Dec. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1903

Officers under Fisheries Conservation Act, Southland, appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd December, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred by section 9 of "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,"

Thomas Tangney, of Fairfax;
George Duke, of Isla Bank;
David Henderson, of Isla Bank;
Duncan McLean, of Caroline;
James Ebenezer Hunter, of Benmore;
Angus McBean, of Riversdale; and
William J. Hamill, of Mataura,

have been appointed Officers for the purposes of that Act for that portion of the Provincial District of Otago formerly known as the Province of Southland.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Police Gaoler appointed.

Department of Justice, Prisons Branch,
Wellington, 1st November, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
Constable DOUGLASS GORDON
to be Police Gaoler at Russell, vice Constable McGilp, transferred.

R. J. SEDDON.

Members of Land Boards appointed.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 22nd December, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to re-appoint the under-mentioned members of Land Boards for the land districts and from the dates set opposite their names:—

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Member of Otago Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 22nd December, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased, in pursuance of the provisions of section 40 of "The Harbours Act, 1878," to appoint

DAVID PINKERTON, Esq., M.H.R.,
to be a member of the Otago Harbour Board.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

Registrar of Brands appointed.—Notice No. 382.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 27th December, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointment under "The Brands and Branding Act, 1880":—

WILLIS ASHTON SCAIFE
to be Registrar of Brands for the Kaikoura Branding District, comprising the Kaikoura Subdivision of the Marlborough Sheep District, as constituted under "The Sheep Act, 1878," to date from the 1st January, 1894, vice John Moore.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands and Agriculture.

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st December, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignations of the commissions held by the under-mentioned officers:—

Otago Hussar Volunteers.
Lieutenant James Allan. Date of resignation, 1st November, 1893.

Christchurch Rifle Volunteers.
Captain Frederick George Andrews. Date of resignation, 30th October, 1893.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
For the Minister of Defence.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 27th December, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by
NATHANIEL EVANSON BEAMISH, Esq.,
of Hastings, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
For the Minister of Justice.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Woodville Road Board, County of Waipawa.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 22nd December, 1893.

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

P. A. BUCKLEY.

WOODVILLE ROAD BOARD.

RESULT of polling for proposal to borrow £300 for the Whariti Road and £150 for the Victoria Road, under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886":—

I hereby declare the result of the poll taken for the above loan, on the 19th December, 1893, to be as follows:—

Number of voters on roll, 18; number of votes exercisable, 20; number of voters exercising their votes, 15; number of votes in favour of the loan, 12; number of votes against the loan, 5.

As a majority of the voters on the roll, with a majority of the votes exercisable, have voted in favour of the loan, I declare the proposal to be carried.

A. CLARK,
Chairman, Woodville Road Board.
Woodville, 21st December, 1893.

Bonus on Mineral Oil manufactured from Orepuki Shale.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 30th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the production of mineral oil under the following conditions:—

1. A bonus of 1s. per gallon (£5,000) will be paid on the first 100,000 gallons of mineral oil produced from shale obtained in the Orepuki district, Otago; the oil to be of a quality approved of by Government, and to be sold at a fair average market price.

2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1894.

3. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1895.

4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus.

5. The other conditions, as to quantity, priority, quality, and value, to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Bonus on Starch manufactured in New Zealand.—Amended Notice.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 15th November, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of two pounds (£2) a ton will be paid on 100 tons of starch manufactured in the Colony of New Zealand in each of the years 1893 and 1894.

CONDITIONS.

1. Notice of intention to claim the bonus for 100 tons in 1893 must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1893. Notice of intention to claim the bonus for 100 tons in 1894 must be given in the same manner not later than the 31st December, 1894.

2. The claims must be made respectively before the 31st December, 1893 and 1894.

3. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions is to be the recipient of the bonus.