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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ON SUGAR.
A bonus of one thousand pounds (£1,000) will be
given for the production of the first 125 tons of sugar,
manufactured in New Zealand, from beet grown in
the colony.

ON LINSEED OIL.
A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) will be
given for the production, by machinery permanently
established in New Zealand, of the first ten thousand
(10,000) gallons of oil, of good marketable quality,
from linseed grown in the colony.

ON OIL CAKE.
A bonus of one hundred pounds (£100) will be
given for the production of the first fifty tons of oil
cake, of good marketable quality, from linseed grown
in the colony.

ON STARCH.
A bonus of three hundred pounds (£300) will be
given on the first fifty tons of starch, manufactured
and shipped to an English
market, and for which a satisfactory certificate shall
be given by dealers or brokers in England that the
starch is of good marketable quality.

ON SILK.
A bonus of fifty per cent. on the value realized
for the first thousand pounds' (£1,000) worth of
cocoons of the silkworm, or silkworms' eggs, pro-
duced in the colony, to be paid on quantities of not
less value than fifty pounds (£50) nor more than
one hundred pounds (£100) produced by any one
person.

ON SULPHURIC ACID.
A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) per
annum will be given for three years in succession
for the production each year, by machinery esta-
blished in New Zealand, of not less than fifty tons
of sulphuric acid, of good marketable quality. The
producer to the satisfaction of the Colonial Secretary
of the first fifty tons, shall be also entitled to the
payments of the two following years if he fulfils the
conditions.

ON EARTHENWARE.
A bonus of two hundred and fifty pounds (£250)
will be given on the first £1,000 worth of household
earthenware manufactured in the colony, on proof
that it has been sold at such prices as to show that it
is of good marketable quality.

ON SUGAR-REFINING.
A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) will be
given for three years in succession for the refining
each year, by machinery established in New Zealand,
of not less than one hundred tons of cane sugar.
The establishment by which such refining is effected
must be what is ordinarily known as a sugar-refinery.
The firm refining the first one hundred tons of sugar,
and receiving the bonus, shall be also entitled to the
bonus of the two following years upon fulfilling the
conditions above named.

GUNPOWDER.
The Government are prepared to receive pro-
posals from any person willing to establish a factory
for the manufacture of blasting and sporting powder.
The proposer to state what amount of bonus he would
require to induce him to undertake the manufacture.
The place where the factory is to be erected to be
subject to the approval of the Government, the
plans and specifications of the building to be also
approved by Government.
All the internal fittings and the arrangements for
carrying on the manufacture of the gunpowder to
be subject to the inspection of an officer appointed
by the Government.

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CONDITIONS.
NOTICE of intention to claim any of the above
bonuses must be given in writing to the Colonial
Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1881.
The claim must be made before the 30th June,
1882.
The other conditions as to quantity, quality, and
value to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer
appointed for the purpose by the Government.
Further information and particulars may be
obtained by application at the Colonial Secretary's
Office.

THOMAS DICK.

Reward for the Recovery, &c., of Five Bars of Gold.

£1,000 REWARD.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 12th April, 1881.
WHEREAS a box containing five bars of gold,
weighing 1,255 ounces, valued at £5,000, was
stolen from a safe in possession of the Union Steam-
ship Company of New Zealand (Limited), between
the 5th and 13th November last, in transit from
Port Chalmers to Melbourne, the above reward is
offered by the said Company for such information as
shall lead to the conviction of the offender or
offenders, and recovery of the said property.
This is in lieu of the offer of reward of £500
previously issued.

THOMAS DICK,
(for the Minister of Justice.)

Notice to Mariners. -No. 13 of 1881.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th April, 1881.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Commodore Commanding the Australian
Station, is published for general information.

JOHN HALL,
(Minister acting for the Minister having
charge of the Marine Department.)

SOLOMON ISLANDS.
By H.M.S. "Emerald."
Savo Island.-Admiralty Chart No. 214. Referred
to position of Ferguson Island, Marau Sound. (No.
880.) Savo is placed 2' to the southward and 7' to
the westward of its actual position.

Florida Group: Barranago Harbour.-No. 214,
and rough plan by late J. St. C. Bower. This
anchorage is only fit for small craft, and, as the tides
run very strong, and there is no shelter from westerly
winds (north-west monsoon), and can be very little
in the south-east trade, it cannot be called a desirable
one under any circumstances.

Florida Group: Rock awash.-S. 73° E., one mile
and nine-twentieths from south point of Barranago
Island. No. 214, and rough plan by late J. St. C.
Bower. Always visible, and breaks even in fine
weather.

Florida Group: Nogu Island.-9° 11′ 30″ S., 160°
15' E. (approximate). No. 214. * Nogu Island is
about 70 feet high, about one mile long in an east
and west direction, and half a mile wide, surrounded
by reefs which extend 2 or 3 cables on its south side,
but for fully a mile on its west side.

Florida Group: Village of Raita.-No. 214. The
Village of Raita is about two miles and a half east of
Nogu Island. The coast in this vicinity may be
approached within half a mile. There is a flat-topped
rock about that distance north-west of village, which
is steep-to.

*Supposed to be Sesarga Island marked on the Admiralty chart.