June 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1095

Upper Taueru Road District, County of Wairarapa North :
Charles Edwin Cockburn-Hood.
Herbert Henry Lewis Wilton.
Mauriceville Road District, County of Wairarapa North :
Charles Churchill Jackson.
Henry John Dagg.
Wirokino Road District, County of Horowhenua :
Kingston Ward—
Charles Frederick Johnston.
Shannon Ward—
Archibald McPherson.
Kereru Ward—
John Davies.
Manawatu Road District, County of Oroua :
Ward No. 2—
Frederick Joseph Nathan.
Ward No. 4—
Samuel Sanson.
Ward No. 7—
Walter William Wilsher.
Makara Road District, County of Hutt :
Ward No. 3—
Samuel Bowler.
Ward No. 5—
Frederick H. Hawkins.
Patea East Road District, County of Patea :
John Hurley.
Waimate Road District, County of Hawera :
William Aikman.
William Blennerhassett.
Thomas Andrew Bridge.
John Stevenson.
Waiwakaiho Road District, County of Taranaki :
David Alexander.
James Patrick Henderson.
Waitara West Road District, County of Taranaki :
Thomas Western.
William Brown.
Mangorei Road District, County of Taranaki :
James Wade.
Charles Wells.
Parihaka Road District, County of Taranaki :
Jacob Rothery.
John Lawn.
John Wilcock.
Manganui Road District, County of Stratford :
Frederick John Jackson.
William Hathaway.
Samuel Milne Porritt.
Samuel Vickers.
Dovedale Road District, County of Waimea :
Daniel Cozens.
George Rose.
Edwin James Win.
Suburban North Road District, County of Waimea :
Arthur Dodson.
Adolph G. Dencker.
Thomas Small.
Waimea West Road District, County of Waimea :
R. Disher.
J. W. Satherley.
W. L. Palmer.
G. Arnold.
A. Challies.
Waipara Road District, County of Ashley :
Archibald Earshman.
Colonel Francis J. Fox.
Malvern Road District, County of Selwyn :
Joseph Charles Evans.
Thomas Kain.
Upper Waimakariri Road District, County of Selwyn :
David Manson.
Thomas Douglas.
Ellesmere Road District, County of Selwyn :
John Gilbert.
James Storry.
Springs Road District, County of Selwyn :
Henry Kimber.
John Wolfe.
Akaroa-Wainui Road District, County of Akaroa :
A. Wachsmann.
George Checkley.
South Rakaia Road District, County of Ashburton :
John Lamlie.
David Gordon Holmes.
Henry James Harrison.
James Copland.
Thomas Morland.
Wakanui Road District, County of Ashburton :
Ward No. 2—
Peter Stewart.
Ward No. 3—
William Henry Rule.

Balmoral Road District, County of Bruce :
Waitahuna West Subdivision—
James Smith.
John Martin Smith.
William Smith.

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.

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.

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