1692
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 124

His Honour Sir James Prendergast, Chief Justice,
His Honour Mr. Justice Johnston,
His Honour Mr. Justice Richmond,
His Honour Mr. Justice Gillies, and
His Honour Mr. Justice Williams
to be Judges in Bankruptcy.

Edwd. T. Conolly.

Trust Commissioner resigned.

Native Office,
Wellington, 24th November, 1883.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of

Thomas Windle Parker, Esq.,
as Trust Commissioner under the Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act.

Wm. Rolleston,
(for the Native Minister.)

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1883.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons, viz.:

Bonuses on Colonial Industries.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1883.

Notice is hereby given that the following bonuses will be paid on articles produced in the Colony of New Zealand, as under:—

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, produced 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.

MANGANEISEN AND MANGANESE-BRONZE.

A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) will be given for the first two thousand five hundred pounds’ (£2,500) worth of manganese, and a similar bonus for a like amount of manganese-bronze, produced in the colony from New Zealand ores, and sold at a fair market price in a foreign market.

MARBLE.

A bonus of three hundred pounds (£300) will be given for the first fifteen hundred pounds (£1,500) worth of New Zealand marble exported from the colony, and sold in a foreign market at a price of not less than 9s. per cubic foot.

ANTIMONY.

A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) will be given for the first 250 tons of antimony regulus produced in the colony from New Zealand ores, and sold at a fair market price in a foreign market.

Conditions.

1. 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, 1883.

2. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1884.

3. The first claimant of any bonus who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus.

4. The other conditions as to quantity, priority, 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.

WROUGHT-IRON.

A bonus of one thousand pounds (£1,000) will be given for the production in New Zealand, by a direct process, of 200 tons of “iron blooms,” of marketable quality, from ore produced 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 Secretary before the 31st December, 1883.

3. The bonus must be claimed before the 31st December, 1884.

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 bonâ fide account-sales of quantities not less than 100 tons weight, showing that such iron has been sold at a fair market price as wrought-iron.

Thomas Dick.

Additional Bonuses on Colonial Industries.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th September, 1883.

Notice is hereby given that the following bonuses will be paid on articles produced in the Colony of New Zealand, as under:—

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 10,000 gallons of oil, of good marketable quality, from linseed grown in the colony.

OIL-CAKE.

A bonus of one hundred pounds (£100) will be given for the production of the first 50 tons of oil-cake, of good marketable quality, from linseed grown in the colony.

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 one factory) 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.

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.

PRINTING-PAPER.

A bonus of five hundred pounds (£500) will be given for the production of the first 50 tons of printing-paper made by machinery permanently established and working in the colony. The bonus will be paid to the producer who effects the first bonâ fide sale of the amount of printing-paper specified.

Conditions.

1. 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, 1883.

2. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1884.

3. The first claimant of any bonus who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus.

4. The other conditions as to quantity, priority, 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 on application at the Colonial Secretary’s Office.

Thomas Dick.

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges in force on the New Zealand Railways.

In accordance with section 144 of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” I, Walter Woods Johnston, the Minister for Public Works, do hereby make the following alterations and additions to the scale of charges for the purpose specified below, such alterations and additions to come into force on and after the 10th December, 1883.

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

LYTTELTON AND PORT CHALMERS.

Goods for Transhipment.

When goods are landed ex ship, and taken into shed and redelivered to other ships, they will be charged 3s. per ton, according to ship’s manifest, or by weight or measurement, at the option of the department, including one week’s storage, after which storage will be charged for.

As witness my hand this twenty-second day of November, 1883.

Walter W. Johnston,
Minister for Public Works.