I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the above special
order was duly passed by the Ormond Road Board, and the
law regulating the same has been complied with in due
accordance with "The Road Boards Act, 1882."
ROBERT ROBERTSON,
Clerk, Ormond Road Board.
Special Order made by the Elliott Road Board, County
of Taranaki.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1892.
THE following special order, made by the Elliott Road
Board, is published in accordance with "The Road
Boards Act, 1882."
A. J. CADMAN,
(In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)
SPECIAL ORDER, passed by the Elliott Road Board on the
18th February, 1892.
THAT, after the 1st day of April, 1892, the Elliott Road Board
consist of five members.
I hereby certify that the above special order was passed by
the Elliott Road Board, in accordance with "The Road
Boards Act, 1882."
ROBERT GLEGG,
Chairman, Elliott Road Board.
New Plymouth, 19th February, 1892.
Special Order made by Norsewood Road Board, County of
Waipawa.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1892.
THE following special order, made by the Norsewood
Road Board, is published in accordance with "The
Road Boards Act, 1882."
A. J. CADMAN,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.
SPECIAL ORDER.
THAT, for the purpose of providing for the principal, interest,
and other charges upon a loan of £350, to be raised by the
Norsewood Road Board under "The Local Bodies' Loans
Act, 1866," for the purpose of forming and metalling Francis
Road, there be levied a special annual-recurring rate of 3d.
in the pound upon the valuations of Sections 38, 39, 40, 41,
42, 43, 44, 45, and 46, Block X., and Section 1, Block V.,
Norsewood Survey District; and the said rate is hereby ac-
cordingly made and levied for and during the whole period
required by the aforesaid Act for the continuance of such
loan; such rate to be payable yearly in one sum on the 1st
day of March in each year during the continuance of the
aforesaid loan.
I hereby certify that the above special order was duly made
by the Norsewood Road Board on the 15th day of February,
1892, in conformity with the provisions of "The Road Boards
Act, 1882," and "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
O. O. NORDBYE,
Chairman, Norsewood Road Board.
Norsewood, 16th February, 1892.
Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, County of Waipawa.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th February, 1892.
THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Waipawa County Council, is published in accordance
with "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
A. J. CADMAN,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.
WAIPAWA COUNTY COUNCIL.
THE following is the result of the poll taken on the 13th
February, 1892, on a proposal to borrow £6,000 for the for-
mation and metalling of the Danevirk-Weber Road, from
its junction with the Kaitoki Road to the boundary of
Sections 1 and 27 of Block II., Weber Survey District:-
Number of ratepayers on special roll 1, representing 5
votes; number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal 1,
representing 5 votes; number of ratepayers who voted against
the proposal, nil; number of votes recorded for the proposal,
5; votes against the proposal, nil.
As a majority in number of the ratepayers voted in favour
of the proposal, and the number so voting are entitled to
more than one-half of the votes exercisable by the whole
number of ratepayers, I hereby declare the proposal carried.
W. C. SMITH,
Chairman, Waipawa County Council.
Waipawa, 16th February, 1892.
Bonus for the Manufacture of Pig-iron from Ironsand
or Iron-ore.
Mines Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1892.
NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of £1 per ton will
be paid on the production of the first 500 tons of pig-
iron of marketable quality manufactured in the colony
after this date from magnetic or titaniferous ironsand or
iron-ore, all material, fuel, and fluxes being the produce
of New Zealand, on the following conditions, that is to
say:-

1. The bonus must be claimed before the 31st March,
3. The bonus will be payable in instalments of £50 as
   each lot of 50 tons of iron is manufactured, on the certifi-
   cate of an officer appointed by the Minister of Mines that the
   iron is of good marketable quality.
4. In the event of more than one person manufacturing
   the required quality of pig-iron before the date named,
   inquiry will be made by the officer above referred to, when,
   if it is found that each applicant is equally entitled to a
   bonus, the amount will be divided; but in no case shall the
   total amount of money paid by way of bonus exceed £500.
5. The iron in respect of which any bonus is claimed and
   the ironsand or ore from which it is manufactured will be
   examined by the officer aforesaid, who may require proof
   that not only the ore, but that the lime, coal, and any other
   material used in the manufacture, is of genuine New Zealand
   production, and that sales of pig-iron have been made at
   fair market prices.
   R. J. SEDDON,
   Minister of Mines.
   Bonus for the Manufacture of Salt.
   Mines Department,
   Wellington, 24th February, 1892.
   NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of £1 per ton will
   be paid on the production of the first 500 tons of salt,
   exclusively either by evaporation of salt-water or from rock
   mined in the colony, on the following conditions, that is to
   say:-
6. The bonus must be claimed before the 31st March,
8. Not more than £250 will be paid for salt manufactured
   in the North Island, and not more than £250 for salt manu-
   factured in the South Island.
9. The bonus will be payable in instalments of £50 as each
   lot of 50 tons of salt is manufactured, on the certificate of
   an officer appointed by the Minister of Mines that the salt is
   of good marketable quality.
10. In the event of more than one person manufacturing
    the stated quantity of salt in the North or South Islands
    respectively before the 31st March, 1893, inquiry will be
    made by the officer above referred to, when, if it is found
    that each applicant is equally entitled to a bonus in either
    the North Island or the South Island, the amount will be-
    divided, but in no case shall more than £250 be paid for salt
    manufactured in the North Island and £250 for salt manu-
    factured in the South Island.
11. The salt in respect of which any bonus is claimed and
    the material used in its manufacture will be examined by
    the officer aforesaid, who may require proof that the salt is of
    genuine New Zealand production, and that sales have been
    made at fair market prices.
    R. J. SEDDON,
    Minister of Mines.
    Senior Civil Service Examination, 1892.
    Education Department,
    Wellington, 24th February, 1892.
    THE following list of the successful candidates at the
    Senior Civil Service Examination held last month is
    published in accordance with section 11 of regulations under
    "The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886."
    A. J. CADMAN,
    For the Minister of Education.
    SENIOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
    Passed with distinction-
    Parker, Harry Alabaster, Wellington.
    Dixon, Reginald, Christchurch.
    Eves, Charles Arthur, Nelson.
    McLaren, James Malcolm, Thames
    Wanden, Richard, Blenheim equal.