1876
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 98

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.

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 manu-
factured 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.

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, 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-
party 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.

Tenders for Mail-services between Tokaanu and Waiouru,
Waiouru and Pipiriki, and Waiouru and Mangaonoho.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 13th December, 1893.

SEALED Tenders will be received at the General Post
Office, Wellington, until noon of Wednesday, 27th
instant, for the conveyance by four-horse coach of mails
between the under-mentioned places for a period of two
years, and for an alternative period of three years from the
date of commencement of service:—

Tokaanu and Waiouru, twice weekly.

Waiouru and Pipiriki, weekly, connecting with the
Wanganui River steamer.

Waiouru and Mangaonoho, weekly, connecting with the
railway-trains at Mangaonoho.

In the event of a tender, or tenders, being accepted it
shall be optional with the department to require the service,
or services, to be run during the tourist season—from No-
vember to April—only, in each year, and to make a corre-
sponding reduction in the amount of subsidy, or to require
the service to be carried on continuously for the full con-
tract term.

The services must be carried out according to time-tables
framed by the department.

If required the services to commence within four weeks
from the date on which tenders accepted.

Forms of tender, with the terms and conditions of con-
tract, may be procured at any Chief Post-office.

No tender will be considered unless made on the printed
form.

Tenders to be indorsed "Tender for Tokaanu Mail-ser-
vice," and addressed to the Secretary, General Post Office,
Wellington.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

*Rules of Procedure under "The Maori Real Estate Manage-
ment Act, 1888."

WHEREAS by section five of "The Maori Real Estate
Management Act 1888 Amendment Act, 1893," it is
enacted that it shall be lawful for the Chief Judge of the
Native Land Court from time to time to make rules, and
such rules to alter and revoke, for regulating the mode of
procedure on application for consent to a sale or other dis-
position of the trust estate vested in any trustee under "The
Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1888," or any Act re-
pealed thereby; and also for regulating the practice to be
observed on sanctioning the appropriation of moneys which
may become payable on sales by trustees of any such lands.

Now, therefore, I, Hugh Garden Seth-Smith, the Chief
Judge of the said Court, in exercise and pursuance of the
power and authority vested in me by the said first-mentioned
Act, do hereby make the rules following:—

RULES.

1. An application for the approval by a Judge of the terms
   of a sale or lease by trustees in accordance with the provi-
   sions of section 5 of "The Maori Real Estate Management
   Act, 1888," may be in the form numbered 1 in the Schedule
   hereto.

2. Such application may be signed by any of the parties
   to the conveyance or lease, or by a solicitor acting on behalf
   of any such parties, and may be left at the office of the
   Registrar of the Court for the Registrar's district in which
   the land affected by such conveyance or lease is situate,
   together with the deed intended or purporting to be the
   conveyance or lease, for the purpose of being laid before a
   Judge.