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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 93

Bonus for Treatment of Auriferous Black Sand.

Mines Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th November, 1901.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of £2,000 will be paid to any person who, before the 1st January, 1904, shall invent such appliances as will successfully save gold from black sands in New Zealand.

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.

JAS. McGOWAN,
Minister of Mines.

“Conscience Money” received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 6th November, 1902.

THE Colonial Treasurer directs me to acknowledge the receipt of sixpence (6d.) forwarded to the General Manager, Railways, as conscience money to the Government.

JAS. B. HEYWOOD,
Receiver-General.

Notice under “The Victoria College Act, 1897,” and the Regulations made by virtue thereof.

I HEREBY notify that, a vacancy having occurred on the Victoria College Council by the absence from the colony for more than six months of Dr. Findlay, representative of the Professorial Board, an election by the Professorial Board has been held, and John George Findlay, M.A., LL.D., has been duly re-elected.

CHAS. POWLES,
Returning Officer.

Wellington, 11th November, 1902.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 11th November, 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.

Colin McLean, late of Ashburton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, station-manager, who died at sea on board the steamer “Rimutaka.” Filed on the 5th day of November, 1902.

Hans Hetland, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 5th day of November, 1902.

James Kennedy, late of Kawarau Gorge, in the Provincial District of Otago, miner. Filed on the 5th day of November, 1902.

Robert Francis Manning, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, Brewer. Filed on the 5th day of November, 1902.

Kezia Baynes, late of Waiuku, in the Provincial District of Auckland, widow. Filed on the 5th day of November, 1902.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Government Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of October, 1902. Altitude above the sea, 140 ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.

• Means, &c. † Same month previous years.

NOTE.—A fairly fine month, with intervals of stormy weather. Some heavy rain during the middle of the month, the maximum fall being recorded on the 17th, 0·94. Prevailing north-west winds, and occasionally stormy. Sleet and heavy hail fell on 19th. Maximum temperature in shade, 65°; minimum, 35°; mean temperature of dew-point, 42·8; mean humidity, 74.

A. H. GORE,
Acting Observer.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department (Commissioner’s Office),
Wellington, 30th October, 1902.

THE unclaimed property described hereunder, and now in possession of the police at the stations named, will, unless previously claimed, be sold by public auction, at the respective police offices, on Monday, the 29th November proximo, at noon, in accordance with the police regulations:—

AUCKLAND.—Gold ring, small gold brooch, gentlemen’s roadster bicycle; open-faced Geneva watch, No. 14575; and sundries.

NAPIER.—Revolver, breech-loading gun, and sundries.

WANGANUI.—Gold ring, covert coat, old bicycle, and sundries.

WELLINGTON.—Gold brooch, gentlemen’s bicycle, revolver, and sundries.

NELSON.—Tweed coat, metal watch, and sundries.

CHRISTCHURCH.—Ladies’ bicycle; gentlemen’s bicycle, Apollo, No. 36730; ladies’ silver open-faced watch; silver Rotherham hunting-watch, No. 100637; six metal watches, and sundries.

DUNEDIN.—Gold ring, gold locket, four umbrellas, portmanteau, and sundries.

INVERCARGILL.—Ladies’ small rolled-gold watch, Waterbury watch, portmanteau, and sundries.

J. B. TUNBRIDGE,
Commissioner of Police.

P. 02/103.]