May 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 767

Eketahuna Road District, County of Wairarapa North:
Ward No. 2—
Alexander Anderson.
David McNaughton Pitcaithley.
Ward No. 4—
Magnus Nielson.
Otaki Road District, County of Horowhenua:
John Joseph Booth.
Joseph Death.
Arthur Drake.
Te Horo Road District, County of Horowhenua:
Herbert James Richards.
Ernest Herbert Bugg.
Okotuku Road District, County of Patea:
George Stephen Bridge.
Peter Elmslie.
Motoroa Road District, County of Patea:
John F. Harris.
John McLean.
Whenuakura-Waitotara Road District, County of Patea:
No. 3 Ward—
Isaac Lupton.
No. 5 Ward—
James Peat.
Wairoa Road District, County of Patea:
George Saunders.
Albert Symes.
James Walker, jun.
Kohi Road District, County of Patea:
Robert Bremer.
James Riddell.
Omata Road District, County of Taranaki:
Alfred George.
Tom Hart.
Waiwakaiho Road District, County of Taranaki:
William Bocock.
James Davidson.
Okato Road District, County of Taranaki:
Charles Sole.
Patrick O’Sullivan.
Upper Montere Road District, County of Waimea:
George Benseman.
James Harvey.
William Wilkens.
Lake Coleridge Road District, County of Selwyn:
William Gerard.
Godfrey Hall.
Mandeville and Rangiora Road District, County of Ashley:
George Wallace.
Joseph Kelcher.
Mount Somers Road District, County of Ashburton:
John Hood.
James Harrison.
Wyndham Road District, County of Southland:
Andrew Noble.
F. J. Wright.
George Playfair.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 11th May, 1896.

THE Stonehenge Lodge, No. 1, situated at Masterton,
is registered as a branch of the District Grand Lodge
of the North Island of New Zealand of the United Ancient
Order of Druids Friendly Society, under “The Friendly
Societies Act, 1882,” this 11th day of May, 1896.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Officiating Ministers for 1896.—Notice No. 15.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 11th May, 1896.

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 in-
titled “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 Alexander Henry Heron.

Baptists.

The Reverend Walter Lawry Salter.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

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Statement of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of Australasia
in New Zealand.

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 15th day of October, 1895, to the 13th day of April, 1896,
inclusive. (Published pursuant to the Royal Charter of
Incorporation.)

Bills in circulation not bearing interest .. £ s. d.
9,163 17 7
Notes in circulation not bearing interest .. 73,350 6 11
Bills and notes in circulation bearing interest .. ..
Balances due to other banks .. ..
Cash deposited not bearing interest .. 489,451 6 5
Cash deposited bearing interest .. 656,938 5 9

Total liabilities within the colony £1,228,903 16 8

Coin and bullion .. £ s. d.
372,334 17 11
Landed property (bank premises) .. 60,906 13 9
Notes and bills of other banks .. 4,637 17 1
Balances due from other banks .. ..
Debts due to the corporation, including
notes, bills, and other securities .. 1,138,608 4 4

Total assets within the colony £1,576,487 13 1

C. WINTER, Inspector.
JNO. A. MACLEOD, pro Accountant.
25th April, 1896.

Crown Lands Notices.

Village-homestead Allotments open for Selection on Lease in
Perpetuity.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 9th April, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned
village-homestead allotments will be open for selec-
tion on lease in perpetuity at this office on and after
Wednesday, the 10th day of June, 1896, upon the terms and
conditions stated hereunder.

SCHEDULE.

CLUTHA COUNTY.

Woodland .. | 1 | VII. | 25 A. 2 R. 0 P. | £ s. d. 0 10 5
" .. | 2 | " | 23 3 0 | 0 12 0
" .. | 3 | " | 24 0 0 | 0 9 8
" .. | 4 | " | 25 8 0 | 0 13 0
" .. | 5 | " | 25 1 0 | 0 10 0
" .. | 6 | " | 31 2 0 | 0 12 10
" .. | 7 | " | 21 3 0 | 0 8 10
" .. | 8 | " | 39 1 0 | 0 15 8
" .. | 48 | " | 28 1 0 | 0 14 0
" .. | 49 | " | 16 1 0 | 0 8 0
" .. | 50 | " | 27 3 0 | 0 14 0
" .. | 51 | " | 29 2 0 | 0 15 0

Generally speaking, this is fairly good agricultural land,
with tops of spurs even. The quality of the soil varies from
poor mossy to very good. The land carries heavy timber—
kamai, red-pine, silver-birch, &c.—and is well watered. Alti-
tude, 300ft. to 500ft. above the sea-level. Owaka lies within
ten miles and Glenomaru Railway-station seventeen miles
of these sections.

Woodland .. | 5 | X. | 21 2 0 | 0 11 0
" .. | 6 | " | 20 3 0 | 0 10 6
" .. | 8 | " | 28 2 0 | 0 14 6
" .. | 9 | " | 17 3 0 | 0 9 0
" .. | 10 | " | 21 0 0 | 0 10 6

Undulating agricultural land; all bush, consisting of
kamai, red-pine, broadleaf, and ribbonwood; soil, a heavy
loam, well watered. Situated five miles from Ratanui Post-
office by a good summer road, and twenty-three miles from
Glenomaru Railway-station. Altitude, 300ft.

MANIOTOTO COUNTY.

Maniototo .. | 17 | XVI. | 18 2 5 | 0 10 6

Fairly good land, ploughable, adjoining the Otago Central
Railway; about seven miles from Hyde and twenty-seven
miles from Middlemarch.