JULY 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1909

the Petone Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the grocers’ shops in the borough:

Now, therefore, I, William Hall-Jones, the Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 21 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and section 5 of “The Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1905,” do hereby direct that from and after the 16th day of July, 1906, all grocers’ shops in the Borough of Petone shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of July, 1906.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister of Labour.

Bonus for the Production of Mineral Phosphate. — Notice No. 1045.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 5th July, 1906.

THE following bonus is hereby offered for the discovery and working within the colony of a deposit or deposits of marketable mineral phosphate, viz.:

£500 if on Crown lands;
£250 if on freehold lands.

The following are the conditions under which the bonus is offered and will be paid:—

1. That no fertiliser containing material from the deposit has been placed upon the market previous to the date hereof.

2. That the raw material is reasonably accessible and can be worked at a profit.

3. That the committee appointed by the Minister for Agriculture to examine the deposit is satisfied that there is sufficient to meet all ordinary demands of the colony for five years.

4. That the fertiliser made from the phosphate can be disposed of at a price which will allow of it being remuneratively used for agricultural purposes.

5. That the composition of the phosphate shall average not less than 50 per cent. of phosphate of lime (tricalcic phosphate): provided, however, that should a phosphate of a lower average composition be discovered the committee may recommend that a portion of the bonus be granted.

6. That the bonus will only be paid to the first claimant who satisfies the above conditions.

The terms of payment will be—

One-fifth on the committee reporting favourably of the discovery;

One-fifth on delivery of first 200 tons to purchasers;

The remaining three-fifths by equal payments on delivery of each additional 150 tons to purchasers.

Applications addressed to “The Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, Wellington,” will be received up to and including the 31st day of March, 1907.

Specimens of the rock may be seen at the offices of any Inspector of Stock in the colony, and a leaflet descriptive of the phosphate, and showing how it may be roughly tested, may be obtained on application to these officers. A limited number of specimens of New Zealand phosphate rock are available for distribution to farmers, prospectors, and others interested, and will be sent free on application to the Chief Chemist, Department of Agriculture, Wellington.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Authorising the Laying-off of Marua, Umere, and Raumati Roads, Arborfield Township, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th July, 1906.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Thomas Young Duncan, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Marua, Umere, and Raumati Roads, in Arborfield Township, Auckland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of Kipling Avenue, Alburnia Township, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 9th July, 1906.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Thomas Young Duncan, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Kipling Avenue, in the Township of Alburnia, Auckland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Local Bills.

THE following resolution was passed by both Houses of the Parliament of New Zealand on Friday, 29th June, 1906:—

Resolved, That the notices, advertisements, and deposits issued and made in compliance with the Standing Orders with regard to local Bills advertised as intended to be introduced into Parliament during the session beginning on the 27th day of June, 1906, shall be and be deemed to be a compliance with the Standing Orders for the next ensuing session of the year 1906, and be effectual accordingly.

L. STOWE,
Clerk, Legislative Council.

H. OTTERSON,
Clerk, House of Representatives.

Notice of the Making of an Order by a Judge vesting Land in the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

I HEREBY give notice that by an order of His Honour Worley Bassett Edwards, a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, at New Plymouth, made on the eighteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six, all that parcel of land being Section 3, Block XXXIII, Town of Opunake, was and is vested in the Public Trustee under and subject to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act.

Dated at Wellington, this 4th day of July, 1906.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

“The Mutual Fire Insurance Act, 1903.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 4th July, 1906.

IN pursuance of section 58 of “The Mutual Fire Insurance Act, 1903,” a synopsis of the business of the Taranaki Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association as on 31st March, 1906, is hereby published:—

Assets—
Amount of cash in Bank of New Zealand, £ s. d.
Eltham .. .. .. 101 18 6
Amount of cash in Association’s office .. 8 10 0
Amount still payable on premium notes .. 3,024 7 11

Liabilities—
Amount of losses incurred .. .. ..
Amount of other existing claims .. 20 8 6
Amount covered by policies in full—
First-class risks .. £51,024 3 4
Second-class risks .. 4,230 16 8
55,255 0 0

Income—
Cash received on premium notes .. 284 18 1
Amount of premium notes .. 3,309 6 0

Expenditure—
Expenses paid during the year .. .. 189 19 7

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

“The Mutual Fire Insurance Act, 1903.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 9th July, 1906.

IN pursuance of section 58 of “The Mutual Fire Insurance Act, 1903,” a synopsis of the business of the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association for the period ended 31st March, 1906, is hereby published:—

Date when business commenced: 1st March, 1906.
Amount covered by policies: £5,785.
Amount of loss: Nil.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.