May 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 733

lington, who will appoint an officer to inspect the same,
together with the raw material then available from which
the cyanide of potassium is proposed to be manufactured.
5. The officer so appointed shall from time to time inspect
the process of manufacture, in order that he may satisfy
himself that the whole of the cyanide of potassium is being
manufactured from material of New Zealand production ;
and before any bonus is paid such officer will be required
to certify that he is satisfied the crude cyanide of potassium
is the product of New Zealand material only, and that it
contains the required percentage of potassium cyanide.
6. The bonus must be claimed for the first 100 tons on or
before the 31st March, 1897, and for the second 100 tons on
or before the 30th September, 1898.

J. G. WARD.

Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the authority in me for this
purpose vested, I, the Commissioner of Trade and
Customs, do, by this order under my hand, revoke and
annul the appointment of the under-mentioned warehouse
for the reception and security of goods entered to be ware-
housed without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof,
namely :—

Port of Lyttelton.

The warehouse known as

THE CITY BOND,

as appointed and described in Commissioner's Order No. 501,
of the 13th December, 1894.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-
ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-five.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.
Commissioner's Order No. 514.]

Approving and appointing a Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this
purpose vested by "The Customs Laws Consolidation
Act, 1882," I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do
hereby approve and appoint the under-mentioned warehouse
to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under bond,
namely :—

Port of Lyttelton.

The floor and cellar of a brick and concrete building, with
iron roof, situate on Oxford Terrace, Christchurch (Lot 14,
and part of a reserve, being part of Town Sections 712, 714,
715, and 716), to be known as

THE CITY BOND.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-
ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-five.

W. P. REEVES,
For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.
Commissioner's Order No. 515.]

Election of Trustee of Drainage District.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th April, 1895.

THE following result of an election of a Trustee of the
Aorangi Land Drainage District has been received
from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance
with the provisions of "The Land Drainage Act, 1893."

HUGH POLLEN.

Aorangi Land Drainage District.
James Motley Leigh.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of
*"The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894."

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out
administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the
office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to ad-
minister the several intestate estates of the persons deceased
whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as known,
are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties
being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.

Anna E. Petersen, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, married woman. Filed on the 29th
day of April, 1895.

Elijah Tucker, late of Stratford, in the Provincial District
of Taranaki, journalist. Filed on the 29th day of April,
1895.

Eliza Barry, late of Orepuki, in the Provincial District of
Otago, married woman. Filed on the 17th day of April,
1895.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 1st May, 1895.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Hon.
the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to
interpret "The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888," in
relation to the under-mentioned articles as follows :—

NOTE.—"Not otherwise enumerated" appears as n.o.e.; "other
kinds" as o.k.; "articles and materials suited only for, and to be
used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony" as a. & m.s.
Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

NOTE.—"Mist. Dimiance Co.," in C.O. 516, of 24th April,
should read "Mist. Damiance Co."

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner's Order No. 517.]

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 26th April, 1895.

THE Loyal Dunback Lodge, No. 7175, situated at
Dunback, is registered as a branch of the Otago
District Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Friendly Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,"
this 26th day of April, 1895.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges
in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN accordance with "The Government Railways Act, 1894,"
I, Richard John Seddon, Acting for the Minister for
Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in and
additions to the scale of fares, rates, and charges on the New
Zealand Government Railways, to come into force on and
after the 6th day of May, 1895 :—

PART II.—LUGGAGE, PARCELS, HORSES, &c.
Game, Dead Rabbits, and Fresh Fish.

The maximum charges for game, dead rabbits, and fresh
fish will be as follows for any distance :—

s. d.
Not exceeding 7lb. . . . . . 0 6
Over 7lb., but not exceeding 14lb. . . . 1 0
Over 14lb., but not exceeding 28lb. . . . 1 6

In addition, a charge of 3d. for each 28lb., or part of
28lb., will be made for game, dead rabbits, and fresh fish,
charged at these maximum rates, consigned to Auckland,
Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

PART III.—GOODS: REGULATIONS.
Game, Dead Rabbits, and Fresh Fish.

The maximum charges for game, dead rabbits, and fresh
fish will be as follows for any distance :—

s. d.
Not exceeding 7lb. . . . . . 0 6
Over 7lb., but not exceeding 14lb. . . . 1 0
Over 14lb., but not exceeding 28lb. . . . 1 6

In addition, a charge of 3d. for each 28lb., or part of
28lb., will be made for game, dead rabbits, and fresh fish,
charged at these maximum rates, consigned to Auckland,
Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

Coal for Export to Places outside the Colony of New
Zealand.

Native coal (brown, anthracite or bituminous) for export
to places outside the Colony of New Zealand, consigned
from collieries to vessels clearing for ports beyond the Colony
of New Zealand, will be charged 25 per cent. less than the
classified rates, or, where local rates are in operation, 25 per
cent. less than the local rates.