1370 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 37

registration of trade marks, such trade mark to be used for
all cured and canned fish to be prepared for export by such
person, and shall, within six years after the passing of this
Act, give notice to the Treasurer of his intention to export
canned and cured fish with a view to applying for a bonus,
and shall append to such notice a copy of such trade mark;
and all cases, barrels, or cans containing fish cured and
canned for export by any such person shall, before exporta-
tion, be marked with the trade mark so registered by him,
and no part of any such bonus shall be payable except in
respect of cases, barrels, or cans so marked.

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 con-
taining 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 informa-
tion 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; pro-
vided the essays reach a sufficiently-deserving standard of
excellence.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Rewards offered for the Discovery of New Goldfields.—
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 goldfield in accordance with these condi-
   tions 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 goldfield, 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 goldfield 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 applica-
   tion 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 goldfields, and will forfeit all claim to reward.

Authority to frank and receive.

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd November, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

The Census Enumerators and Superintendent Col-
lectors of Agricultural Statistics,
under "The Census Act Amendment Act, 1880," whose
appointments were notified in the Gazette of the 19th instant,

to frank and receive, free from prepayment of postage, for a
period of nine months from that date, letters and packets,
and also to frank telegrams "On Business of Census or
Agricultural Statistics only."

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Notice to Mariners, No. 45 of 1885.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th November, 1885.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Portmaster at Brisbane, is published for general in-
formation.

W. J. M. LARNACH.

DREDGING OPERATIONS, BRISBANE RIVER.

Notice is hereby given that the dredge is now working on
the west side of the Pelican Bank Cutting, between Luggage
Point and Lytton.

Vessels are to pass her dead slow, and during the flood-
tide are specially cautioned to keep on the east side of the
centre of the channel.

G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 22nd October, 1885.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1885.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful ten-
ders is published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

HURUNUI-PAHAU SECTION.—CULVERDEN PERMANENT-WAY
CONTRACT.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Stocks and Wallace, Christchurch .. .. 3,976 10 0

Declined.
Jesse Coates, Palmerston South .. .. 4,057 4 6
Andrew Swanston, Christchurch .. .. 4,058 19 6

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

IN accordance with section 144 of "The Public Works
Act, 1882," I, Edward Richardson, Minister for Public
Works, do hereby make the following alterations and addi-
tions to the scale of charges:—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

To come into force on and from the 23rd day of Novem-
ber, 1885:—

Class H.—Wool.

Wool to Timaru from stations on the main line within
25 miles distance will be charged 1s. per bale undumped for
distances up to and including 14 miles, and 1½d. per bale for
each additional mile.

Wool from Invercargill to the Bluff will be charged 1s. 4d.
per bale undumped, 2s. 4d. double dumped.

Class K.—Timber.

Timber from View Hill, East Oxford, West Oxford, or
Bennett's to stations on the Oxford and Eyreton Branches,
or to Ashley and Kaiapoi, and intermediate stations, will be
charged 6d. per 100 superficial feet less than the classified
rates. Minimum rate per 100 feet, 8d.

To come into force on and after the 30th day of Novem-
ber, 1885:—

Class P.—Native Brown Coals, Dross Kerosene Shale, Fire-
clay, and Bricks.

Shag Point to Port Chalmers, per ton, 5s. 4d.; Stirling to
Port Chalmers, per ton, 6s. 8d.

Limed Pelts, Maheno to Burnside.

Limed pelts, Maheno to Burnside, will be charged 20s. per
ton. Minimum quantity, 2 tons.

Rubble, Logan's Point to Dunedin Jetty.

Rubble from Logan's Point Quarry to Dunedin Jetty will
be charged 1s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per
truck.

As witness my hand, this twenty-third day of Novem-
ber, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.