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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 49

applicable to any of the above-mentioned colonies or foreign
possessions on whose behalf notice to that effect shall have
been given to Her Britannic Majesty's representative to the
President of Ecuador within one year from the date of the
exchange of the ratifications of the present Convention.

ARTICLE III.

The present Convention shall be ratified and the rati-
fications shall be exchanged at Quito as soon as possible.
It shall come into operation one month after the exchange
of the ratifications, and shall remain in force until the ex-
piration of one year from the day on which either party may
give notice of its intention to terminate it.
In witness whereof the undermentioned signed have
signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seal of their
arms.
Done in duplicate, at Quito, this twenty-sixth day of
August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.
W. H. D. HAGGARD.
PEDRO JOSE CEVALLOS.

Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the authority in me for this
purpose vested, I, the Commissioner of Trade and
Customs, do, by this order under my hand, revoke and annul
the appointment of the under-mentioned warehouse for the
reception and security of goods entered to be warehoused
without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof,
namely:—
Port of Wanganui.
The warehouse known as
ALEXANDER'S BOND,
as appointed and described in Commissioner's Order No. 364,
of the 12th March, 1890.
Given under my hand, at Wellington, this nineteenth
day of June, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-three.
J. G. WARD,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.
Commissioner's Order No. 451.]

Notice to Mariners, No. 27 of 1893.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 20th June, 1893.
REFERRING to Notice to Mariners, No. 19 of 1893,
published by this department on the 15th ultimo, the
following notice to mariners respecting the Hope Island
light, received from the Presidency Port Officer, Madras, is
published for general information.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

INDIA.—EAST COAST.—HOPE ISLAND LIGHT.
In continuation of this office Notice to Mariners No. 15 of
1893, dated the 24th March, 1893, it is hereby notified that
the red sector of the Hope Island light will be removed on
the 1st August, 1893, and on and after that date the light
will be a fixed white light extending over an arc of 180°—viz.,
from N. 5° E. through N. to S. 5° W. The bearings are mag-
netic, and from seaward.
H. D. BADDELEY,
For Presidency Port Officer.
Presidency Port Office, Madras,
28th April, 1893.

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 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.

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.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th June, 1893.
THE following notices of elections of members of Road
Boards have been received at this office, and are
published in accordance with the provisions of "The Road
Boards Act, 1882."
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Oruru Road District, County of Mongonui :
W. Lambley.
William Garton.

Oruaiti Road District, County of Mongonui :
W. H. Prosser.
Robert Henderson.

Maungakaramea Road District, County of Whangarei :
Herbert J. James.
John G. Miller.
James Sands.
William C. Snell.

Hikurangi Road District, County of Whangarei :
George M. Wright.
James Rolleston.

Matakana East Road District, County of Rodney :
William H. Phillips.
Manuel Christian.

Cambridge Road District, County of Waikato :
Jared Allwill.

Waimea West Road District, County of Waimea :
William Leonard Palmer.
Charles Frederick Russ.
William Edmund Russ.
John William Satherley.

Oteramika Road District, County of Southland :
Lothian Subdivision—
W. J. Winter.
One-tree Point Subdivision—
James Munro.
John H. Dawson.