Jan. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 27

SCHEDULE.

All in the Hawke’s Bay Land District; as the said road is delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District. Dated this 22nd day of December, 1909.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

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.

Result of Election of a Trustee of a Drainage District.

Office of the Minister of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 11th January, 1910.

THE following result of the election of a Trustee of the Waitoa Drainage District has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Land Drainage Act, 1908.”

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Waitoa Drainage District, Counties of Ohinemuri and Piako:
William Hugh Milliken.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1910.

THE Hope of Addington Tent, situated at Addington, Christchurch, is registered as a branch of the New Zealand Central District Independent Order of Rechabites Friendly Society, under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1909,” this 8th day of January, 1910.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Result of Poll.—Election of Member of Nelson Land Board.

I, ROBERT THOMAS SADD, Returning Officer for the election of member of Nelson Land Board, do hereby notify, in terms of the regulations under “The Land Act, 1908,” the result of the poll taken by me on the 31st day of December, 1909, for the election of a member of the Nelson Land Board to be as follows:—

Candidate. Votes polled.
Andrew Sinclair .. .. .. .. 333
Harry Creber .. .. .. .. .. 85
John Bredbury .. .. .. .. .. 74
Job Lushanus Munson .. .. .. 54
—
Number of valid votes .. .. 546
Number of votes rejected as informal, 42.

And I do hereby declare that—

ANDREW SINCLAIR,

having received the greatest number of valid votes, is duly elected member of the Nelson Land Board.

ROBT. T. SADD,
Returning Officer.

Dated at Nelson, this 4th day of January, 1910.

Government Insurance Department.—Agency opened at Mangatainoka.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 6th January, 1910.

AN agency of the Life Branch of the above Department will be opened at

THE POST-OFFICE, MANGATAINOKA,

as from the 17th January, 1910.

J. H. RICHARDSON,
Commissioner.

Government Insurance Department.—Agency opened at Waiouru.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 8th January, 1910.

AN Agency of the Life Branch of the above Department will be opened at

THE POST-OFFICE, WAIORU,

as from the 15th January, 1910.

J. H. RICHARDSON,
Commissioner.

Election of Members of Education Board of the District of Southland.

IN accordance with section 24 of “The Education Act, 1908,” it is hereby notified that

HEWAN ALEXANDER ARCHDALL, Esq.,

has been duly elected as member of the West Ward of the Education Board of the District of Southland.

The number of valid votes recorded in favour of each candidate was as follows:—

Archdall, Hewan Alexander .. .. 139
King, Duncan .. .. .. .. .. 84
McKenzie, David .. .. .. .. .. 58
Barton, Henry Havelock .. .. .. 40
Meek, George Edward .. .. .. .. 9
Saunders, William Alfred .. .. .. 8

The total number of valid votes was 338. The number of votes rejected as informal was 1.

JNO. NEILL,
Returning Officer.

Education Office,
Invercargill, 6th January, 1910.

Conscience-money received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 6th January, 1910.

THE Minister of Finance directs me to acknowledge the receipt of one pound (£1), forwarded to the Railway Department, per Stationmaster, Wellington (Lambton), as conscience-money by a person unknown.

ROBERT J. COLLINS,
Receiver-General.