MAY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 685

Kuru, aboriginal natives of New Zealand, in the land de-
scribed 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 Manga-
rapa, 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 Manga-
garara 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.

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.

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 men-
   tioned, 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 ⅛d. a pound under similar con-
   ditions, 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 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.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th May, 1886.

THE following notices of elections of Members of Road
Boards have been received at this office, and are
published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road
Boards Act, 1882."
G. S. COOPER,
Under-Secretary.

Parua Road District, County of Whangarei :
George Ross.
John Knox Peace.
William James Macleod.
Henry Morey, jun.
Harry Dunstan Atkinson.

Ruarangi Road District, County of Whangarei :
William Fraser.
William Bullion.
John McLean.
William McAllister.
John Mace.

Wairau Road District, County of Hobson :
James Hemphill.
William J. Bailey.
John C. J. Gummer.
Joseph B. Mason.
William Chadwin, jun.

Omaha Road District, County of Rodney :
James Greenwood.
John Witten.
Henry Brown.
Angus Matheson.
William Neeley.

Tauhoa Road District, County of Rodney :
James T. Pain, jun.
Charles Parker, sen.
Charles V. Green.
Joel Grant.
Frank Oldfield.

Mount Roskill Road District, County of Eden :
James William Carr.
John William Conolly.
John Palmer Lennard.
Joseph Greenwood.
Atkinson Tiplady.

One-Tree Hill Road District, County of Eden :
Robert Hall.
William Meers.
Alexander Aitken.
William Wall.
Samuel Ashby Burt.