Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3281

Statements of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861.”

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1906.

THE following statements are published in accordance with “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,” for the Year ended 30th September, 1906.

RESERVE No. 5.

Receipts.
£ s. d.
1905.
Sept. 30. By Balance .. .. 32 19 10
1906.
Sept. 30. Rents .. .. 847 18 9
Transfer from Ecclesiastical Fund 575 0 0
Refund, cost of crossing .. 14 0 8
———
1,469 19 3

Payments.
£ s. d.
1906.
Sept. 30. Dr. Watt, salary (13 months) .. 541 13 4
Dr. Dunlop, salary (12 months) .. 600 0 0
J. Dunbar, salary (12 months) .. 75 0 0
Audit.. .. 1 1 0
Rent of class-rooms .. 19 10 0
Elocution lessons .. 103 10 0
Insurance .. 3 19 4
Cheque-book .. 3 0 0
Rates .. 28 11 2
Crossing .. 14 0 8
Bank charge, current account .. 0 10 0
Sundries .. 1 3 8
Commission .. 21 4 0
——— 1,413 3 2
———
Balance .. .. .. £56 16 1

E. and O. E.

FRED. SMITH.

Dunedin, 30th September, 1906.
Examined and found correct.

THOS. MOODIE, F.I.A.N.Z., Auditor.
Dunedin, 25th October, 1906.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Payments under “The Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,” for the Year ended 30th September, 1906.

RESERVE No. 10.

Receipts.
£ s. d.
1905.
Sept. 30. By Balance .. .. 146 3 11
1906.
Sept. 30. Rents .. .. 1,344 16 1
First Church, rent .. 10 0 0
Refund, costs right-of-way .. 0 10 0
———
1,501 10 0

Payments.
£ s. d.
1906.
Sept. 30. Grants for churches ..1,215 12 4
Land-tax .. 174 1 7
Audit .. 4 4 0
Assessment, Synod expenses .. 10 0 0
Bank charge, current account .. 0 10 0
Commission .. 33 12 4
First Church, for rent .. 10 0 0
——— 1,448 0 3
———
Balance .. .. .. £53 9 9

E. and O. E.

FRED. SMITH.

Dunedin, 30th September, 1906.
Examined and found correct.

THOS. MOODIE, F.I.A.N.Z., Auditor.
Dunedin, 25th October, 1906.

Member of the House of Representatives elected, Manukau Electoral District.

Clerk of the Writs’ Office,
Wellington, 17th December, 1906.

THE Clerk of the Writs has received a return to the writ issued on the 22nd November, 1906, for the election of a member to serve in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Manukau, and by the indorsement on such writ it appears that

FREDERIC WILLIAM LANG

has been duly elected to serve as a member for the said district.

HUGH POLLEN,
Clerk of the Writs.

Officiating Ministers for 1906.—Notice No. 39.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 17th December, 1906.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the fourth year of the reign of His Majesty King Edward VII, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1904,” the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend John Williams.

Congregational Independents.
The Reverend Benjamin Lewis Thomas.

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

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

Mines Department,
Wellington, 5th October, 1906.

EXAMINATIONS of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery Superintendents under “The Mining Act, 1905,” and First- and Second-class Mine-managers under “The Coal-mines Act, 1905,” will be held on Tuesday, the 22nd January, 1907, and following days, at places to be hereafter named. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary to the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act [or Coal-mines Act], Wellington,” and must be received before the 22nd December. Forms of application may be obtained at Schools of Mines, Thames, Waihi, and Coromandel, also from Inspectors of Mines, Thames, Westport, and Dunedin.

H. E. RADCLIFFE,
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 Dredgemasters’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 5th October, 1906.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as dredgemasters, under “The Mining Act, 1905,” will be held on Tuesday, the 29th January, 1907, at Greymouth and Dunedin. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary to the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, Wellington,” and must be received before the 3rd January, 1907. Forms of application may be obtained from Inspectors of Mines, Westport and Dunedin.

H. E. RADCLIFFE,
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.]