JUNE 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 761

Rate per ton for collection of goods within the one-mile radius; minimum charge as for 4cwt. .. 1 3
Rate per ton per mile or fraction of a mile for collection of goods for distances beyond the one-mile radius; minimum charge as for 4cwt. .. 1 6
Rate for collection of parcels to be conveyed by passenger or mixed train, within the one-mile radius, at per parcel of 1cwt. or under, each .. 0 5
Rate for collection of parcels to be conveyed by passenger or mixed train, at per mile or fraction of a mile, for collection at distances beyond the one-mile radius, at per parcel of 1cwt. or under, each .. 0 9
Rate for collection of outside goods, at per ton per mile or fraction of a mile, within the one-mile radius 1 6
Rate for collection of outside goods, at per ton per mile or fraction of a mile, outside the one-mile radius .. 1 8

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(Minister for Public Works.)

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

IN accordance with section 144 of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” I, Edward Richardson, the Minister for Public Works, do hereby make the following alterations and additions to the scale of charges, to come into force from and after the 21st day of June, 1886 :—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

KAWAKAWA SECTION.

Opua Wharf Station Rates.

Goods conveyed to or from Opua Wharf or Station to inland stations by rail—Free.

On goods loaded from or into ships lying at the wharf, but not conveyed to or from the Opua Wharf or Station to inland stations by railway, the following rates shall be paid by the owners, masters, or agents of ships or vessels :—

On all goods not otherwise specified, by weight or measurement, as the department may direct, per ton .. .. .. .. .. 2 0
Cattle and horses, per head .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
Sheep, pigs, and goats .. .. .. .. .. 0 6
Wool, per bale .. .. .. .. .. 0 6
Timber, per 100 superficial feet .. .. .. .. 0 3
Classes L, N, and P, per ton .. .. .. .. 0 6
Minimum charge .. .. .. .. .. 0 6

Goods from or to ports beyond the colony, transshipped from or into ships lying at the wharf, will be charged half rates.

Charge for Use of Wharf.

On every vessel lying within the limits of the railway, per day or part thereof, per ton gross register up to 150 tons .. .. .. .. .. 0 0½
For vessels trading within the Bay of Islands using the wharf, per quarter .. .. .. .. 10 0
For each ton above 150 tons, per day or part thereof 0 0½
Minimum charge per day .. .. .. .. 2 6

As witness my hand this second day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

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.

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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.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 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.

Mauku Road District, County of Manukau :
Joseph Clark.
Samuel Crawford.
Heywood Crispe.
John Moore.
Henry Wiley.

Albertland South Road District, County of Rodney :
T. A. Gubb.
J. W. C. Smith.
J. A. Shepherd.
Fred. Dibble.
P. Beecroft.

Matakana West Road District, County of Rodney :
James Cruickshank.
Isaac G. Carrie.
Septimus Meiklejohn.
Joseph Braithwaite.
John T. Came, jun.