1532 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 80

Each collection must be marked with a motto, and
accompanied by a sealed envelope containing a copy of such
motto, together with the full name and address of the
exhibitor.
The unsuccessful exhibits will be returned to the owners
carriage-free.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Prizes for Collections of Dried Specimens of Grasses and
Forage Plants.—Notice No. 369.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

PRIZES offered for collections of dried specimens of
grasses and forage plants, introduced and native, pro-
minence being given to the most useful indigenous species.
First prize, £25; second, £15.
All specimens must have been gathered in the colony.
Each specimen must be mounted on paper, 18in. by 11in.,
and bear, if possible, both popular and scientific names, also
the name of the locality where obtained.
The collections winning the prizes are to become the pro-
perty of the department, where they will remain on exhibi-
tion, with the names of the collectors affixed.
All collections for competition must be delivered at the
office of the Secretary for Agriculture, at the Government
Buildings, Wellington, not later than the 31st March, 1894.
Each collection must be marked with a motto, and be
accompanied by a sealed envelope containing a copy of such
motto, together with the full name and address of the
exhibitor.
The unsuccessful exhibits will be returned to the owners
carriage-free.
The judges have power to withhold the prizes if they are
of opinion that none of the collections are worthy of an
award.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—
Notice No. 368.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

THE date for receiving the collections mentioned in
Gazette Notice No. 365, and dated the 7th April, 1893,
has been extended to the 31st March, 1894.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 21st September, 1893.

IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1895, the period of literature
will be the latter end of the eighteenth century, and the
special books will be Shakespeare's "Julius Cæsar" and
Thackeray's "Esmond."

W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.

Alterations and Additions to the Special Scale of Fares,
Rates, and Charges in Force for Traffic interchanged
between Stations on the Greymouth Section of the New
Zealand Government Railways and Stations on the New
Zealand Midland Railway Company's Railway, and for
Local Traffic on the New Zealand Midland Railway
Company's Railway.

WHEREAS an agreement has been entered into between
the New Zealand Railway Commissioners and the
New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited), pro-
viding that trains and rolling-stock the property of the com-
pany may be run upon the Government railway between
Greymouth and Brunnerton, and that rolling-stock the pro-
perty of the Commissioners may be run upon the railway the
property of the company:
Now, therefore, in exercise and pursuance of the powers
conferred by "The Government Railways Act, 1887," the
New Zealand Railway Commissioners do hereby make the
following alterations in and additions to the special scale of
fares, rates, and charges for traffic interchanged between
stations on the Greymouth Section of the New Zealand
Government railways and stations on the New Zealand
Midland Railway Company's railway, and for local traffic
on the New Zealand Midland Railway Company's railway,
to come into force on and after the 26th day of October,
1893:—
PART III.—GOODS: REGULATIONS.
(10) CLASS P.—NATIVE COAL.
Coal for export consigned to Greymouth from the Black
Ball Coal Company's mine will be charged 1s. 6d. per ton for
conveyance by the Midland Railway Company to Brunner-
ton, and 1s. 8d. per ton in addition for conveyance upon the
Government railway from Brunnerton to Greymouth, weigh-
ing, and delivering to the ship at Greymouth wharf.

The common seal of the New Zealand
Railway Commissioners was hereunto
affixed, this twenty-sixth day of Octo-
ber, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-three, in the presence of
JAMES McKERROW,
J. P. MAXWELL,
W. M. HANNAY,
} Railway
Commissioners.

*Statements of Receipts, etc., under "The Dunedin Church
Lands Ordinance, 1861."

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1893.

THE following statements are published in accordance
with the provisions of "The Dunedin Church Lands
Ordinance, 1861."

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS under "The Dun-
edin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861," during the Year
ended 30th September, 1893.

RESERVE NO. 5.

Receipts.

1892. Sept. 30. Balance in hand .. .. .. £121 10 11

1893. Sept. 30. Rents .. .. .. .. 781 18 0
      £903 8 11

Payments.

Dr. Dunlop, 12 months' salary .. 600 0 0
Dr. Watt, 12 months' salary .. 100 0 0
Janitor .. .. .. .. 5 0 0
Audit fees .. .. .. 1 1 0
Insurance, manse and books .. 4 11 0
Assessment, Synod expenses .. 20 0 0
Rates .. .. .. .. 7 10 0
Repairs drain .. .. .. 0 5 6
Commission .. .. .. 39 1 10
777 9 4

Balance in hand .. .. .. £125 19 7

E. and O. E.
E. SMITH,
General Treasurer, Presbyterian Church
of Otago.

Dunedin, 30th September, 1893.
Examined and found correct.
THOS. MOODIE,
Auditor.

STATEMENT of RECEIPTS and PAYMENTS under "The Dun-
edin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861," for the Year ended
30th September, 1893.

RESERVE NO. 10.

Receipts.

1892. Sept. 30. Balance in hand .. .. .. £1,266 11 10

1893. Sept. 30. Rents .. .. .. .. 1,584 18 7
      Refund from tenants for repairs of
      right-of-way .. .. .. 3 7 4
      £2,854 17 9

Payments.

Grants for churches .. .. 1,810 19 4
Land-tax .. .. .. 191 11 3
Assessment, Synod expenses .. 100 0 0
Repairs of right-of-way .. 5 1 0
Audit fees .. .. .. 4 4 0
Rates .. .. .. .. 41 15 0
Commission .. .. .. 79 4 10
2,232 15 5

Balance in hand .. .. .. £622 2 4

E. and O. E.
E. SMITH,
General Treasurer, Presbyterian Church
of Otago.

Dunedin, 30th September, 1893.
Examined and found correct.
THOS. MOODIE,
Auditor.