JUNE 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1135

First Schedule to “The Wellington City Suburbs Sanitation Act, 1893.”
Dated this 15th day of April, 1897.

H. D. BELL,
Mayor.

1. I vote for the above proposal.
2. I vote against the above proposal.

N.B.— The voter must erase the line marked 2 if he wishes to vote for the proposal; and line 1 if he wishes to vote against it.

Notice to Owners of Fruit-trees drawing Attention to Clause 13 of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896.”—Notice No. 485.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 31st May, 1897.

THE attention of owners of fruit-trees is directed to clause 13 of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1896,” which provides that every owner or occupier of land on which fruit-trees are growing shall, during the autumn or winter months, dress all the fruit-trees on such land with a suitable dressing for the purpose of checking the spread of diseases.

The Department of Agriculture strongly recommends the following

WINTER WASH.

Quicklime, 40 lb.; sulphur, 20 lb.; salt, 15 lb.; water, 60 gallons. First boil 20 lb. of lime and 20 lb. of sulphur in 20 gallons of water until both lime and sulphur are dissolved. This will require about an hour’s boiling. When sufficiently done the mixture will be of an amber colour. Be careful to use an iron boiler. The remainder of the lime should then be slacked in a barrel with hot water, add the salt, and stir up briskly. Mix the two lots together with enough water to make up 60 gallons, and apply hot, if possible, using a good pump, taking special care to cover the young wood. It is also beneficial to dust sifted lime on the trees while the mixture is wet. Apply during winter, before the buds start. As the liquid is very corrosive, a cup-shaped piece of metal should be attached to the director, a few inches below the nozzle. This will prevent the material from running down and injuring the hands.

This excellent wash cannot be too highly recommended for winter use on all deciduous fruit-trees: it cleans the tree from the growth of moss and lichen, destroys any insects harbouring therein, tends to reduce fungous diseases, and is an effectual and cheap winter application.

The above may be applied with a brush, but a spray is more efficient, and cheaper.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

New Zealand Hemp.—Notice No. 478.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th March, 1897.

THE time for receiving applications for the bonuses mentioned in Notice No. 430 has been extended to 31st December, 1897.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Bonuses for Encouragement of New Zealand Hemp (Phormium 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 materially 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 December, 1897. Each application must be accompanied by a description of the machine or process, particularly stating improvements on present machines or processes, and also the cost at which the machine or process can be supplied.

2. The applicants must be prepared to submit their machines or processes to examination at such time and place as the Government may direct.

3. The Government shall appoint a committee of three or more experts, to whom all applications shall be submitted. Such committee shall, after perusal, state what machines or processes they deem worthy of consideration, and may inspect the same at any place within the colony; and, having so inspected the whole or any of them, may direct that the whole or any of them be brought for further trial to such place as they may think fit.

The cost of bringing the machines or appliances on to the ground, from within the colony, supplying the necessary shafting, motive-power, and buildings, to be defrayed by the Government. If any machine sent from beyond the colony is awarded the bonus or part thereof, then the cost of bringing such machine shall be borne by the Government.

The following shall be the basis of the test:—

The committee shall supply a sufficient and equal quantity of green hemp to each machine or process as a test.

The committee shall take into consideration—

The time occupied by each machine or process in the operation;

The cost of labour and time required after the fibre has left the machine or process before it is ready for baling;

The percentage of dressed fibre and tow produced by each machine or process;

The cost of producing the same;

The cost of the machine, and the simplicity and durability 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 they have examined or tested, and shall state,—

(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 reduces the cost of production, or improves the product, as to be worthy of the whole bonus or of a part only.

(3.) Whether, in the event of no one machine or process being entitled to the whole bonus, they deem any machine or process worthy 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 hemp.

The first three conditions of Bonus No. 1 to apply to this also.

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 McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

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 Agriculture 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 disposed of at a price which will allow of its being remuneratively 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 contain 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 including the 1st day of August, 1897.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Results of Road Board Elections.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 1st June, 1897.

THE following notices of elections of members of Road Boards have been received at this office, and are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.