Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 347

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Rangitikei County.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1893.
THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Rangitikei County Council, is published in accordance with "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

West Road Special-rating District.
THE following is the result of a poll taken on Monday, the 6th March, 1893, on a proposal to raise a sum of £300 by way of loan, under the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," and "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act Amendment Act, 1889," for the purpose of forming about 200 chains of the West Road, Otairi Block, Paraekaretu Riding, to a sufficient width for dray-traffic:—
Number of ratepayers on roll, 5; number of votes exercisable, 8; number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 3; number of votes recorded for the proposal, 6; number of votes recorded against the proposal, nil.
A majority of the ratepayers, exercising more than one-half of the total number of votes exercisable, being in favour of the proposal, I therefore declare it to be carried.
J. W. MARSHALL,
Chairman, Rangitikei County Council.
Marton, 10th March, 1893.

Special Order made by the Clifton County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1893.
THE following special order, passed by the Clifton County Council, is published for general information.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.
THAT, to secure the repayment of a loan of £350, to be raised under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," for the purpose of making and forming a portion of the Pukeho Road, a special rate of 3½d. in the pound be made and levied over the Pukeho Special Rating District, comprising the following lands, viz.: Sections Nos. 6, 8, and 10, Block IV., Huiroa Survey District. Such rate to be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and to be payable in two half-yearly instalments on the 1st January and the 1st July in each year; and also that the deferred-payment and perpetual-lease thirds be allocated towards payment of interest.
I certify that the above special order has been duly made.
GEORGE BERTRAND,
Clerk, Clifton County Council.
Waitara, 8th March, 1893.

Bonus for the Manufacture of Pig-iron from Ironsand or Iron-ore.

Mines Office,
Wellington, 24th February, 1893.
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.

Stewart Island County Elections.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th March, 1893.
NOTICE has been received at this office, under the hand of the Returning Officer, W. Robertson, of Half-moon Bay, that, on the 10th January, 1893, the following persons were duly elected Councillors for the under-mentioned ridings of the County of Stewart Island under "The Counties Act, 1886":—
North Riding—
William Robertson.
Joseph Harrison.
George Naismith.
South Riding—
George Swain.
Walter Douglas Joss.
A. E. Livingstone.
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Notice to Mariners, No. 7 of 1893.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 7th March, 1893.
THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for general information.
R. J. SEDDON.

TIDE SIGNALS, CAIRNS HARBOUR.
NOTICE is hereby given that vessels arriving at the fairway off the bar to Cairns Harbour may have the depth of water available signalled to them at night if they have advised Cairns of the probable time of arrival.
Signals are made with the front leading-light as follows, viz.:—
The light will be obscured one minute to draw attention, then the number of flashes made at five-second intervals denotes the number of feet over 10ft., e.g., two flashes at five-second intervals denote 12ft., three flashes 13ft., and so on. Odd inches are denoted by the number of flashes in quick succession.
The signals will be repeated until answered by a flare-light from the vessel.
Flood-tide is denoted by a red light shown from the platform of the outer leading-light.
T. M. ALMOND,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 13th February, 1893.

Spanish Royal Order respecting the Application of the New Spanish Tariff to British Possessions.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 16th March, 1893.
THE following translation of a Spanish Royal Order is published for general information.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister acting for the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.