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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 170

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DUNEDIN AND PORT CHALMERS TO MILTON AND BENHAR.
(Page 90.)

White-lead, Cornish stone, flint, calcined bone, baryta,
manganese, borax, metallic oxides, and other raw materials
used in the manufacture of earthenware, Dunedin or Port
Chalmers to Milton, or Benhar, will be charged Class D.

DUNEDIN TO MILTON, BALCLUTHA, WAITAHUNA, AND
LAWRENCE. (Page 90.)

Goods of Classes A and B, from Dunedin to Milton, Bal-
clutha, Waitahuna, and Lawrence, will be charged as Class C.
Small lots of goods of Classes A, B, and C, from Dunedin
to Milton, Balclutha, Waitahuna, and Lawrence, will be
charged pro rata at the Class C rates, instead of under Regu-
lation 2, Part III. Minimum charge, 9d. The charge for
small lots of other classes of goods is not to exceed the charge
for small lots of Class C goods.

DUNEDIN AND INVERCARGILL. (Page 90.)

Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D.

Cancel “18s. per ton.”
Insert—Goods of A, B, and C will be charged Class D.

Threshing-machines, Reapers-and-binders, &c.

Cancel “30s. per ton,” and insert “Class C.”

As witness my hand this 14th day of November, 1917

W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Railways

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Alterations in Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in force
upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

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IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me
under the Government Railways Act, 1908, and its
amendments, I, William Herbert Herries, Minister of Rail-
ways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale
of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand
Government Railways open for traffic, such alterations to
come into force on and after the 25th day of November, 1917.

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PART I.—PASSENGERS.

GENERAL FARES AND REGULATIONS AND LOCAL FARES AND
REGULATIONS.

ALL passenger fares in force on the 25th day of November,
1917, with the undermentioned exceptions, will on and after
that date, and until further notice, be increased by one penny
for every shilling or fraction of a shilling contained therein.

Exceptions.

Ordinary season tickets (Regulation 18) on recognized
suburban lines as shown on page 21 of Tariff.
Fares for military forces.
Fares for weekly twelve-trip tickets.
Fares for workers’ weekly tickets.

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, ETC.

All charges for parcels, luggage, bicycles, horses, carriages,
motor-cars, dogs, &c., in force on the 25th day of November,
1917, with the undermentioned exceptions, will on and after
that date, and until further notice, be increased ten per
centum, the minimum increase to be one penny.

Exceptions.

Tabulated parcel rates.
Checked luggage.
Lost luggage.
Left luggage.
Left parcels.
Bread.
Flour.
Fresh fish.
Fresh meat.
Fresh milk.
Tea.
Sugar.

PARTS III AND IV.—GOODS RATES.

All charges, general and local, for conveyance of goods and
live-stock, and all charges for haulage, handling, storage, de-
murrage, &c., in force on the 25th day of November, 1917,
will on and after that date, and until further notice, be in-
creased ten per centum; minimum increase one penny.

Exceptions.

Bread.
Flour.
Fresh fish.
Fresh meat.
Fresh milk.
Tea.
Sugar.
Wheat.
Timber.
Trucks for conveyance of
mails (Regulation 31).

PART VI.—WHARVES.

All charges in operation in respect to railway wharves on
the 25th day of November, 1917, with the exception of
charges on bread, flour, fresh fish, fresh meat, fresh milk,
tea, sugar, wheat, timber, and charges for ships working over-
time, will on and after that date, and until further notice, be
increased ten per centum; minimum increase one penny.

LAKE WAKATIPU STEAMERS.

All fares on Lake Wakatipu steamers in force on the 25th
day of November, 1917, will on and after that date, and until
further notice, be increased by one penny for every shilling
or fraction of a shilling contained therein.

All charges in operation in respect to the Lake Wakatipu
steamer service on the 25th day of November, 1917, will on
and after that date, and until further notice, be increased
ten per centum; minimum increase one penny.

Exceptions.

Bread.
Flour.
Fresh fish.
Fresh meat.
Fresh milk.
Tea.
Sugar.
Wheat.
Timber.

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The charges above provided for will be in addition to the
charges set out in Gazette No. 109, of the 16th September,
1915.

As witness my hand this 14th day of November, 1917.

W. H. HERRIES,
Minister of Railways.

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Notice to Persons in whom is vested Ecclesiastical Authority
over Religious Bodies.

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Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1917.

THE attention of the persons or person within the
Dominion of New Zealand in whom is vested ecclesi-
astical authority over any of the religious bodies enumerated
in the Third Schedule annexed to an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand intituled the Marriage Act,
1908, and of all other persons concerned, is directed to the
11th section of the above-mentioned Act, requiring the
several ecclesiastical authorities as aforesaid to send in to
the Registrar-General, in the month of December in every
year, a correct list of their Officiating Ministers within the
meaning of the Marriage Act, 1908, of each of the said
religious bodies.

The following are the religious bodies above referred to:—
The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly
called the Church of England.
The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Roman Catholic Church.
The Methodist Church of New Zealand.
All Congregational Independents.
Baptists.
The Lutheran Church.
All Hebrew Congregations.
The Society of Friends.

In default of any person having ecclesiastical authority
over any of the religious bodies named above, the name of
the Officiating Minister of any congregation of such religious
body may be certified to by two recognized office-bearers
thereof.

A minister of religion not connected with any of the afore-
said bodies must send to the Registrar-General in the month
of December in each year a certificate signed—
(a.) By the recognized head in New Zealand of the
religious body to which he belongs; or
(b.) By two duly recognized ministers of such religious
body; or
(c.) By ten adult members thereof, who append to
their signatures their description as being such
members, declaring that such minister is their
Officiating Minister, the said signatures and
descriptions being attested by some person who
shall verify the signatures to the certificate as
the genuine signatures of the persons whose they
purport to be, by a statutory declaration signed
by such person and appended to the certificate.

Neglect in sending the certificate will deprive the minister
of his status as an Officiating Minister under the Marriage
Act.

N.B.—It is requested that the Christian names and the
addresses of the several ministers may be specified in the
lists sent in to the Registrar-General.

In order to obviate the necessity for further inquiry, it is
also requested that the reason for omitting the name of any
minister be stated (such as on account of death, absence
from New Zealand, or as the case may be).

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.