May 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1109

PAYMENTS. £ s. d.
Withdrawn by depositors .. .. .. 56,557. 7 6
Charges .. .. .. 809 16 10
Loans granted .. .. .. 2,677 15 8
Insurance premiums .. .. .. 67 16 6
Property Account .. .. .. 45 0 5
Fixed deposits .. .. .. 10,000 0 0
Balance .. .. .. 7,719 2 6
£77,876 19 5

We hereby certify that we have examined the above statement of receipts and payments of the Dunedin Savings-bank, have compared the same with the books of the bank, and to the best of our knowledge and belief it contains a true and correct account of all cash transactions of the bank. We have also seen securities for the investments, and compared the depositors’ ledger-balances, also cash accounts, with the bank pass-book.

WILLIAM BROWN AND CO.,
R. C. MOODIE, F.I.A.N.Z.,
} Auditors.

Dunedin, 30th January, 1897.

PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT for Twelve Months ending 31st December, 1896.

1896. Dr. £ s. d.
      Dec. 31. To Interest credited depositors .. 4,855 8 6
      Charges .. .. .. 809 16 10
      Balance .. .. .. 11,309 15 2
      £16,975 0 6

1897. Cr. £ s. d.
      Dec. 31. By Balance .. £11,335 4 5
      Less amount transferred “Property Suspense Acc’nt,” as per resolution of Trustees, 9th March, 1896 .. 2,000 0 0 9,335 4 5

1898. By Interest on loans .. .. 5,431 12 7
      ” debentures .. .. 400 0 0
      ” bank deposits .. .. 1,707 12 6
      Rent .. .. .. 100 0 0
      Fines .. .. .. 0 11 0
      £16,975 0 6

By Balance .. .. .. £11,309 15 2

Audited and found correct.

WILLIAM BROWN AND CO.,
R. C. MOODIE, F.I.A.N.Z.,
} Auditors.

Dunedin, 30th January, 1897.

STATEMENT of ASSETS and LIABILITIES, 31st December, 1896.

ASSETS. £ s. d.
Cash in bank .. .. £7,834 3 3
Less outstanding cheques.. 115 0 9 7,719 2 6
Cash in Bank, Deposit Account .. .. 14,000 0 0
Fixed deposits .. .. .. 29,500 0 0
Accrued interest thereon .. .. .. 486 7 7
Debentures .. .. .. 6,640 0 0
Accrued interest thereon .. .. .. 200 0 0
Loans on mortgage .. .. .. 82,708 0 4
Accrued interest thereon .. .. .. 1,372 8 5
Property Account .. .. .. 7,311 1 2
Insurance premiums advanced .. .. 15 6 4
Rent due .. .. .. 25 0 0
Land and building .. .. .. 4,069 14 4
£154,047 0 8

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Due to 3,153 depositors .. .. .. 138,653 6 3
Ditto, Suspense Account .. .. .. 3 0 0
Property Suspense Account .. .. .. 4,080 19 3
Assets in excess of liabilities .. .. 11,309 15 2
£154,047 0 8

We have seen the securities for the above assets, and have compared the depositors’ ledger-balances, and found the above statement correct.

WILLIAM BROWN AND CO.,
R. C. MOODIE, F.I.A.N.Z.,
} Auditors.

Dunedin, 30th January, 1897.

Crown Lands Notices.

Pastoral Runs, Marlborough, open for Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 22nd May, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned pastoral runs will be open for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Blenheim, on and after Wednesday, the 30th day of June, 1897:—

Run No. 116, Upcot: Area, 21,800 acres; annual rent, £50.
Run No. 118, Gladstone: Area, 9,800 acres; annual rent, £30.
Run No. 130, Dillon: Area, 70,700 acres; annual rent, £300.

Term, twenty-one years in each case. One half-year’s rent and £1 1s. license-fee must be deposited with the application, and the necessary declaration furnished.

C. W. ADAMS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Merrivale Estate, Southland, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 17th May, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown land will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on Wednesday, the 30th June, 1897:—

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Merrivale Estate.—Wallace County.—Waiau Survey District.

About one-quarter of this section is limestone ridge of fair quality, suitable for sheep; remainder open flat, shingly, dry, with patches of good land; no permanent water. Distant twenty miles from Otautau. Altitude, 200 ft. to 400 ft. The section is burdened with valuation for improvements, consisting of ploughing (60 acres), £60; and 140 chains fencing, value £84: total, £144.

DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Tiniroto Village for Lease by Public Auction.

Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 10th May, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned sections in the Village of Tiniroto will be offered for lease by public auction, for a term of seven years, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, on Friday, the 9th July, 1897.

VILLAGE OF TINIROTO.

Description of Land.—The sections are situated in the middle of the Tiniroto Village, which is close to the main road from Gisborne to Wairoa, about forty-two miles south-west from the former place. The land is undulating fern country, with fair soil.

Conditions of Lease.—The lease shall be for a term of seven years. The successful bidder at the auction shall pay one year’s rent on the fall of the hammer, and, in addition, £1 1s. for the preparation of the lease. No compensation shall be allowed, nor shall any be claimed, at the termination of the lease for any improvements effected on the land during the term of lease.

ERIC C. GOLD SMITH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.