300

5. The Iron in respect of which any bonus is claimed will be examined by an officer to be appointed by the Government, who may require the production of bond fide account sales of quantities not less than 100 tons weight, showing that such Iron has been sold at a fair market price as Pig Iron.

STEEL.—Bonus of £1000.

For the production in New Zealand of 100 tons weight of marketable Steel from Magnetic or Titaniferous Iron Sand or Iron Ore.

Conditions.

1. Notice must be given to the Colonial Secretary of the intention to claim this bonus before the 30th June, 1873.

2. The claim for payment of the bonus must be made before 30th June, 1874.

3. The bonus will be paid to the producer who effects the first bond fide sale of the above quantity of Steel at a fair market price.

SUGAR.—Bonus of £2000.

For the production of 250 tons of Sugar manufactured from Beetroot in New Zealand.

Conditions.

1. Notice of the intention to claim this bonus must be given to the Colonial Secretary before 31st December, 1873.

2. Claims for payment of the bonus to be sent in before 30th June, 1875.

3. The bonus will be paid to the producer who first effects a bond fide sale of the amount of Sugar specified.

PAPER.—Bonus of £2500.

For the production of 100 tons of Printing Paper, manufactured in New Zealand, by Machinery.

Conditions.

1. Notice of the intention to claim this bonus must be given to the Colonial Secretary before 31st January, 1873.

2. The Paper must be made by machinery, permanently established and working in the Colony.

3. Claims for payment of the bonus must be sent in before 31st December, 1874.

4. The bonus will be paid to the producer who effects the first bond fide sale of the amount of Printing Paper specified.

FISH.—Bonus of 4s. Per Cwt.

This bonus will be paid on Cured Fish, dry or pickled, exported from the Colony for consumption abroad.

Conditions.

1. The bonus will be paid to the producer on the production of account sales showing that the Fish has been sold out of the Colony for fair market value.

2. The exporter to enter into a bond not to reland in the Colony any fish on which a bonus has been paid.

3. The bonus may be claimed on all Fish exported between 1st November, 1872, and 1st November, 1879, and is to be paid out of any moneys appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.

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

JOHN HALL.

THE Business of Saddlers’ Ironmonger, and Wholesale Saddler, hitherto carried on by Mr. JOHN SUFFIELD, in the City of Christchurch, has been transferred to Mr. FREDERICK BARKER, now of Christchurch, by whom the same will, in future, be carried on. All debts due in connection with the late business will be paid by Mr. Barker, by whom, also, all accounts will be received.

Dated first December, 1872.

JOHN SUFFIELD.
FREDERICK BARKER.

Witness: F. J. GARRICK.

RETURN of BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, and DEATHS in the Christchurch District, for the Month ending 30th November, 1872:—

CHRISTCHURCH:

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the Lyttelton Times Office, Gloucester Street, by WILLIAMS, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government.