MAR. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 765

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of FEBRUARY, 1897, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

* From Calcutta, 3; Cook Islands, 5; Cape Town, 13. † For Cook Islands, 7; Rarotonga, 3. ‡ From Friendly Islands. § For Tahiti, 8; Marquesas Islands, 9. || From United States of America (West Coast). ¶ For United States of America—West Coast, 16; East Coast, 5.

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

CHINESE.—Departures: From Wellington, 3.

* It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the colony are all counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 20th March, 1897.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Bankruptcy Notices.

In Bankruptcy.

Estate of S. R. STEDMAN, of Dunedin, Cycle Expert.

A FIRST dividend, of 6s. 6d. in the pound, on all accepted proved claims is now payable.

C. C. GRAHAM,
Official Assignee.
Dunedin, 15th March, 1897.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court, holden at Ashburton.

NOTICE is hereby given that MARMADUKE REDMAYNE, of Tinwald, Stock-dealer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at my office, on the 26th day of March, 1897, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon.

JOHN DAVISON,
Deputy Official Assignee.
18th March, 1897.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court, holden at Hawera.

NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN FRASER, of Stratford, Blacksmith, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at the Courthouse, Stratford, on the 26th day of March, 1897, at 11 o'clock a.m.

C. A. BUDGE,
Deputy Official Assignee.
Hawera, 17th March, 1897.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court, holden at Invercargill.

NOTICE is hereby given that RICHARD WILSON, of Dipton, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be holden at my office, on the 29th day of March, 1897, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.

CHARLES ROUT,
Deputy Official Assignee.
Invercargill, 17th March, 1897.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court of Timaru and Oamaru, holden at Oamaru.

No. 57.
In the matter of WILLIAM RICKETTS, late of Oamaru, Watchmaker, deceased, a bankrupt.

NOTICE is hereby given that, by order dated this the 19th day of March, 1897, the above honourable Court ordered that the estate of William Ricketts, late of Oamaru, Watchmaker, deceased, should cease to be administered by the Executrix, Louisa Ricketts, and that the same should be administered by Edward Alfred Atkinson, of Oamaru, Deputy of the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy of the Judicial District of the Supreme Court of Otago and Southland, under the provisions of "The Administration Act 1879 Amendment Act, 1888." And notice is further given that a general meeting of the creditors of the deceased debtor will be held, at the office of Mr. E. A. Atkinson, Tyne Street, Oamaru, on Wednesday, the 31st day of March, 1897, at the hour of 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Dated this the 19th day of March, 1897.

E. A. ATKINSON,
Deputy Assignee.