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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 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.

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 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.

Application to proclaim Lee Stream and its Tributaries a Watercourse for the Deposit of Tailings, &c.

NOTICE.—In pursuance of the powers vested in him by “The Mining Act, 1886,” His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified that application has been made to him to proclaim the watercourse known as the Lee Stream, in the Provincial District of Otago, and its tributaries, to be watercourses into which tailings, mining débris, and wash-water of every kind used in, upon, or discharged from any claim or licensed holding adjacent to such watercourses shall be suffered to flow or be discharged.

Dated at Wellington, this 23rd day of May, 1887.

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

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th June, 1887.

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.

Mongonui Township Road District, County of Mongonui:
H. F. Wills.

Ruarangi Road District, County of Whangarei:
William Bullion.
John Mace.
George Postlewaith.

Parua Road District, County of Whangarei:
William Pitts.
Thomas Gough.

Waikiekie Road District, County of Whangarei:
Peter Mason.
Frank C. Hilford.
Robert Neville.

Wainui Road District, County of Waitemata:
Enos Bond.
William McCathie.

Maungatawhiri Road District, County of Manukau:
John Thomas Smith.
Frederick George Austin.

Matakana West Road District, County of Rodney:
John Greaves Derecourt.
Hugh Smith.

Raglan Township Road District, County of Raglan:
Allan Gilmour.
James Wylie.

Pirongia Road District, County of Raglan:
William Jordan.
James McGuirk.

Clive Road District, County of Hawke’s Bay:
Frederick Sutton.
John McGlashen.
Arthur Thomas.

North Ruataniwha Road District, County of Waipawa:
Samuel W. Hardy.
William Hastie.

Norsewood Road District, County of Waipawa:
Jan Johansen.
Julius Hansson.

Kumeroa Road District, County of Waipawa:
Hugh Duncan Buchanan.
James Little.
Patrick Henry Lynch.

Ngaiere Road District, County of Hawera:
Middle Subdivision—Horace R. Baker.
Eastern Subdivision—Robert Morrison.

Parihaka Road District, County of Taranaki:
William Bayly.
Michael Fleming.
William Neilson Syme.