Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1161

Declined.

Harbottle, A. H., Wellington ... ... 1,958 0 0
Jones and Cameron, Wellington ... ... 1,977 0 0
Wood, John, Wellington ... ... 2,124 5 0
Smart, G. C., Wellington ... ... 2,157 0 0
Cooper and Son, Wellington ... ... 2,173 0 0

ERECTI0N OF DEPARTMENTAL BUILDINGS, NEW PLYMOUTH.

Accepted.

Coleman and Son, New Plymouth ... ... 3,399 0 0

Declined.

Boon Bros., New Plymouth ... ... 3,690 0 0
Burrell, A. D., Hawera ... ... 3,787 0 0
Ryan, J., and Sons, Manaia ... ... 4,000 0 0

ERECTI0N OF EIGHT COTTAGES AT LAKE COLERIDGE.

Accepted.

Mills and Kepple, Spreydon ... ... 2,846 19 1

Declined.

Hinkie, H., Spreydon ... ... 2,954 0 0
Gellert, A. F., Gisborne ... ... 3,116 0 0
Pearce, F., jun., Christchurch ... ... 3,195 0 0
Rowberry and Hann, Spreydon ... ... 3,326 7 0
Paynter and Hamilton, Christchurch ... ... 3,368 1 0
Aitken, K., and Co., Methven ... ... 3,385 0 0
Simpson, George, Christchurch ... ... 3,535 1 9
Green, H., Christchurch ... ... 3,630 15 3
Husband and Son, Christchurch ... ... 3,800 0 0
Rhodes, W., and Son, Dunedin ... ... 4,613 0 0

SUPPLY OF STEEL-PLATE GIRDERS FOR LEADER RIVER RAILWAY-BRIDGE.

Accepted.

Ruddick, E. J., Addington ... ... 879 5 8

Declined.

Andersons (Limited), Christchurch... ... 1,091 10 0
Burt, A. and T. (Limited), Dunedin ... 1,159 10 0
Stevenson and Cook, Port Chalmers ... 1,268 0 0

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 250,000 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, petrolene, kerosene, or lubricating-oils.

The illuminating-oil in the refined state to have a specific gravity of 0·814 to 0·830, and a flashpoint 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 and the conditions duly fulfilled on or before the 31st March, 1915.

4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions under any of the headings (a), (b), (c), or (d) shall be the recipient of the bonus payable under that heading. The oil must in each case be produced from the well or wells of one proprietary only.

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.

6. This offer cancels the offer dated the 1st June, 1909, and appearing in the New Zealand Gazette.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Mines.

Officiating Ministers for 1912.—Notice No. 12.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 27th March, 1912.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the eighth year of the reign of His late Majesty King Edward VII, and intituled the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :-

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend CLAUDE HERBERT GRANT COWEN, B.A.

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend DUNCAN NORMAN McKENZIE.

Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand.

Mr. H. BENNY.
The Reverend C. L. CARR.
Mr. S. CROSS.
The Reverend M. J. EVANS.
Mr. W. GATMAN.
The Reverend R. B. GOSNELL.
Mr. A. E. HAYNES.
Mr. W. R. JOHNSON.
Mr. A. J. L. MINIFIE.
Mr. E. T. OLDS.
Mr. H. T. PEET.
Mr. G. SHERIDAN.
Mr. W. G SLADE.
Mr. E. H. TAYLOR.
Mr. J. TYSON.

Salvation Army.

Adjutant ALFRED GREENE.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1912.—Notice No. 13.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 27th March, 1912.

IT is hereby notified that the name of the under-mentioned has been withdrawn from the List of Officiating Ministers under the Marirage Act, 1908, for the year 1912 :-

Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand.

Mr. GEORGE WESLEY PITTENDREIGH.

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II, Unclaimed Lands).

WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of Part II of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (relating to unclaimed lands), made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 66 of that Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of that Act pertinent hereto : And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the Dominion, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act : I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, the value of the land for the purposes of section 67 (d) of the said Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 26th day of March, 1912.

FRED. FITCHETT,
Public Trustee.

SCHEDULE.

All that piece of land, containing by admeasurement 2 acres and 28 perches, more or less, being part of Allotment 115A, Block VIII, in the Parish of Te Puna, in the Provincial District of Auckland.