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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 29

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th April, 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. :—

THOMAS DICK.

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.

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 man-
ganeisen, 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 bond 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.

Post Offices closed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 29th March, 1883.
THE following list of Post Offices within the colony which
have been closed is published for general information.

THOMAS DICK,
Postmaster-General.

| Name of Office. | In what Postal
District. | Circulating Office. |
|---|---|---|
| Adams Flat | Dunedin | Dunedin. |
| Deep Stream | Dunedin | Dunedin. |
| Dunbars | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Granville | Greymouth | Greymouth |
| Inch Clutha | Dunedin | Dunedin. |
| Kopua | Napier | Napier. |
| Lake Station | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Sherwood | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Te Kawana | Thames | Thames. |
| Waianiwa | Invercargill | Invercargill. |
| Waitohi Valley | Blenheim | Blenheim. |

Post Offices opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 29th March, 1883.
THE following list of additional Post Offices which have been
opened in the colony is published for general information.

THOMAS DICK,
Postmaster-General.

| Name of Office. | In what Postal
District. | Circulating Office. |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburton | Forks Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| (reopened) | | |
| Belfast | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Big River | Thames | Thames. |
| Birdling's Flat | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Cabbage Bay | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Cairnbrae | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Canvastown | Blenheim | Blenheim. |
| Cowes | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Dalefield | Wellington | Wellington. |
| Gap (reopened) | Invercargill | Invercargill. |
| Garston | Invercargill | Invercargill. |
| Hawkeswood | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Humphrey's | Hokitika | Hokitika. |
| Kennington | Invercargill | Invercargill. |
| Lismore | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Makarora | Dunedin | Dunedin. |
| Mataikuna | Wellington | Wellington. |
| Matamau | Napier | Napier. |
| Matawhero | Gisborne | Gisborne. |
| Molesworth | Blenheim | Blenheim. |
| Mossburn | Invercargill | Invercargill. |
| Motonau | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Otara | Invercargill | Invercargill. |
| Otipua | Timaru | Timaru. |
| Paringa | Hokitika | Hokitika. |
| Patutahi | Gisborne | Gisborne. |
| Peria | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Piako | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Pukekura | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Rangiahua | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Rissington | Napier | Napier. |
| Sea View | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Shaftesbury | Thames | Thames. |
| Springburn | Christchurch | Christchurch. |
| Stanley Brook | Nelson | Nelson. |
| Tamahere | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Te Aro (reopened) | Wellington | Wellington. |
| Te Arai Bridge | Gisborne | Gisborne. |
| Te Kao (reopened) | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Waihi | Thames | Thames. |
| Waikawa (reopened) | Invercargill | Invercargill. |
| Waikoikoi | Dunedin | Dunedin. |
| Waiorongomai | Thames | Thames. |
| Whangape | Auckland | Auckland. |
| Whare Flat | Dunedin | Dunedin. |