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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 27.

“Every medical practitioner who refuses or neglects to give
such notice, or to state to the householder where such sick
person resides as early as possible the infectious nature of
such disease, shall be liable for each offence to a penalty not
exceeding ten pounds.”

“SCHEDULE.

“To the Local Board of Health for the District of [Insert
the name of the district].

“I HEREBY report a case of infectious disease, as follows:—

“Name of householder:

“Name of patient:

“Age:

“Address:

“Date:

“Signature of medical attendant: .”

Every Borough Council, Town Board, and Road Board
is a Local Board of Health. County Councils are Local
Boards of Health in respect of such parts of counties as are
not included in a road district or town district.

Notices of cases of infectious disease should be addressed to the Clerk or Secretary of the Local Board of
Health, and marked “Notice under Public Health Acts.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Wairarapa North
County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th April, 1894.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Wairarapa North County Council, is published in
accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies' Loans
Act, 1886.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

WAIRARAPA NORTH COUNTY.—ALFREDTON OUTLYING
DISTRICT.

RESULT of a poll taken on the 23rd March, 1894, upon a
proposal to raise a loan of £150 for formation and other
works on the Ihuraua Road:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 4, representing 4
votes: Number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 3,
representing 3 votes; number of ratepayers who did not
vote, 1, representing 1 vote.

As a majority of the ratepayers on the special roll, representing more than one-half of the total number of votes
which could be exercised by the whole of the special rate-
payers, voted in favour of the proposal, I declare the same
to be carried.

F. VON REDEN,
County Chairman.

Masterton, 28th March, 1894.

Notice to Mariners, No. 12 of 1894.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st March, 1894.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Marine Board, Hobart, Tasmania, is published for
general information.

J. G. WARD.

REEF OF ROCKS OFF SNAKE ISLAND, D'ENTRECASTEAUX
CHANNEL.

Notice is hereby given that a red-and-white vertical-striped
nun-buoy has been placed in 6ft. water, near the centre of a
reef of rocks (not shown on the chart), the south end of
Snake Island bearing N.N.E. 21 cables. The reef, which
extends about 60 yards on each side of the buoy, has a
depth of 4 and 5 fathoms round it, and there is a clear
passage for small vessels between it and Snake Island.

JAMES RIDDLE,
Harbourmaster.

Hobart, 3rd March, 1894.

Notice to Mariners, No. 13 of 1894.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 28th March, 1894.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for
general information.

J. G. WARD.

MORETON BAY.—POSITION OF THE WRECK OF THE BARQUE
“AARHUS.”

Notice is hereby given that the wreck of the Danish barque
“Aarhus” lies N. 1 E. about two miles from Cape Moreton,
in 12 fathoms at low water.

The wreck, the topmasts of which now appear above
water, will be marked by a green buoy, placed one cable
N.N.E. of it, until it is removed or breaks up.

T. M. ALMOND,
Portmaster.

Marine Department, Brisbane, 26th February, 1894.

Notice to Mariners, No. 14 of 1894.

ALTERATION IN OAMARU LIGHT, EAST COAST OF SOUTH
ISLAND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 28th March, 1894.

NOTICE is hereby given that the present red light exhibited from the lighthouse on Oamaru Head, half a
mile north of Cape Wanbrow, will be discontinued on the
23rd day of May, 1894, and that on and after that date a
flashing white light, showing a flash every fourteen seconds,
will be shown in lieu thereof, and may be seen in clear
weather from seawards, between the magnetic bearings of
N.N.W. and S. by W., at a distance of fifteen miles.

J. G. WARD.

Notice to Local Authorities under “The Government Loans
to Local Bodies Act, 1886.”

The Treasury,
Wellington, 20th March, 1894.

PURSUANT to section 16 of “The Government Loans to
Local Bodies Act, 1886,” the Colonial Treasurer hereby
gives notice that on Wednesday, the 25th April, 1894, he will
be prepared to consider applications from Local Authorities
for loans under the Act.

Applications should be addressed to the Colonial Treasurer,
and must be posted so as to arrive at the Treasury on or
before the 24th April, 1894.

Applications received between the present date and the
24th April next will be considered on the date mentioned
above.

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Treasurer.

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.

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.