MAR. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 321

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT this Council alter the boundaries of the Clinton, Clyde-
vale, and Pomahaka Road Ridings, so that these boundaries be the
same as those of the Clinton, Clydevale, and Pomahaka Road
Districts respectively; also that Runs Nos. 96 and 96A be
included in Clinton Riding.

I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been
duly made by the Clutha County Council.

HENRY S. RENNERT,
County Clerk.

Special Order made by the Board of the Wyndham Road
District, County of Southland.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1883.
THE following special order, made by the Wyndham Road
Board, is published in accordance with "The Road Boards
Act, 1882."

EDWD. T. CONOLLY,
(for the Colonial Secretary.)

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT this Board proposes at its next meeting, to be held on
the 2nd day of March, 1883, to pass a special order to bring its
elections under the operation of sections 48 and 49 of "The
Road Boards Act, 1882."
I, the undersigned, certify to the above as being a true copy
of resolution passed by the Board; and, all the necessary steps
having been taken in accordance with section 75 of "The Road
Boards Act, 1882," the above resolution was proposed and
unanimously agreed to at an adjourned ordinary meeting of
the Board, held on the 3rd day of March, 1883.

JAMES CUSHNIE,
Clerk and Chairman.

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 quan-
tities of not less value than fifty pounds (£50) nor more than
one hundred pounds (£100) produced by any one person.

MANGANESE 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 man-
ganeseisen, 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 Zea-
land 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 satis-
   faction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the condi-
   tions 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,

5. 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.

6. 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.

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 fix the following scale of fares and charges
for the purposes specified below, to come into force from and
after the 20th March, 1883.

PART I.—PASSENGERS.

LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.—HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

DUNTROON AND HAKATERAMEA RAILWAY COMPANY'S LINE
(DUNTROON TO KUROW.)

| Stations. | Single. Ordinary. | Return. For Saturdays and Sundays only. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | 1st. | 2nd. | 1st. | 2nd. |
| Kurow | Hilles | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. |
| " | Strachan's | 0 6 | 0 4 | 0 6 | 0 4 |
| " | Otekaike | 1 0 | 0 8 | 1 0 | 0 8 |
| " | Duntroon | 2 0 | 1 4 | 2 0 | 1 4 |
| Hilles | Kurow | 3 9 | 2 6 | 3 9 | 2 6 |
| " | Strachan's | 0 6 | 0 4 | 0 6 | 0 4 |
| " | Otekaike | 0 9 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 0 6 |
| " | Duntroon | 1 9 | 1 2 | 1 9 | 1 2 |
| Strachan's | Kurow | 3 3 | 2 2 | 3 3 | 2 2 |
| " | Hilles | 1 0 | 0 8 | 1 0 | 0 8 |
| " | Otekaike | 0 9 | 0 6 | 0 9 | 0 6 |
| " | Duntroon | 1 9 | 1 2 | 1 9 | 1 2 |
| Otekaike | Kurow | 2 9 | 1 10 | 2 9 | 1 10 |
| " | Hilles | 1 9 | 1 2 | 1 9 | 1 2 |
| " | Strachan's | 1 0 | 0 8 | 1 0 | 0 8 |
| " | Duntroon | 1 9 | 1 2 | 1 9 | 1 2 |
| Duntroon | Kurow | 3 9 | 2 6 | 3 9 | 2 6 |
| " | Hilles | 3 3 | 2 2 | 3 3 | 2 2 |
| " | Strachan's | 2 9 | 1 10 | 2 9 | 1 10 |
| " | Otekaike | 1 9 | 1 2 | 1 9 | 1 2 |

Return tickets will be issued on Saturdays and Sundays only,
available for return till the end of the following Monday.

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

Rakaia-Ashburton Forks Railway Company's Line.

The following rates will be charged per mile upon the Rakaia-
Ashburton Forks Railway Company's Line:—

Classes A, B, C, D, per ton ... ... ... 0 7
Class E, per ton ... ... ... ... ... 0 3
Wool (undumped), per bale ... ... ... 0 1½
Timber, per 100 superficial feet ... ... ... 0 0¾
Classes F, M, per truck ... ... ... ... 0 9
Double-floor trucks ... ... ... rate and a half.
Class I., per truck ... ... ... ... ... 1 0
For local traffic on the Company's line, and between the
terminal Government station and the Company's stations, the
minimum rate will not be less than the classified rates.

As witness my hand, this fifteenth day of March, 1883.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Minister for Public Works.