JULY 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1131

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 11th July, 1898.

THE Pride of Waihi Lodge, No. 20, situated at Waihi, is registered as a branch of the District Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand United Ancient Order of Druids Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 11th day of July, 1898.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of June, 1898. Altitude above the sea, 140ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

• Means, &c. † Same month previous years.

NOTE.—Fine weather generally up to middle of month, with occasional showers of rain; from 15th to 19th, strong winds from N.W., reaching a gale at times, and heavy rain recorded on 18th—1·25 in., the maximum for month: remainder of month showery; hail on 30th, and frequent fogs. The maximum temperature in shade 61°·5, minimum 35°·5; mean temperature of dew-point, 42°·9; mean humidity, 77. Earthquake on 27th, at 4.45 a.m., slight.

R. B. GORE, Observer.

Bonus for the Production of Quicksilver.

Mines Office,
Wellington, 17th February, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of fourpence (4d.) per pound will be paid on the production of the first one hundred thousand pounds weight (100,000lb.) of good marketable retorted quicksilver, free from all impurities, from any mine in New Zealand, on the following conditions, that is to say:—

1. That at least one-third of the quantity is produced on or before the 31st March, 1900, and the remaining two-thirds on or before the 31st March, 1901.

2. No bonus will be payable until the whole of the one hundred thousand pounds (100,000 lb.) of quicksilver has been produced as stipulated to the satisfaction of an officer to be appointed by the Minister of Mines, and on whose certificate alone the bonus will be paid.

3. In the event of more than one person producing the required quantities of quicksilver before the dates named, inquiry will be made by the officer above referred to, when, if it is found that each applicant is equally entitled to a bonus, the amount will be divided in proportion to the quantities produced by each applicant, but in no case shall any bonus be paid until at least one hundred thousand pounds (100,000 lb.) of quicksilver has been produced in the aggregate.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister of Mines.

Crown Lands Notices.

Lands in the Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th July, 1898.

IT is hereby notified that, the leases of the undermentioned Crown lands having been declared forfeited by resolutions of the Otago Land Board, the said lands have reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in the Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 11th July, 1898.

IT is hereby notified that, the leases of the undermentioned Crown lands having been declared forfeited by resolutions of the Otago Land Board, the said lands have reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands,