May 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1073

Holiday to be observed on Prince of Wales’s Birthday.

Colonial Secretary’s Office.
Wellington, 9th May, 1902.

THE 3rd of June, being the anniversary of the birthday of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, will in future be observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout the colony.

J. G. WARD.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 8th May, 1902.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

WHANGAREI BRIDGE CONTRACT.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
G. M. Fraser and Co., Dunedin .. .. 6,788 3 3

Declined.
McPhee and Weaver, Whangarei .. .. 7,253 6 0
J. McLean and Son, Auckland .. .. 7,362 6 8
McKechnie and Fleming, Dunedin .. .. 7,725 0 0
A. Watson, Ponsonby .. .. 8,400 0 0
May and Gordon, Devonport .. .. 8,555 16 0
Newsom and Coulson, Auckland .. .. 9,538 6 10

Notice to Local Authorities under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1902.

PURSUANT to section 63 of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Colonial Treasurer hereby gives notice that on Monday, the 2nd June, 1902, he will be prepared to consider applications from local authorities for loans under this 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, 1902.

C. H. MILLS,
For Colonial Treasurer.

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.

“The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900.”—
Notice of Cancellation of Registry.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 24th April, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an application in that behalf made to me by the Wellington Amalgamated Restaurant and Oyster-saloon Keepers’ Industrial Union of Employers, registered No. 235, situated at Wellington, the registration of that industrial union will be cancelled at the expiration of six weeks from the date hereof unless within the six weeks specified proceedings be commenced by a member or other person interested in or having some claim on the funds of the industrial union to set aside such cancellation, and the same is set aside accordingly.

EDWARD TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

“The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900.”—
Notice of Cancellation of Registry.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 8th May, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that, pursuant to an application in that behalf made to me by the Canterbury Sausage-casing Makers’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered No. 279, situated at Christchurch, the registration of that industrial union will be cancelled at the expiration of six weeks from the date hereof unless within the six weeks specified proceedings be commenced by a member or other person interested in or having some claim on the funds of the industrial union to set aside such cancellation, and the same is set aside accordingly.

EDWARD TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Canterbury Land District surrendered.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 13th May, 1902.

IT is hereby notified that, the leases of the undermentioned Crown lands having been surrendered with the consent of the Canterbury Land Board, the said lands have reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

PAWAHO HAMLET.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Reserve in Canterbury for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 14th May, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at the District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, up to 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, 2nd July, 1902, for the lease of the undermentioned reserve.

In the event of no tenders being received at the time named for the land, it will remain open for lease on application at the upset annual rental, and for the term stated below.

SCHEDULE.

CHRISTCHURCH LAND DISTRICT.—SELWYN COUNTY.—HALSWELL SURVEY DISTRICT.

This reserve is situated in the Rabbit Island Village Settlement, between the main Christchurch—Little River Road and the Halswell River, and about 30 chains northerly from the Motukarara Railway-station, and comprises low-lying land of fair quality, the soil being a light sandy loam.