THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 1084, 4 February 1879, Page 7

THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

The last * Gazette ' publishes additional regulations tin 'er the Salmon and Trout Act, 1867, by which anyone catching trout or salmon duting the close 3eason shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £100, unless he shall forthwith return jauch troufc or salmon alive to the same stream from which they were caught. Also a despatch from the Secretary of State notifying that the Queen has em* powered Q. M. Spencer to accept the pos ition of Consul -General for the United States in Australia, Tasmania, and NewZealand.

The following traffic returns on NewZealand Railways for the four weeks ending 14th December are published, and compai-ed with corresponding fovir weeks u\ 1877 :— Kaipara Section," 1878, £375 —1877, £331 ; Anckland, £3700 against £2160; Wellington, £2537 «gainst£l 117; VVanganui, £2540 against £824; New Plymouth, £430 against £360; Greymonth, £G59 -against £630; Westport, £208 ASAiimt.nil last year ; JSVson, £125 aeainst £446 ; Pioion, £384 against £342 ; Christcliun.h and Dunedin, £38.940 against £27,600 ; Inveresrgill, £4855 against £39 H) The following is a statement of «he mwip's and expenditure of the working railways during the financial year 1878 9 : Kec-i|»rs: Auckland, £21,425; KaL.aw, £2099: Napier, £12,273; Wei irgton, £11,065; Wanganui, £13.518: New Plymouth, £2447; G-rey mouth, £3831 ; Westport, £L 176; Nelson, £2.80; Pic ton. £2314; Christchnrch and Dunedin, £197,081; Jnvercargill, £23,280, T tal expenditure : Auckland, £19,293 ; Kaipara, £2234; Napier, £8532; Wellington, £7701; Wangunui, £9467; New Plymouth, £2438; Greymonth, £2161; Westport, £1540 ; Nelson, £26*28 ; Picton, £2289 ; Christchuich and Dunedin, £141,177; Invercargill, £20,580. Total number of miles open for traffic, 10C4.

The total number of money orders issued during the last quarter was 27,239, of the value of £98.595, against 24,128, of the value of £85,877, issued in corresponding quarter of 1877. The total number of money orders paid during the same peried was 19,733, of the value of £71,518, against 17,440, of the value of £63,969, in 1147. Total amount of deposits for the same periods was £181,840, agoinst £167,364; withdrawals, £192,082, against £151,639. Total imports for 1878, £8,755,663, against £6,973,418 in 1877 ; exports, £6,015,525, against £6,327,472. The amount of imports exceeds that of any previous year. The Custom revenue shows the following advances since 1871. —1n that year they were as follows: Dunedin, £194,522; Wellington, £56,923 ; Lyttelfcon, £l6,74l ; Auckland, £148,403. In 1878 : Dunedin, £371,357 ; Lyttelton, £240,461 ; Auckland, £224,987 ; Wellington. £200,816.

Tbe • Gazette ' to-day proclaims the 21st February to be a bank holiday in tbe City of Duuedin. It also contains an amecding notice of the Governor's assent to tbe construction of tbe Duntroon and Hakatv ramea Ba -lway. The notice of tbe 31st December incorrectly dtfined the suva and I'Ouudaii'S effect-/ d by i\v said milwa? •. It not fie-! the iippoinftmcut <<? Mr JT Rouse to b« Health Ofiin-r nt, Pori. Lvttefton, vice Dr Don ; Id res-ynnd.