968
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

The bonus will be paid on compliance with the following conditions:—

1. The invention shall, in its main features, differ from all machinery and appliances at present in use for the saving of gold, whether coarse or fine.
2. It shall be readily transportable from place to place, and shall be capable of utilising local water for all its requirements.
3. The invention must be capable of treating not less than 30 cubic yards an hour of black sand or any coarser material up to a diameter of 4 in.; and it must be capable of treating such material profitably where there is not more than a value, in gold, of 3d. per cubic yard; not less than 80 per cent. of the gold contained in the material to be recovered by the machine.
4. No bonus to be paid until the invention has been continuously worked for not less than six months, and it shall, during that period, have treated not less than 100,000 cubic yards of material, working three shifts a day.
5. The bonus will be paid on the certificate of an officer that not less than twenty persons other than the applicant for the bonus are successfully working the invention.
6. Any person who receives the bonus shall not be allowed to take out patent rights in New Zealand for his invention.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Minister of Mines.

Alterations to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under “The Government Railways Act, 1900,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister for Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand Government railways open for traffic, such alterations to come into force on and after the 5th day of May, 1902:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS: LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

Cancel—

KAIHU SECTION.

The following fares will be charged:—
Single, first class, 3d. per mile; return, first class, 4½d. per mile.
Single, second class, 2d. per mile; return, second class, 3d. per mile.
Minimum fares: First, single, 6d.; second, single, 4d.; first, return, 9d.; second, return, 6d.
Return Tickets will be issued on Saturdays at single fares, available for day of issue only.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

Cancel—

KAIHU SECTION.

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, E, and H will be charged as Class A.
Class P will be charged as Class N.

As witness my hand, this thirtieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two.

J. G. WARD,
Minister for Railways.

Alterations to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under “The Government Railways Act, 1900,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister for Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand Government railways open for traffic, such alterations to come into force on and after the 5th day of May, 1902:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS: GENERAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

Cancel Regulation 29.

Insert—

FREE SCHOOL SEASON TICKETS.

29. Free second-class quarterly tickets may be issued to school-children not over fifteen years of age,—
    (a.) To those attending the Government primary schools, from railway-stations where there is no primary school in the vicinity, and only to the station in the vicinity of the nearest primary school;

(b.) To those attending private schools for primary education.

Such tickets may also be issued for the purpose of enabling pupils not over nineteen years of age to attend a district high school or a secondary school as defined by “The Manual and Technical Instruction Act, 1900,” provided that such pupils have passed the Sixth Standard or are holders of scholarships, exhibitions, or free places tenable at such district high school or secondary school. Application for these tickets must be accompanied by a certificate in the following form, and duly signed by the schoolmaster having charge of the school:—
“I hereby certify that A. B., residing at __, whose present age is __ years __ months, is entitled to a free school ticket from __ to __, for the purpose of attending the __ school.”

These tickets are available for distances not exceeding sixty miles. They are not transferable, and are available only for use by the holder when travelling to and from school for the purpose of receiving tuition: if used for any other purpose the tickets will be forfeited.

PART III.—GOODS REGULATIONS.

Cancel Regulations 14 and 15.

Insert—

(14.) FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

The maximum charges for fruit and vegetables, fresh, New-Zealand-grown, packed, will be as follows for any distance:—

s. d.
Not exceeding 56 lb. .. .. .. 0 6
Over 56 lb., but not exceeding 112 lb. .. 1 0
For every additional 56 lb. or fraction 0 6 thereof

In addition, a charge of 3d. for each cwt. or part of a cwt. will be made for fruit and vegetables charged at these maximum rates, consigned to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

Returned empty fruit and vegetable packages will be carried free.

(15.) GAME, DEAD HARES, DEAD RABBITS, AND FRESH FISH.

The maximum charges for game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish will be as follows for any distance:—

s. d.
Not exceeding 7 lb. .. .. .. 0 6
Over 7 lb., but not exceeding 14 lb. .. 1 0
Over 14 lb., but not exceeding 28 lb. .. 1 6

In addition, a charge of 3d. for each 28 lb. or part of 28 lb. will be made for game, dead hares, dead rabbits, and fresh fish, charged at these maximum rates, consigned to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill.

As witness my hand, this first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and two.

J. G. WARD,
Minister for Railways.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of “The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1902.

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 known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.

Francis Henry Pattison, late of Avondale, in the Provincial District of Auckland, market-gardener. Filed on the 25th day of April, 1902.

Annie Sinclair, late of Invercargill, in the Provincial District of Otago, spinster. Filed on the 25th day of April, 1902.

Joseph Browne, late of Westport, in the Provincial District of Nelson, tailor. Filed on the 29th day of April, 1902.

James Hastie, late of Pukekohe, in the Provincial District of Auckland, farmer. Filed on the 29th day of April, 1902.

Daniel Gallagher, late of Niagara, in the Provincial District of Otago, farmer. Filed on the 29th day of April, 1902.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.