THE GAZETTE

New Zealand Mail, Issue 936, 7 February 1890, Page 20

THE GAZETTE

Mr George Leslie, of Wellington, is appointed public valuer under Friendly Societies Act until the end of the present year. Mr D. F. G. Barclay has been authorised to act as licensed interpreter. Mr J. C. Anderson, tho younger, has been appointed a cadet in the Survey Department. Captains W. P. Cole, R.. J. Collins, C. D. Mackintosh, W. H S. Moorhouse, and H. J. Williams have been appointed additional trustees of the Wellington Volunteer Drillshed. Mr W. H. Levin has resigned his position of trustee of the Drillshed. Mr F. Moran, of Wellington, has resigned his appointment as Justice of the P Mr J.R. Appelberg, of Wellington, has been granted naturalisation papers The Marine Department have received a copy of the British Act to amend the laws relating to the use of flags in the British merchant service. The importation of sheep into New South Wales is again prohibited. Messrs W. Brown and R. J. Kitto, of Wellington, have applied for a patent for improvements in the manufacture of felt hats. Mr J. G. Dudeck, of Wellington, has applied for a patent for improvements in straining wire and wire fencing. A list of the officiating ministers under the Marriage Act is published. A register of qualified medical men in New Zealand is published. A dentists’ register of New Zealand is published. SHIPPING returns. The number of vessels entered inward at New Zealand ports during the quarter ending the 31st December, 1889, was 203 —l2B sailing and 75 steaming vessels. The numbers for the four principal port 3 were—Auckland, 63 ; Wellington, 33 ; Lyttelton, 23 ; Dunedin, 20. There were decreases shown at Auckland (8), Lyttelton (3), and Dunedin (10) as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1888, while Wellington showed an increase of 10. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. The total value of the imports at the several ports o< the Colony for the quarter ending December 31, 1889, amounted to LJ,670.610, and for the corresponding quarter of 1888 L 1,493,957, showing an increase of L 176,653. The total value of the exports for the quarter ending December 31, 1889, amounted to L 2,409,606, and for the corresponding quarter of 1888 L 2,055,328, showing an increase of L 354,278.