118 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 4

Offices opened and closed; Designations corrected.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, and of designations corrected, are published for general information.

            Post and Telegraph Department,
            General Post Office, Wellington, 7th January, 1897.
            R. J. SEDDON,
            Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

Name. District. Date.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.
Forsyth .. .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 2 November, 1896.
Golden Cross .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. | 2 November, ",
Manukau Heads .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 1 November, ",
Waikino .. .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. | 15 October, ",

POST-OFFICE CLOSED.
Owen Junction .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. .. .. | 6 November, 1896.

TELEPHONE-OFFICES CLOSED.
Albert Town (see Telephone-offices opened) .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 4 November, 1896.
Owen Junction .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. .. .. | 6 November, ",
Whirinaki (see Telephone-offices opened) .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 12 November, ",
" (again closed) .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. | 1 December, ",

POSTAL-NOTE OFFICES OPENED.
Chasland's .. .. .. .. | Invercargill .. .. .. | 1 November, 1896.
Fairburn's .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 8 December, ",

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.
Caversham* .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 10 November, 1896.
Opoho .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. | 13 November, ",
Puriri .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. | 20 November, ",

• Separate from post- and telegraph-office.

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.
Albert Town† (reopened; see Offices closed) .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 2 December, 1896.
Opoho* .. .. .. .. | " .. .. .. | 13 November, ",
Puriri† .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. | 20 November, ",
Whirinaki† (reopened; see Offices closed) .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 23 November, ",

• No post-office. † Again post-office and telephone (combined). † Now post-office and telephone (combined).

DESIGNATIONS CORRECTED.

Description. Office. District. Date.
From To

Post- and Telephone-office Ohonga .. Aohanga .. Wellington .. 14 November, 1896.
Post-office Utika .. Utiku .. Wanganui .. 1 December, ",
Post- and Telegraph-office, Mongonui .. Mangonui .. Auckland .. 1 December, ",
M.O. office, and S.B. Wangarei .. Whangarei .. " .. 1 December, ",
Post- and Telephone-office Wangarei Heads .. Whangarei Heads .. " .. 1 December, ",
Post- and Telegraph-office, Wangaroa .. Whangaroa .. .. " .. 1 December, ",
M.O. office, and S.B.

Bankruptcy Notices.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court of Wairarapa, held at Masterton.

NOTICE is hereby given that John Edmond Hoon, of Masterton, Confectioner, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at the Courthouse, Masterton, on Tuesday, the 19th day of January, 1897, at 12 o'clock noon.
W. B. CHENNELLS,
Deputy Official Assignee.
Masterton, 11th January, 1897.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Blenheim.

NOTICE is hereby given that William Sutherland, of Blenheim, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at the Courthouse, Blenheim, on the 18th day of January, 1897, at 3 o'clock.
Dated at Blenheim, this 11th day of January, 1897.
R. W. H. D. DUNN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Christchurch.

NOTICE is hereby given that George Maitland Dalley, of Christchurch, Draper, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on the 13th day of January, 1897, at 11 o'clock.
G. L. GREENWOOD,
Official Assignee.
Christchurch, 6th January, 1897.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Christchurch.

NOTICE is hereby given that Samuel Amsden, of Christchurch, Bootmaker, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on the 13th day of January, 1897, at 2 o'clock.
G. L. GREENWOOD,
Official Assignee.
Christchurch, 6th January, 1897.

In Bankruptcy.

Estate of John Ryley, trading as "R. Anderson and Co."
A FIRST and interim dividend of 2s. in the pound on all accepted proved claims is now payable at my office.
C. C. GRAHAM,
Official Assignee.
Dunedin, 7th January, 1897.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Dunedin.

NOTICE is hereby given that Alfred Thomas Price, of Dunedin, Chemist, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on the 11th day of January, 1897, at 3 o'clock.
C. C. GRAHAM,
Official Assignee.
Dunedin, 8th January, 1897.