1690
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

Major James Walmsley, Colonial Defence Force.
Constable John Everett, No. 4 Division, Armed Constabulary.
Constable Alfred Ireland, No. 3 Division, Armed Constabulary.
Constable George Jackson, No. 2 Division, Armed Constabulary.
Private Joseph Morris, No. 2 Company, Taranaki Volunteers.
Private Julian Nicholas, Taranaki Militia.
Private Richard Olver, Colonial Defence Force.
Constable Thomas Skellon, No. 1 Division, Armed Constabulary.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
(For the Defence Minister.)

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 20th December, 1886.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

TAUPIRI BRANCH RAILWAY CONTRACT.
Accepted.
£ s. d.
John Murphy, Hamilton East .. .. 1,906 14 7

Declined.
William Foughey, Auckland .. .. 1,980 7 6
James Lindsay, Ngaruawahia .. .. 2,177 7 8
J. C. Booth, Hamilton .. .. 2,191 2 10
M. Walsh, Auckland .. .. 2,283 17 10
Larkin and O'Brien, Auckland .. .. 2,376 9 0
N. McLean, Auckland .. .. 2,400 0 0
Lovett and White, Auckland .. .. 2,589 19 0
Thomas Mulvihill, Auckland .. .. 2,708 2 6
D. Henderson, Ngaruawahia .. .. 2,823 0 0
Robinson and Goran, Te Awamutu .. .. 3,526 0 0

NORTH ISLAND MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY.—PUNIU STATION BUILDINGS CONTRACT.
Accepted.
£ s. d.
G. T. Worthington, Taupiri .. .. 647 0 0

Declined.
A. Barns, Auckland .. .. 675 0 0
Doyle and Clark, Kihikihi .. .. 734 13 6
Summerell and Co., Auckland .. .. 756 7 4
McIntosh and Culpan, Auckland .. .. 845 0 0
William Cameron, Remuera .. .. 1,028 14 0
Arthur Nelson, Auckland .. .. 1,087 9 9

WHAU LUNATIC ASYLUM CONTRACT, AUCKLAND.
Accepted.
£ s. d.
W. Stephenson, Auckland .. .. 13,063 14 7

Declined.
C. M. Newson, Auckland .. .. 13,152 0 0
W. Philcox and Sons, Auckland .. .. 13,268 0 0
R. Meikle, Dunedin .. .. 13,738 0 0
J. T. Julian and H. Smith, Auckland .. .. 14,022 17 11
R. Martin, Dunedin .. .. 14,158 0 0
R. Farrell, Auckland .. .. 14,388 0 0
W. Aheri, Dunedin .. .. 14,603 7 8
White and Clark, Dunedin.. .. .. 14,864 7 11
Price and Malcolm, Auckland .. .. 15,683 0 0
T. H. Downes, Dunedin .. .. 15,756 5 1

TAMAKI AND WOODVILLE STATION BUILDINGS CONTRACT.
Accepted.
£ s. d.
Munro Brothers, Palmerston North .. .. 1,675 0 0

Declined.
Thomas F. Munday, Woodville .. .. 1,691 10 4
John McKenzie, Woodville .. .. 1,734 15 0
George L. Rabone, Woodville .. .. 1,769 4 0
M. Burgess, Ngaire .. .. 1,810 7 0
Craven, Rimmer, and Co., Ashurst .. .. 1,831 6 0
Alexander and McFarlane, Wanganui .. .. 1,957 13 9
Bryant and Worsnop, Waipawa .. .. 2,202 0 0
Wrigley and Rose, Masterton .. .. 2,357 0 0
E. J. Dixon, Napier .. .. 2,385 0 0
Frank Burbush, Woodville .. .. 2,517 14 0

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.

Additional Regulation as to Payment of Rewards for Discovery of New Goldfields.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 28th June, 1886.

THE following additional regulation for the payment of rewards for the discovery of new goldfields, recommended by the Goldfields Committee on the 22nd June, 1886, having been adopted by the Government, is published for general information.

This regulation applies to the notifications published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 19th March and 29th October, 1885, offering rewards for gold discoveries.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.

ADDITIONAL REGULATION.

No claim for a reward for the discovery of gold will be considered by the Goldfields Committee unless such claim be made within one year from the date of the discovery.

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 ¾d. and ⅔d. 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