1672
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 76

Rotorua–Galatea Road, 552·1 links; towards the east by the Te Whaiti–Galatea Road, 768·5 links; and towards the south-west and north-west by the other part of the said Kioronui Native Reserve, 1034·8 links and 682 links: be all the above linkages more or less: as the same is delineated upon the plan marked S.G. 29316, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged with red.

Given under my hand, at Rotorua, this 9th day of October, 1898.

RICH. JOHN GILL.

Officiating Ministers for 1898.—Notice No. 30.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th October, 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 William R. Tuck.

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend Thomas J. Cahill.

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.
The Reverend William Swinburn.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1898.—Notice No. 31.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th October, 1898.

AT the request of the President of the Wesleyan Conference, the under-mentioned name has been withdrawn from the list of Officiating Ministers under “The Marriage Act, 1880,” for the year 1898:—

Wesleyan Methodist Church.
The Reverend W. Sussex.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Railway Boards of Appeal (“The Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1896”).

New Zealand Government Railways,
Head Office, Wellington,
18th October, 1898.

THE following is the result of the first ordinary election of the elective members of the Railway Boards of Appeal for the North Island and Middle Island respectively, constituted under “The Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1896”:—

NORTH ISLAND, FIRST DIVISION.
Davidson, Hercules .. .. .. Unopposed

NORTH ISLAND, SECOND DIVISION.
Wilson, Thomas .. .. .. 626
Williams, Henry Mansel .. .. 296
Austin, William .. .. .. 245
Informal .. .. .. .. 10

MIDDLE ISLAND, FIRST DIVISION.
Brebner, Thomas Walter .. .. 175
Duff, John Owen .. .. .. 106
Stewart, John .. .. .. 93
Handisides, David .. .. .. 52
Informal .. .. .. .. 2

MIDDLE ISLAND, SECOND DIVISION.
Nolan, Patrick Edward .. .. 925
Symonds, Frederick .. .. 417
Sinclair, John .. .. .. 207
Freed, Edward Henry.. .. .. 110
Turner, Decius Starbuck .. .. 85
Riddell, Andrew .. .. .. 70
Informal .. .. .. .. 6

I hereby declare Hercules Davidson and Thomas Wilson duly elected to act as members of the North Island Board, and Thomas Walter Brebner and Patrick Edward Nolan duly elected to act as members of the Middle Island Board.

T. W. WAITE,
Returning Officer.

Statements of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th October, 1898.

THE following statements are published in accordance with “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861.”
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,” for the Year ended 30th September, 1898.

RESERVE NO. 5.

Receipts.

1897. Sept. 30. By Balance .. .. .. £ s. d.
      126 8 11

1898. Sept. 30. Rents .. .. .. 769 8 9

895 17 8

Payments.

1898. Sept. 30. Dr. Dunlop, salary (12 months) .. 600 0 0
      Dr. Watt, salary (12 months) .. 100 0 0
      Janitor .. .. 5 0 0
      Insurance, manse and books .. .. 5 19 0
      Advertising and stationery .. .. 1 16 6
      Assessment, Synod expenses .. .. 30 0 0
      Audit fee to 30th September, 1897 .. 1 1 0
      Rates .. .. 10 7 6
      Commission .. .. 19 4 9

773 8 9

Balance .. .. .. £122 8 11

E. and O. E.

FRED. SMITH,
General Treasurer.

Dunedin, 30th September, 1898.
Examined and compared with vouchers and bank passbook, and found correct.

THOS. MOODIE, F.I.A.N.Z.,
Auditor.

Dunedin, 11th October, 1898.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,” for the Year ended 30th September, 1898.

RESERVE NO. 10.

Receipts.

1897. Sept. 30. By Balance .. .. £ s. d. £ s. d.
      437 7 2

1898. Sept. 30. Rents .. .. 1,129 17 11
      Refund proportion repairs, rates, insurance, &c., on vacant building .. 26 2 1

1,593 7 2

Payments.

1898. Sept. 30. Grants for churches .. 1,184 9 11
      Rates .. .. 55 10 0
      Law costs .. .. 6 2 6
      Land-tax .. .. 144 17 6
      Audit fee to 30th September, 1897 .. 4 4 0
      Assessment, Synod expenses .. .. 110 0 0
      Sundries .. .. 2 14 6
      Commission .. .. 28 4 10

1,536 3 3

Balance .. .. .. £57 3 11

E. and O. E.

FRED. SMITH,
General Treasurer.

Dunedin, 30th September, 1898.
Examined and compared with vouchers and bank passbook, and found correct.

THOS. MOODIE, F.I.A.N.Z.,
Auditor.

Dunedin, 11th October, 1898,