Oct. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2459

Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.

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

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 undermentioned 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.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner’s Order No. 753.]

Officiating Ministers for 1904.—Notice No. 27.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 19th October, 1904.

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 late Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1880,” the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Arthur Hore, B.A.

F. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—ALFRED BAKER, Esq., of 85, Gresham Street, London, E.C., a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England, has this day been appointed by His Honour the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in England, under the 2nd section of “The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act, 1875,” for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of October, 1904.

W. A. HAWKINS,
Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court.

Examination for Dredgemasters’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 17th October, 1904.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as dredgemasters, under “The Mining Act Amendment Act, 1901,” will be held on Tuesday, the 31st January, 1905, at Greymouth and Dunedin. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1, should be addressed to “The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, Wellington,” and must be received before the 21st January, 1905. Forms of application may be obtained from Inspector of Mines, Westport and Dunedin.

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

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]

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

Mines Department,
Wellington, 17th October, 1904.

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 24th January, 1905, and following days, at places to be hereafter named. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1, should 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 24th December. Forms of application may be obtained at School of Mines, Thames, Waihi, and Coromandel, also from Inspector of Mines, Thames, Westport, and Dunedin.

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

[NOTE.—No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 26th September, 1904.

LIABILITIES.

Notes in circulation .. .. .. £762,174 4 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 21,479 17 8
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 16,916 5 9
Government deposits .. .. .. 1,069,495 2 8
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,156,278 14 6
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,230,994 19 9

Total average liabilities .. £10,257,339 5 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. £1,408,404 2 2
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 64,897 3 10
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 51,285 6 6
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 898 16 5
Landed property .. .. .. 102,093 16 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 946,119 12 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 716,631 5 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,326,357 2 1
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 407,169 18 0

Total average assets .. .. .. £8,023,857 3 0

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £1,000,000. (Interest, £20,000 for six months, paid 1st May, 1904.)
Preference shares fully paid up issued to the Crown under “Bank of New Zealand Act, 1903,” £500,000.
Capital payable by shareholders, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to shareholders, 5 per cent.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £21,281.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £25,599 16s. 8d.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of October, 1904.

ALEX. MICHIE, General Manager.
HENRY R. LAWRY, Accountant.