Mar. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 835

Notice of the Taking and Laying-off of a Road in Blocks IV and VII, Whareorino Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, under the authority of section 93 of the Public Works Act, 1908, that the road described in the Schedule hereto was duly taken and laid off through the land specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said Dominion, by Warrant dated the 29th day of January, 1910.

SCHEDULE.

All in the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly 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 24th day of February, 1911.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

Tenders,

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 28th February, 1911.

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

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

ERECTON OF ONGARUE RIVER BRIDGE, TAUMARUNUI.

Accepted.

McLean, Donald, and Co., Wellington ... £ s. d. 1,170 0 0

Declined.

Forsyth, M. W., Te Kuiti ... ... 1,296 16 3
James Bros., Auckland ... ... 1,423 17 0
Gilmour, J. J. K., Dannevirke ... ... 1,433 4 8

ERECTON OF POLICE-STATION AT SOUTH INVERCARGILL.

Accepted.

Kerr and Brown, Invercargill ... ... 560 0 0

Declined.

Smith and Colbran, Invercargill ... ... 690 10 3
Walker Bros., Invercargill ... ... 730 0 0
Menzies, A., Invercargill ... ... 785 0 0

CONSTRUCTION OF WHANGAMOMONA BRIDGE, POARANGI ROAD.

Accepted.

Grayling, F. M., New Plymouth ... ... 850 0 0

ERECTON OF POST-OFFICE AT MATATA.

Accepted.

Grant, C. M., Opotiki ... ... 779 12 6

TRAINING-WALL, KARAMEA HARBOUR, CONTRACT NO. 2.

Accepted.

Foster, John, Westport ... ... 2,315 10 3

Declined.

Atkinson, S. and R., Westport ... ... 2,365 5 8

Bonus for the Production of Quicksilver.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 14th February, 1910.

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, 1911, and the remaining two-thirds on or before the 31st March, 1912.

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.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Mines.

Bonus on Mineral Oil produced in New Zealand.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 21st December, 1910.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of £10,000 will be paid for the production of mineral oil as under:—

1. (a.) £2,500 to be paid on proof being submitted that not less than 250,000 gallons of marketable crude oil has been won.

(b.) £2,500 to be paid on proof being submitted that not less than 500,000 gallons of marketable crude oil has been won.

(c.) £2,500 to be paid on proof being submitted that not less than 1,000,000 gallons of marketable crude oil has been won.

(d.) The balance of £2,500 to be paid to the person or company who first produces by his or its own refining plant 500,000 gallons of refined mineral oil.

“Marketable crude oil” shall contain not less than 90 per cent. of products (excluding water) which can be obtained by distillation.

“Refined mineral oil” may include benzine, petrol, kerosene, or lubricating-oils.