Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1969

SCHEDULE.
NELSON CREEK.

Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the authority in me for this
purpose vested, I, the Commissioner of Trade and
Customs, do, by this order under my hand, revoke and
annul the appointment of the under-mentioned warehouse
for the reception and security of goods entered to be ware-
housed without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof,
namely,—

Port of Auckland.

The warehouse known as

BROWN, CAMPBELL, AND Co.'s BOND, No. 3,

as appointed and described in Commissioner's Order No. 264,
of the 30th day of March, 1887.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth
day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-six.

W. C. WALKER,
For Commissioner of Trade and Customs.
Commissioner's Order No. 556.]

Issue of Imperial Volunteer Officers' Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th November, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
prove of the issue of the Imperial Volunteer Officers'
Decoration to

Captain JOHN DAVIES,

Kumara Rifle Volunteers, he having a total broken efficient
commissioned and rank service counting towards the
decoration, to the 5th October, 1896, of 20 years 11 days.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th November, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept
the resignation of the commission held by the under-
mentioned officer:—

Dunedin Highland Rifle Volunteers.

Lieutenant James Sinclair Nelson. Date of resignation,
27th October, 1896.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Cadet Corps disbanded.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th November, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve
of the disbandment of the

Tuamarina School Rifle Cadet Volunteers

as from the 14th March, 1896.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

Alterations to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force
upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me
under "The Public Works Act, 1894," and any amend-
ment thereof, and also of "The Government Railways Act,
1894," I, William Campbell Walker, acting for the Minister
for Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in
the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New
Zealand Government Railways open for traffic, such altera-
tions to come into force on and after the 1st day of De-
cember, 1896:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS: LOCAL FARES AND
REGULATIONS.
AUCKLAND SECTION.
Hot Lakes.

Return excursion tickets, available for three months from
date of issue, will be issued from Auckland, Newmarket,
Remuera, Ellerslie, Penrose, Onehunga, and Otahuhu, to
Rotorua.
Fares: 45s. first class, 30s. second class.

Te Aroha Hot Springs.

Return excursion tickets, available for two months from
date of issue, will be issued from Auckland, Newmarket,
Remuera, Ellerslie, Penrose, Onehunga, and Otahuhu, to
Te Aroha or Paeroa; and from Te Aroha and Paeroa to
Auckland, Newmarket, or Onehunga.
Fares: 30s. first class, 20s. second class.

Round-trip tickets, available for two months from date of
issue, will be issued from Auckland to Te Aroha or Paeroa
by rail, Te Aroha or Paeroa to Thames by coach, Thames to
Auckland by steamer (or vice versâ).
Fares: 34s. first class, 28s. second class.

Okoroire Hot Springs.

Return excursion tickets, available for two months from
date of issue, will be issued from Auckland, Newmarket,
Remuera, Ellerslie, Penrose, Onehunga, and Otahuhu, to
Okoroire.
Fares: 35s. first class, 22s. 6d. second class.

Holders of above excursion tickets to Rotorua, Te Aroha,
Paeroa, Okoroire, Auckland, Newmarket, and Onehunga
may break the journey at any station at which the train
is timed to stop after travelling ten miles from the original
starting-station, provided the specified time for which the
tickets are available is not exceeded.

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

Timber consigned to Dargaville for shipment will be
charged as follows per 100 superficial feet:—

NAPIER-TARANAKI SECTION.
Class H.—Wool, &c.

Class H, undumped, consigned from Woodville, Matamau,
and intermediate stations, to Spit, will be charged 6s. per
bale.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.
Dunedin and Port Chalmers to Balclutha.

Native crude petroleum, consigned from Dunedin or Port
Chalmers to Balclutha, will be charged Class D; minimum
quantity, 2 tons.

As witness my hand, this twenty-fifth day of Novem-
ber, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

W. C. WALKER,
Acting for Minister for Railways.

Bonus for Production of Mineral Manure.—Notice No. 445.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 25th July, 1896.

A BONUS of £200 is hereby offered for the discovery and
working within the colony of a deposit or deposits of
marketable mineral manure.
The following are the conditions under which the bonus
is offered and will be paid:—

1. That the raw material be easily accessible, and within
   reasonable distance of a road or railway.
2. That the person appointed by the Minister for Agricul-
   ture to examine the deposit is satisfied that there is sufficient
   to meet all ordinary demands for five years.
3. That at least 200 tons of such manure have been dis-
   posed of at a price which will allow of its being remunera-
   tively used for agricultural purposes, and that a further
   supply can be placed on the market at the same price.
4. That, if the deposit be mineral coprolites, it shall con-
   tain by analysis at least 20 per cent. of phosphoric acid.
5. That, if the deposit be mineral apatites, it shall contain
   by analysis at least 25 per cent. of phosphoric acid.
   Applications addressed to "The Hon. the Minister for
   Agriculture, Wellington," will be received up to and includ-
   ing the 1st day of August, 1897.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.