1004 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 47

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 Timaru.

Portion of a brick building, roofed with iron, situate in Strathallan Street, on Section No. 32, Rhodes Town, opening to a right-of-way on the same section, to be known as TAYLOR'S BOND.

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

W. P. REEVES,
For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.
Commissioner's Order No. 520.]

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 20th June, 1895.

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

KARAMEA BRIDGE CONTRACT.

Accepted.
M. O'Connor, Greymouth .. .. .. £ 2,779 15 0

Declined.
Harburgh and Craddock, Charleston .. 2,995 11 0
J. Murphy, Westport .. .. .. 3,316 19 10
H. H. Lange, Westport .. .. .. 3,427 1 11
Darrack and Flowey, Westport .. .. 3,472 7 2
Howard, Mears, Anderson, and Tupper, Westport 3,486 5 0

Bonus for the Manufacture of Potassium Cyanide.

Department of Industries and Commerce,
Wellington, 17th January, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of £1,000 will be paid for the erection of a plant and the manufacture in New Zealand of the first 200 tons of crude cyanide of potassium from colonial produce.

1. The plant must be capable of producing at least 70 tons of crude cyanide of potassium annually.

2. The crude cyanide of potassium so manufactured shall contain at least 70 per cent. of potassium cyanide.

3. The bonus will be paid in two equal instalments, the first instalment being payable on the production of the first 100 tons, and the second instalment on the production of the second 100 tons, of crude cyanide of potassium containing the required percentage of potassium cyanide.

4. On the completion of the plant, notice in writing must be sent to the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Wellington, 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.

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, Alfred Jerome Cadman, 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 1st day of July, 1895 :—

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.
WELLINGTON SECTION.

Cement, from Wellington to Petone, will be charged 3s. 6d. per ton.

As witness my hand, this twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

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, Alfred Jerome Cadman, 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 1st day of July, 1895 :—

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.
AUCKLAND SECTION.

Iron pipes, Auckland to Hamilton East and Hamilton West, will be charged Class D.

PICON SECTION.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, and D, from Blenheim to Picton, will be charged 7s. 6d. per ton, weight or measurement at the option of the Railway Department. This rate will include wharfage and labour at ship's side at Picton, when such goods are for export.

As witness my hand, this twenty-sixth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

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

THE Britannia Lodge, No. 52, situated at Campbelltown, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882," this 26th day of June, 1895.
EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 25th June, 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 administer 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.

John Flynn, late of Napier, in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, labourer. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

John Davis, late of Hakateramea, in the Provincial District of Otago, cook. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Edward Hyams, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, settler. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Edward Costello, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, gum-digger. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Patrick Canty, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, carter. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Robert Young, late of Blenheim, in the Provincial District of Marlborough, shepherd. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Joseph Dester, late of Petane, in the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, cook. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Nicholas Anderson, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, gum-digger. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

John Bailie, late of Sherry, in the Provincial District of Nelson, miner. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Elizabeth Tutty, late of Nelson, in the Provincial District of Nelson, widow. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

James Wilson, late of Tarras, in the Provincial District of Otago, cook. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Charles Edmunds, late of Fiji, engine-driver. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Julia Ann McFarlane, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, fruiterer. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Elizabeth Campbell, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, widow. Filed on the 17th day of June, 1895.

Frederick Samuel Monk, late of Masterton, in the Provincial District of Wellington, fishmonger. Filed on the 19th day of June, 1895.

Sarah Jane Haigh, late of Petone, in the Provincial District of Wellington, married woman. Filed on the 21st day of June, 1895.

Edward Thompson, late of Hawera, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, labourer. Filed on the 21st day of June, 1895.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.