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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

By-law regulating Width of Tires on Wheels of Vehicles to be used on Hunterville-Turangarere-Tokaanu Road.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17 of “The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1887,” I, Joseph George Ward, the Minister acting for the Minister for Public Works, do by this notice make the following by-law regulating the width of tires to be used on all vehicles, whether plying for hire or not, upon the Government road from Hunterville via Turangarere to Tokaanu (and hereinafter referred to as “the said road”), that is to say:—

The width of tire of any wheel used on any vehicle on the said road shall bear the following proportion to the weight of the load carried by such vehicle and to the number of horses which may be used, namely :—

No number of bullocks greater than ten, and no number of horses greater than six, shall be employed to draw any load on the said road.

And if any person shall commit a breach of this by-law he shall be liable to a penalty of an amount which shall be in the discretion of the Court fixing the same, but not exceeding five pounds sterling.

As witness my hand, this twenty-third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.

J. G. WARD,
Minister acting for the Minister for Public Works.

Gold-mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 20th May, 1893.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-mining lease cancelled, and that the ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for:—

Thomas Shine, James Fitzgerald, and Eugene Shine; Section 2, Block IV., Waitakere, Westland Mining District, 9 acres 2 roods 36 perches, No. 1370.

A. J. CADMAN,
For Minister of Mines.

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 proposed 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.

Each collection must be marked with a motto, and accompanied by a sealed envelope containing a copy of such motto, together with the full name and address of the exhibitor.

The unsuccessful exhibits will be returned to the owners carriage-free.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—Notice No. 368.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

THE date for receiving the collections mentioned in Gazette Notice No. 365, and dated the 7th April, 1893, has been extended to the 31st March, 1894.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Prizes for Collections of Dried Specimens of Grasses and Forage Plants.—Notice No. 369.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

PRIZES offered for collections of dried specimens of grasses and forage plants, introduced and native, prominence being given to the most useful indigenous species. First prize, £25; second, £15.

All specimens must have been gathered in the colony.

Each specimen must be mounted on paper, 18in. by 11in., and bear, if possible, both popular and scientific names, also the name of the locality where obtained.

The collections winning the prizes are to become the property of the department, where they will remain on exhibition, with the names of the collectors affixed.

All collections for competition must be delivered at the office of the Secretary for Agriculture, at the Government Buildings, Wellington, not later than the 31st March, 1894.

Each collection must be marked with a motto, and be accompanied by a sealed envelope containing a copy of such motto, together with the full name and address of the exhibitor.

The unsuccessful exhibits will be returned to the owners carriage-free.

The judges have power to withhold the prizes if they are of opinion that none of the collections are worthy of an award.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Table of Fees under “The Sheriffs Act, 1883.”

IN exercise of the powers in me vested by “The Sheriffs Act, 1883,” I, Sir James Prendergast, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, hereby fix and declare the sums specified in the Schedule hereto to be the fees and poundage to be paid and taken by any Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Sheriff's Officer, Bailiff, or other person employed under any Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff, upon any proceedings in the Supreme Court, in its civil or criminal jurisdiction, or otherwise in respect of the office or employment of any of such officers as aforesaid.

JAMES PRENDERGAST.

SCHEDULE.

TABLE OF FEES UNDER “THE SHERIFFS ACT, 1883.”

£ s. d.
For every warrant on writ of sale, or writ, or process .. 0 5 0
For executing any warrant, writ, or process .. 1 0 0
For return of writ .. 0 5 0
If beyond one mile from Sheriff's office, for every extra mile, one way .. 0 1 0
For conveying any defendant from the place of arrest, per mile* .. 0 1 0

• Payable to Sheriff's Bailiff,