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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

Notice to Mariners No. 1 of 1903.

PORT OF GREYMOUTH.—DREDGING OPERATIONS, GREY RIVER.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th January, 1903.

THE Greymouth Harbour Board have notified that dredging operations have been commenced alongside the wharves in the Grey River, with the object of deepening the berthage accommodation; and that while these operations are in progress vessels are required to pass to the north of or outside the dredge, and to slow their engines when passing. From sunset to sunrise a white light will be exhibited on the north side of the dredge, and all vessels will therefore pass to the north or outside the dredge.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty chart No. 3591; “New Zealand Pilot,” 7th edition, Chapter x., pages 371 to 373.

WM. HALL-JONES.

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.

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.

JAS. McGOWAN,
Minister of Mines.

Surveyors licensed.

The Surveyors’ Board, Government Buildings,
Wellington, 9th January, 1903.

IT is hereby notified that licenses under “The New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and Board of Examiners Act, 1900,” have been issued to the following surveyors by the Surveyors’ Board:—

Surveyor. Address.
ATKINSON, HUGH RONALD .. .. Otira Railway.
BEAUFORT, JOHN WILLIAM .. .. Pahiatua.
BLAKE, VINCENT IGNATIUS .. .. Auckland.
COOKE, CHARLES EDWARD .. .. Auckland.
PALMER, ALFRED HENRY .. .. New Plymouth.

C. E. ADAMS,
Secretary.

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, James McGowan, acting for the 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 19th day of January, 1903:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS.

Cancel Regulation 34.

Insert—

THEATRICAL, CONCERT, AND CIRCUS COMPANIES.

34. Bands of musicians, theatrical, concert, and circus companies, travelling together, will be charged as follows, viz.:—

Companies of not less than six adults and up to twenty-four adults, including advance agents:

Second-class ordinary fares for first-class carriages for either the single or return journey.

Companies of twenty-five adults and upwards, including advance agents:

For single journey, second-class single fares for first-class carriages; for return journey, first-class holiday excursion fares of 2d. per mile (minimum fare, 4s. each)—mileage counted one way only—or second-class ordinary return fares for first-class carriages if cheaper.

Return tickets will be available for same period as ordinary return tickets for equal distances.

Advance agents must pay ordinary fares in first instance; rebate of difference will be allowed when company purchases remainder of tickets.

Application for these concessions must first be made to the District Manager.