May 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 577

from the New Zealand Volunteer Force for the causes fol-
lowing their respective names:—

Napier Naval Artillery Volunteers.

No. 189.—Gunner Edward Brophy, for having, on the
morning of Friday, the 31st March, 1893, at the Easter
Volunteer Encampment, held at Johnsonville, assaulted two
sentries.

Albert Rifle Volunteers.

No. 222.—Private Henry Fremont, for having, on the
evening of Sunday, the 2nd April, 1893, at the Easter Volun-
teer Encampment, held at Johnsonville, committed an
assault on No. 209, Sergeant Frederick W. Jones, of the
same corps.

R. J. SEDDON.

Notice to Mariners, No. 16 of 1893.

BEACONS AT ENTRANCE TO WAIKATO RIVER.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that Captain Fairchild, of the
Government steamer “Hinemoa,” reports that he has
re-erected the beacons at the entrance to the Waikato River,
and that they are 21ft. high, painted white, and lead in over
the bar on a N.E. by E. ½ E. course in the middle of the
channel, with a depth of about 18ft. at high-water spring
tides.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Notice to Mariners, No. 17 of 1893.

DREDGING OPERATIONS.—PORT OF WELLINGTON.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1893.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Wellington Harbour Board, is published for general
information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Notice is hereby given that Dredge 222 has been chartered
by the Wellington Harbour Board for the purpose of dredging
in contiguity to and to the southward and eastward of the
Queen’s Wharf. Vessels approaching or leaving the Wharves
in Lambton Harbour are warned to keep clear of the dredge,
and of any anchors, moorings, or buoys laid down for the
purposes of the dredge.

WILLIAM FERGUSON,
Secretary.

Wellington Harbour Board,
Wellington, 26th April, 1893.

School Commissioners appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 26th April, 1893.

PURSUANT to section 2 of “The Education Reserves
Act 1877 Amendment Act, 1882,” His Excellency the
Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned
gentlemen to be School Commissioners for the respective
provincial districts, as follows:—
For the Provincial District of Auckland :
James Dilworth, Esq.
Gerhard Mueller, Esq.
Thomas Thompson, Esq., M.H.R.
For the Provincial District of Taranaki :
Francis Peacock Corkill, Esq.
Christopher Keating Stock, Esq.
John Strauchon, Esq.
For the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay :
Hyman Phineas Cohen, Esq.
Thomas Humphries, Esq.
Henry Stokes Tiffin, Esq.
For the Provincial District of Wellington :
John Holland Baker, Esq.
Thomas Mason, Esq.
Charles Plummer Powles, Esq.
For the Provincial District of Marlborough :
Charles Houghton Mills, Esq.
Alfred Rogers, Esq.
Sidney Weetman, Esq.
For the Provincial District of Nelson :
John Samuel Browning, Esq.
Oswald Curtis, Esq.
Hon. Joseph Shephard, M.L.C.
For the Provincial District of Westland :
Hon. James Alexander Bonar, M.L.C.
William Duncan, Esq.
John McWhirter, Esq.

For the Provincial District of Canterbury :
John William Allman Marchant, Esq.
John Rennie, Esq.
Hon. William Rolleston, M.H.R.
For the Provincial District of Otago :
Alfred Baldy, Esq.
William Dallas, Esq.
James Pillans Maitland, Esq.

W. P. REEVES.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1893.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
for the erection of a clock-tower, Invercargill Post-
office, is published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.

Accepted.

George Morison, Dunedin .. .. .. 594 0 0

Declined.

J. P. Petersen, Invercargill .. .. .. 606 0 0
M. Train, Invercargill .. .. .. 639 0 0
M. and H. Mair, Invercargill .. .. .. 663 0 0
J. Hewitt, Invercargill .. .. .. 769 0 0

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 3rd May, 1893.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
for the erection of Customhouse and police-sergeant’s
quarters, Westport, is published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.

Accepted.

J. Marshall, Westport .. .. .. 979 0 0

Declined.

Messrs. Russell and Bignall, Greymouth .. 997 0 0
J. Clegg, Westport .. .. .. 1,202 0 0
T. Scanlon, Westport .. .. .. 1,330 0 0

Bonus for eradicating the Californian Thistle.—Notice
No. 364.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 29th March, 1893.

CONDITIONS on which a bonus of £250 is offered for a
means of eradicating the Californian thistle (Cnicus
arvensis):—

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed
   to the Hon. the Minister of Agriculture, Wellington, and
   must be in his hands not later than the 1st June, 1893.
2. The applicants must be prepared to submit their pro-
   posed means of eradication in such manner and at such
   time and place as the Minister shall direct.
3. The Government shall appoint a committee of three or
   more persons, under whose instructions and before whom all
   tests shall be carried through.
4. The proposed bonus, or any part thereof, will not be
   paid until the proposed remedy has been proved effectual.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—
Notice No. 365.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 7th April, 1893.

PRIZES offered for collections of noxious weeds and
insects, &c. :—
Collection of noxious weeds: First prize, £10; second, £5.
All specimens must have been gathered in the colony.
Each specimen must be mounted on paper 18in. by 11in.,
and bear, if possible, the popular and scientific name, also
the locality where gathered.
Collection of insects injurious to New Zealand vegetation,
and their natural enemies and parasites: First prize, £10 ;
second, £5.
All insects must be properly set and named, also have
locality tickets attached.
The collections winning the prizes to become the property
of the department, where they will remain on exhibition
with the name of the collector affixed.
All collections for competition must be delivered at the
office of the Secretary for Agriculture, at the Government
Buildings, at Wellington, not later than the 31st December,
1893.