1798
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the authority in me for this purpose vested, I, the Minister of Customs, do by this order under my hand revoke and annul the appointment of the undermentioned warehouse for the reception and security of goods entered to be warehoused without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof, namely:—

Port of Bluff Harbour.

The warehouse known as

Thomson’s Bond,

as appointed and described in Minister’s Order No. 806, of the 23rd day of June, 1906.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of June, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

GEO. FOW LDS,
Minister of Customs.

Minister’s Order No. 909.]

Special Books in Languages and Literature for Class C Certificate and Civil Service Senior Examinations, 1910 and 1911.

Education Department,
Wellington, 29th June, 1909.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Education Act, 1908,” and under “The Civil Service Act, 1908,” notice is hereby given that at the examination for Class C and at the Civil Service Senior Examination of January, 1910, and of January, 1911, the special books of which a knowledge will be required will be as follows:—

ENGLISH.—1910: Thackeray, “Esmond”; Shakspeare, “Merchant of Venice”; “Julius Cæsar.” In addition a knowledge of the period of literature, 1744–1800, will be required. [Note.—In lieu of the period of literature prescribed for 1910, a knowledge of the following special books may be substituted if desired: Goldsmith, “The Vicar of Wakefield” and “The Deserted Village”; Scott, “Waverley.”] 1911: Carlyle, “Sartor Resartus”; Milton, “Samson Agonistes”; Shelley, “Prometheus Unbound.” In addition a knowledge of the period of literature, 1800–1850, will be required. [Note.—In lieu of the special books and the period of literature prescribed for 1911, a knowledge of the following special books may be substituted if desired: Shakspeare, “Macbeth” and “Twelfth Night”; Carlyle, “Heroes and Hero-Worship”; Seeley, “Expansion of England”; Emerson, “Representative Men.”]

GREEK.—1910: Herodotus, VIII; Æschylus, “Prometheus.” 1911: Demosthenes, “Olynthiacs and Phil.,” I; Aristophanes, “Frogs.”

LATIN.—1910: Cicero, “De Officiis,” III; Virgil, “Æneid,” VIII. 1911: Cæsar, “Gallic War,” VII; Horace, “Epistles,” I.

FRENCH.—1910: Victor Hugo, “Quatre-vingt-treize”; Rousseau, “Contrat Social”; Corneille, “Polyeucte.” 1911: A. Daudet, “Petit Chose”; Victor Hugo, “Hernani”; Molière, “Misanthrope.”

GERMAN.—1910: Goethe, “Faust,” Part I; Lessing, “Minna von Barnheim”; Sudermann, “Frau Sorge.” 1911: Goethe, “Götz v. Berlichingen”; Schiller, “Jungfrau v. Orleans”; Fouqué, “Undine.”

ITALIAN.—1910: Manzoni, “I Promessi Sposi.” 1911: Fogazzaro, “Il Santo”; Amicis, “Carrozza di Tutti.”

SPANISH.—1910: Ayala, Campredón, and Eguilaz, “Teatro Moderno Español”; Trueba and La Quintana, “El Cid Campeador.” 1911: Galdós, “Trafalgar” (Pitt Press); Calderón, “Alcalde de Zalamea.”

MAORI.—No special books in Maori will be prescribed for the examination of 1910.

GEO. FOW LDS,
Minister of Education.

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 28th June, 1909.

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

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

BLENHEIM–WAIPARA RAILWAY.—WAIAU-UA BRIDGE CONTRACT.

Accepted.

Fraser, G. M., Hamilton .. .. 20,467 .4 0

Declined.

O’Connor, M., Wellington .. .. 20,961 19 0
Watson Rhodes and Son, Dunedin .. 21,415 16 8
Mouat, W. G., Greymouth .. .. 22,766 12 0
Anderson, J. and A., Christchurch .. 23,374 5 0
Porter, J., Christchurch .. .. 23,765 12 4

Fitzgerald and Bignell, Greymouth .. 23,870 9 4
McWilliams and Andrews, Wellington .. 23,915 10 9
Pearce, H., Christchurch .. .. 25,332 5 0
McLoughlin, P., and Co., Gisborne .. 26,870 0 0
Jamieson, J. and W., Christchurch .. 29,684 0 0
McLean, D., and Co., Wellington .. 31,200 0 0
Pearce, A., Kaiapoi .. .. .. 31,420 0 0

“Conscience Money” received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1909.

THE Minister of Finance directs me to acknowledge the receipt of 7s., forwarded to the Railway Department as “conscience money” to the Government by a person unknown.

ROBERT J. COLLINS,
Receiver-General.

Tender for Mail-service, Johnsonville–Ohariu.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 30th June, 1909.

ALTERNATIVE tenders are invited for the following services:—

Johnsonville and Ohariu, twice weekly.
Johnsonville and Ohariu, thrice weekly.
Johnsonville and Ohariu, daily.

Tenders are to be addressed to the Acting-Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, and will close on Saturday, 10th July. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

W. R. MORRIS,
Acting-Secretary.

“The Mutual Fire Insurance Act, 1908.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 29th June, 1909.

IN pursuance of section 58 of “The Mutual Fire Insurance Act, 1908,” a synopsis of the business of the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association as on the 31st March, 1909, is hereby published:—

Assets—
Amount of assessment on premium notes .. 228 13 1
Amount outstanding upon premium notes .. 3,771 4 8
Other amounts due .. .. .. 20 2 0

Liabilities—
Amount due to bank .. .. .. 150 10 3
Amount of policies in force .. .. 74,171 0 0

Income—
Amount received on premium notes .. 228 13 1
Amount of premium notes .. .. 3,999 17 9
Amount of income from other sources .. 41 14 2

Expenditure—
Amount of losses paid .. .. .. 0 1 0
Amount of expenses .. .. .. 104 1 1
Amount paid for reinsurances .. .. 42 1 0
Amount of rebates allowed .. .. 6 19 8

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

“The Mutual Fire Insurance Act, 1908.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1909.

IN pursuance of section 58 of “The Mutual Fire Insurance Act, 1908,” a synopsis of the business of the Otago Farmers’ Union Mutual Fire Insurance Association as on 31st March, 1909, is hereby published:—

Assets—
Amount of cash in hand and in bank .. 531 8 3
Amount of assessments on premium notes .. 618 11 9
Amount of outstanding premium notes .. 5,114 11 6
Other amounts due .. .. .. 34 13 4

Liabilities—
Amount of losses incurred .. .. Nil.
Amount of all other existing claims .. 55 0 4
Amount of policies in force .. .. 131,065 0 0

Income—
Amount received on premium notes .. 618 11 9
Amount of premium notes .. .. 5,733 3 3
Amount of interest received .. .. 10 14 2

Expenditure—
Amount of losses paid .. .. .. Nil.
Amount of expenses .. .. .. 174 6 10
Amount paid for reinsurances .. .. 174 6 6

A. A. K. DUNCAN,
Deputy Public Trustee.