Mar. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 489

special meeting duly convened and held on the 5th March,
1892.

HENRY R. BUNNY,
Chairman, Taratahi-Carterton Road Board.
Dated this 12th day of March, 1892.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, City of Nelson.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th March, 1892.
THE following notice, received from His Worship the
Mayor of the City of Nelson, is published in accord-
ance with "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886."
W. P. REEVES,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.

PROPOSED LOAN, CITY OF NELSON.
RESULT of a poll taken on the 22nd day of February, 1892,
pursuant to "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886," upon
a proposal by the Council of the City of Nelson to borrow
£4,000 by way of special loan towards the construction of a
road known as the Road round the Rocks:—
Number of burgesses on roll, 931; number of votes on roll,
1,377; voted in favour of proposal for loan 557 burgesses,
exercising 862 votes; voted against proposal 28 burgesses,
exercising 38 votes.
A majority in number of the burgesses, exercising more
than one-half of the total number of votes, having voted in
favour of the said proposal, I declare the same to be duly
carried.
FRANCIS TRASK,
Mayor.
City Council Chambers, Nelson,
23rd February, 1892.
I, Francis Trask, Mayor of the City of Nelson, in the
Colony of New Zealand, do solemnly and sincerely declare
that all proceedings required by "The Municipal Corpora-
tions Act, 1886," to be taken in or towards obtaining the
sanction of the burgesses of the said City of Nelson to a
proposal to borrow £4,000 by way of special loan towards the
construction of a road known as the Road round the Rocks
have been duly taken, and that the resolution in favour of
the proposal has been duly carried.
And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously
believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions
of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled
"The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."
FRANCIS TRASK,
Mayor.
Declared at the said City of Nelson, this 10th day of
March, 1892, before me—Edward Everett, J.P.

Vice-President, Auckland Savings-bank, resigned and
elected.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 14th March, 1892.
IT is hereby notified for public information that the
Trustees of the Auckland Savings-bank have elected
JOHN EDSON, ESQ.,
as their Vice-President, vice W. S. Laurie, Esq., retired.
J. BALLANCE.

*Notice to Local Authorities under "The Government Loans
to Local Bodies Act, 1886."

The Treasury,
Wellington, 16th March, 1892.
PURSUANT to section 16 of "The Government Loans
to Local Bodies Act, 1886," the Colonial Treasurer
hereby gives notice that, on Wednesday, the 13th April,
1892, he will be prepared to consider applications from local
authorities for loans under the Act.
Applications should be addressed to the Colonial Treasurer,
and in the corner of the envelope the words "Local Bodies'
Loans" should be written; and every application must be
posted so as to arrive at the Treasury on or before the 12th
April, 1892.
Applications received between the present date and the
12th April next will be considered on the date mentioned
above.
J. BALLANCE,
Colonial Treasurer.

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:—

1. The bonus must be claimed before the 31st March,
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th September, 1891.
IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1893, the period of litera-
ture will be the reign of Elizabeth, and the special books
will be Shakespeare's Hamlet and Macaulay's Essays on
Bacon and Walpole.
W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.

Native Assessor elected.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 16th March, 1892.
NOTICE has been received at this office, under the hand
of the Returning Officer, that
KARAITIANA AMARU
has been elected to be the Native Assessor for the Native
Licensing District of Tolago.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Under-Secretary.