Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Fitzherbert Road Board, County of Oroua.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1892.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Fitzherbert Road Board, is published in accordance with "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

FITZHERBERT ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of a poll taken at Mr. Robert John Munro's, Turitea Road, Fitzherbert, on Friday, the 4th November, 1892, upon a proposal to raise a loan of £900, under "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," to construct a road to be called the Turitea Road, Fitzherbert; commencing from the northern boundary of Section 269, Block XVI., Kairanga Survey District, to the southern corner of Section 276, Block III., Arawaru Survey District:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll 9, representing 15 votes; 7 ratepayers, representing 11 votes, voted in favour of, and 2 ratepayers, representing 4 votes, against, the proposal.

I therefore declare the same to be carried.

LIONEL WALLIS,
Acting Chairman.
Palmerston North, 14th November, 1892.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Patangata County.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1892.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Patangata County Council, is published in accordance with "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."

P. A. BUCKLEY.

PATANGATA COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of a poll of the ratepayers of the Eparaima Riding, taken on Saturday, the 26th November, 1892, upon the following proposals, in brief: That a loan of £11,000 be raised, under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for the purpose of completing the formation and metalling of the county road within the boundaries of the Riding of Eparaima. That a special rate of 4d. in the pound be levied in the said riding to provide interest on the said loan. That the cost of raising the loan and the first year's interest be paid out of loan funds.

Number of voters on the roll, 49; number of votes exercisable, 111; number of voters in favour of the proposal 13, representing 24 votes; number of voters against the proposal 3, representing 12 votes.

As the number of voters and the total number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal does not represent one-half of the total number of voters on the roll, or the total number of votes exercisable, I therefore declare the said proposal to be rejected.

WM. WHITE,
Chairman.
Patangata County Office,
Waipukurau, 28th November, 1892.

Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th November, 1892.

IT is hereby notified for general information that Saturday, the 24th, Monday, the 26th, and Tuesday, the 27th December, 1892, and Saturday, the 31st December, Monday, the 2nd, and Tuesday, the 3rd January, 1893, will be observed as holidays in the public offices of the Government of New Zealand.

By order.

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

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, 1893.

2. The bonus will be payable in instalments of £50 as each lot of 50 tons of iron is manufactured, on the certificate of an officer appointed by the Minister of Mines that the iron is of good marketable quality.

3. 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.

4. 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, 1893.

2. Not more than £250 will be paid for salt manufactured in the North Island, and not more than £250 for salt manufactured in the South Island.

3. 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.

4. 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 manufactured in the South Island.

5. 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.

Money-order and Savings-bank Office opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 25th November, 1892.

IT is hereby notified for general information that a Money-order and Savings-bank Office will be opened at Castlepoint (Chief Office, Wellington), from the 1st proximo.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1892.

In the matter of the will of ALICE LOUISA NURSE, of Riverton, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that this will has been finally accepted, in accordance with the provisions of "The Public Trust Office Act, 1872," and that the Public Trustee is the Executor appointed under the said will.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1892.

THE United Fire Brigades' Accident Assurance Society of New Zealand, situated at Napier, is registered as a friendly society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 29th day of November, 1892.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 25th November, 1892.

THE Star of the North Lodge, No. 16, situated at Palmerston North, is registered as a branch of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 25th day of November, 1892.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.