40 AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

received in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown, at
12:45 p.m., 21st February, 1871. R. B. 826.
The Alburnia Gold Mining Company, Registered;
applied for by Walter Sully; 15 years’ lease of
12 acres, bounded by the “North Devon”,
“Bendigo Independent,” “Star of the South”,
“Whau,” and “Rose and Shamrock” Claims,
situate at Moanatairi Creek, Karaka Block,
known as “Alburnia” and “Success” Claims;
Application received in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown at 10:40 p.m., 23rd February, 1871.
R.B. 827.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IT is hereby notified that a Lease has been refused
to the Applicants specified in the Schedule here-
under, and that the land therein mentioned, in so far
as not otherwise legally occupied, is now open for
occupation.
Plan may be seen at the Engineer’s Office, Grahamstown.

Thomas B. Gillies,
Superintendent.
28th February, 1871.

SCHEDULE.
WILLIAM FOUGHEY, for self and James Garvey; 15
years’ lease of about 7 acres at Tararu; bounded
on the South by the “Vulcan,” and on the other
sides by unoccupied ground; known as the “New
Year’s Gift” Claim.—Application (R.B. 510)
dated 9th January, 1871.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IT is hereby notified that the Mining Leases named
in the Schedule hereunder have been surrendered,
and that so much of the ground therein specified as
is not comprised in a Lease to the BANK OF NEW
ZEALAND Gold Mining Company, Registered, dated
the 17th February, 1871, is now open for occupation.
Plans may be seen at the Engineer’s Office, Grahamstown.

Thomas B. Gillies,
Superintendent.
28th February, 1871.

SCHEDULE.
THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND Gold Mining Company,
Registered; 15 years’ lease of 6 acres and 3 roods,
20 men’s ground, situate on the Alabama Creek,
Karaka Creek, adjoining the “Tidal Wave” and
“Alabama and Sacramento” Claims; lease dated
14th April, 1870; surrendered 12th January, 1871.

THOMAS JEWITT; 15 years’ lease of 1 acre, 3 roods,
27 perches, 6 men’s ground, situate near the
Alabama Creek, Karaka Block, adjoining the
“Tidal Wave” Claim; known as “The Monarch”
Claim; lease dated 30th May, 1870; surrendered
12th January, 1871.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 27th February, 1871.

I HEREBY notify that the Chairman of the Board
of Highway Trustees for the ALBERTLAND NORTH
District has reported in writing to the Superintendent the election of
Mr. J. G. BUDDING
as a Highway Trustee for that District, in the place
of Mr. M. W. Armstrong, resigned.

Hugh H. Lusk,
Provincial Secretary.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 27th February, 1871.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with the
provisions of “The Highways Act, 1871,” that
a certified copy of the Assessment List for the
Town of ONEHUNGA
Highway District has been forwarded to this Office.

Hugh H. Lusk,
Provincial Secretary.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 27th February, 1871.

THE names of the undermentioned persons, appointed Collectors of Rates for the Highway
Districts set opposite their respective names, have
been reported to this Office:

PIRONGIA—EDWARD G. McMINN.
PUKEKARORO—THOMAS BROWNE HANNAFORD.
ALBERTLAND NORTH—EVAN RICHARDS, Junr.

Hugh H. Lusk,
Provincial Secretary.

[Extract from page 80 of New Zealand Gazette, No.
8, February 4, 1871.]

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1871.

IN compliance with recommendations contained in
the Reports of the Flax Commission Committee,
and of the Joint Committee on Colonial Industries,
to the effect that “premiums not exceeding in the
whole £500 should be granted for the encouragement
of Sericulture in the Colony,” and that the develop-
ment of certain industrial pursuits would often be
best promoted by the offer of a bonus on production,
the following Rewards are offered, subject to the
undermentioned conditions:

A bonus of 50 per cent. on the value realised is
offered for the production of the first £1,000 worth
of cocoons of the silkworm or eggs of the silkworm
produced in the Colony, to be paid in quantities of
not less than £50 or more than £100 produced
by any one person.

To any person or persons who shall manufacture,
within the Colony, from New Zealand flax—

For the first 500 reams of Printing Paper, a sum
of £400; and a further sum of £250 for the first 500
reams of Packing Paper; and the like sum for the
first 10,000 yards of Scrim-cloth suitable for covering
flax bales.

CONDITIONS.

The required quantity of each article to be com-
pleted before the 30th June, 1872.

The weight of each ream of printing paper to be
not less than 30 lbs., of each ream of packing paper
not less than 40 lbs., and of each piece of scrim-cloth
of 100 yards in length and double width, not less
than 30 lbs.

The rewards will be paid on the certificate of an
officer to be appointed by the Government that the
above conditions have been complied with.

W. GISBORNE.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland by JONES & TONKS,
Wellesley-street, Auckland, Printers for the time being to the Provincial Government.