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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68
Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.
Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 14th September, 1898.
IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret the Customs and Excise Duties Acts in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follows:—
NOTE.—“Not otherwise enumerated” appears as n.o.e.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.
| Articles, and how classed. | Rate of Duty. |
|---|---|
| *98/763. Caramel, other than brewers’; as druggists’ sundries | 20 per cent. |
| *98/685. Chamois crust—viz., unfinished but partly dressed leather; as chamois-leather | 20 per cent. |
| 98/910. “Celerina”; as patent medicines | 40 per cent. |
| 98/237. Dextro-lævulose; as glucose | 1d. the lb. |
| 98/995. Ceilings, stamped metal-work for; as mouldings for ceilings | 15 per cent. |
| 98/853. Gas valves; as metal manufactures n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| *98/773. Galvanised screw-bolts and nuts, known as “gutter-bolts,” if they are within the dimensions laid down in item 405 | Free. |
| 98/991. Gauze—viz., double cyanide of mercury and zinc, moist; as surgical appliances | Free. |
| *98/938. Glasses, folding, magnifying, having one or two lenses, not exceeding 1½ in. in diameter; to be classed with microscopes, and lenses for the same | Free. |
| 98/872. Italian cloth, scarlet; as textile piece goods other than cotton | 20 per cent. |
| 98/852. Lacquered panels for the manufacture of bamboo furniture; as woodenware n.o.e. | 20 per cent. |
| 98/896. Lime, Hydrosulphite of; as water-hardening chemicals | Free. |
| 98/861. Magnesia, Fluid, “Murray’s”; as proprietary medicines | 40 per cent. |
| 98/911. Petroleum emulsion with Hypo-phosphites, “Angier’s”; as proprietary medicines | 40 per cent. |
| 98/910. “Sanmetto”; as patent medicines | 40 per cent. |
| 98/821. Steel shoes for cultivators; as a. & m.s. | Free. |
| 98/888. Sulpholine lotion, “Pepper’s”; as proprietary medicines | 40 per cent. |
| 98/968. “Viscol,” for dressing leather; as leather dressing | 20 per cent. |
W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner’s Order No. 598.]
Officiating Ministers for 1898.—Notice No. 28.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th September, 1898.
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:—
Wesleyan Methodist Church.
The Reverend Harold Blomfield.
The Reverend George William Cobb.
The Auckland Central (Unsectarian) Mission.
The Reverend John Walter.
E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.
Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”
WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act, the assessed value of the said land being less than £100.
Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of September, 1898.
JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.
SCHEDULE.
ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 rood, more or less, being Section 291, fronting Princes Street, in the Town of Timaru, in the Provincial District of Canterbury.
Government Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of August, 1898. Altitude above the sea, 140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.
| Date. | Barometer reduced 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. | Veloc. Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | ||
