May 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 863 Notice to Mariners No. 21. of 1900. MANUKAU HARBOUR.-DREDGING OPERATIONS NEAR ONEHUNGA. Marine Department, Wellington, N.Z., lst May, 1900. NOTICE is hereby given that, while dredging operations are proceeding near Onehunga, in Manukau Harbour, a white flag by day and a white light by night will be shown on the dredge on the side on which vessels are to pass it, and a red light will be shown on the danger side of the dredge at night. Masters of steamers must slacken speed and go dead slow while passing the dredge. WM. HALL-JONES. Bonus on Mineral Oil produced from Shale obtained in New Zealand.--Extension of Time. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 10th April, 1900. THE time for notifying intention to claim the undermentioned bonus, and for making such claim, has been extended as follows : Notice of intention to claim the bonus must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than the 3lst December, 1900. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1901. J. G. WARD, Colonial Secretary. Notice by the Public Trustee under "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894." To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing l rood, more or less, being Section 11, Town of Picton, in the Provincial District of Marlborough. The registered owner is John Atken, described as of Nelson, watchmaker, who cannot be traced. The land is in the occupation of Mrs. Phyllis Godfrey, of Picton. WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony : Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.” Dated this 1st day of May, 1900. J. W. POYNTON, Public Trustee. 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 ls. 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 ls. 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. Bonus for the Production of Mineral Manure.--Notice No. 580. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Wellington, 12th December, 1899. THE following sum is hereby offered as a bonus for the discovery and working within the colony of a deposit or deposits of marketable mineral manure, viz.:— £500 IF FOUND ON CROWN LANDS ; £250 IF FOUND ON FREEHOLD LANDS. The following are the conditions under which the bonus is offered and will be paid :— 1. That the raw material is easily accessible, and within reasonable distance of a railway or seaport. 2. That the committee 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 the manure can be disposed of at a price which will allow of it being remuneratively used for agricultural purposes. 4. That the composition of the phosphate shall average not less than 40 per cent. of phosphate of lime (tricalcic phosphate); provided, however, should a phosphate of a lower average composition be discovered, the committee may recommend that a portion of the bonus be granted. The terms of payment will be— One-fifth on the committee reporting favourably of the discovery; One-fifth on delivery of first 200 tons; The remaining three-fifths by equal payments on delivery of each additional 150 tons. Applications addressed to “The Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, Wellington,” will be received up to and including the 1st day of July, 1900. W. C. WALKER, For Minister for Agriculture, Notice by the Public Trustee under "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894." To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 1 acre, more or less, situated in the Town of Clinton, being Sections 6, 7, 21, and 22, Block IX., on the map of the said town, having frontages to Skelda Street of 200 links, and to Gloup Street of 200 links, by a depth of 500 links. The registered owner is John Bromley, described as of Clinton, engineer, who cannot be traced. The land is partly occupied by Denis Tuffley, of Clinton, railway surfaceman, and partly by James Garden, of Clinton, storekeeper. WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony : Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.” Dated this 1st day of May, 1900. J. W. POYNTON, Public Trustee. Notice by the Public Trustee under "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894." To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 10 acres, more or less, being Allotment 47, Parish of Tuakau, in the Provincial District of Auckland. The land was Crown-granted to Philip Whelan, described as of Tuhimata, labourer, who never uplifted his title, and of whom nothing can be traced. The land is in the occupation of George Brown, of Tuakau. WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony : Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by "The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.” Dated this 1st day of May, 1900. J. W. POYNTON, Public Trustee. Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of "The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.” Public Trust Office, Wellington, 1st May, 1900. NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the several intestate estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as