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(2.) Whether they consider that any machine or process
tested so materially, reducts the cost of produc-
tions, or improves the product, as to be wortby 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 deem any
machine or process wortby of a part of the bonus,
and, if so, how much.
Bonis No. 2.
A bonus of £250 is offered for a process of utilising the
waste products of the bemp.
The first three conditions of Bonis No. 1 to apply to this
aslo.
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.
JOHn McKEzIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

 Bonis for the Manufaeture of Potassim Cyanide.
      Department of Industries and Commere, 
           Wellington, 17th January, 1895.

N OTICE is herebly given that a bonus of £1,000 will be
paid for the erection of a plant and the manufaeture
in New Zealnd of the first 200 tona of crude cyanide of
patassim from colonial produce.

1. The plant must be capable of producina at least 70
   tona of crude cyanide of potassim annuall.
2. The crude cyanide of potassim so manufaetured shall
   contain at least 70 per cent. of potassim cyanide.
3. The bonus will be paid in two equal instalmens, the
   first instalmens being payabie on the production of the first
   100 tona, and the second instalmens on the production of
   the second 100 tona, of crude cyanide of potassim contain-
   ing the required percentage of potassim cyanide.
4. On the completion of the plant, notice in writing must
   be sent to the Minister of Industries and Commere, Well-
   ington, who will appoint an officer to inspeet the same,
   together with the raw material then available from which
   the cyanide of potassim is proposed to be manufaetured.
5. The officer so appointd shall from time to time inspeet
   the process of manufaeture, in order that he may satify
   himself that the whole of the cyanide of potassim is being
   manufaetured from material of New Zealnd production;
   and before any bonus is paid such officer will be required
   to certify that he is satified the crude cyanide of potassim
   is the product of New Zealnd material only, and that it
   contains the required percentage of potassim cyanide.
6. The bonus must be claimed for the first 100 tona on or
   before the 31st March, 1897, and for the second 100 tona on
   or before the 30th September, 1898.
   J. G. WARD.

Notice published purauant to the Provisions of Section 15 of
"The Public Truat Office Conaolidation Act, 1894. "
Public Truat Office,
Wellington, 19th August, 1896.
N OTICE is herebly given that, no person having taken
out administration, the Public Truatee has filed in
the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election
to adminiater the several intestate estates of the persons
decedent whose names, residences, and occupations, so far
as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their grass
properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.
David Chriatle, late of Kurov, in the Provinclal District
of Otago, rabbitier. Filed on the 14th day of August, 1896.
Frederick Tuer, late of Ektahuna, in the Provinclal
Diatrict of Wellington, groom. Filed on the 14th day of
Auaust, 1896.
James Stewart, late of Haupir, in the Provinclal District
of Westland, aettler. Filed on the 14th day of Auaust, 1896.
Thomas Milla, late of OaKura, in the Provinclal District of
Taramaki, aettler. Filed on the 14th day of Auaust, 1896.
Daniel Cronin, late of Wanaunui, in the Provinclal District
of Wellington, labouner. Filed on the 14th day of Auaust,
1896.
Peter Linn, late of Papaiai, in the Provinclal District of
Wellington, musician. Filed on the 14th day of Auaust,
1896.
Eliabath Hayes, late of Waimate, in the Provinclal
Diatrict of Canterbury, widow. Filed on the 14th day
of Auaust, 1896.

John Levis, late of Wellington, in the Provinclal District
of Wellington, expressman. Filed on the 14th day of August,
1896.
Amos Burch, late of Waimate, in the Provinclal District
of Canterbury, bootmaler. Filed on the 14th day of August,
1896.
Jacab Johanen, otherwise known as Yacob Nas, late
of Port Lea, in the Provinclal District of Canterbury,
labouner. Filed on the 14th day of August, 1896.
J. K. WABURTON,
Public Truatee.

Notice by the Public Truatee under "The Unelaimed Lands
Act, 1894. "
To the owner or owners of all that pereel of land, being
the lot marked 16, Block VIII., on a plan of subdivision
of part Rural Section 1880, situate in the Township of
Lincolin, fronting Leinster Terrece, near where the rail-
way crosses that street, and containing 23 perches, more
or less; presently oceupied by Miss Mary Hirst; and the
freeholder may be one Parsona, but nothing is certainly
known or can be discovered as to the true owner or his
proable whereaboute.
W HERBAS the Public Truatee has institited inquiriee,
and has not therebly ascertained who the owner or
owner of the above-deacribed land is or are, and believes
that such owner is, or owners are, not in the eolony:
Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within
six months of the date of the publicatlon of this notice in
this Gazeite, to establish to the satifaction of the Public
Truatee his or their title to the land specified in this notice;
and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time
lirnited, so establish his or their title, the Public Truatee will
exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and
by "The Unelaimed Lands Act, 1894. "
Dated this 19th day of August, 1896.
J. K. WABURTON,
Public Truatee.

Officiating Minuters for 1896.—Notice No. 25.
Regiatrars-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th August, 1896.
I N aecordance with request from the Bishop of Duneain,
the under-mentioned name has been withdrawn from
the list of Officiating Minuters of the Church of the
Province of New Zealnd, commonly called "the Church of
Englnd, " under "The Marriase Act, 1880, " for the year
1896.
The Reverend Edvin Peter Hood, M.A.
E. J. von DABELEZEN,
Regiatrars-General.

Government Life Inaurance Ageney opened at Waihi, Auckland
Government Life Inaurance Department,
Wellington, 10th August, 1896.
A N ageney of the above department will be opened at the
Post-offiee, Waihi, Auckland,

as from the 17th August, 1896.
JOSEPHUS H. RICHARDSON,
Commiasioner.

Examinatlon for Land-aurveyors.
Department of Lands and Suroey,
Wellington, 6th August, 1896.
I N aecordance with the regulations for the examinatlon of
aurveyors under "The Land Act, 1892, " as published in
the New Zealnd Gazeite of 5th March, 1896, it is herebly
notified that the second examinatlon thereunder will be held
on 15th September next.
S. PEBY SMITH,
Chairmam of the Board of Examiners.

Civll Service Senlor Examinatlon.
Education Department,
Wellington, 24th September, 1895.
I N purauance of regulations under "The Civiil Service
Reform Act, 1886, " notice is herebly given that for the
Serior Examinatlon of January, 1897, the period of lterature
will be the reion of Elizabath, and the special books will be
George Eliot's "Bomola" and Shakespear's "Ternpeet. "
W. C. WALKER,
Minister of Education.