JULY 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 963

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.

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.

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.

BUTTER OR CHEESE.
A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) will be
given for the first 25 tons of butter or the first 50
tons of cheese (produced in a factory worked on the
American principle, and to which factory any farmer,
subject to certain conditions, may send his milk),
which shall be exported from New Zealand, and sold
at such prices in a foreign market as shall show that
the articles are of fair quality.

MEAT.
A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) will be
given on the first 100 tons of fresh meat exported
from New Zealand in vessels fitted with refrigerating
machinery. Such meat must have been collected in
a refrigerating chamber in this colony, and must
have been landed in Europe in sound marketable
condition.

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.

Approving and appointing Bonding Warehouse.
CUSTOMS.-In exercise of the powers in me for
this purpose vested by "The Customs Regula-
tion Act, 1858," I, the Commissioner of Customs, do
hereby approve and appoint the under-mentioned
warehouse, viz. :-
Port of Lyttelton.
The cellar of a brick and stone building, situate on
part of Town Section 748, Hereford Street, Christ-
church, to be known as
WILKIN'S BOND,
-to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under
bond.
Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
twenty-second day of July, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-one.
JOHN HALL,
Commissioner of Customs.

Commissioner's Order No. 145.]
Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Con-
veyance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels,
&c., on the New Zealand Railways.
IN accordance with the By-laws for the New Zea-
land Railways, fixed by Order in Council dated
the 6th January, 1881, the following alterations and
additions to the rates for the conveyance, delivery,
and storage of goods, parcels, &c., on all the New
Zealand Railways, are hereby declared to be fixed
and to come into force from the 1st August, 1881.
All articles intended for the Industrial Exhibition
to be held at Invercargill during 1881 shall be con-
veyed free over all the New Zealand Government
Railways, provided that, in the event of such ex-
hibits being sold, the railway charges shall be paid
by the consignor. The packages must be clearly and
legibly marked by exhibitors, "For Invercargill In-
dustrial Exhibition."

PART III.-GOODS.
Class E.-Agricultural Produce.
The regulation, "Class E, ex ship, will be charged
as Class D," is hereby cancelled.

PART IV.
GREYMOUTH SECTION.
Goods A, B, C, D, E.
The rate for ships' goods, Classes A, B, C, D, is
hereby cancelled, and the following substituted in lieu
thereof: Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, will be
charged as Class A. Maximum rate, 5s. per ton.

Class K.-Timber.
The local rate for timber is hereby cancelled, and
the following substituted in lieu thereof: Timber
will be charged 9d. per 100 superficial feet.

Shunting Wagons.
Shunting wagons from the Greymouth Station-yard
to Foundry will be charged 5s. per wagon. Minimum
charge, £1.

Ships' Ballast.
Receiving and discharging ships' ballast will be
charged 1s. per ton. Minimum charge, £1.

PICTON SECTION.
Goods A, B, C, D, E.
The local rates for goods, Classes A, B, C, D, E,
and flax, are hereby cancelled, and the following sub-
stituted in lieu thereof:--
Ships' goods, Classes A, B, C, D, from Picton, will
be charged as Class B. Maximum charge, including
wharfage, loading, and unloading, 7s. 6d. per ton,
weight or measurement, according to ships' bill of
lading.