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The percentage of dresses fibre and tow produced by
each machine or process ;
The cost of the machine, and the simplicity and dura
bility of the working parts.
On completion of the tests the committee shall furnish a
report to the Minister on all the machines or processes which
(1.) The machine or process which they consider on the
whole the most efficient and economic.
(2.) Whether they consider that any machine or process
tested so materially reduce the cost of produc
10n, or improves the product, as to be worthly of
the whole bonus or of a part only.
(3.) Whether, in the event of no one machine or process
being entited to the whole bonus, they deen any
machine or process worthly of a part of the bonus,
and, if so, how much.

BONUS NO. 2.

A bonus of £250 is offered for a process of utilising the
waste products of the hamp.
The first three conditions of BONUS NO. 1 to apply to this
alao.
The committee shall supply a sufficient and equal quantity
of the waste products to each process as a test.
On completion of the tests the committee shall report to
the Minister, and shall give the following particulars of each
process: (a.) The nature of the article made. (b.) The
quantity produced, and the cost of production. (c.) The
value of the product. (d.) Whether any of the processes are
of sufficient importance to warrant the Minister in giving
(1) the whole, or (2) any part, of the bonus; (3) if a part
only, how much.

JONN MCKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

BONUS for the PRODUCITION of QUICKSILVER.

Minos Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1895.

NOTICE is herebly given that a bonus of fourpence
(4d.) per pond will be paid on the production of the
first one hundred thousand pounds weight (100,0001b.) of
gond marketable retorted quicksilver, free from all impuri
tios, from any mine in New Zealang, 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
   thirde on or before the 31st March, 1899.
2. No bonus will be payabla until the whole of the one
   hundred thousand pounds (100,0001b.) of quicksilver has
   boen produced as stpulated to the satisfection of an officer
   to be appointod by the Minister of Minoa, and on whose
   certificate alone the bonus will be paid.
3. In the event of more than one person producng the
   required quantitios of quicksilver before the dates named,
   inquir will be made by the officer above referred to, when,
   if it is found that each applicent is equaily entitlod to a
   bonus, the amount will be dived in proprion to the
   quantity produced by each applicent, but in no case shall
   any bonus be paid until at least one hundred thousand
   pounds (100,0001b.) of quicksilver has been produced in the
   aggragte.

A. J. GADHAN,
Minister of Mina.

Trade-union registered.

Friandly Soeicties' Regiatry Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1896.

THI Tarnanki Sawmllers' Association, sitated at Strat
ford, is registered as a trade-union under "The Trado
union Act, 1878," this 13th day of April, 1896.

EDMUND MASON,
Regiatr of Frlendly Soeicties.

Officiating Minsters for 1896.—Notice No. 14.

Regiatr-Genaral's Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1896.

PURSUANT to the provisicns of an Act of the General
Asaembly of New Zealang, passed in the forty-fowrth
year of the reion of Her Maisty Qoon Victora, and in
titled "The Mairage Act, 1880," the following name of an
Officiating Minater within the meaning of the said Act is
published for general information:—

Baptista.
The Reverend William Barnett.
E. J. von DADCLSZEN,
Regiatr-General.

Notice published pursuunt to the Provisions of Section 15 of
"The Public Trest Office Consoliation Act, 1894.\"

Public Trest Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1896.

NOTICE is herby given that, no person having taken
out administration, the Public Trestoe has filed in
the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to
administer the several intestate estates of the persons de
ceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as
known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gress
properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.
Jamea Milne, late of Temuks, in the Provinclal District
of Canterbury, labouer. Filed on the 28th day of April,
1896.
Sarah Holmes, late of Hatt, in the Provinclal District of
Wellington, widow. Filed on the 28th day of April, 1896.
Charles McNeill, late of Wain, in the Provinclal District
of Canterbury, labouer. Filed on the 28th day of April,
1896.
Hector Kikpatrick, late of Gort, in the Provinclal Dis
trict of Otago, shepherd. Filed on the 30th day of April,
1896.
John McDougl, late of Hawera, in the Provinclal Dis
trict of Tarnanki, labouer. Filed on the 30th day of April,
1896.
John Erskine, late of Oatmita, in the Provinclal District
of Otago, contracter. Filed on the 2nd day of May, 1896.
J. K. WABURTON,
Public Trestoe.

Crown Lands Notices.

First-class Agricultural Land, Cheviot Estato, open for Seleec
ton on Loase in Perpetuity.

Disrict Lands and Survy Office,
Chriatohuroh, 25th April, 1896.

The under-mentioned lands in the Cheviot Estato will be
open for selection on leaso in perputuity at the Dis
trict Lands and Survy Office, Chriatohuroh, and the Land
Offico, Cheviot, on Wednesday, the 24th June, 1896.
If more than one application be received for the same
section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be
decided by ballat on Friday, the 26th June, at 11 a.m., at
the District Lands and Survy Office, Chriatohuroh.

SCHEDULE.
CHBIVIOT COUNITY.
First-class Land.

These sections are situatod on the north-west side of the
Homestad Road, adjacant to the Makenzie Township, the
villago setlement, and the properties of Mesars. Gick,
Houghoy, and Lowis, and comprise generally rich agricul
tural land, in English grass, with a good deal of rushes in
placce, due to portons of the land being low-lying and
subject to being covered with food-water after heavy rains.
Owng to the elavation of these sections being only about
200ft. above sea-level, the praved excellent productivoness
and carrying-capacity of the land, the fact that their pos
ition is equal to any on Cheviot, that the Cheviot Cheese
factor is only distent from one to three miles, and that the
shopping-plece at Port Robnson—bctween which and Woll
ington and Lyttelton there is constant communication—is
distant about seven miles, these sections are admirably
adapted for oceupation by gardeners, small farrers, and
dairymen.
The sections will be disposod of subject to the right of the
Crown to cut the new channels for faciltating the dischargo
of the Jed and branch strams. Full particulars relaring to
the character and extent of this work may be obtainod on
application to the Commisioner of Cown Lands, and leasos
for the oceupation of the lands will issue subject to the
condition that the licensees shall make no claim, and that
the Land Board and Government will not allow any claim,
and that licensees must provide crossings or bridges over the
said channels if necessary or required by them for the better
occupation or use of the lands.