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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 93

Trustees for the Mata-pouri Public Cemetery appointed.

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
vested in me by the sixth section of "The Ceme-
teries Act, 1882," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the several
persons whose names are specified in the first column of the
Schedule hereto to be Trustees to provide for the mainten-
ance and care of the public cemetery specified in the second
column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

| Names of Trustees. | Name of Public Cemetery, and Descrip-
tion of Land. |
|---|---|
| Joseph Robert Anna-
bell,
Andrew Smith,
Benjamin Proude,
Joseph George Had-
dow, and
Charles James. | MATAPOURI.
All that parcel of land in the
Taranaki Land District, containing
2 acres 1 rood 6 perches, more or
less, being Section No. 15, Block VI.,
Kapara Survey District. Bounded
towards the north by a road along
the Waitotara River, 870·7 links;
towards the south-east by a road,
608·5 links; towards the south-west
by a road, 495·6 links: as the same
is delineated on the plan deposited
in the office of the Chief Surveyor,
New Plymouth. |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-six.
W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Lands.

Visiting Justice appointed.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch),
Wellington, 7th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point
ARCHIBALD CLEMENTS, Esq., J.P.,
to be a Visiting Justice of H.M. Prison at Fort Cautley.
T. THOMPSON.

Representative on the Palmerston North Hospital Board
appointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 28th November, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in accordance with
"The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act,
1885," been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM PARK
to represent Foxton, Feilding, and Halcombe on the Pal-
merston North Hospital Board.
W. C. WALKER.

Representative on the Picton Hospital and Charitable Aid
Board reappointed.

Lunacy and Charitable Department,
Wellington, 25th November, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in terms of "The
Sounds County Hospital Representation Act, 1887,"
been pleased to reappoint
DONALD McCORMICK, Esq.,
to represent the Sounds County on the Picton Hospital and
Charitable Aid Board.
W. C. WALKER.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Otaki Road Board, Horo-
whenua County.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 27th November, 1896.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of
the Otaki Road Board, is published in accordance
with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act,
1886."
W. C. WALKER,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

OTAKI ROAD BOARD.—RESULT OF POLL.—SPECIAL DISTRICT
No. 6.

THE following is the result of a poll taken on the 21st No-
vember, 1896, on a proposal to borrow £200, under "The

Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," to construct
the Waikawa Bridge and its approaches:—
Number of ratepayers on roll, 15; votes exercisable on
special roll, 27: Number who voted for the proposal, 12;
number of votes recorded for the proposal, 20; number of
votes not recorded, 7.
As a majority of the number of ratepayers, having a
majority of the number of votes exercisable, voted for the
proposal, I declare the same duly carried.
J. W. SWAINSON,
Chairman, Otaki Road Board.
Dated at Otaki, this 25th day of November, 1896.

Notice to Mariners, No. 33 of 1896.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th November, 1896.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners, No. 30 of 1896,
issued by this department on the 30th ultimo, the
following notice, received from the Colonial Secretary,
Perth, Western Australia, is published for general informa-
tion.
W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Marine.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—SOUTH COAST.—CAPE LEEUWIN.
The Government of Western Australia gives notice that on
and after the 10th December, 1896, a light will be displayed
from the new lighthouse on the extreme point of Cape
Leeuwin. The light is revolving, of the Feux Éclairs, or
lightning flash-lights type, and will show a single flash of
white light every five seconds; duration of flash, one-fifth of
a second, eclipse four and four-fifths seconds.
The tower is cylindrical in form, 135ft. in height from
base to vane, and is of a natural stone-colour.
The focal plane of the light is 185ft. above high water,
and the light will be visible all round the horizon from a
distance of 19½ miles in clear weather.
The subsidiary light formerly advertised will not be
exhibited.
Approximate position :—
Latitude, 34° 22′ south.
Longitude, 115° 8′ east.
C. R. RUSSELL,
Chief Harbourmaster.
Harbour Department,
Fremantle, 27th October, 1896.

Bonus for Production of Mineral Manure.—Notice No. 454.

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.

Bonuses for Encouragement of New Zealand Hemp (Phor-
mium tenax) Industry.—Notice No. 430.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 1st November, 1895.

BONUS No. 1.

A BONUS of £1,750 is offered for a machine or process
for dressing New Zealand hemp (Phormium tenax)
which shall be an improvement on the machines or processes
now in use, and which shall, after trial, be found to mate-
rially reduce the cost of production, improve the product, or
increase the quantity of dressed fibre.
The following are the conditions:—

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed
   to the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, Wellington, and
   must reach him not later than the 31st March, 1897. Each