Oct. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1619

Officiating Ministers for 1895.—Notice No. 27.

Registrar-General's Office.
Wellington, 16th October, 1895.

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 intituled "The Marriage Act, 1880," the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

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

The Reverend William Minchin Edwardes.

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend Thomas Walls, M.A.

Wesleyan Methodist Church.

The Reverend William Dawson.

[This name is entered in substitution for that of William J. Dawson, entered in the General List, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of 17th January, 1895.]

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Tenders for Mail-services between Tokaanu and Waiouru, Waiouru and Pipiriki, and Waiouru and Mangaonoho.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 10th October, 1895.

SEALED tenders will be received at the General Post Office, Wellington, until Friday, 8th November proximo, for the conveyance of mails by four-horse coach between the under-mentioned places for a period of two years and eleven months, from the 1st February, 1896, to the 31st December, 1898.

Tokaanu and Waiouru, Waiouru and Pipiriki, Waiouru and Mangaonoho (including conveyance of mails between Te Horo and Moawhanga), twice weekly, from the 1st November to the 30th April; and once weekly, from the 1st May to the 31st October, in each year.

The services must be carried out according to time-tables framed by the Department.

Forms of tender, with the terms and conditions of contract, may be procured at the principal post-offices. No tender will be considered unless made on the printed form.

Tenders to be indorsed "Tenders for Tokaanu Mail-service," and addressed to the Secretary, General Post Office.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Public Notice under "The Stock Act, 1893," re Swine-fever.—No. 413.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 3rd May, 1895.

IT having been reported to me that the disease known as "swine-fever" exists amongst pigs belonging to Mr. J. C. Anderson, of Stirling, farmer, and running on his farm-lands, comprising Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, in Block XIII., North Molyneux District, I therefore, in accordance with section 14, subsection (4), of "The Stock Act, 1893," hereby declare such lands to be an infected place from which no swine, carcase, or any portion thereof, or any fodder or fittings, &c., shall be removed, except under the direction of an Inspector of Stock.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Chief Inspector of Stock.

Public Notice under "The Stock Act, 1893," re Anthrax.—Notice No. 421.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 21st August, 1895.

IT having been reported to me that the disease known as "anthrax" exists amongst stock running on certain lands in the County of Waipa, I therefore, in accordance with section 14, subsection (4), of "The Stock Act, 1893," hereby declare the under-mentioned lands to be an infected place, from which no stock, carcase, or any portion thereof, or any fodder or fittings, &c., shall be removed, except under the direction of an Inspector of Stock :—

Farm known as "Hollywood," occupied by Mrs. A. L. Martyn, of Ohaupo, comprising 600 acres, more or less.

Lands in occupation of Mr. D. Turnwald, Ohaupo, and used as a slaughter-yard, comprising 30 acres, more or less; and lands in occupation of D. Turnwald, bounded by farm occupied by Mrs. A. L. Martyn, and shore of Horseshoe Lake, 3 acres, more or less; lands in occupation of Mr. G. A. Kusab, near Ohaupo, 250 acres, more or less.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Chief Inspector of Stock.

Public Notice under "The Stock Act, 1893," re Anthrax.—Notice No. 422.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 26th August, 1895.

IT having been reported to me that the disease known as "anthrax" exists amongst stock running on certain lands in the County of Waipa, I therefore, in accordance with section 14, subsection (4), of "The Stock Act, 1893," hereby declare the under-mentioned lands to be an infected place from which no stock, carcase, or any portion thereof, or any fodder or fittings, &c., shall be removed, except under the direction of an Inspector of Stock :—

Lands in occupation of Mr. George Watt, situated between Hautapu and Cambridge, being part of Section 188, Cemetery Reserve, 10 acres, more or less.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Chief Inspector of Stock.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of September, 1895. Altitude above the sea, 140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

Table labels:

• Date
• Barometer reduced to 32° and corrected, in 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

Note.—Early part of month prevailing strong N.W. winds, and showers at intervals; fine during middle of month, and moderate N.W. winds; from 20th to end of month, showery but at times very fine and pleasant. The maximum rainfall recorded on 25th, 0·760in. from S.E.; thunder on 10th, 21st, and 23rd; earthquake on 13th at 7.15 a.m., slight; partial solar eclipse on 19th.

R. B. GORE, Observer.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 24th September, 1895.

IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1897, the period of literature will be the reign of Elizabeth, and the special books will be George Eliot's "Romola" and Shakespeare's "Tempest."

W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.