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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 41

JAPAN.—SHIMONOSEKI STRAIT.
Notice is hereby given that three buoys, named Nakanosu West, Tobigasu, and Ozone, in Shimonoseki Strait, will be replaced by three new lighted buoys in a few days.

Nakanosu West Lighted Buoy.
The buoy is made of iron, frustum of cone in shape, painted black, and surmounted by a lattice-work supporting a lantern.
The light will be fixed white of Pintsch’s gas, and elevated 10 ft. high above the water.

Tobigasu Lighted Buoy.
The buoy is made of iron, frustum of cone in shape, painted red, and surmounted by a lattice-work supporting a lantern.
The light will be occulting white of Pintsch’s gas, having 4 and 2 seconds’ durations of light and eclipse respectively.
The light will be elevated 10 ft. high above the water.

Ozone Lighted Buoy.
The buoy is made of iron, frustum of cone in shape, painted red, and surmounted by a lattice-work supporting a lantern.
The light will be occulting red of Pintsch’s gas, having 4 and 2 seconds’ durations of light and eclipse respectively.
The light will be elevated 10 ft. high above the water.

[Note.—A further notice will be given after the mooring of new lighted buoys. Should the light go out by accident, there may be some delay before relighting them.]

OURA KANETAKE,
Minister of State for Communications.
Tokyo, 17th March, 1905.

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 28th April, 1905.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

STRATFORD — WANGAMOMONA RAILWAY, ORURU SECTION. — PLATELAYERS’, ETC., COTTAGES CONTRACT.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Davey and Hale, Stratford .. .. .. 674 0 0

Declined.
Burrell, A. B., Hawera .. .. .. 689 0 0
Boon, G. W. .. .. .. 690 18 0
King, N. J. .. .. .. 705 0 0
Irvine and Henry, Stratford .. .. .. 718 0 0
Cliff, H., New Plymouth .. .. .. 858 6 0

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1905.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

MAHINAPUA AND FISHERMAN’S CREEKS BRIDGES CONTRACT, HOKITIKA—ROSS RAILWAY.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Dillon, T., Greymouth .. .. .. 1,748 11 6

Declined.
Howard and Reynolds, Hokitika .. .. 1,831 2 6
Fitzgerald and Bignell, Greymouth .. 1,979 16 6
Hegan, W., Hokitika .. .. .. 2,126 14 9
Reynolds and McBeath, Hokitika .. .. 3,672 16 6

The Civil Service of India; Clerkships (Class I.) in the Home Civil Service; and Eastern Cadetships.

Education Department,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1905.

THE following regulations received from His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies respecting examinations for the Civil Service of India, for clerkships (Class I.) in the Home Civil Service, and for Eastern cadetships, are published for general information.

With reference to his despatch, published in the New Zealand Gazette of 30th March, 1905, the Secretary of State for the Colonies transmits a copy of a paper, showing the extent of the examination in English Law, which is being issued by the Civil Service Commissioners as an addendum to the syllabus for examinations for the Civil Service of India to be held subsequent to the year 1905.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Education.

EXAMINATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO THE YEAR 1905 FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA; CLERKSHIPS (CLASS I.) IN THE HOME CIVIL SERVICE; AND EASTERN CADETSHIPS.

Addendum to the Syllabus showing the Extent of the Examination in certain Subjects.

English Law.—Under the head of “English Law” are included the following subjects, viz.:—(1) Law of Contract; (2) Law of Evidence; (3) Law of the Constitution; (4) Criminal Law; (5) Law of Real Property: and of these five subjects candidates are at liberty to offer any four, but not more than four.

Civil Service Commission, February, 1905.

Importation of Potatoes from New Zealand into Tasmania prohibited.—Notice No. 960.

Department of Agriculture.
Wellington, 3rd May, 1905.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the State of Tasmania has prohibited the importation into Tasmania of potatoes from New Zealand.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 28th April, 1905.

THE St. Ivar’s Branch, No. 425, situated at Newton, is registered as a branch of the New Zealand Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society, Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 28th day of April, 1905.

C. T. BENZONI,
Deputy Registrar of Friendly Societies.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 27th March, 1905.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 758,444 12 4
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 27,559 10 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 19,853 2 9
Government deposits .. .. .. 2,071,810 7 2
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 4,079,476 16 0
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,336,220 0 3

Total average liabilities ..£11,293,364 8 6

ASSETS.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metals .. .. .. £ s. d.
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 1,626,354 14 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 71,830 18 2
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 66,384 17 5
Landed property .. .. .. 1,026 0 6
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 103,158 16 8
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 996,597 15 5
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. 716,631 5 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 4,525,223 18
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. .. 351,983 11

Total average assets .. .. .. £8,459,191 17

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, 27th March, 1905, £1,000,000. (Interest, £20,000 for six months, paid 1st November, 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 12th day of April, 1905.

A. MACINTOSH, General Manager.
HENRY R. LAWRY, Acting Accountant.