THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 969

Appointment in the Surveyor-General's Department.

General Survey Office,
Wellington, 27th June, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

CLARENCE FANE THOMPSON, Esq.,

to be a Draftsman in the Surveyor-General's
Department. The appointment to date from the
11th June, 1878.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister of Lands.

Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Con-
veyance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels,
&c., on all the New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with the By-laws for the New Zea-
land Railways, fixed by Order in Council, dated
the 17th day of April, 1877, the following alterations
to the rates for the conveyance, delivery, and storage
of goods, parcels, &c., on all the New Zealand Rail-
ways are hereby declared to be fixed. To take effect
from the 8th day of July, 1878:-

CRANAGE.

Cranage to be charged at sixpence (6d.) per ton.
No additional charge will be made for fetching the
crane.

Dated this 3rd day of July, 1878.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister for Public Works.

£10,000 Bonus.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 22nd April, 1878.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in terms of a reso-
lution of the House of Representatives, the
Government of New Zealand will pay, by way of
bonus, the sum of five thousand pounds (£5,000) to
any individual or company who shall first produce
not less than five hundred (500) tons of marketable
sugar from beet grown and manufactured in the
North Island. Also that a like sum of five thousand
pounds (£5,000) will be paid to any individual or
company who shall first produce not less than five
hundred (500) tons of marketable sugar from beet
grown and manufactured in the Middle Island.
Such bonus to be paid upon its being duly certified
by the Commissioner of Crown Lands of the district
within which the sugar shall have been produced,
and by the Chairman of the nearest Chamber of
Commerce, that the minimum quantity hereinbefore
mentioned has been so produced, and is of market-
able quality: Provided further that such certificates
shall have been presented at the Colonial Treasury
within three years of the date above written.

J. MACANDREW,
Minister of Lands.

Government Life Insurance Office opened.

Government Insurance Office,
Wellington, 1st July, 1878.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Post Office at
the under-mentioned place has been opened as
a Government Life Insurance Office:-

WHANGAROA, County of Mongonui.

CHARLES HEAPHY,
Commissioner.

Sheep Inspector's Notice.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1878.

NOTICE has been received from the Inspector of
Sheep for the Wanganui District that he has
cancelled the clean certificate of Messrs. Morton and
Lupton, of Waverley, for the whole of their flock of
1,700 sheep, from the 28th May last.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations
made under that Act for the granting of leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant a lease of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicant specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating
the grounds of objection, must be made in writing,
and lodged with the Warden at Lawrence, on or before
the 26th day of July, 1878.

Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Lawrence.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANT: Thomas Brydone. Style under which
it is intended to conduct the business: "Thomas
Brydone." Five acres, at Tuapeka East, in the
Tuapeka Mining District.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this
twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Leases to be granted.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regulations
made under that Act for the granting of leases for
gold-mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is
intended to grant leases of Crown lands for gold-
mining purposes to the applicants specified in the
annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objec-
tions against such leases.

Objections to the granting of such leases, stating the
grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and
lodged with the Warden at Riverton, on or before
the 15th day of July, 1878.

Copy of the applications made and plans annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Riverton.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICANTS: Michael Fitzgerald and Co. Style
under which it is intended to conduct the business:
"Princess of Wales Quartz-Mining Company."
400 by 200 yards, in the Longwood Mining District.

Applicants: John Butler and Co. Style under
which it is intended to conduct the business: "Kron
Prinz Reefing Company." 400 by 200 yards, in the
Longwood Mining District.

Applicants: John Goodwin and Co. Style under
which it is intended to conduct the business: "Royal
Standard Reefing Company." 400 by 200 yards, in
the Longwood Mining District.