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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 25

Notice under “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883.”

WHEREAS the estate and interest of Hoani Kuru, Heni Whanau Kuru, Harata Kuru, and Hinerapa Kuru, aboriginal natives of New Zealand, in the land described in the Schedule hereto, is vested in Topi Kuru and Rawinia Tukeke, as Trustees under the provisions of “The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867,” and the several amendments thereof, subject to certain restrictions on the alienation of such land, and application has been made for the removal of such restrictions:

It is hereby notified that it is intended, immediately after the expiration of sixty days from the publication of this notice in the Gazette and in the Kahiti, to remove the said restrictions on the alienation of the said land in respect of the interests aforesaid, in order that the said land may be leased by the said Trustees for a term of twenty-one years from the 28th October, 1885.

Dated at Wellington, this twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister for Native Affairs.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that block of land, situate in the District of Porangahau, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, known as Mangarapa, and containing by admeasurement 16,761 acres, little more or less. Bounded on the East by the Porangahau River; towards the South-east by the Mangaorapa Stream and by the Te Tohe Stream; towards the South by the Manawaangiangi Block, 300 links, 4068 links, and 14403 links; towards the West by lines, 18430 links, 1963 links, 1884 links, 2630 links, 2680 links, 820 links, 2279 links, 742 links, and 1220 links; towards the North-west by the Mangangarara Block, 3095 links, 6518 links, 1466 links, 579 links, 626 links, 2042 links, 868 links, 927 links, 567 links, 804 links, 12725 links, 12917 links, 1390 links, 672 links, 3390 links, 1113 links, and by the aforesaid Porangahau River.

Tenders for leasing Seal Fisheries.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that separate tenders will be received at this office up to noon of the 3rd day of May next for leases for the sole right of seal-fishing on the portions of the foreshore and islands described in the Schedule hereto, in accordance with the regulations issued under the hand of His Excellency the Governor, dated the 9th day of February last, in pursuance of the provisions of “The Land Act, 1885,” and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 11th day of February, 1886.

Each tenderer must state the amount of rent which he is prepared to pay for a period of twenty-one years, with a right to a renewed lease for a like term subject to a new valuation, in accordance with the regulations aforesaid.

Each tenderer must submit the names of two approved sureties who are prepared to enter into a bond for the sum of £500 each, in addition to a bond for a similar amount to be entered into by the successful tenderer, that the provisions of the lease will be duly fulfilled.

The highest or any tender shall not necessarily be accepted.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister of Lands.

SCHEDULE.

1. THE whole of the foreshore of the Colony of New Zealand, including Stewart Island, the Snares, the Solander, and all other Islands in Foveaux Strait.

2. The whole of Chatham, Auckland, Campbell, and all other Islands between parallels 48½° and 53° of south latitude, and between 162° east and 173° west longitude.

Rewards offered for the Discovery of New Goldfields.—Amended Conditions.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 16th March, 1885.

REWARDS are offered for the discovery of new goldfields, 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 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 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 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 goldfields, and will forfeit all claim to reward.

Bonus for Canned and Cured Fish for Export.

Treasury Department,
Wellington, 10th November, 1885.

IT is hereby notified that bonuses under “The Fisheries Encouragement Act, 1885,” as set forth in the following sections (Nos. 8, 9, and 10) of that Act, will be paid subject to the conditions named therein, and in the regulations contained in the Order in Council of even date herewith.

JULIUS VOGEL.

8. In order to encourage the production and curing of fish for export, the Colonial Treasurer shall during the next seven years after the passing of this Act, without further appropriation by Parliament, pay out of the Consolidated Fund to any person who shall prepare canned and cured fish for export, and actually export the same from the colony, a bonus or bonuses upon the quantity of canned and cured fish prepared and exported by such person as hereinafter mentioned, that is to say,—

(1.) In respect of the first 200 tons avoirdupois of fish canned with or without oil, the sum of 1d. per pound, the weight of the cans not to be included in the tonnage upon which such bonus is paid;

(2.) In respect of every ton avoirdupois of fish canned as aforesaid beyond the first 200 tons, the sum of ½d. per pound, the weight of the cans not to be included in the tonnage upon which such bonus is paid;

(3.) In respect to cured fish the bonus to be paid shall be respectively ¼d. and ⅓d. a pound under similar conditions, as far as the same are applicable to those contained in the two last subsections.

9. The total tonnage upon which the Treasurer may grant bonuses as aforesaid under this Act shall not exceed 6,000 tons.

10. Every person intending to apply for the grant of a bonus shall register a special trade-mark under the laws for the time being in force in New Zealand providing for the 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 exportation, 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.

Tenders for Erection of Native School Buildings.

Education Department,
Wellington, 20th April, 1886.

ALTERNATIVE tenders will be received at this office up to noon of the 31st May for the erection of Native school buildings at Kopua, near Alexandra, and at Tapapa and Waotu, in the Cambridge District, in accordance with two designs which may be seen at the offices of the Native Agents at Auckland, Alexandra, and Rotorua, and of the Resident Magistrate, Tauranga, where also forms of tender can be obtained.

Telegraphic tenders will be accepted, provided the original tender and deposit are lodged at the same time with one of the above-named officers.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Wm. Jas. HABENS.