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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—ENTRANCE TO SPENCER GULF AND IN-
VESTIGATOR STRAIT.—NEPTUNE ISLANDS.

Referring to Notice of Mariners No. 10, dated 2nd September, 1899, mariners are hereby informed that the proposed light on the South Neptune Island, at the entrance to Investigator Strait, will in all probability be exhibited about March, 1901.

A further notice, giving full particulars as to the character of the light, actual date of illumination, &c., will be issued as early as possible.

This affects Admiralty Chart No. 2389.

THOS. N. STEPHENS,
President, Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 19th April, 1900.

Proclamation under “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1896,” Colony of Victoria.—Notice No. 589.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 14th May, 1900.

THE following Proclamation by the Governor of the Colony of Victoria is published for general information.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister for Agriculture.

FUNGUS UNDER “THE VEGETATION DISEASES ACT, 1896.”

PROCLAMATION

By His Excellency the Honourable Sir John Madden, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria and its Dependencies, &c., &c., &c.

In pursuance of the provisions contained in “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1896” (59 Vict., No. 1432), I, the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, do by this my Proclamation declare a certain fungus named

Phoma citricarpa, known as Anthracnose, or “Black-spot” of the orange and lemon,

to be a fungus within the meaning of the said Act.

Given under my hand and the Seal of the Colony, at Melbourne, this twenty-third day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred, and in the sixty-third year of Her Majesty’s reign.

(t.s.)
JOHN MADDEN.

By His Excellency’s command,

GEO. GRAHAM,
Minister of Agriculture.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Notice to Local Authorities under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886.”

The Treasury,
Wellington, 17th April, 1900.

PURSUANT to section 16 of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” the Colonial Treasurer hereby gives notice that on Friday, the 1st June, 1900, he will be prepared to consider applications from local authorities for loans under the Act.

Applications should be addressed to the Colonial Treasurer, and must be posted so as to arrive at the Treasury on or before the 31st May, 1900.

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

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 under-mentioned 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 31st December, 1900.

The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1901.

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Secretary.

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.

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.

Officiating Ministers for 1900.—Notice No. 17.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1900.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the forty-fourth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1880,” the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend Robert Christie Sands.

Wesleyan Methodist Church.

The Reverend A. McBean.

Baptists.

The Reverend E. H. Howard.

Christchurch Central Mission.

Mr. Donald McLennan.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Tender.

Railway Department (Head Office),
Wellington, 12th May, 1900.

THE following accepted tender is published for general information.

T. RONAYNE,
General Manager, N.Z. Railways.

MANGATERA VIADUCT.—PIERS AND SUPERSTRUCTURE CONTRACT.

Amount of Tender.

J. and A. Anderson . . . . £4,866 5s.