Dec. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3021

NON-PERMANENT.

POSTMASTERS AND TELEGRAPHISTS.
Railway Officers.

Bennett, Edward George .. .. .. Kelso .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 27 Oct., 1904.
Cameron, Angus McGregor.. .. .. Fairfax .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. 29 Sept., "
Cooney, Philip .. .. .. Turakina .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. 8 Nov., "
Foster, James .. .. .. Edendale .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. 4 Oct., "
Scott, Robert David .. .. .. Heriot .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 27 " "

POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.
Railway Officers.

Brown, Ernest Cooke .. .. .. Taumarunui .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 20 June, 1904.
Gaw, Alexander .. .. .. Omakau .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 26 Sept., "
Reid, Ernest John .. .. .. Dunback .. .. .. " .. .. 21 Aug., "
Stephens, Thomas Alexander .. .. .. Waimahaka .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. 29 Sept., "

TELEPHONIST.
Railway Officer.

Cunningham, Thomas .. .. .. Centre Bush .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. 6 July, 1903.

POSTMASTERS.

Alloway, George .. .. .. Okuku .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 3 Oct., 1904.
Edwards, Mary .. .. .. Moutoa .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 Nov., "
Flood, Joseph .. .. .. Onapua .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1 Oct., "
Fullerton, Archibald Campbell .. .. .. Hayward's Point .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1 " "
Gifney, John Turner .. .. .. Ngunguru .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 " "
Goodwin, Albert Henry .. .. .. Matangi .. .. .. " .. .. 1 " "
Linstrom, Frederick Oscar .. .. .. Top Valley .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1 " "
McIndoe, Margaret .. .. .. Glenledi .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1 " "
Morris, Thomas Henry Winwood .. .. .. Whananaki .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 " "
Murray, John .. .. .. Brunswick .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. 1 " "
Neilson, Emma Barbara .. .. .. Waiharakeke .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 " "
Powick, Jesse .. .. .. Wekaweka .. .. .. " .. .. 12 " "
Rodgerson, Amy Louisa .. .. .. Blind River .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1 " "
Russell, Agnes Jane .. .. .. Bankside .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 13 " "
Smith, John Frederick .. .. .. Whangape .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 14 " "
Woolf, John .. .. .. Sandy Bay .. .. .. Nelson .. .. 1 " "
Wreford, Susan Agnes .. .. .. Ma-waro .. .. .. Timaru.. .. .. 1 " "

POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.

Baigent, Ella Millicent .. .. .. East Takaka .. .. .. Nelson .. .. 1 Dec., 1904.
Bond, William Edward .. .. .. Flemington .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 18 Nov., "
Brash, William .. .. .. Titiroa .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. 1 " "
Brown, Janet Nimmo .. .. .. Millerton .. .. .. Westport .. .. 1 Oct., "
Church, Walter Edward .. .. .. Stillwater .. .. .. Greymouth .. .. 1 Sept., "
Collis, William Francis .. .. .. Ongarue .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 21 Oct., "
Dowden, Francis Harold .. .. .. Nireaha .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 Sept., "
Hobbs, Henry James .. .. .. Hurleyville .. .. .. Wanganui .. .. 14 Oct., "
Jones, William Newton .. .. .. Arundel .. .. .. Timaru .. .. 1 " "
Keasberry, Mary Anne .. .. .. Pungarehu .. .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 1 " "
Laslett, Montague George .. .. .. Takapuna .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 17 " "
Norris, Alfred John .. .. .. Lauriston .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 1 " "
Robertson, Alexander .. .. .. Waitiri .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. 17 " "
Robertson, Catherine Jane .. .. .. Plimmerton .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 " "
Runciman, Alexander .. .. .. Havelock North .. .. .. Napier .. .. 14 " "
Sinclair, Hugh Gordon John .. .. .. Raumai .. .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 Nov., "
Smith, John Thomas .. .. .. Buckland .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 " "
Tisch, Jacob .. .. .. Fitzroy .. .. .. New Plymouth .. .. 16 Oct., "
Wagstaff, Frederick William .. .. .. Howick .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 1 July, "
Wilson, Samuel Thomas .. .. .. Dallington .. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 10 Oct., "

TELEPHONISTS.

Evans, Edward Arthur .. .. .. Waipapakauri .. .. .. Auckland .. .. 22 June, 1904.
Fisk, Henry .. .. .. Wairau Bar .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1 Jan., "

Customs Holidays.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 19th December, 1904.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Monday, the 26th instant, and Monday, the 2nd January, 1905, to be Customs holidays by the Customs Department throughout the colony.

C. H. MILLS,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 25th November, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries.

The distribution will take place on the 6th February, 1905, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 30th January, 1905.

1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be