MAR. 9.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 383

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
(for the Under-Secretary.)

Resident Magistrate, &c., resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th March, 1882.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
FRANK GUINNESS, Esq., J.P.,
of all his appointments in the Civil Service of the
colony, as from the 30th November, 1881.
THOMAS DICK.

Resignation of Officer Commanding Wanganui, Patea,
and Rangitikei Militia and Volunteer Districts.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 27th February, 1882.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by Major Maillard Noake,
New Zealand Militia, of the command of the under-
mentioned Militia and Volunteer districts :-
The Wanganui District.
The Patea District.
The Rangitikei District.
Resignation to date from the 28th February, 1882.
JOHN BRYCE.

Bonuses on Colonial Industries.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st February, 1882.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following bonuses
will be paid on articles produced in the Colony
of New Zealand, as under:-

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 or any
other root or plant grown in the colony.

STARCH.
A bonus of three hundred pounds (£300) will be
given on the first 50 tons of starch, manufactured
in the colony, which shall be 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.

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.

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 Zea-
land, of not less than 100 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 100 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.

Conditions.
Notice of intention to claim any of the above
bonuses must be given in writing to the Colonial
Secretary not later than the 30th June, 1882.
The claim must be made before the 31st Decem-
ber, 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.

IRON.
A bonus of one thousand pounds (£1,000) will be
given for the production, in New Zealand, of 300
tons of pig-iron, of marketable quality, from ore pro-
duced in New Zealand.

Conditions.

1. The bonus not to be given for any quantity less
   than 100 tons.
2. Notice of the intention to erect ironworks and
   claim the bonus must be given to the Colonial Secre-
   tary before the 31st December, 1882.
3. The bonus must be claimed before the 31st De-
   cember, 1883.
4. In the event of more than one claimant giving
   such notice, not more than seven-tenths of the bonus
   may be claimed by the first producer, and not more
   than three-tenths by the second producer; but if
   only one claimant becomes a producer on the above
   conditions, he may claim the whole of the bonus.
5. The iron in respect of which any bonus is
   claimed, and the ore from which it is manufactured,
   will be examined by an officer to be appointed by the
   Government, who may require the production of
   bona fide account sales of quantities not less than
   100 tons weight, showing that such iron has been
   sold at a fair market price as pig-iron.
   THOMAS DICK.

Notice to Trustees in Bankruptcy and others.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 27th February, 1882.
THE attention of Trustees in Bankruptcy and
others is directed to the fact that the cost of
prosecuting fraudulent bankrupts is, by "The Fraudu-
lent Debtors Act, 1876," and "The Debtors and
Creditors Act, 1876," made a first charge on the
estates.
THOMAS DICK.

Notice to Mariners. No. 6 of 1882.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1882.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Secretary for Harbours and Navigation,
Melbourne, is published for general information.
THOMAS DICK.