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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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.

Progress-payments for Exported Fish.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 24th September, 1886.

WITH reference to the notification in the New Zealand
Gazette of the 12th November, 1885, respecting the
payment of bonuses to persons who prepare canned and
cured fish for export under regulations published on the
same date, it is hereby notified that progress-payments on
account of such bonuses, claimed in accordance with those
regulations, will now be made by this department. Claims
to be for quantities not less than one ton net weight, and to
be sent through the Collector of Customs at the port from
which the fish was exported.

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.

Additional Regulation as to Payment of Rewards for Dis-
covery of New Goldfields.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 28th June, 1886.

THE following additional regulation for the payment of
rewards for the discovery of new goldfields, recom-
mended 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 con-
sidered by the Goldfields Committee unless such claim be
made within one year from the date of the discovery.

Tenders for Letter-carriers' Uniform.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 28th March, 1887.

TENDERS will be received at the General Post Office,
Wellington, until noon of Saturday, the 30th day of
April proximo, for the manufacture within the colony, from
New Zealand-made material, of Letter-carriers' Uniforms,
namely, tunic, trousers, and overcoat.

Samples of clothing may be seen at all chief post offices
throughout the colony.

Tenders, quoting price for each garment, to be addressed
to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington, and in-
dorsed outside, "Tender for Letter-carriers' Uniform."

By order.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Tenders for Supply of Boxes and Baskets.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1887.

TENDERS will be received at the General Post Office,
Wellington, until noon of the 7th day of May,
1887, for the manufacture in the colony of boxes and baskets
to be used in connection with parcels-post business. Samples
of the boxes required, and specification and general con-
ditions, may be seen at the Chief Post Offices at Auckland,
Christchurch, Dunedin, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth,
Invercargill, Hokitika, Greymouth, Oamaru, Timaru, Wel-
ington, and Wanganui.

Samples of baskets required, and specification for the same,
can be seen at the Chief Post Office, Wellington, from the
24th to the 31st March, 1887; at Nelson, from the 2nd to
the 7th April, 1887; at Auckland, from the 11th to the
18th April, 1887; at Christchurch, from the 23rd to the
30th April, 1887; at Dunedin, from the 1st to the 7th
May, 1887.

Tenders to be addressed to the Hon. the Postmaster-
General, General Post Office, Wellington, and marked
"Tender for Parcels-post Boxes and Baskets."

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

New Zealand Postal Telegraphs.—Tenders.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1887.

THE Postmaster-General and Telegraph Commissioner is
prepared to receive tenders till noon on the 23rd day
of April, 1887, addressed to the Superintendent, Posts and
Telegraphs, General Post Office, Wellington, for printing, at
Auckland, Napier, Wanganui, Blenheim, Nelson, Christ-
church, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, and Invercargill, the
telephone-exchange list for each of the places enumerated;
also any necessary printing required for additions or cor-
rections. Specimen-list can be seen at the offices named.
Tenderers to quote price per 100 lists.

By order.
C. LEMON,
Superintendent.

Designation of Post Office changed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 1st April, 1886.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the
designation of the Post Office in the Gisborne Postal
District, known as Combermere, will, from the 1st instant,
be changed to

WAIMATE VALLEY.

By order of the Postmaster-General.
W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Money Order and Savings Bank Office opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 30th March, 1887.

IT is hereby notified for general information that a Money
Order and Savings Bank Office will be opened at

MAKIKIHI (Chief Office, Timaru),
from the 1st proximo.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department (Commissioner's Office,)
Wellington, 4th April, 1887.

THE unclaimed property described hereunder, and now
in the possession of the police at Oamaru, will, unless
previously claimed, be sold by public auction, at the Police
Office, Oamaru, on Saturday, the 23rd instant, at noon, in
accordance with the Police Regulations:—

Three silver watches, one silver watch (broken), one brass
watch, gold chain, gold ring, blankets, umbrella, clothing,
and sundries.

W. E. GUDGEON,
Commissioner of Police.