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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 38

authorise the laying-off of Hurdley Street, in the Township
of Laughton Extension No. 3, Canterbury Land District, of
a width of not less than 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed
by section 17 of “ The Land Act, 1892.”

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of certain Streets in the Township
of Ohakune Extension of a Width of not less than 66 ft.
each.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 17th April, 1907.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon
me by section 2 of “ The Towns Main Streets Act,
1902,” I, Robert McNab, Minister of Lands, do hereby
authorise the laying-off of Waiouru Road, Mangateitei
Terrace, and Tonga, Awatea, Miro, Pakau, Pipi, Taru, and
Titiroa Streets, in the Township of Ohakune Extension,
Wellington Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft.
each, instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “ The
Land Act, 1892.”

ROBERT McNAB.
Minister of Lands.

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under
“ The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee,
have, for the purposes of “ The Unclaimed Lands
Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land
described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the
owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land,
given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act,
and have in all respects complied with the provisions of
the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascer-
tained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is
not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title
to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby
give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of
the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as
aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and
will be administered under the said Act; the value of the
land for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being
less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1907.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 5 acres, be the same a
little more or less, being Allotment No. 14, Section 1,
Whiriwhiri, in the Parish of Waiuku West and Provincial
District of Auckland, having a frontage of 625 links to a
road by a depth of 800 links.

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under
“ The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee,
have, for the purposes of “ The Unclaimed Lands
Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land
described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the
owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land,
given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act,
and have in all respects complied with the provisions of
the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascer-
tained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is
not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title
to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby
give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of
the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as
aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and
will be administered under the said Act; the value of the
land for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being
less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1907.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 acre, more or less,
being Allotment No. 306, in the Town of Kihikihi, in the
Provincial District of Auckland.

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under
“ The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee,
have, for the purposes of “ The Unclaimed Lands
Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land
described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the
owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land,
given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act,
and have in all respects complied with the provisions of
the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascer-
tained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is
not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title
to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby
give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of
the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee, as
aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and
will be administered under the said Act; the value of the
land for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being
less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of April, 1907.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land, containing 1 acre, more or less,
being Allotment No. 307, Town of Kihikihi, in the Provin-
cial District of Auckland.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and
Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand,
during the Quarter ended 25th March, 1907.

LIABILITIES.

£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 870,840 16 8
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 51,556 2 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 22,486 7 11
Government deposits .. .. .. 2,415,215 19 8
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 5,173,087 17 11
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,521,672 16 2

Total average liabilities ..£13,054,860 1 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined £ s. d.
metal .. .. .. 2,191,887 13 9
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. 80,910 5 2
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 114,142 9 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 935 8 7
Landed property .. .. .. 104,627 18 3
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 883,648 13 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. 1,023,281 13 4
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,314,333 2 1
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 1,070,591 12 5

Total average assets ..£10,784,358 15 11

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £1,000,000. (Interest, £20,000
for six months, paid 1st November, 1906.)
Preference shares fully paid up issued to the Crown under
“ Bank of New Zealand Act, 1903,” £500,000.
Ordinary share capital, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to ordinary shareholders,
10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared on preference shares,
£25,000.
Amount of the last dividend declared on ordinary shares,
£25,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such
dividend, £81,294 10s. 3d.

Dated at Wellington, this 13th day of April, 1907.

W. CALLENDER, General Manager.
F. E. CORKILL, Accountant.