Dec. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1839

Wairau:
Thomas Lindsay Buick.
Buller:
Roderick McKenzie.
Inangahua:
Patrick Joseph O'Regan.
Grey:
Arthur Robert Guinness.
Westland:
Richard John Seddon.
Ashley:
Richard Meredith.
Kaiapoi:
David Buddo.
Avon:
William Wilcox Tanner.
City of Christchurch:
William Pember Reeves.
George John Smith.
William Whitehouse Collins.
Lyttelton:
John Joyce.
Riccarton:
George Warren Russell.
Ellesmere:
William Hugh Montgomery.
Selwyn:
Alfred Saunders.
Ashburton:
John McLachlan.
Rangitata:
William Stephen Maslin.
Pareora:
Frederick Robert Flatman.
Timaru:
William Hall-Jones.
Waitaki:
William Jukes Steward.
Oamaru:
Thomas Duncan.
Waihemo:
John McKenzie.
Waikouaiti:
James Green.
Chalmers:
John Andrew Millar.
City of Dunedin:
David Pinkerton.
William Earnshaw.
William Hutchison.
Caversham:
Arthur Morrison.
Taieri:
Walter Charles Frederick Carncross.
Bruce:
James Allen.
Tuapeka:
Vincent Pyke.
Clutha:
Thomas Mackenzie.
Mataura:
Robert McNab.
Wakatipu:
William Fraser.
Wallace:
James Mackintosh.
Invercargill:
James Whyte Kelly.
Awarua:
Joseph George Ward.

HUGH POLLEN,
Clerk of the Writs.

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.

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 conditions:—

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 appointed for the purpose by the Government.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Bonus on Starch manufactured in New Zealand.—Amended Notice.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th November, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of two pounds (£2) a ton will be paid on 100 tons of starch manufactured in the Colony of New Zealand in each of the years 1893 and 1894.

CONDITIONS.

1. Notice of intention to claim the bonus for 100 tons in 1893 must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1893. Notice of intention to claim the bonus for 100 tons in 1894 must be given in the same manner not later than the 31st December, 1894.

2. The claims must be made respectively before the 31st December, 1893 and 1894.

3. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions is to be the recipient of the bonus.

4. Evidence to be produced of such a nature as will enable an officer appointed by the Government to certify that the above-stated quantity in each year has been actually made, sold, and delivered.

5. The bonus to be paid only on the certificate of such officer.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

[NOTE.—The above notice is in lieu of notice dated 10th October, 1893, published in Gazette of 12th October, 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.