JUNE 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 943

Member of the House of Representatives elected, Inangahua District.

Clerk of the Writs Office,
Wellington, 16th June, 1893.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ
issued on the 12th day of May, 1893, for the election
of a Member to serve in the House of Representatives for the
Electoral District of Inangahua, and by the indorsement on
such writ it appears that

Sir ROBERT STOUT

has been duly elected to serve as a member for the said
district.

HUGH POLLEN,
Clerk of the Writs.

Additional Land taken in Block XIV., Tutamoe Survey District, for the Purposes of the Kaihu Valley Railway.

A NOTIFICATION.

WHEREAS it has been found desirable, for the use,
convenience, and enjoyment of the Kaihu Valley
Railway, to take further land in Block XIV., Tutamoe Sur-
vey District, in addition to land previously acquired for the
purposes of the said railway :
Now, therefore, we, the New Zealand Railway Commis-
sioners, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred
on us by "The Government Railways Act, 1887," and of
every other power and authority in anywise enabling us in
that behalf, do hereby notify and declare that the land
mentioned in the Schedule hereto is taken for the purposes
above mentioned.

SCHEDULE.

The parcel of land mentioned hereunder :—

| Approximate | Being | Situated | Situated in |
| Area of the | | in Block | the Survey |
| Parcel of | | No. | District of |
| Land taken. | | | |
| A. R. P. | Portion of Opanake | XIV. | Tutamoe. |
| 5 0 23 | No. 1 | | |

In the Provincial District of Auckland ; as the said parcel of
land is more particularly delineated on the plan marked
5745, deposited in the office of the New Zealand Railway
Commissioners, at Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

Given under the common seal of the New
Zealand Railway Commissioners, at
Wellington, this sixteenth day of June,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-three.
(L.S.)
JAMES McKERROW.
J. P. MAXWELL.
W. M. HANNAY.

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges
in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

THE New Zealand Railway Commissioners, in exercise
and pursuance of the powers conferred by "The
Government Railways Act, 1887," do hereby make the fol-
lowing alterations in and additions to the scale of fares,
rates, and charges on the New Zealand Government rail-
ways, to come into force on and after the 22nd day of June,
1893 :—

PART III.—GOODS.

REGULATIONS.

Convalescent Home, Wellington.

Goods consigned to the Secretary, Convalescent Home,
Wellington, will be carried free on the New Zealand Govern-
ment Railways.
This regulation will remain in force until the 8th day of
July, 1893.

The common seal of the New Zealand
Railway Commissioners was hereunto
affixed, this twenty-second day of June,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
three, in the presence of
(L.S.)
J. P. MAXWELL, }
Railway
W. M. HANNAY, } Commissioners.

Officiating Ministers for 1893.—Notice No. 18.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 21st June, 1893.

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called
the Church of England.

In pursuance of the provisions of section 15 of "The
Marriage Act, 1880," I hereby notify that the name of
The Reverend Francis Edward Watson

has been withdrawn from the list of Officiating Ministers at
the request of the Bishop of the Diocese of Dunedin, and
that the said Francis Edward Watson ceases to be an
Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act from
the date of the publication of this notice.
E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 14th June, 1893.

In the matter of the will of DANIEL JOSEPH BAYLY, late of
Pukekohe, Farmer, deceased.

It is hereby notified that this will has been finally ac-
cepted in accordance with the provisions of "The Public
Trust Office Act, 1872," and that the Public Trustee is the
Executor appointed under the said will.
J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
month of May, 1893. Altitude above the sea, 140ft.
Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

