Feb. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 217

Notice to Mariners, No. 5 of 1893.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 15th February, 1893.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for
general information.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.

PORT CURTIS.—ALTERATION IN NORTH CHANNEL.—RED
BUOY SHIFTED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sandspit at the Red Buoy
opposite Junction Buoy has extended 220ft. south-easterly.
The buoy has been moved to its extremity.

The channel at this place being now only about 800ft.
wide, masters of vessels are advised to exercise special care
in using it at night.

The line of Oyster Rock Light and Gatcombe Head Light
must not be opened to the northward.

T. M. ALMOND,
Department of Ports and Harbours, Portmaster.
Brisbane, 27th January, 1893.

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.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—FRANCIS GILLMAN, Esq., of 230, Collins
Street, Melbourne, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court
of Victoria, has been this day appointed, by His Honour
the Chief Justice, a Commissioner of the Supreme Court
of New Zealand in the Colony of Victoria, under the 2nd
section of "The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act,
1875," for the purpose of administering and taking all such
oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section men-
tioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 10th day of February, 1893.
D. G. A. COOPER,
Registrar.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 14th February, 1893.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the Hon.
the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to
interpret "The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888," in
relation to the under-mentioned articles as follow:—

Note.—"Not otherwise enumerated" appears as n.o.e.; "other
kinds" as o.k.; "articles and materials suited only for, and to be
used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony" as a. & m.s.
Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner's Order No. 443.]

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1893.

In the matter of the will of JOHN BLACKETT, late of
Wellington, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that this will has been finally ac-
cepted, 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.

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 8th February, 1893.

In the matter of the will of WILLIAM MORRISON, late of
Drummond, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that this will has been finally ac-
cepted, 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.