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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

Public Vaccinator, Hampden and Otepopo Districts,
appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
HENRY MARK LEVINGE, Esq., B.M., L.R.C.S., Edin.,
o be a Public Vaccinator under "The Public Health Act,
1876," for the Hampden and Otepopo Districts.
THOMAS DICK.

Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th August, 1888.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
EDWARD HONISS
to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births
and Deaths for the District of Thames.
THOMAS DICK.

Member of Otago University Council appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 28th August, 1883.
IN pursuance of the powers vested in him by "The Uni-
versity of Otago Ordinance, 1869," and "The Abolition
of Provinces Act, 1875," His Excellency the Governor has
been pleased to appoint
THOMAS MORELAND HOCKEN, Esq., M.R.C.S.,
to be a Member of the Council of the University of Otago, vice
W. H. Cutten, Esq., deceased.
THOMAS DICK.

Governors of Southland High Schools appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 29th August, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-
appoint
GEORGE LUMSDEN, Esq., and
FREDERICK WENTWORTH WADE, Esq.,
to be Members of the Board of Governors of the Southland
High Schools, upon their retirement from office in terms of
"The Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877."
THOMAS DICK.

Volunteer Officer appointed.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1883.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make
the under-mentioned appointment:---
Nelson Naval Artillery Volunteers.
Charles Yates Fell to be Lieutenant. Date of commission,
18th August, 1883.
JOHN BRYCE.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 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:---

Name. Occupation. Residence.
Martin Nelson.. .. Lightkeeper Brothers' Light-
house.
How Chow Farmer Gisborne.
Fong Ah Gong.. Farmer Auckland.
Fong Mung Quong Farmer Auckland.
Jens Christian Pedersen Farmer Makaretu.
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
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
manganeisen, and a similar bonus for a like amount of man-
ganese-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 satis-
   faction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the con-
   ditions 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 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 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 quan-
   tities not less than 100 tons weight, showing that such iron
   has been sold at a fair market price as wrought-iron.
   THOMAS DICK.

Money-Order and Savings-Bank Offices opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1883.
IT is hereby notified for general information that Money-
Order and Savings-Bank Offices will be opened at
WADE (Chief Office, Auckland);
PLEASANT POINT (Chief Office, Timaru); and
FORTROSE (Chief Office, Invercargill),
on the 8th proximo.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Late Registrations of Births cannot be made after 15th
September, 1883.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1883.
IT is hereby notified, for public information, that all appli-
cations for the registration of births, under "The Regis-
tration of Births and Deaths Act Amendment Act, 1882,"
of children born in the colony previous to the 15th September,
1881, must be received at the office of the Registrar-General
on or before the 15th September proximo, otherwise the
registration will be impossible.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.