| Date. | Barometer reduced to 32° and corrected for 30 inches. | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. | | | | | | | | |
| | | Max. Temp. in Shade. | Min. Temp. in Shade. | Mean Temp. in Shade. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Rainfall, in Inches. | Velocity of Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. |
| | | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | |
| 1 | 30·165 | 62·0 | 51·0 | 56·5 | 120 | 41 | .. | 45 | 3 | Calm |
| 2 | 30·168 | 63·8 | 50·0 | 56·9 | 107 | 39 | .. | 45 | 4 | E. |
| 3 | 30·018 | 63·0 | 53·0 | 58·0 | 106 | 43 | .. | 55 | 4 | N.E. |
| 4 | 29·664 | 64·3 | 57·3 | 60·8 | 115 | 46 | ·460 | 120 | 5 | N.W. |
| 5 | 29·662 | 65·7 | 59·0 | 62·3 | 116 | 50 | ·070 | 385 | 5 | N.W. |
| 6 | 29·640 | 63·0 | 54·0 | 58·5 | 107 | 44 | ·180 | 110 | 8 | S.E. |
| 7 | 29·850 | 60·0 | 50·0 | 55·0 | 80 | 39 | ·560 | 115 | 6 | N.W. |
| 8 | 29·910 | 61·3 | 55·0 | 58·1 | 113 | 49 | ·040 | 480 | 4 | N.W. |
| 9 | 30·126 | 62·5 | 44·0 | 53·2 | 108 | 32 | .. | 245 | 3 | Calm |
| 10 | 29·921 | 59·0 | 43·3 | 51·1 | 106 | 32 | .. | 60 | 3 | N.W. |
| 11 | 30·027 | 60·5 | 48·0 | 54·2 | 110 | 37 | ·008 | 100 | 4 | N.E. |
| 12 | 30·206 | 58·8 | 49·0 | 53·9 | 107 | 38 | ·040 | 70 | 4 | S.E. |
| 13 | 30·071 | 61·0 | 50·3 | 55·6 | 103 | 40 | ·006 | 90 | 4 | N.W. |
| 14 | 29·820 | 64·0 | 58·0 | 61·0 | 108 | 45 | ·170 | 295 | 7 | N. |
| 15 | 30·055 | 63·0 | 58·0 | 60·5 | 109 | 45 | ·020 | 390 | 4 | N. |
| 16 | 30·193 | 65·3 | 58·0 | 61·6 | 110 | 50 | .. | 250 | 6 | N.W. |
| 17 | 29·963 | 64·0 | 57·5 | 60·7 | 96 | 47 | .. | 165 | 5 | N. |
| 18 | 29·908 | 64·0 | 55·0 | 59·5 | 104 | 45 | ·090 | 245 | 2 | N.W. |
| 19 | 29·913 | 63·0 | 52·0 | 57·5 | 105 | 40 | .. | 240 | 4 | N.W. |
| 20 | 29·939 | 62·5 | 41·6 | 52·0 | 109 | 31 | .. | 50 | 3 | Calm |
| 21 | 29·820 | 59·0 | 44·0 | 51·5 | 103 | 34 | .. | 60 | 5 | S. |
| 22 | 29·764 | 62·0 | 52·5 | 57·2 | 104 | 38 | ·070 | 190 | 3 | N. |
| 23 | 29·772 | 63·0 | 52·0 | 57·5 | 110 | 40 | ·040 | 200 | 7 | S.E. |
| 24 | 29·750 | 59·0 | 48·0 | 53·5 | 86 | 36 | ·300 | 60 | 7 | S.E. |
| 25 | 30·131 | 55·0 | 46·3 | 50·6 | 80 | 39 | ·900 | 150 | 7 | S.E. |
| 26 | 30·381 | 51·5 | 45·3 | 48·4 | 99 | 37 | ·210 | 205 | 6 | S.E. |
| 27 | 30·287 | 51·5 | 42·3 | 46·9 | 85 | 31 | .. | 100 | 3 | Calm |
| 28 | 30·130 | 60·0 | 41·0 | 50·5 | 100 | 30 | .. | 50 | 4 | N.W. |
| 29 | 30·176 | 58·7 | 50·0 | 54·3 | 107 | 32 | .. | 355 | 4 | N.W. |
| 30 | 30·160 | 65·0 | 57·3 | 61·1 | 100 | 35 | .. | 500 | 5 | S. |
| 31 | 30·229 | 60·0 | 45·0 | 52·5 | 100 | 34 | .. | 50 | 3 | N. |
| * | 29·994 | 61·1 | 50·5 | 55·8 | 103·6 | 39·3 | 3·164 | 176 | 4·5 | .. |
| † | 29·930 | .. | .. | 52·0 | .. | .. | 4·984 | .. | .. | .. |

• Means. † Same month previous years.

REMARKS.—From 4th to 25th generally showery weather,
with intervals of fine bright days; the maximum rainfall
recorded on 25th, ·900in., and cold weather from S.E.; fine
and bright in early and latter part of month; prevailing
N.W. and S.E. winds, and generally moderate; fog on 20th.
Maximum temperature in shade, 65°·7; minimum, 41°; mean
temperature of dew-point, 48°; mean humidity, 76. Earth-
quakes on 12th, at 8.30 p.m., slight; on 13th, at 6.15 a.m.,
smart; on 18th, at 3.25 a.m., slight, E. to W.; and on 27th,
at 12.15 a.m., light, from E. Meteor on 18th, at 8.30 p.m.,
from S. to W., bright.

R. B. GORE, Observer.