JULY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1081

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Waitotara County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1894.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Waitotara County Council, is published in accordance
with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

WAITOTARA COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT of the poll taken on Thursday, 5th July, 1894, on
the proposal to raise a loan of £300 for the erection of the
Kaiwhatu Bridge across the Kai-Iwi Stream, in the Toko-
maru Riding, Waitotara County:—
Number of ratepayers on roll, 6; number of votes exer-
cisable, 12: Number of ratepayers who voted in favour of
loan, 5; number of votes given in favour of the proposal, 10;
number of votes against the proposal, 0.
As a majority of the ratepayers on the roll, exercising a
majority of votes, have voted in favour of the proposal, I
therefore declare the proposal carried.
JAMES LAIRD,
Chairman, Waitotara County Council.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Otaki Road District,
County of Horowhenua.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1894.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the
Otaki Road Board, is published in accordance with
the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

OTAKI ROAD BOARD.—"LOCAL BODIES' LOANS ACT, 1886."—
SPECIAL DISTRICT NO. 4.

NOTICE is hereby given that the result of the poll taken on
the 12th June, 1894, on the proposal to borrow £190 from
the Colonial Treasurer for the purpose of constructing the
Forest Lakes Road within the special district is as fol-
lows:—
Ratepayers on the roll, 2; votes exercisable on the roll, 2:
Number of ratepayers who voted for proposal, 1; number of
votes recorded in favour of proposal, 1.
As the above-mentioned number of votes recorded in favour
of the proposal—namely, 1—is less than the number re-
quired, I declare the proposal to be rejected.
A. KNOCKS,
Chairman.
Otaki, 9th July, 1894.

"The Rating Act, 1882," to be in Force in the County of
Patea.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1894.

THE following notice, received from the Clerk to the
Patea County Council, is published in accordance
with section 2 of "The Rating Acts Amendment Act, 1893."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

PATEA COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION, That the Council of the Patea County hereby
determine that "The Rating Act, 1882," shall be in force
within the Patea County, and that all assessments of pro-
perty within the said county shall be made under the provi-
sions of subsection (6) of section 2 of "The Rating Act
Amendment Act, 1893," according to the rateable value of
such property as defined in section 2 of "The Rating Act,
1882."
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a resolu-
tion passed by the Patea County Council on the 5th day of
July, 1894.
E. C. HORNER,
County Clerk.
County Council Offices,
Patea, 6th July, 1894.

Special Order made by the Spring Creek River Board,
adopting "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th July, 1894.

THE following special order, made by the Spring Creek
River Board, is published for general information.
P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER made by the Spring Creek River Board,
adopting the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans
Act, 1886."
That a special order is hereby made adopting the pro-
visions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," and that

the same shall be in force in the Spring Creek River Board
after the passing of this resolution by a meeting of the
Spring Creek River Board, and shall take effect from the
date of the gazetting of this resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing special order has been
duly made in accordance with the law.
DOUGLAS DOBSON,
Clerk.
Blenheim, 9th July, 1894.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 10th July, 1894.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
for the Pahiatua Courthouse Contract is published for
general information.
R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
T. F. Hewat, Pahiatua .. .. 1,038 15 0

Declined.
A. F. Laurensen, Palmerston North .. 1,050 0 0
A. R. Munro, Palmerston North .. 1,089 0 0
D. McLean, Wellington .. .. 1,260 0 0
J. Russell, Wellington .. .. 1,297 0 0

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.

Bonuses for Encouragement of New Zealand Hemp (Phor-
mium tenax) Industry.—Notice No. 387.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 1st February, 1894.

BONUS NO. 1.

A BONUS of £1,750 is offered for a machine or process
for dressing New Zealand hemp (Phormium tenax)
which shall be an improvement on the machines or processes
now in use, and which shall, after trial, be found to mate-
rially reduce the cost of production, improve the product, or
increase the quantity of dressed fibre.
The following are the conditions:—

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed
   to the Hon. the Minister of Agriculture, Wellington, and
   must reach him not later than the 30th August, 1894. Each
   application must be accompanied by a description of the
   machine or process, particularly stating improvements on
   present machines or processes, and also the cost at which
   the machine or process can be supplied.
2. The applicants must be prepared to submit their
   machines or processes to examination at such time and
   place as the Government may direct.
3. The Government shall appoint a committee of three or
   more experts, to whom all applications shall be submitted.
   Such committee shall, after perusal, state what machines or
   processes they deem worthy of consideration, and may in-
   spect the same at any place within the colony; and, having
   so inspected the whole or any of them, may direct that the
   whole or any of them be brought for further trial to such
   place as they may think fit.
   The cost of bringing the machines or appliances on to the
   ground, from within the colony, supplying the necessary
   shafting, motive-power, and buildings, to be defrayed by the
   Government. If any machine sent from beyond the colony
   is awarded the bonus or part thereof, then the cost of
   bringing such machine shall be borne by the Government.
   The following shall be the basis of the test:—