May 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1017

by sections 185 and 186 of ‘ The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” towards obtaining the sanction of the burgesses of the Borough of Devonport for the proposal to raise the special loan of £17,500, have been duly taken, and the resolution in favour of the proposal duly carried; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

J. C. MACKY,
Mayor.

Declared at Auckland, this 15th day of May, 1899, before me—J. H. Hannan, J.P.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

J. CARROLL.

Justices of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 18th May, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignations by

THOMAS NEPEAN EDWARD KENNY, Esq., of Paeroa, and FREDERICK READ WYKES, Esq., of Te Whaiti,

of their appointments as Justices of the Peace for the colony.

T. THOMPSON.

Importation of Swine from New Zealand prohibited in Australia.—Notice No. 541.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, 20th May, 1899.

THE following colonies have prohibited the importation of swine from New Zealand for the periods stated opposite each :—

South Australia .. One year from 5th April.
Queensland .. One year from 13th March.
Tasmania .. One year from 24th March.
Western Australia .. Till revoked.
New South Wales .. Two years from 21st March.
Victoria .. Till revoked.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister for Agriculture.

Warrant modifying the Provisions of the Shipping and Seamen’s Acts with regard to the Engineers of Ships propelled by Oil- and Gasoline-engines.

WHEREAS it is enacted by section 3 of “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act Amendment Act, 1894,” that the provisions of the Shipping and Seamen’s Acts with respect to steamships shall apply to ships propelled by electricity or other mechanical power, with such modifications as the Minister may from time to time prescribe for purposes of adaptation:

And whereas by warrant dated the 23rd day of December, 1898, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 1, of the 5th January, 1899, the Minister did modify the provisions of the Shipping and Seamen’s Acts with regard to the engineers to be carried by ships which are propelled wholly or in part by oil- or gasoline-engines to the extent set forth in the Schedule to the said warrant:

And whereas it is desirable for purposes of adaptation to further modify the said provisions in manner herein-after provided :

Now, therefore, in exercise of the above-recited power, and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I, William Hall-Jones, the Minister having Charge of the Marine Department, do by this warrant prescribe, for purposes of adaptation, that the provisions of the Shipping and Seamen’s Acts with regard to the engineers to be carried by ships which are propelled wholly or in part by oil- or gasoline-engines shall be modified to the extent set forth in the Schedule hereto, anything in the said warrant of the 23rd day of December, 1898, to the contrary notwithstanding.

SCHEDULE.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister of Marine.

Bonuses for Encouragement of New Zealand Hemp (Phormium tenax) Industry.—Notice No. 535.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 13th February, 1899.

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 March, 1900. 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 ;