SEPT. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1197

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 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.

Tenders.
Public Works Office,
Wellington, 15th September, 1881.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenderers is published for general information.
JOHN HALL,
Minister acting for the Minister for
Public Works.

CANTERBURY INTERIOR MAIN LINE—WAIMAKA-
RIRI GORGE CONTRACT No. 1.—FORMATION
ONLY.
Accepted.
Grigg and Guild, Tinwald £ s. d.
2,487 14 3
Declined.
R. Johnston, Waikari ... 2,536 6 6
J. Farmer, Christchurch ... 2,546 10 0
J. Henderson, Lyttelton ... 2,929 0 0
Davidson and Conyers, Dunedin ... 3,031 11 0
Fraser and Co., Dunedin ... 3,684 14 0

Branches registered under "The Friendly Societies
Act, 1877."
Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1881.
THE under-mentioned Lodges are registered as
branches of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand
of the Independent Order of Good Templars, under
"The Friendly Societies Act, 1877," this 19th day of
September, 1881 :-

Name of Lodge. No. Where Situated.
St. Andrews ... 41 Christchurch.
Welcome Retreat 44 Geraldine.
Loyal Marine 70 Nelson.
Union of Otago Temple 2 Dunedin.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Gold Fields Notices.
Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.
IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regula-
tions 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 applicants 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 29th day of September, 1881.
Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Lawrence.

SCHEDULE.
APPLICANTS: Robert Grieve and James Chalmers.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the
business: "The Try Again Quartz-Mining Company."
9 acres 3 roods 16 perches, in the Tuapeka Mining
District, Section 5, Block XI., Table Hill.
Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this
twelfth day of September, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-one.
J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Gold-Mining Lease to be granted.
IN conformity with the thirty-seventh section of
"The Mines Act, 1877," and with the regula-
tions 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 applicants 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 Lyell on or before
the 10th day of October, 1881.
Copy of the application made and plan annexed
may be seen at the Warden's Office at Lyell.

SCHEDULE.
APPLICANTS: William Morris and Robert Perkins.
Style under which it is intended to conduct the
business: "Why Not Sluicing Company." 5 acres,
White's Flat, Central Buller, in the Nelson South-
west Mining District.
Given under my hand, at Nelson, this sixteenth
day of September, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-one.
ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,
(Holding delegated powers.)

Agricultural Lease refused.
IT is hereby notified that a lease in respect of the
under-mentioned certificate, issued under the