Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies that the system of jurisprudence as administered in such colony or dependency, and the qualification for admission as an attorney or solicitor in the superior Courts of law and equity in such colony or dependency, answer to and fulfil the conditions specified in section three of the said Act, and also that the attorneys or solicitors of the superior Courts of law or equity in England are admitted as attorneys and solicitors in the superior Courts of law and equity of such colony or dependency on production of their certificates of admission in the English Courts, without service or examination in the colony or dependency:

And whereas by "The Colonial Attorneys Relief Act Amendment Act, 1884," it is enacted that, upon application made by the Governor or person exercising the functions of Governor of any of Her Majesty's colonies or dependencies, and after it has been shown to the satisfaction of Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies that the system of jurisprudence as administered in such colony or dependency answers to and fulfils the conditions specified in section three of the Colonial Attorneys Relief Act; and also that the attorneys and solicitors of the superior Courts of law or equity in England are admitted as attorneys and solicitors in the superior Courts of law and equity of such colony or dependency on production of their certificates of admission in the English Courts, without service in the colony or dependency, or examination, except in the laws of the colony or dependency in so far as they differ from the laws of England, Her Majesty may from time to time, by Order in Council, direct the Colonial Attorneys Relief Act to come into operation as to such colony or dependency, although persons may in certain cases be admitted as attorneys or solicitors in such colony or dependency without possessing all the qualifications for admission, or having fulfilled the conditions specified in the said section three, and thereupon, but not otherwise, the provisions of the Colonial Attorneys Relief Act shall apply to persons duly admitted as attorneys and solicitors in such colony or dependency after service and examination, that is to say, no attorney or solicitor of any such colony or dependency shall be admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court in England unless, in addition to the requirements of the Colonial Attorneys Relief Act, he prove by affidavit that he has served for five years under articles of clerkship to a solicitor or attorney-at-law in such colony or dependency; and passed an examination to test his fitness and capacity before he was admitted an attorney or solicitor in such colony or dependency; and, further, that he has since been in actual practice as attorney or solicitor in such colony or dependency for the period of seven years at the least:

And whereas application has been made by Sir William Drummond Jervois, G.C.M.G., C.B., Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, that the Colonial Attorneys Relief Acts may be directed to come into operation within the said colony:

And whereas it has been shown to the satisfaction of the Earl of Derby, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, that the system of jurisprudence as administered in the Colony of New Zealand answers to and fulfils the conditions specified in section three of the said Act, and also that the attorneys or solicitors of the superior courts of law or equity in England are admitted as attorneys and solicitors in the superior Courts of law and equity of New Zealand on production of their certificates of admission in the English Courts, without service or examination in New Zealand, except in the laws of the colony in so far as they differ from the laws of England:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the above-recited Acts, and in execution of the powers thereby in Her Majesty vested, Her Majesty is pleased, with the advice of Her Most Honourable Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that, from and after the date of the publication of this Order in Council by the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony, the Colonial Attorneys Relief Act shall, subject to the qualifications enacted by "The Colonial Attorneys Relief Act Amendment Act, 1884," come into operation as to the Colony of New Zealand, although persons may, in certain cases, be admitted as attorneys or solicitors in the said colony without possessing all the qualifications for admission, or having fulfilled the conditions specified in section three of the said Act.

And the Right Honourable Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies is to give the necessary instructions herein accordingly.

C. L. PEEL.

Bonus for Kerosene.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Wellington, 18th February, 1885.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the production of kerosene under the following conditions:—

A bonus of sixpence per gallon will be paid on kerosene produced within the colony to an extent not exceeding 50,000 gallons, in quantities of not less than 10,000 gallons at a time; the kerosene to be of a quality approved of by Government, and to be sold at a fair average market price.

Conditions.

1. Notice of intention to claim the above bonus must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1885.

2. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1886.

3. The first claimant 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.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Rewards offered for the Discovery of New Gold Fields.— Amended Conditions.

Mines Department,

Wellington, 16th March, 1885.

REWARDS are offered for the discovery of new gold fields, upon the conditions set forth hereunder, payable out of the parliamentary vote of £2,500.

W. J. M. LARNACH,

Minister of Mines.

AMENDED CONDITIONS.

1. The maximum sum offered as a reward for any proved discovery of a new gold field in accordance with these conditions is £500; but, if the total sum claimed as rewards in any one year exceeds the parliamentary vote, the amount available only will be divided equally.

2. The newly-discovered gold field, if in alluvial ground, must be situated not less than ten miles from the nearest alluvial gold workings, or, if in quartz, not less than five miles from the nearest existing quartz mines.

3. No grant will be paid upon any application until it shall have been proved that not less than 20,000 ounces of gold have been extracted from the new gold field within two years from the registration of the discovery, if in alluvial workings, and, if in quartz workings, proof of a similar yield from this source within three years from such registration will be required.

4. Any person discovering new gold workings, and being desirous of obtaining a reward, shall immediately forward a written report of such discovery, with full particulars, to the Warden or Resident Magistrate of the district within which such discovery shall be situated, and the Warden or Resident Magistrate shall forthwith register the report as an application for reward.

5. No prospecting is allowed upon Native land without the approval in writing of the Native Minister, or of some one appointed by him in that behalf.

Prospectors going upon Native land without the consent of the owners are liable to the penalties imposed by the Acts relating to gold fields, and will forfeit all claim to reward.

New Zealand Industrial Exhibition, 1885.

PRIZE ESSAYS.

Wellington, 29th December, 1884.

ONE gold medal and twenty guineas, one silver medal and ten guineas, and one bronze medal and five guineas will be awarded for essays on the present condition and future prospects of the industrial resources of New Zealand, and the best means for fostering their development.

In judging of the merits of the essays preference will be given to those which are of a practical character, rather than to mere abstract or theoretical disquisitions. The essays must be sent in to the Secretary of the Exhibition, signed with a motto and accompanied by a sealed envelope containing the author's name and address, on or before the 1st day of December, 1885. This late date is fixed to enable the essayists, if they desire to do so, to utilize the information which the Exhibition itself will supply.

The essays will be submitted to a Board of three persons, to be hereafter appointed, on whose decision respecting the merits of the essays the above prizes will be awarded; provided the essays reach a sufficiently-deserving standard of excellence.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Notice to Mariners, No. 36 of 1885.

Marine Department,

Wellington, 23rd September, 1885.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Hydrographer to the Admiralty, London, is published for general information.

W. J. M. LARNACH.