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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 45

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, pro-
minence 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 pro-
perty of the department, where they will remain on exhibi-
tion, 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.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th June, 1893.

THE following notices of elections of members of Road
Boards have been received at this office, and are pub-
lished in accordance with the provisions of "The Road
Boards Act, 1882."

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Mainene Road District, County of Rodney :
Henry Heywood.
Alon Vipond.
Pokeno Road District, County of Manukau :
Robert J. Lyons.
James J. Clark.
Piromgia Road District, County of Raglan :
David Finlayson, jun.
James Davies.
Maharahara Road District, County of Waipawa :
James Wall.
Michael Lambert.
William J. Graham.
Charles Leonard Jacobsen.
Castlepoint Road District, County of Wairarapa North :
No. 1 Subdivision—
Hugh Belliss.
No. 4 Subdivision—
William Dalziell.
Akitio Road District, County of Wairarapa North :
John Stewart Handyside.
Makara Road District, County of Hutt :
William Sievers.
William Robert Trotter.
Elliot Road District, County of Taranaki :
Robert Glegg.
Job Wills.
Parihaka Road District, County of Taranaki :
William James Wells.
Charles McHardy.
Ebenezer Maxwell.
Ellesmere Road District, County of Selwyn :
Arthur Chamberlain.
Robert Lochhead.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 7th June, 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 follows:—

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.

Articles, and how classed.

Balances, assay; as n.o.e. (scientific instru-
ments)
Beads, gold or silver, for jewellers' use; as
a. & m.s.
Copper tops or necks for kettles; as copper
manufactures n.o.e.
Confectionery, fancy packages for, fit for per-
manent use when empty (Circular 763, of
6th May, 1892); as fancy goods ..
Diastase, concentrated (malt-extract); as
druggists' sundries
Iron, black sheet, cut to pattern for bottoms
and sides of buckets and baths; as a. & m.s.
Lamps, fairy; as fancy goods
Lamps, miners', other than "safety"; as
lamps
Machine for making stereo-plates; as print-
ing materials
Vice, horse-shoer's, worked by treadle; as
tools, artificers'
Wool-press; as machinery for agricultural
purposes n.o.e.

Rate of Duty.
Free.
Free.
20 per cent.
20 per cent.
15 per cent.
Free.
20 per cent.
15 per cent.
Free.
Free.
Free.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner's Order No. 450.]

Officiating Ministers for 1893.—Notice No. 17.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1893.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth
year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and in-
tituled "The Marriage Act, 1880," the following name of an
Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is
published for general information:—

Wesleyan Methodist Church.
The Reverend John Martyn.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1893.

THE St. John's Branch, No. 93, situated at Napier, is
registered as a branch of the New Zealand District
Hibernian Australasia Catholic Benefit Society friendly
society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 6th
day of June, 1893.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department (Commissioner's Office),
Wellington, 5th June, 1893.

THE unclaimed property described hereunder, and now
in possession of the police at the stations named, will,
unless previously claimed, be sold by public auction, at the
respective police-offices, on Saturday, the 1st July proximo,
at noon, in accordance with the Police Regulations:—

Auckland: Silver or white-metal hunting-watch, No. 27855,
makers Brighton Watch Company, small silver chain, trin-
kets, and brass guard.
Waipawa: Two overcoats.
New Plymouth: Sundries.
Wanganui: Silver lever hunting-watch, No. 94953, maker
Ehrhardt, and steel albert guard; tweed coat, and sundries.
Wellington: Waterbury keyless open-faced watch, No.
53314; double-cased silver Waltham hunting-watch, No.
1898680; silver locket, two brooches, and sundries.
Westport: Three calico tents and two flies.