May 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 751

Akaroa and Wainui Road Board, County Akaroa:
William George Chatfield.
William Donald McPhail.
Robert A. Stewart.

Rangitata Road Board, County of Ashburton:
Charles John Harper.
Frank Peter.
Robert Farbotton.

Inch Clutha Road Board, County of Southland:
George McDonald.
James Rutherford.
John Smith.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 16th May, 1894.

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 follows:—

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.

Lamp-glasses for bottoms of carriage-roof
lamps; as a. & m.s. .. .. .. | Free.
Leathers, piston and gland, for anhydride
refrigerating-machines; as machinery for
refrigerating meat .. .. .. | Free.
Linoleum reviver; as furniture polish .. | 15 per cent.
Tapestry (C.O. 307) refers only to tapestry of
mixed materials not containing silk. |
Wine of cod-liver oil with peptonate of iron,
"Stearn's"; as wine o.k. .. .. | 6s. the gallon.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner's Order No. 485.]

Notice by the Public Trustee of his Election to administer Intestate Estates.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 15th May, 1894.

NOTICE.—It is hereby notified that, in pursuance of the
provisions of section 8 of "The Public Trust Office
Acts Amendment Act, 1893," the Public Trustee, having
elected to administer the property of the following persons,
who, so far as is known, have died intestate within the
Colony of New Zealand, did file his election in writing at
the Supreme Court Office, at the place stated after the name
of each such deceased person:—

Henry Cheeseman, late of Hunterville, in the Provincial
District of Wellington. Filed at Wanganui, on the 8th day
of May, 1894.

Mary Fearn, late of South Dunedin, in the Provincial District of Otago. Filed at Dunedin, on the 11th day of
May, 1894.

Joseph Grainger, late of Thames, in the Provincial District
of Auckland. Filed at Auckland, on the 30th day of April,
1894.

William Hedley, late of Denniston, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Nelson. Filed at Nelson, on the 5th day of May,
1894.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Officiating Ministers for 1894.—Notice No. 15.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 14th May, 1894.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth
year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and inti-
tuled "The Marriage Act, 1880," the following names of
Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act
are published for general information:—

Lutheran Church.
The Reverend Niels Nielsen Topholm.

Seventh-day Adventists.
Pastor G. T. Wilson.
Pastor David Steed.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Bank of Australasia.—Return of Liabilities and Assets
under Royal Charter.

HALF-YEARLY Return of the aggregate average
amount of the weekly Liabilities and Assets of the
Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of New Zealand,
from the 17th day of October, 1893, to the 16th day of April,
1894, inclusive. Published pursuant to the Royal Charter
of Incorporation.

LIABILITIES.

Bills in circulation not bearing interest .. 6,906 8 7
Notes in circulation not bearing interest .. 68,882 6 11
Bills and notes in circulation bearing
interest .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Balances due to other banks .. .. .. ..
Cash deposited not bearing interest .. 354,529 11 11
Cash deposited bearing interest .. .. 945,554 5 8

Total liabilities within the colony .. £1,375,872 13 1

ASSETS.

Coin and bullion .. .. .. .. 358,467 1 5
Landed property (bank premises) .. 61,464 8 7
Notes and bills of other banks .. 2,393 2 4
Balances due from other banks .. .. ..
Debts due to the corporation, including
notes, bills, and other securities .. 1,204,407 14 9

Total assets within the colony .. £1,626,732 7 1

C. WINTER, Acting-Inspector.
J. W. PICKERSGILL, pro Accountant.
26th April, 1894.

Crown Lands Notices.

Perpetual Leases forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 12th May, 1894.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned leases were
forfeited by resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, on
the 12th March, 1894.

SCHEDULE.

Section 17, Block VI., Egmont Survey District. Held by
A. Peterson.

Section 12, Block XIV., Cape Survey District. Held by
G. W. Harvey.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Sale of Lands at Rotorua postponed.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 9th May, 1894.

IT is hereby notified that the sale of the leases of the
town, suburban, and rural lands in and adjacent to
the Town of Rotorua, advertised to take place on the 7th
June next, has been postponed until further notice.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner Crown Lands.

Reserve at Auckland for Lease by Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 17th April, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease for a term of
fourteen years of the plantation reserve, Section 218,
Takapuna Parish, containing 5 acres 2 roods 7 perches, will
be offered at public auction at this office on Friday, the
22nd day of June proximo, at 11 a.m. Upset annual rent,
£1 10s.

Description: Open land on the Birkenhead to Lucas
Creek Road, about four miles from the Birkenhead Wharf.

Term of Lease: Fourteen years from the 1st July, 1894,
without any right of renewal.

Rent payable half-yearly in advance on the 1st January
and 1st July in every year.

No valuation for improvements will be allowed during
either the currency or at the termination of the lease, but
the lessee will have the right to remove fences and buildings
that may be erected by him.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-runs open for Lease on Application.

District Lands Office,
Dunedin, 14th May, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned small
grazing-runs will be open for lease on application, at
the District Lands Office, on and after the 4th July, 1894, at
the half-yearly rental noted opposite the runs. In case of
more than one application for the runs on the same day,
priority of selection will be decided by ballot on the following
day, at 11 a.m.