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 1 | 29·848 | 50·9 | 31·9 | 41·4 | 79 | 19 | .. | 130 | 3 | Calm |
| 2 | 29·516 | 52·0 | 39·0 | 45·5 | 77 | 28 | ·770 | 120 | 7 | S.E. |
| 3 | 29·822 | 45·0 | 32·8 | 38·9 | 66 | 21 | .. | 105 | 2 | N. |
| 4 | 30·287 | 53·5 | 39·5 | 46·5 | 83 | 31 | .. | 165 | 5 | S.E. |
| 5 | 30·259 | 52·0 | 39·0 | 45·5 | 85 | 34 | .. | 100 | 3 | S.E. |
| 6 | 29·972 | 48·5 | 42·0 | 45·7 | 75 | 33 | ·110 | 240 | 8 | S.E. |
| 7 | 30·000 | 46·3 | 42·0 | 44·1 | 70 | 35 | ·320 | 310 | 6 | S.E. |
| 8 | 30·090 | 48·0 | 42·0 | 45·0 | 72 | 35 | ·600 | 210 | 7 | S.E. |
| 9 | 30·145 | 48·0 | 43·0 | 45·5 | 81 | 39 | ·120 | 50 | 6 | S.E. |
| 10 | 30·145 | 48·5 | 39·0 | 43·7 | 71 | 34 | .. | 40 | 5 | Calm |
| 11 | 30·182 | 56·0 | 40·0 | 48·0 | 87 | 35 | ·040 | 100 | 8 | S.E. |
| 12 | 30·139 | 51·2 | 43·3 | 47·2 | 69 | 39 | ·360 | 200 | 8 | S.E. |
| 13 | 29·940 | 49·0 | 42·0 | 45·5 | 62 | 38 | ·430 | 300 | 8 | S.E. |
| 14 | 30·150 | 50·0 | 46·0 | 48·0 | 59 | 38 | ·620 | 220 | 7 | S.E. |
| 15 | 30·195 | 48·9 | 43·0 | 45·9 | 65 | 39 | ·200 | 230 | 6 | S.E. |
| 16 | 30·017 | 53·0 | 41·0 | 47·0 | 85 | 36 | .. | 20 | 3 | Calm |
| 17 | 30·009 | 58·5 | 48·0 | 53·2 | 87 | 37 | .. | 80 | 4 | N. |
| 18 | 29·947 | 57·5 | 48·5 | 53·0 | 90 | 44 | ·050 | 300 | 4 | N.W. |
| 19 | 29·675 | 57·9 | 47·0 | 52·4 | 89 | 42 | ·050 | 250 | 5 | N.W. |
| 20 | 29·900 | 53·0 | 44·0 | 48·5 | 84 | 42 | 1·640 | 230 | 5 | S.E. |
| 21 | 30·300 | 53·0 | 39·0 | 46·0 | 83 | 32 | ·030 | 150 | 4 | Calm |
| 22 | 30·284 | 57·3 | 44·0 | 50·6 | 87 | 40 | .. | 170 | 5 | N.W. |
| 23 | 30·467 | 56·0 | 43·0 | 49·5 | 85 | 38 | ·220 | 180 | 7 | S.E. |
| 24 | 30·439 | 52·5 | 41·0 | 46·7 | 76 | 35 | ·110 | 220 | 3 | S. |
| 25 | 30·487 | 51·5 | 40·0 | 45·7 | 85 | 33 | .. | 100 | 5 | S.E. |
| 26 | 30·350 | 56·3 | 40·3 | 48·3 | 85 | 34 | .. | 180 | 2 | N.W. |
| 27 | 30·324 | 56·5 | 44·0 | 50·2 | 84 | 36 | .. | 120 | 4 | N. |
| 28 | 30·300 | 62·0 | 45·0 | 53·5 | 92 | 38 | .. | 180 | 5 | N.W. |
| 29 | 29·971 | 58·0 | 45·0 | 51·5 | 90 | 37 | .. | 250 | 4 | N.W. |
| 30 | 29·570 | 57·5 | 49·0 | 53·2 | 88 | 36 | ·020 | 530 | 3 | N.W. |
| 31 | 29·686 | 58·0 | 41·8 | 49·9 | 89 | 34 | ·070 | 130 | 5 | S. |
| * | 30·078 | 53·1 | 42·1 | 47·6 | 80·0 | 35·2 | 5·760 | 181 | 5·0 | .. |
| † | 29·865 | .. | .. | 48·0 | .. | .. | 5·204 | .. | .. | .. |
- Means, &c. † Same month previous years.
NOTE.—Generally a showery, cold month, with prevailing S.E. winds and fresh; some very cold, frosty nights; finer weather towards end of month; frequent fogs. Maximum temperature in shade 62°, minimum 31°·9; mean temperature of dew-point, 38°·1; mean humidity, 71. Earthquake on 7th, at 8.58 p.m., slight.
R. B. GORE, Observer.
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NZ Gazette 1898, No 68
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- W. T. Glasgow, Secretary and Inspector
🏛️ List of Officiating Ministers for 1898
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- Harold Blomfield (Reverend), Officiating Minister
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- John Walter (Reverend), Officiating Minister
- E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General
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- James C. Martin, Public Trustee
🎓 Meteorological Observations for August 1898
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- R. B. Gore, Observer