JUNE 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 945

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.

WILLIAM BROWN AND CO.,
R. C. MOODIE,
Dunedin, 21st January, 1893.
} Auditors.

1892. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. £ s. d.
      Dec. 31. To Interest credited depositors .. 6,330 12 0
      Charges .. .. 786 8 9
      Bad debt written off .. .. 16 10 3
      Proportion of debenture premium 78 1 6
      Balance .. .. .. 1,109 0 5
      £8,320 12 11

1893. £ s. d.
      Dec. 31. By Interest on investments .. 8,199 7 1
      Depositors’ interest cancelled.. 0 5 10
      Rent .. .. .. 120 0 0
      Fines .. .. .. 1 0 0
      £8,320 12 11

BALANCE ACCOUNT. £ s. d.
To Balance .. .. .. 10,863 16 6
£10,863 16 6

1891. £ s. d.
      Dec. 31. By Balance .. .. .. 9,754 16 1

1892. Dec. 31. Profit and loss .. .. 1,109 0 5
      £10,863 16 6

Audited and found correct.
WILLIAM BROWN AND CO.,
R. C. MOODIE,
Dunedin, 21st January, 1893.
} Auditors.

STATEMENT of Assets and Liabilities, 31st December, 1892.

ASSETS.
Cash in bank .. .. £794 7 6 £ s. d.
Less outstanding cheques.. 33 1 0
761 6 6
Bank deposits .. .. .. 32,000 0 0
Accrued interest thereon .. .. 684 11 3
Loans on mortgage .. .. 97,412 8 5
Accrued interest thereon .. .. 2,084 13 6
Debentures .. .. .. 7,100 0 0
Accrued interest thereon .. .. 204 16 4
Land and buildings .. .. 4,069 14 4
Property account .. .. 3,824 7 6
Insurance premiums advanced .. 8 8 0
Rent due .. .. .. 30 0 0
Debentures-premiums sinking fund .. 349 1 0
£148,529 6 10

LIABILITIES.
Due to depositors.. .. .. £ s. d.
Ditto Suspense Account .. .. 137,662 10 4
3 0 0
Assets in excess of liabilities .. 10,863 16 6
£148,529 6 10

We have seen the securities for the above assets, and have compared the depositors’ ledger-balances, and found the above statement correct.
WILLIAM BROWN AND CO.,
R. C. MOODIE,
Dunedin, 21st January, 1893.
} Auditors.

“New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Act, 1892.”

NOTICE is hereby given to whom it may concern, in terms of section 14 of “The New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Act, 1892,” that the original claimants to land within the Land District of Nelson, in the Colony of New Zealand, described in the Schedule hereto annexed, or their respective representatives, are hereby required to prove before me their claims to the issue of Crown grants in their favour, some time previous to the 30th day of June, 1894; in default whereof the said claims will be declared to have lapsed, and be deemed to be abandoned, and the land comprised in the claims will, by section 13 of the said Act, become demesne lands of the Crown, discharged and free from all contracts or engagements whatever.

SCHEDULE.

*Rural.

JOHN S. BROWNING,
Land Claims Commissioner under “The New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Act, 1892.”
Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, New Zealand,
31st May, 1893.

Native Land Court Notices.

Additional Rule of the Native Land Court.

WHEREAS by “The Native Land Court Act, 1886,” as amended by “The Native Land Court Act 1886 Amendment Act, 1888,” and “The Native Land Court Acts Amendment Act, 1889,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, subject to the approval of the Governor in Council, from time to time to make rules for regulating the sittings, practice, forms, and procedure of the Court, and for the government of all persons acting under the said first-mentioned Act, and for fixing the fees to be paid under the said first-mentioned Act, the time and mode of payment, and for enforcing the payment thereof, and such rules from time to time by other rules to alter or revoke:

Now, therefore, I, George Boutflower Davy, the Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, in exercise of the powers enabling me in that behalf, do hereby make the rule following, which shall be read together with the rules of the Native Land Court dated the fourteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, the sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety, the second day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, the third day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, and the twenty-third day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three:—

119. There shall be payable to the Registrar of the Native Land Court for the district in which land the subject of any application for removal of restrictions on alienation, or for the consent of the Governor to any alienation, is situate, the following fees in respect of the proceedings upon such application, viz.:—

For every order of Court removing restrictions, also for every recommendation or report under section 17 of “The Native Land Court Acts Amendment Act, 1889” (including hearing-fee) £1 0 0

If the inquiry is continued over one day an additional hearing-fee of £1 for each subsequent day may be charged at the discretion of the Court.

Dated at Raglan, this 1st day of June, 1893.

G. B. DAVY,
Chief Judge.

Approved in Council, 15th June, 1893.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Application for Probate.

Native Land Court Office,
Wellington, 20th June, 1893.

In the matter of the will of HOROMONA PAATU, of River-ton, deceased.

APPLICATION having been made by George Howell that probate be granted of the aforesaid will:

It is hereby notified that all persons opposing such application must lodge a caveat in manner prescribed within two calendar months after the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

H. F. EDGER,
Registrar.