JUNE 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1561

and levies a special rate of 5d. in the pound on the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property within the said parts of the City of Wellington, the boundaries and descriptions of which are set forth in the Schedule hereto; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of October and the 1st day of April in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of twenty-four years and nine calendar months from the 1st day of July, 1909, or until the loan is fully paid off.

SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Wellington Land District bounded towards the north-east generally by the north-eastern boundary-line of Original Section No. 8, in Block III, Port Nicholson Survey District, from the northernmost corner of that section to the branch of the Kaiwarra Stream forming the eastern boundary of the said Section No. 8; thence by the said branch and the Kaiwarra Stream to the south-western boundary-line of Original Section No. 3, in Block XI, Belmont Survey District; thence generally towards the north by the southern boundary of Section 3, Belmont Survey District, and the production of the said boundary-line eastwards to its intersection with the Hutt Road; thence generally towards the east by the Hutt Road to its intersection with the south side of Baker Street; thence towards the north by Baker Street to the north corner of Section 15, D.P. 1453; thence towards the south-east by Section 15 to Queen’s Terrace; thence across Queen’s Terrace to the north corner of Section 5, D.P. 1453; thence towards the south-east by Sections 5 and 4 to Porirua Road; thence across Porirua Road to the north corner of Section 1, D.P. 1939; thence towards the south-east by Sections 1 and 4, D.P. 1939, to the Town Belt; thence towards the south and east by the Town Belt; towards the north-east by the original south-west side line of Boundary Road (Karori Crescent) to the Tinakori Road; thence across Tinakori Road to the eastern side thereof; thence towards the south-east by the Botanical Gardens and Section 28, Karori; and towards the south by Section 10, Ohio, and by the northern boundary of the Wellington City Corporation’s Karori Waterworks Reserve to the Kaiwarra Stream; and thence towards the north-west generally by the said Kaiwarra Stream and the Otari Native Reserve to the southernmost corner of Section 7, Block III, Port Nicholson Survey District; and thence by the last-mentioned section to the northernmost corner of Section No. 8 aforesaid, the place of commencement: exclusive of that portion thereof formerly part of the Borough of Karori, which is described in the First Schedule to “The Wellington (City) Suburbs Sanitation Act, 1893.”

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly adopted at a special meeting of the Wellington City Council held on the 22nd day of April, 1909, and was duly confirmed at an ordinary meeting of the Council held on the 20th day of May, 1909.

Dated this 4th day of June, 1909

A. K. NEWMAN,
Mayor of Wellington.

Authorising the Laying-off of Chrystal and Leith Streets, in the Town of North Richmond, of a Width of not less than 66 ft. each.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 31st May, 1909.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of “The Land Act, 1908,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Chrystal and Leith Streets, in the Town of North Richmond, Southland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. each, instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of Marama Avenue, and Huia, Rapu, Mahuri, Awarua, and Rata Roads, in the Town of Otatara, of a Width of not less than 66 ft. each.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 1st June, 1909.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of “The Land Act, 1908,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Marama Avenue, and Huia, Rapu, Mahuri, Awarua, and Rata Roads, in the Town of Otatara, Southland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. each, instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Appointing the Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 7th June, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in terms of section 6 of “The Friendly Societies Act, 1908,” appointed

THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, WELLINGTON,

to be the Registry Office for the purposes of the said Act.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Finance.

Bonus on Mineral Oil produced in New Zealand.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 1st June, 1909.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the production of mineral oil under the following conditions:—

1. A bonus of 3d. per gallon (£6,250) will be paid on the first 500,000 gallons of mineral oil produced in the Dominion of New Zealand. The mineral oil in the refined state to have a specific gravity of 0·814 to 0·830, and a flash point of not less than 83° Fahr. by the Abel closed test.

2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must be given in writing to the Minister of Mines not later than 31st March, 1912.

3. The claim must be made before 31st March, 1913.

4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the recipient of the bonus.

5. All conditions as to quantity, quality, priority, and value to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer appointed for the purpose by the Government.

RODERICK MCKENZIE,
Minister of Mines.

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 8th June, 1909.

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

R. MCKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

AUCKLAND POST-OFFICE CONTRACT.

Accepted.

£ s. d.

Jamieson, J. and W. (Limited), Christchurch 95,551 0 0

Declined.

Hutchison, W. G., Auckland .. .. 98,901 0 0
Julian, J. T., Auckland .. .. 99,500 0 0
Howie and Matthews, Wellington .. .. 100,643 0 0
Gillies, A., and Co., Dunedin .. .. 109,011 0 0
Frain, M., Wellington .. .. 110,217 0 0
Philcox, W., and Son, Auckland .. .. 115,525 0 0
Guthrie and Colebourne, Auckland .. .. 120,981 0 0
Moody, James, Auckland .. .. 122,999 0 0

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, 1908,” I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of 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 14th day of June, 1909:—

PART V.—CLASSIFICATION.

Cancel—

Pipes, steel, water or gas, New Zealand manufacture. Owners’ risk. Special goods .. .. C

Insert—

Asphalt, powder. Owners’ risk .. .. N
Pipes, steel, water or gas, New Zealand manufacture. Owners’ risk. Special goods .. .. D

As witness my hand, this tenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and nine.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Railways.