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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Notice to Mariners No. 49 of 1900.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th October, 1900.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Board of Trade, London, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

CHINA SEA, ETC.

HONG KONG.—TAILONG HEAD LT.—On certain copies of Admiralty chart No. 1964, this lt., in 22° 12¾′ N., 114° 15¾′ E., appears in error, and should be erased from that chart. Sept.

PORT SWATAU APPROACH.—The s.s. “Kweilin,” drawing about 14 ft., is reported to have struck on a shoal, with East Pt., Namos Isl., N., and Three Chimney Bluff Pt., S. 70° W.; this would place it in the proximity of Glengyle Rk.; the danger line around that rk. has therefore been extended on the chart for a dist. of 3 cables erd. to 23° 24¼′ N., 117° 9′ E. Sept.

RIVER MIN.—A red spar beacon, surm. by a cage about 13 ft. above H.W., marked “Rocky Point,” is est. in approx. 26° 5½′ N., 119° 31½′ E., about 30 yds. from the outer extr. of a ledge of rks. about half way between Tunui and Tintao, with Half Tide Beacon N. 72° E., 8 cables, and Kaului Head S. 25° E. Aug.*

GUTZLAFF LT.—This lt. has been altered from F. white to a fl. white lt. every 5 secs., elev. 283 ft. above H.W., R. 24 miles, exh. from a steel Lt.-H., 46 ft. high, in 30° 48′ N., 122° 10′ E., on the ern. summit of the isl., about 50 yds. N. 77° E. from the site of the old tower. Sept.*

PACIFIC OCEAN.

MALDEN ISLAND.—A shoal is reported in approx. 3° 40′ S., 154° 40′ W., about 35 miles N.E. of the isl. Sept.

REPORTED BREAKER.—A heavy breaker is reported in approx. 17° 3′ S., 108° 37′ W. Sept.

Examination for Mine-managers’ and Battery-superintendents’ Certificates.

Mines Department.
Wellington, 4th October, 1900.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery-superintendents under “The Mining Act, 1898,” and First- and Second-class Mine-managers under “The Coal-mines Act, 1891,” will be held on Tuesday, the 29th January, 1901, and three following days, at places to be hereafter named. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1, must be addressed to “The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act or Coal-mines Act, Wellington,” and must be received before the 31st December, or they will not be dealt with until the following examination. Forms of application may be obtained at Schools of Mines, Thames, Waihi, and Coromandel, also from Inspector of Mines, Westport and Dunedin.

T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.

Te Makarini Scholarships, held at Te Aute College, Hawke’s Bay.

THREE scholarships of the yearly value of £35, tenable for two years, are offered for competition. One of these scholarships, to be called the senior scholarship, is open to all Maori boys under sixteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination: the other two scholarships are junior scholarships, one of which is open to all Maori boys under fifteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination who have attended a Native school or schools other than Te Aute or St. Stephen’s, and whose attendance at school during the previous year is considered by the Inspector of Native Schools to have been satisfactory; the other is open to Maori boys whose attendance at any school other than Te Aute and St. Stephen’s during the previous year has been similarly satisfactory. The senior scholarship is open to Maori boys on the conditions laid down in the regulations of the Trustees of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund, as printed in the Native Schools Code, 1897. Candidates for the junior scholarships will be examined in the subjects specified for Standard IV. in the Native Schools Code, 1897. The questions will, however, be somewhat more difficult than those set for the standard examinations. The examination will be held at convenient centres on the 17th and 18th December, 1900.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers, send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education Department, Wellington, of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such notice must be posted not later than the 31st of October next.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be obtained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institutions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary for Education, Wellington.

JAMES H. POPE,
Inspector of Native Schools.
Wellington, 13th September, 1900.

SEED WHEATS.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th June, 1900.

THE following Seed Wheats from recently imported seed are available for sale to farmers at 4s. per bushel (bags extra 6d.), f.o.b. train, Waihao Downs, South Island, or Waverley, North Island.

Orders will be received by the Inspector of Stock, Auckland, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, or the Department of Agriculture, Wellington.

The following classification is according to South Island results:—

AUTUMN WHEAT.

Allora Spring, Bearded Herrison, Fultz, Improved Fyfe, Sicilian Square Head, Blountz Lambrig, White Velvet, Pearl Velvet, Tardent’s Blue, Darblay’s Hungarian, Hedgerow, Rattling Jack, Australian Talavera.

WINTER OR EARLY SPRING.

Talavera de Bellevue, Medeah, Marshall’s White Chaff, Anglo-Australian, Red Clawson, White Essex, Hudson’s Early Purple Straw, Algerian, Red Straw, Marshall’s No. 3.

SPRING WHEAT.

Zealand or Berthoud, Marshall’s No. 8, White Tuscan, Beardless Quartzlee, Bearded Quartzlee, Early Baart, Early Para, Budd’s Early, Golden Drop, Poland, Tall Neapolitan, Steer’s Early Purple Straw, Steinwedel, White Lammas; White Naples, Farmer’s Friend, King’s Jubilee.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 24th September, 1900.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £678,302 18 6
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 15,829 18 3
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 14,284 6 4
Government deposits .. .. .. 678,077 4 7
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 3,185,921 6 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 3,323,707 8 10

Total average liabilities .. £7,896,123 3 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. £816,376 9 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 66,001 2 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 44,322 18 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 724 11 10
Landed property .. .. .. 117,745 18 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 739,348 0 2
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 578,131 5 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. —
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 3,091,516 12 10
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 1,686,137 6 4

Total average assets .. .. £7,140,304 4 2

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £2,000,000.
Preferred shares subscribed for by the Government of New Zealand, £500,000.
Capital payable by shareholders, £500,000.
Reserve fund, £23,474 7s. 4d.

Dated at Wellington, this 12th day of October, 1900.

JAMES EMBLING, General Manager,
RICH'D. W. GIBBS, Accountant.