MAR. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1175

Liabilities. £ s. d.
By Amount due depositors .. .. .. 41,092 4 3
Balance .. .. .. 3,645 4 4
£44,737 8 7

R. H. BRODRICK, Manager.

We do hereby certify that to the best of our belief the above is a true and correct statement of the assets and liabilities of the Invercargill Savings-bank on the 31st December, 1910.

JOSEPH STOCK, Vice-President.
ROBT. TAPPER,
HENRY WILSON,
JOHN MATHESON,
FRED. W. WADE,
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Trustees.
P. S. BRODIE,
C. J. BROAD,
P. L. GILKISON,

New Plymouth Savings-bank Balance-sheet for 1910.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure of the New Plymouth Savings-bank for the Year ending the 31st December, 1910:—

RECEIPTS. £ s. d.
To Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 1,042 17 6
Post-Office Savings-Bank .. .. 821 9 4
Bank of New Zealand, Deposit Account .. 700 0 0
Depositors .. .. .. 9,290 15 2
Depositors (interest credited) .. .. 918 11 9
Mortgages paid off .. .. .. 1,690 0 0
Interest on mortgages .. .. .. 1,500 11 4
Interest on Post-Office Deposit .. .. 26 2 7
£15,990 7 8

EXPENDITURE. £ s. d.
By Bank of New Zealand .. .. .. 974 1 0
Post-Office Savings-bank .. .. 847 11 11
Bank of New Zealand, deposit at call .. 700 0 0
Depositors .. .. .. 8,464 8 7
Depositors (interest placed to credit) .. 918 11 9
Loans granted on mortgage .. .. 3,700 0 0
Trustees .. .. .. 48 0 0
Audit .. .. .. 8 8 0
Management charges .. .. .. 329 6 5
£15,990 7 8

BALANCE-SHEET of the New Plymouth Savings-bank as on the 31st December, 1910.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
By Depositors (917) .. .. .. 26,132 16 1
Balance, Profit and Loss Account .. .. 2,687 11 1
£28,820 7 2

ASSETS. £ s. d.
To Deposit Post-Office Savings-Bank .. 847 11 11
Deposit Bank of New Zealand (at call) .. 700 0 0
Balance Bank of New Zealand (current account) .. .. 974 1 0
Securities (including reserve of £1,850) .. 25,945 0 0
Office furniture .. .. .. 19 10 3
Accrued interest .. .. .. 334 4 0
£28,820 7 2

PAUL C. MORTON, Manager.
H. WESTON, Vice-President.
A. SHUTTLEWORTH,
R. COOK,
W. L. NEWMAN,
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Trustees.

I certify that I have examined the books and vouchers of the New Plymouth Savings-bank for the year ended 31st December, 1910, also deeds of mortgage and insurance policies; and I further certify that the above balance-sheet is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the bank’s affairs as shown by the books of the bank. All my requirements as Auditor have been complied with.

C. T. MILLS, Public Accountant.
New Plymouth, 21st February, 1911.

Bonus on Mineral Oil produced in New Zealand.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 21st December, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of £10,000 will be paid for the production of mineral oil as under:—

1. (a.) £2,500 to be paid on proof being submitted that not less than 250,000 gallons of marketable crude oil has been won.
   (b.) £2,500 to be paid on proof being submitted that not less than 500,000 gallons of marketable crude oil has been won.
   (c.) £2,500 to be paid on proof being submitted that not less than 1,000,000 gallons of marketable crude oil has been won.
   (d.) The balance of £2,500 to be paid to the person or company who first produces by his or its own refining plant 500,000 gallons of refined mineral oil.
   “Marketable crude oil” shall contain not less than 90 per cent. of products (excluding water) which can be obtained by distillation.
   “Refined mineral oil” may include benzine, petrol, kerosene, or lubricating-oils.
   The illuminating-oil in the refined state to have a specific gravity of 0·814 to 0·830, and a flashpoint of not less than 83° Fahr. by the Abel closed test.
2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must be given in writing to the Minister of Mines not later than 31st March, 1912.
3. The claim must be made and the conditions duly fulfilled on or before the 31st March, 1915.
4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions under any of the headings (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall be the recipient of the bonus payable under that heading. The oil must in each case be produced from the well or wells of one proprietary only.
5. All conditions as to quantity, quality, priority, and value to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government.
6. This offer cancels the offer dated the 1st June, 1909, and appearing in the New Zealand Gazette.

R. MCKENZIE,
Minister of Mines.

Officiating Ministers for 1911.—Notice No. 12.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th March, 1911.

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

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend Reginald Finn.

Primitive Methodist Connexion.
The Reverend F. Frost.
The Reverend Norman Hyde.

Salvation Army.
Adjutant Walter Reid Home.
Adjutant Donald Macaulay.

Auckland People’s Mission.
Mr. Alexander James Black.

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1911.—Notice No. 13.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th March, 1911.

AT the request of the Ecclesiastical Head of the Primitive Methodist Connexion the name of the undermentioned has been removed from the list of Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act, 1908, for the year 1911:—

Primitive Methodist Connexion.
The Reverend Archibald Armstrong.

W. W. COOK,
Deputy Registrar-General.