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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 4

Assessors authorised to exercise Jurisdiction under “The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1892.”

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 5th January, 1893.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise the under-mentioned Assessors of the Native Land Court to exercise jurisdiction under “The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1892,” namely:—
Paraki te Waru,
Hamiora Mangakahia,
Nikorima Poutotara,
Karaka Kereru Tarawhiti,
Hohepa Horomona,
Tamati Tautuhi,
Tuta Tamati,
Pirimi Mataiawhea,
Hone Ormsby,
Henare Edwards,
Pepene Eketone,
Mita Taupopoki,
Benjamin Frederick James Edwards,
Hans Tapsell,
Ratana Ngahina,
Takarangi Mete Kingi,
Hamuera Mahupuku,
Retimana Poraumati,
Hone Heke,
Paratene Ngata, and
Aohau Nikitini.

P. A. BUCKLEY,
For the Native Minister.

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.

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.

Notice of Intention to take Land for the Use of the Lunatic Asylum at Porirua.

NOTICE is hereby given that certain land is required for the use and convenience of the Lunatic Asylum at Porirua, to be used and cultivated in connection with such asylum, and that for such purposes the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and “The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1892.” And notice is hereby further given that a plan showing the area of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the Post-office, Porirua, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the taking of the said land shall, if they have any well-grounded objections thereto, set forth such objections in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

The parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

Approximate Area of the Parcel of Land required to be taken.
Being
Situated in Block No.
Situated in the Survey District of

A. R. P.
378 0 0
Section No. 122
V.
Belmont.

In the Provincial District of Wellington; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 17008, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this fifth day of January, 1893.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister for Public Works.

Tenders.

Railway Commissioners' Office,
Wellington, 11th January, 1893.

THE following list of accepted tenders is published for general information.
By order of the Commissioners.

E. G. PILCHER,
Secretary.

Leases of Refreshment-rooms on the New Zealand Government Railways, for Three Years, ending 31st December, 1895.

Station.
Name.
Rental per Annum.

Auckland
W. Sanford
£ 36

Mercer
Miss E. M. Richardson
150

Waipukurau
P. Gow
150

Aramoho
P. Diamond
85

Halcombe
Mrs. M. Tuck
20

Palmerston North
T. Fairhurst
416

Kaitoke
T. Urwin
52

Christchurch
W. Drummond
400

Ashburton
W. Drummond
270

Timaru
W. Johnston
190

Oamaru
Miss H. Hegarty
120

Palmerston South
R. Margrie
60

Dunedin
G. W. Geddes and G. W. Hunter
430

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 4th January, 1893.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the Wrought-iron Girders Contract, Otago Central Railway, is published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.