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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

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.

Bonus for the Production of Quicksilver.

Mines Office,
Wellington, 7th June, 1900.

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 (100,000 lb.) 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, 1903, and the remaining two-thirds on or before the 31st March, 1904.

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 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.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister of Mines.

Crown Lands Notices.

Lease of Reserve and Landing-shed at Castlepoint, Wellington Land District.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 6th June, 1900.

IT is hereby notified, in terms of “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” that tenders for the lease of the undermentioned section, with the buildings thereon, will be received at this office up to 4 o’clock p.m. on Wednesday, the 25th day of July, 1900.

The term of the lease will be seven years. No allowance whatsoever will be payable on account of improvements effected by the lessee. A deposit of a half-year’s rent, at the rate tendered, and £1 1s. lease-fee, must be enclosed with each tender.

Section 852, Block X., Castlepoint Survey District: Area, 68 acres; minimum rental, £17 4s. per annum.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. The lease will include reserve at Castlepoint, containing 68 acres, more or less, being bounded towards the west by Sections Nos. 362 and 363 in the Whareama Block, East Coast, and on all other sides by the sea.

2. The period for which the land and buildings will be leased will be seven years.

3. The lessee shall keep the land and premises leased, and the buildings thereon, in good order, repair, and condition, and at the expiration or sooner determination of the lease shall deliver up the same in the like good order and condition, fair wear-and-tear of the buildings only excepted.

4. The lessee will paint the buildings twice during the currency of the lease with two coats of proper oil-colours, and in a workmanlike manner; the first of such paintings to be completed within three years from the commencement of the lease, and the second in the year prior to the expiration of the lease.

5. Should the land, premises, and buildings be required by the lessor, her successors or assigns, before the expiration of the lease, the Governor may determine the lease on the giving the lessee six calendar months’ notice in writing of his intention to do so; and, in the event of the lease being so determined, the lessee shall not be entitled to any compensation on account of its being so determined.

6. Should any part of the land be required at any time during the currency of the lease for a site for a lighthouse and other buildings in connection therewith, and for a road thereto, the Governor may give notice to the lessee of the area and portion of the land required for such purpose; and, on such notice being given, the lessor, her successors or assigns, may enter upon and resume possession of the land, and the lessee shall not be entitled to any compensation on account of such entry and resumption.

7. The lessee shall during the currency of the lease insure and keep insured the buildings erected on the said land, at their full insurable value, in the name of the lessor, her successors or assigns, in an insurance company approved of by the Commissioner of Crown Lands; and the insurance policy, and all receipts for premiums paid in respect thereof, shall be forwarded by the lessee to the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

8. No improvements or repairs to the land or buildings will be made by the lessor, her successors or assigns, during the currency of the lease.

9. The lessee will have the right to charge storage for goods placed in the shed, provided that such charges do not exceed the sum of 1s. per bale of wool, and 5s. per ton of general merchandise.

10. A deposit equal to six months’ rent and £1 1s. lease-fee, in cash, or cheque marked by a bank as being good for twenty-one days, must be made with the tender, which in the case of the accepted tender will be retained as the first six months’ rent, and will be forfeited to Her Majesty if the person whose tender is accepted does not take up the lease.

11. Should the lessee commit a breach of any of the conditions of the lease, it may be determined at any time without notice, in which case the lessee will not have any claim for compensation.

12. The rent shall be payable to the Receiver of Land Revenue, at Wellington, half-yearly in advance, and shall date from the day of the acceptance of the tender.

A plan can be seen at the Post-office, Castlepoint, and also at this office, where full particulars can be obtained.

J. W. A. MARCHANT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.