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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

Bonus on Mineral Oil produced from Shale obtained in New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th October, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the production of mineral oil under the following conditions:—

1. A bonus of 1s. per gallon (£5,000) will be paid on the first 100,000 gallons of mineral oil produced from shale obtained in the Colony of New Zealand, the oil to be of a quality approved of by Government, and to be sold at a price not exceeding 1s. a gallon at any port of shipment in the colony.
2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 31st December, 1899.
3. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1900.
4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus.
5. The other conditions—as to quantity, priority, quality, and value—to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government.

J. CARROLL.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 25th November, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £2,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries.

The distribution will take place on the 8th February, 1899, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 31st January, 1899.

A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club, whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1898; and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows:—

DECLARATION.

I, [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution]; that during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1898, the receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library only were as follows: From rates levied by a local governing body under “The Public Libraries Act, 1869,” pounds shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence; and from voluntary contributions other than members’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the Appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1898; and that by the rules of the institution admission to the reading-room is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”
(Signature.)

Declared at , this day of , 1899 before me— , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]

[NOTE.—The words relating to free admission may be struck out if the library is not in a borough. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]

Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board.

W. O. WALKER.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—FREDERICK BENJAMIN WATERS, Esq., of Melbourne, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria, has this day been appointed by his Honour the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Victoria under the 2nd section of “The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act, 1875,” for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of December, 1898.

W. A. HAWKINS,
Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies’ Registry Office,
Wellington, 28th December, 1898.

THE Loyal Rotorua Lodge, situated at Rotorua, is registered as a branch of the Auckland District of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity, Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,” this 28th day of December, 1898.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Manager and Matron of Burnham Industrial School.

Education Department,
Wellington, 22nd December, 1898.

APPLICATIONS from married couples for the positions of Manager and Matron of the Burnham Industrial School will be received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, until the 28th proximo. The joint salary is £240 a year, with board and residence in addition. Information concerning the nature of the duties, &c., may be obtained from

WM. JAS. HABENS,
Secretary for Education.

Crown Lands Notices.

Crown Lands in Auckland open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 4th January, 1899.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned allotments of Crown lands will be open for selection upon lease in perpetuity at this office, on Monday, the 27th March, 1899, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and its amendments.

SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Section 9, flat alluvial land, excellent soil; frontage to river and main road; eleven miles and a half from Whakatane.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.