Jan. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 149

Notice by the Public Trustee under Part II of “The Public Trust Office Act, 1908” (Unclaimed Lands).

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 1 acre, more or less, being Allotment No. 326, Section 2, in the Town of Opotiki, in the Provincial District of Auckland. Bounded on the north by Allotment 285, 200 links; on the east by Allotment 325, 500 links; on the south by a road, 200 links; and on the west by Allotment 327, 500 links. The land was Crown-granted to John Beresford, described as a private of the 1st Waikato Militia, who cannot now be traced.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the Dominion:

Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by Part II of “Public Trust Office Act, 1908” (Unclaimed Lands).

Dated this 15th day of January, 1909.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Examination for Dredgemasters’ Certificates.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 9th October, 1908.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as dredgemasters, under “The Mining Act, 1908,” will be held on Tuesday, the 30th March, 1909, at Greymouth and Clyde. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary, Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, Wellington,” and must be received on or before the 8th March, 1909. Forms of application may be obtained from Inspectors of Mines, Westport, Reefton, Clyde, and Dunedin.

H. E. RADCLIFFE,
Secretary to 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 certificates of service have been accepted by the Board.

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

Mines Department,
Wellington, 9th October, 1908.

WRITTEN and oral examinations of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery Superintendents under “The Mining Act, 1908,” and First- and Second-class Mine-managers under “The Coal-mines Act, 1908,” will be held on Tuesday, the 23rd March, 1909, and following days, at the Thames, Waihi, Reefton, and Dunedin. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to “The Secretary, Board of Examiners under the Mining Act [or Coal-mines Act], Wellington,” and must be received on or before the 8th March, 1909. Forms of application may be obtained at any School of Mines, and from Inspectors of Mines.

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 certificates of service have been accepted by the Board.]

Officiating Ministers for 1909.—Notice No. 2.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 20th January, 1909.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the eighth year of the reign of His Majesty King Edward VII, and intitled “The Marriage Act, 1908,” the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

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

The Reverend—
William Burns.
Albert Henry Coles, M.A.
William Hooper, D.D.
George Vincent Kendrick.
Henare Keremeneta.
William Raine.
Charles Edward O’Hara Tobin.
Edmondson Webb.

Baptists.

The Reverend John Laird.
Mr. Oswald George McHattie.
The Reverend James Douglas Mill.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

“The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908.”—Notice of Cancellation of Registry.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 20th January, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that the registration of the Auckland Builders and Contractors’ Labourers Industrial Union of Workers, registered No. 309, situated at Auckland, is hereby cancelled as from the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

JOHN LOMAS,
Deputy Registrar of Industrial Unions.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the National Bank of New Zealand, Limited, in New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1908.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. 254,672 0 0
Bills in circulation .. .. 7,422 0 0
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 40,265 0 0
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. 1,562,573 0 0
Bearing interest .. .. 1,479,683 0 0
Total average liabilities .. £3,344,615 0 0

ASSETS.

Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. 909,674 0 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. 39,552 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. 49,367 0 0
Balances due from other Banks .. .. 6,264 0 0
Landed property .. .. 79,391 0 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. 321,891 0 0
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. 2,466,041 0 0
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 9,046 0 0
   Total average assets .. £3,881,226 0 0

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1908, £375,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 10 per cent. per annum for half-year, and 2 per cent. bonus.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £26,250.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £390,613.

Dated at Wellington, this 7th day of January, 1909.

JOSEPH GIBSON STOTT,
pro General Manager.