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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

Tenders for Castor-oil, New Zealand Railways.

New Zealand Railways (Head Office), Wellington, 19th May, 1904.

THE following successful and unsuccessful tender rates for the supply and delivery of castor-oil for New Zealand railways are published for general information,

T. RONAYNE,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1904. Altitude above the sea, 140 ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

• Means, &c. † Same month previous year.

NOTE.—A fine month, the rain being under the average amount. The maximum rainfall, 0·41 in., was recorded on the 21st. Maximum temperature in the shade, 70·5°; minimum, 43·5°; mean temperature of dew-point, 39·7°; mean humidity, 53.

CUTHBERT FREYBERG,
Acting Observer,

Tenders for Letter-carriers’ and Telegraph Messengers’ Uniforms, including Caps, Helmets, Hats, and Leggings.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 17th May, 1904.

TENDERS will be received at the General Post Office, Wellington, until Tuesday, the 27th June, for the manufacture within the colony, from New-Zealand-made material, of letter-carriers’ uniforms — namely, tunic, trousers, riding-trousers, overcoat, and overcoat with cape; and for caps, helmets, felt hats, and leather leggings.

The term of contract to be for three years from the 1st July, 1904, to the 30th June, 1907.

Samples may be seen at all Chief Post-offices, where also specifications and form of tender may be obtained.

Tenders will at the same time be received for uniforms and overcoats for telegraph messengers, samples of which may be seen at any of the principal telegraph-offices.

Tenders quoting price for each garment, accompanied by samples of material, to be addressed to the Hon. the Postmaster-General, General Post Office, Wellington, and indorsed outside “Tender for uniforms.”

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

By order of the Postmaster-General.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Result of Surveyor’s Examination, March, 1904.

Office of the Surveyors’ Board,
Government Buildings,
Wellington, 21st May, 1904.

IT is hereby notified that at the examination in March, 1904, held under “The New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and Board of Examiners Act, 1900,” and conducted by the Federated Surveyors’ Boards of Australasia and New Zealand, the following New Zealand candidates obtained the requisite marks and passed the full examination:—

Candidate. Address.
*ADAMS, CHARLES EDWARD .. Wellington.
GOULDING, RICHARD RANDALL Wellington.
WILKINS, THOMAS WALTER .. Wellington.

• With first-class honours.

C. E. ADAMS,
Secretary, Surveyors’ Board.

Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 21st May, 1904.

THE Wellington Branch, No. 1, of the Australian Natives’ Association, situated at Wellington, New Zealand, is registered as a friendly society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 21st day of May, 1904.

GEO. LESLIE,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 23rd May, 1904.

THE Chinese Friendly Society of New Zealand, situated at Greymouth, is registered as a friendly society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 23rd day of May, 1904.

GEO. LESLIE,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.