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1383.—CHARLES ROBERT BROBERG, Police-station, Welling-
ton, who risked his life in rescuing John Smith, who fell off
the Queen's Wharf on a dark night on the 3rd November,
1894. Certificate of merit.

1391.—WILLIAM SINCLAIR, of Lyttelton, New Zealand, a
seaman, who rescued two boys, Cyril R. and Alexander James
Walker, who fell over a cliff at the lighthouse on the 9th
November, 1894. Two boys fell off the lighthouse cliff to
the rocks, 90ft. below. It seemed impossible that they could
be rescued from the shore. A tug was sent for, and, having
arrived at the scene, lowered a boat. But no one could land
on these rocks. They then rowed round the head of the
cliff, and a landing was effected on the other side. William
Sinclair, at great risk to his life, ascended the cliff, taking a
rope with him. The rope was held by those below and
passed down on the other side to where the boys were. Mr.
Sinclair went down by this rope, and found that one of the
boys had broken his leg; the other severely shaken. Mr.
Sinclair bound the broken leg to the sound one, put him on
his back, and went up the rope hand over hand, and lowered
the boy down to the crew on the other side. The other boy
was able to climb up the rope himself. Bronze medal.

1395-96.—JAMES WHITE DUNLOP, of the steamship "Taka-
puna," Union Steamship Company, Dunedin, New Zealand,
engineer, and BENJAMIN ARTHUR KENDALL, of the Union
Steamship Company, North Williamstown, a steward, aged
twenty-four years, for their heroic conduct at the wreck of
the steamer "Wairarapa" on the Great Barrier Island, New
Zealand, on the 29th October, 1894. The "Wairarapa" went
ashore on the Great Barrier Island at daybreak. Dunlop
attempted to swim ashore with a line through a heavy sea,
but only managed to reach the rocks, having lost the line.
He afterwards, at great risk, assisted in the rescue of a
number of persons on the rocks. Another attempt was made
(see case No. 1427). Benjamin Arthur Kendall swam ashore
with a line from the rigging to the rocks in a heavy sea, and
on a very rough coast-line—so bad that there was only footing
for two or three people on the rocks at a time. Silver
medal each.

1419.—FRANK HILL GLOVER, of Napier, New Zealand, a
schoolboy, aged sixteen years, who attempted to rescue Miss
M. M. Cunningham, of same place, aged twenty-three years,
who was drowned, and rescued Miss Ella McVey, of same
place, aged eighteen years, from drowning in the Tutaekuri
River on the 17th January, 1895. Certificate of merit.

1420.—HARRY JURISS, of Christchurch, New Zealand, an
engine-driver, aged twenty-three years, who rescued John
Hickmott, of same place, aged thirteen years, from drowning
in the Avon River on the 30th September, 1894. Certificate
of merit.

1427.—JOHN FRASER, of North-east Valley, Dunedin, New
Zealand, aged thirty-nine years, who risked his life in en-
deavouring to carry a rope from the steamship "Waira-
apa," which was wrecked at the Great Barrier Island, to
the shore, on the 29th October, 1894. (See cases 1395-96.)
Silver medal.

1429.—ANDREW RUSSELL, of Dowling Street, Dunedin, New
Zealand, aged twenty-seven years, who rescued Annie Hodge,
aged ten years, from drowning, at Upper Harbour Jetty,
Dunedin, on the 15th December, 1894. Russell, seeing the
girl struggling in the water, ran along the jetty to her assist-
ance, throwing off his coat and hat as he ran. He then sat
down and started to take off his boots, but, seeing the girl
sinking, plunged in, and caught hold of her just as she was
sinking. Russell, who is a very poor swimmer, was caught
round the neck by the drowning girl, and pulled under.
Being unable to turn, he made for the beach, where two
others waded out, and pulled them both ashore. Bronze
medal.

Notice to Mariners, No. 30 of 1895.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 26th August, 1895.

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

J. G. WARD.

TORRES STRAIT. — REPORTED DANGERS WEST AND SOUTH OF
MULGRAVE ISLAND, AND REPORTED DANGERS SOUTH-WEST
OF WOODY WALLIS ISLAND, ENDEAVOUR STRAIT.

CAPTAIN MICHAEL, of the pearling schooner "Olive," reports
as follows, viz.:—That a rocky patch awash at L.W.S. exists
in the following approximate position: Latitude, 10° 6' 50" S.;
longitude, 142° 3' 55" E.; Asp. Rock bearing S. 32° W., dis-
tant 1/10 mile. That there are two small islets midway
between Green Island and Rugged Point, Mulgrave Island,
lying N.W. and S.E. from each other 1/10 mile apart, and
one small islet lying 1/2 mile east from Rugged Point; also,
that two small rocks exist lying S. 51° E., distant 1/10 mile,
and S. 42° E., distant 1/10 mile, from the nearest extreme
of Rugged Point, none of which appear on the charts.

That shoal water was found south-west of Woody Wallis
Island, Endeavour Strait, in the unsurveyed area, several
sandy shoals, with not more than 9ft. over them, being dis-
covered. The approximate position of two of these patches
is as follows, viz.: South extreme of Woody Wallis Island
bearing N. 61° E., 2½ miles; south extreme of Woody Wallis
Island bearing N. 51° E., 1½ miles.

Mariners are hereby cautioned to exercise great care in
these localities.

Charts affected—Nos. 2375, 2354, 437, and 447; Australia
Directory, Vol. ii.

T. M. ALMOND,
Marine Department,
Portmaster.
Brisbane, 2nd August, 1895.

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
2nd day of September, 1895:—

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.
GREYMOUTH—BRUNNERTON SECTION.

Log timber from Kaiata and Dobson to Greymouth will
be charged 8d. per 100 superficial feet.

WESTPORT SECTION.

Log timber from Sergeant's Hill and Fairdown to West-
port will be charged 8d. per 100 superficial feet.

As witness my hand, this twenty-seventh day of
August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
five.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

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 contain-
   ing 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, Wel-
   ington, 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.

Public Notice under "The Stock Act, 1893," re Anthrax.—
Notice No. 422.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 26th August, 1895.

IT having been reported to me that the disease known as
"anthrax" exists amongst stock running on certain
lands in the County of Waipa, I therefore, in accordance
with section 14, subsection (4), of "The Stock Act, 1893,"
hereby declare the under-mentioned lands to be an infected
place from which no stock, carcase, or any portion thereof,
or any fodder or fittings, &c., shall be removed, except under
the direction of an Inspector of Stock :—

Lands in occupation of Mr. George Watt, situated between
Hautapu and Cambridge, being part of Section 188, Cemetery
Reserve, 10 acres, more or less.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Chief Inspector of Stock.