. S. COOPER,
Clerk of the Writs.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 7th January, 1891.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret "The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888," in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follow:-

Note.-"Not otherwise enumerated" appears as n.o.e.; "other kinds" as o.k.; "articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony" as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

Articles and how classed. Rate of Duty.

Alboline or saxoline in bulk, as mineral oil .. 6d. the gallon.
Axle-caps, as parts of axles .. .. Free.
Cards, members' (Scripture Union), as printed papers .. .. .. .. .. .. Free.

• Chains, back, dog, plough, trace, tug, or other, fitted with swivel, hook, or other attachment, as hardware or ironmongery .. 20 per cent.
  Copper-sheets, plated, as copper manufactures 20 per cent.
  Exercise-books for school use, as school-books Free.
  Flute-keys, as finished parts of musical instruments n.o.e. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 per cent.
  Furnaces, jewellers' melting, as fire-clay goods 20 per cent.
  Glass shades (white opaque) for electric lamps, as glassware .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 per cent.
  Gold paint, in powder, as paints n.o.e. .. Free.
  Hatters' tassels, as minor articles required for making up of hats .. .. .. .. .. .. Free.
  Hinges, unplanned, for tea- or coffee-pots, as tinsmiths' furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 per cent.
  Iron stamped, for making heel-tips for boots, as a. & m.s. .. .. .. .. .. .. Free.
  Iron pipes, cast, for hot air, as metal manufactures .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 per cent.
  Iron sheets, enamelled, as hardware .. .. 20 per cent.
  Labels for presentation-books, as stationery n.o.e. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 per cent.
  Lathe, metal- and wood-working combined, as machinery n.o.e. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 per cent.
  Lye (Greenbanks's), double concentrated, as soda caustic .. .. .. .. .. .. Free.
  Machine (hand), pill-making, as druggists' sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 per cent.
  Malt-extract with cod-liver oil, without proprietary name, as druggists' sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 per cent.
  Mouthpieces for brass instruments, as finished parts of musical instruments n.o.e. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 per cent.
  Musette-reeds, as finished parts of musical instruments n.o.e. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 per cent.
  Nails, iron-wire, under 1in., sometimes imported as tacks, as iron nails .. .. .. .. .. .. 2s. the cwt.
  Oboe reeds, as finished parts of musical instruments n.o.e. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 per cent.
  Ploughshares of wrought-iron, as forgings for ploughs .. .. .. .. .. .. Free.
  Perambulator "sets" or "gears," as carriage material (excepting wheels) .. .. .. .. .. .. Free.
  Perambulator, brass spring bends for, as finished parts of carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 per cent.
• Saddlers' ironmongery to include stirrup-irons, bits, and other metal articles necessary for the making-up in the colony of harness and saddlery, and not being a substitute for leather articles .. .. .. .. .. .. Free.
  Sharpeners for plane-irons or chisels, as hardware (but the grindstone or oilstone therein, free) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 per cent.
  Spouts, unplanned, for tea- or coffee-pots, as tinsmiths' furniture .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 per cent.
  Steam boiler-tubes to mean iron straight pipes not exceeding 4in. in diameter .. .. Free.
  Tread-plates for carriage-steps, as finished parts of carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 per cent.

H. S. McKELLAR,
Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner's Order No. 382.]

Trade Union registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 2nd January, 1891.

THE Dunedin Cabmen's Union, situated at Dunedin, is registered as a trade union, under "The Trade Union Act, 1878," this 2nd day of January, 1891.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar,