JULY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1351

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 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 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.
   JAMES McGOWAN,
   Minister of Mines.

Crown Lands Notices.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 7th July, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned kauri timber, standing on Section 3, Block V., Opua whanga Survey District, Whangarei County, will be offered for sale by public auction, at this office, on Friday, the 31st day of August, 1900, at 11 o’clock a.m. :—
104 green kauri-trees, containing 300,000 superficial feet. Upset price, £150.
Conditions of Sale.—One-half purchase-money to be paid in cash or marked cheque on the fall of the hammer, the balance within twelve months thereafter. Timber to be removed within two years from date of sale.
GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Kauri Timber, Auckland, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Auckland, 7th July, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned kauri timber, standing on Blocks II. and VI., Aroha Survey District, Ohinemuri County, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, on Friday, 31st August, 1900, at 11 o’clock a.m. :—
About 5,380,000 superficial feet, nearly all choice green timber, situated on the watershed of and close to the Waita-wheta River. This is the northern portion of the forest nearest to Karangahake Township, from which it is distant about eight miles. Upset price, £4,035.
Conditions of Sale.—One-third cash or marked cheque on the fall of the hammer, one-third in twelve months, and balance by 31st December, 1902. Seven years allowed for removal of timber.
G. MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Lands in Borough of Petone open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 9th July, 1900.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, on and after Wednesday, the 22nd August, 1900.
If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington. If the sections be not applied for on the 22nd August, 1900, they will be open thereafter for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—HUTT COUNTY.—BLOCK XIII., BELMONT SURVEY DISTRICT.—KOROKORO VILLAGE SETTLEMENT.

First-class Land.

The Korokoro Settlement contains about 129 acres, situated on the hills near Petone, at the back of the Woollen Company’s mills. The Korokoro Stream flows through the western part of the area. The settlement is comprised of hilly and undulating land, intersected in places by deep gullies, the faces towards the Korokoro Stream being steep and broken. The soil, which is generally of good quality but shallow in parts, rests on a rocky formation. The area comprises open land in English grasses, with patches of scrub on the hills and light bush in some of the gullies, thus providing firewood for some of the holdings. The settlement is poorly watered, owing to the absence of permanent streams. The general elevation ranges from about 100 ft. to 500 ft. above sea-level. The settlement has been subdivided into twenty-eight sections, ranging in area from about ¾ of an acre to 8 acres, the majority being under 3 acres. The distance from Petone Railway-station is about three-quarters of a mile. The whole area is well situated