Nov. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1847

Bonus for the Production of Quicksilver.

Mines Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1895.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of fourpence
(4d.) per pound will be paid on the production of the
first one hundred thousand pounds weight (100,000lb.) of
good marketable retorted quicksilver, free from all impuri-
ties, from any mine in New Zealand, on the following con-
ditions, that is to say:—

1. That at least one-third of the quantity is produced on
   or before the 31st March, 1897, and the remaining two-
   thirds on or before the 31st March, 1899.
2. No bonus will be payable until the whole of the one
   hundred thousand pounds (100,000lb.) of quicksilver has
   been produced as stipulated to the satisfaction of an officer
   to be appointed by the Minister of Mines, and on whose
   certificate alone the bonus will be paid.
3. In the event of more than one person producing the
   required quantities of quicksilver before the dates named,
   inquiry will be made by the officer above referred to, when,
   if it is found that each applicant is equally entitled to a
   bonus, the amount will be divided in proportion to the
   quantities produced by each applicant, but in no case shall
   any bonus be paid until at least one hundred thousand
   pounds (100,000lb.) of quicksilver has been produced in the
   aggregate.
   A. J. CADMAN,
   Minister of Mines.

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.

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 December, 1895 :—

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

NAPIER—TARANAKI SECTION.

Goods hauled between the Napier Harbour Board's line at
Spit and the Railway-station, or private stores and sidings,
at Spit will be charged 1s. per ton ; minimum charge per
truck, 2s.

Goods, from or for Napier and stations south thereof,
hauled between the Napier Harbour Board's line at Spit and
the Spit Railway-station, will be charged as follows :—
Wool, 1d. per bale.
Timber, 1d. per 100 superficial feet.
Other goods, 3d. per ton.
Minimum charge, 3d.

As witness my hand, this twenty-seventh day of No-
vember, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
five.
A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1895.

IT is hereby notified for general information that Wed-
nesday, the 25th, Thursday, the 26th, Friday, the 27th,
and Saturday, the 28th, of December, 1895, and Wednesday,
the 1st, and Thursday, the 2nd, of January, 1896, will be
observed as holidays in the public offices of the Government
of New Zealand.
By order.
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1895.

THE following notices of elections of members of Road
Boards have been received at this office, and are pub-
lished in accordance with the provisions of “ The Road
Boards Act, 1882.”
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Cambridge Road District, County of Waikato :
Walter H. Wright.

Pirongia Road District, County of Raglan :
John Henry Pohlen.

Election of Trustees of Aka Aka Land Drainage District,
Manukau.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 28th November, 1895.

THE following result of the election of Trustees of the
Aka Aka Land Drainage District has been received
from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance
with the provisions of “ The Land Drainage Act, 1892.”
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Aka Aka Land Drainage District :
Caleb Hosking.
Alfred Kidd.
John Lowe.
William Sanday.
Henry Evans Robert Luxmore Wily.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 26th November, 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.
William Anderson, late of Winton, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Otago, bootmaker. Filed on the 21st day of Novem-
ber, 1895.
James Small, late of Fairlie, in the Provincial District of
Canterbury, farmer. Filed on the 29th day of October,
1895.
Isaac Krut, late of Mangatera, in the Provincial District
of Hawke's Bay, labourer. Filed on the 23rd day of
November, 1895.
Joseph Vernon, late of Seacliff, in the Provincial District
of Otago, labourer. Filed on the 23rd day of November,
1895.
William James Allen, late of Te Kuiti, in the Provincial
District of Auckland, surveyor's assistant. Filed on the
23rd day of November, 1895.
J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 24th September, 1895.

IN pursuance of regulations under “ The Civil Service
Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the
Senior Examination of January, 1897, the period of literature
will be the reign of Elizabeth, and the special books will be
George Eliot's “ Romola ” and Shakespeare's “ Tempest.”
W. P. REEVES,
Minister of Education.