MAY 5.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 507

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.

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.

New Silver Coin obtainable for Old Coin at all the
various Banks.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1881.

THE Government having recently imported a
quantity of new Silver Coin of all denominations,
with a view to the withdrawal of worn silver coin
from circulation in the colony, it is notified for
general information that new coin will be given in
exchange for worn coin on application at any of the
branches of the under-mentioned Banks, viz. :-
The Bank of New Zealand.
The National Bank of New Zealand (Limited).
The Colonial Bank of New Zealand.
The Bank of New South Wales.
The Union Bank of Australia (Limited).
The Bank of Australasia.
JAMES C. GAVIN,
Secretary to the Treasury.

Special Rules under "The Regulation of Mines
Act, 1874."

Mines Department,
Wellington, 26th April, 1881.

THE under-mentioned special rules, to be observed
at the Alexandra Coal Mine, Otago, are pub-
lished in accordance with the provisions of section 31
of "The Regulation of Mines Act, 1874."
JOHN HALL,
(for the Minister of Mines.)

The penalties for the violation of any special rules
established under "The Regulation of Mines Act,
1874," and for offences against the Act, are provided
for in sections 22 to 28, in Part VI.

SPECIAL RULES.

1. No officer in a place of trust shall depute
   another person to do his work without the sanction
   of his superior; and no person in a place of trust
   shall absent himself without having previously ob-
   tained the permission of his superior officer for his
   term of absence.

2. Intoxicating drinks shall not be allowed in or
   about the mine without the consent of the Manager,
   and then only in cases of necessity; and no person
   in a state of intoxication shall be allowed to be in or
   about the mine.

MANAGER.

3. The Manager shall take all reasonable means
   for carrying out the requirements of the Act and
   special rules, by publishing and, to the best of his
   power, enforcing them. He shall be responsible for
   the appointment of a sufficient number of competent
   persons to carry out the requirements of the Act
   and the special rules, and also to see that the work-
   ing of the mine is carried on with all reasonable pro-
   visions for the safety of the persons employed.

4. The Manager shall see that an adequate amount
   of ventilation is constantly produced in the mine, to
   dilute and render harmless noxious gases to such an
   extent that the working-places of the shafts, levels,
   stables, and workings of the mine, and the travelling
   roads to and from such working-places, shall, so far
   as is reasonably practicable, be in a fit state for
   working and passing therein.

5. The Manager shall see that an ample supply of
   timber, props, sprags, and other requisite materials
   are always on the premises, and that the same are
   distributed. He shall see that the roof and the sides
   in all working-places are properly secured by the
   persons working in them, and that the roof and sides
   of every travelling road be made and kept secure.

6. Where a place is likely to contain a dangerous
   accumulation of water, the Manager shall see that
   the working approaching such place does not exceed
   eight feet in width, and that there is constantly kept
   at a sufficient distance, not being less than five yards
   in advance, at least one bore-hole near the centre of
   the working, and sufficient flank bore-holes on each
   side.

7. The Manager shall see that the air-ways and
   air-crossings are kept properly opened, and shall