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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57

Result of an Election under the Public Service Superannuation Act, 1907.—Election of Members of the Board.

Public Service Superannuation Office,
Wellington, 23rd July, 1908.

THE following is the result of the first ordinary election of the elective members of the Public Service Superannuation Board, held on the 6th day of July, 1908, under section 7 of the Public Service Superannuation Act, 1907 :—

For the election of two members from the Post and Telegraph Department—

Candidates. Votes.
Huggins, Herbert Augustus Robert .. .. .. 945
McNickle, William .. .. .. 784
Salmon, Joseph William .. .. .. 183
Slyfield, Harold Lincoln .. .. .. 320
Thompson, William Richmond .. .. .. 546

For the election of three members from the other Departments of the public service—

Candidates. Votes.
Adams, Charles Edward .. .. .. 130
Allport, George .. .. .. 1,001
Bennett, Charles Evans .. .. .. 443
Bishop, Helyar Wedderburn .. .. .. 944
De Castro, Frederick Knox .. .. .. 219
Duff, Arthur Henry .. .. .. 201
Jones, Henry Charles .. .. .. 220
Kinniburgh, James Watkin .. .. .. 415
Radcliffe, Herbert Eaton .. .. .. 517
Richardson, George Spafford .. .. .. 527
Smith, George Edward .. .. .. 415
Spence, Henry Richard .. .. .. 976
Waldie, Percy Sawtell .. .. .. 297
Watson, Edward Wilkie .. .. .. 391

And I hereby declare

HUGGINS, HERBERT AUGUSTUS ROBERT, and
MCNICKLE, WILLIAM,

of the Post and Telegraph Department, and

ALLPORT, GEORGE,
SPENCE, HENRY RICHARD, and
BISHOP, HELYAR WEDDERBURN,

of the other Departments of the public service, duly elected to act as members of the Public Service Superannuation Board.

AMELIUS M. SMITH,
Returning Officer.

Officiating Ministers for 1908.—Notice No. 27.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1908.

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 name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information :—

Church of Christ.
Mr. Joshua Mortimer.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Taieri Drainage Board Election.

In the matter of the Taieri Land Drainage Act, 1907, “The Land Drainage Act, 1904,” and “The Local Elections Act, 1904.”

I HEREBY give notice that William Snow and Charles Findlay were duly nominated as candidates for the office of trustee for West Taieri and Silverstream Subdivisions respectively of the Taieri Drainage District. There being only one vacancy to be filled in each subdivision, and no other candidates nominated, I do publicly notify and declare the said William Snow and Charles Findlay to be duly elected trustees for West Taieri and Silverstream Subdivisions respectively of the district aforesaid.

Dated at Mosgiel, this 13th day of July, 1908.

FREDK. J. MOUAT,
Returning Officer.

Notice of Date of Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 28th May, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Civil Service Junior Examination and a Junior National Scholarship and Free Place Examination will be held in December, 1908, beginning on or about the 9th day of the month; and that a Civil Service Senior Examination and an examination for teachers’ certificates of Class C and Class D will be held in January, 1909, beginning on or about the 5th day of the month.

The Civil Service Junior Examination is a qualifying examination for senior free places in secondary schools and district high schools; also it is the First Examination for pupil-teachers.

With the Junior National Scholarship examination will be taken the Junior Free Place examination (including the examination for junior free places in technical schools), and candidates may qualify for junior free places in either examination.

Entries for Junior National Scholarships and for Junior and Senior Free Places must be made through the principals or head teachers of the schools attended, and will be received by Secretaries of Education Boards not later than the 30th September, 1908.

Entries for other examinations will be received by the Inspector-General of Schools, at Wellington, until the 30th September, 1908, or, with a late fee of £1 in addition to the ordinary fee, until the 15th October, 1908.

All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may be obtained later from the office of any Education Board or of the Education Department.

Candidates for Senior National Scholarships are reminded that, in forwarding to the University authorities their application to be admitted to the examination for a Junior University Scholarship, they must at the same time give notice of their intention to compete for a Senior National Scholarship.

Candidates who have to pass in elementary handwork for the teachers’ certificate are examined at various times and places. Those who desire to be examined in good time in this subject are recommended to apply early.

GEORGE HOGBEN,
Inspector-General of Schools.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 29th June, 1908.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 914,481 10 9
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 49,770 16 2
Balances due to other Banks .. .. .. 32,567 1 5
Government deposits .. .. .. 1,503,740 11 0
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 5,294,392 10 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. 4,655,540 9 0

Total average liabilities ..£12,450,492 19 2

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. £ 1,882,930 15 8
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. 67,541 7 8
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. 117,028 5 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. 1,293 0 5
Landed property .. .. .. 106,973 7 9
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 1,108,095 8 4
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. .. 1,087,021 0 0
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   debts abandoned as bad) .. .. .. 7,500,226 15 7
5. Securities not included under the
   above heads .. .. .. 780,531 7 8

Total average assets ..£12,651,641 7 9

4-per-cent. guaranteed stock, £1,000,000. (Interest, £20,000 for six months, paid 1st May, 1908.)
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 the shareholders on preference shares, 7½ per cent. per annum.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on ordinary shares, 10 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared to the shareholders on preference shares, £37,500.
Amount of the last dividend declared on ordinary shares, £50,000.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £504,097.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of July, 1908.

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