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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69

EXTRACT from the Journals of the House of Representatives,
Wednesday, the 23rd day of August, 1893.

Resolved, That this House approves of the lands described
in Paper No. 61,* laid before this House on the 30th June,
being permanently set aside as endowments for education.
On the motion of the Hon. Mr. McKenzie.
A true extract.
GEORGE FRIEND,
Clerk, House of Representatives.

• The following are lands referred to in the above resolutions :—

Notice of Intention to take Land for the Mangaoronga
Road, leading from Eketahuna to Mount Baker.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the
provisions of "The Public Works Act, 1882," to exe-
cute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of por-
tion of a road in the Eketahuna Road District known as
the Mangaoronga Road, leading from Eketahuna to Mount
Baker, and for the purposes of such public work the
land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be
taken; and notice is further given that the plan of the said
road and of the land so required to be taken is deposited
in the post-office at Eketahuna, and is there open for inspec-
tion. And notice is hereby given that all persons affected
by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of
the said land shall, if they have any well-grounded objec-
tions to the execution of the said public work or to the
taking of such land, set forth the same 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 | Being | Situated in | Situated |
| of the Parcel of | Portion of | the Survey Dis- | in Block |
| Land required to | | trict of | |
| be taken. | | | |
| A. R. P. | Eketahuna Na- | Mangaone | X. |
| 7 3 25 | tive Reserve | | |

In the Land District of Wellington.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-
eighth day of August, one thousand eight hun-
dred and ninety-three.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.

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.

Bonus on Mineral Oil manufactured from Orepuki Shale.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 30th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the
production of mineral oil under the following condi-
tions:—

1. A bonus of 1s. per gallon (£5,000) will be paid on the
   first 100,000 gallons of mineral oil produced from shale
   obtained in the Orepuki district, Otago; the oil to be of a
   quality approved of by Government, and to be sold at a fair
   average market price.
2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must
   be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than
   the 31st December, 1894.
3. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1895.
4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the
   Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the
   recipient of the bonus.
5. The other conditions, as to quantity, priority, quality,
   and value, to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer ap-
   pointed for the purpose by the Government.
   P. A. BUCKLEY.

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.