HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified

that he has appointed

Constable JOHN YOUNGSON to be Inspector of Slaughter Yards for the District of Tapanui;
and

Constable GERALD TRONSON to be Inspector of Slaughter Yards for the District of Waitahuna.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Acting Provincial Secretary.
24th September, 1872.

SURVEYORS.

Applications will be received by the Secretary for Lands until Friday, the 24th October, for the appointment of District Surveyor for the Oamaru Circuit of Districts, in room of Mr. A. M. Ross, resigned.

Further information may be obtained from the Chief Surveyor, Dunedin.

JAMES SHAND,
Acting Secretary for Lands.
Dunedin, 23rd September, 1872.

INCENDIARISM.

Maliciously Setting Fire to a House.

£50 Reward.

WHEREAS on the morning of Wednesday, the 24th ultimo, a fire broke out in the unoccupied house of Arthur John Bamford, at Mornington, value £500, by which the same was totally destroyed: And whereas there is no doubt but that the fire was maliciously caused by some evil-disposed person or persons:

Notice is hereby given, that a reward of Fifty Pounds will be paid by the Provincial Government of Otago for such information as will lead to the conviction of the person or persons by whom the fire was originated.

T. K. WELDON,
Commissioner of Police.
5th August, 1872.

INCENDIARISM.

Maliciously setting Fire to Two Stacks of Oats.

£100 Reward.

WHEREAS, about 8 o'clock on the night of Tuesday, the 27th ultimo, Two Stacks of Oats, on the farm of Murdoch M'Lellan, Tokomairiro, containing about 2000 bushels, value £200, were both discovered to be on fire at the same time, although about 20 feet apart: And whereas there is reason to suspect that the said fire was maliciously caused by some evil-disposed person or persons:

Notice is hereby given, that a reward of One Hundred Pounds will be paid by the Provincial Government of Otago, for such information as will lead to the conviction of the person or persons by whom the said fire was originated.

T. K. WELDON,
Commissioner of Police.
7th September, 1872.

BONUS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WOOL-PACK AND SACK MANUFACTORY IN OTAGO.

THE Provincial Government being desirous of encouraging the manufacture of Wool-packs and Sack, is prepared to receive offers from parties willing to embark in the enterprise, and is further prepared to pay a bonus of £1000 as under:

On the erection of buildings and machinery to the value of at least £2000...£500.

On the production of Sacks or Wool-packs to a value of not less than £500...£250.

On the production of a further quantity of Sacks or Wool-packs to the value of not less than £1000...£250.

The cloth in each case to be produced by machinery permanently established in the Province, and to be manufactured either wholly or to a large extent from Phormium Tenax, or other indigenous plants, or from other material grown in the Province.

Offers will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until the 10th of October, 1872, and should state the estimated cost and productive power of the machinery proposed to be erected, the date on which the same will be in operation, and that the parties are prepared to be bound in the sum of £1000 to produce sacks and woolpacks to the value of £1500 within three years from the date on which their offer is accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept any offer.

BONUS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTORY.

THE Provincial Government being desirous of encouraging the manufacture of Glass Bottles in Otago, is prepared to receive offers from parties willing to embark in the enterprise, and is further prepared to pay a bonus of £300, as under:

On the erection of building and plant, of a value of not less than £500...£100.

On production of 100 gross of bottles...£100.

On production of a further quantity of 200 gross...£100.

Offers will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, and should state the estimated cost of the works proposed to be erected, the date on which the same will be in operation, and that the parties are prepared to be bound in the sum of £250 to produce 500 gross of Bottles within two years from the date on which the tender is accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept any offer.

FIRST MEETING OF THE ROAD BOARDS.

The following section of the “Otago Roads Ordinance 1871” is published for the information of newly-elected Road Boards:

“34. The Board of every district constituted or proclaimed under the provisions of this Ordinance shall hold their first meeting on the third Wednesday after the first election or appointment of members of the Board or as soon after such respective periods as conveniently may be at the hour of twelve o’clock at noon, and shall proceed to put this Ordinance into execution.”

The members of each Board shall themselves fix the place of meeting.

W. A. TOLMIE,
Deputy-Superintendent.
Superintendent’s Office,
Dunedin, 12th August, 1872.

AWAMOKO DISTRICT ROAD BOARD.

THE undermentioned persons have been duly elected under the “Otago Roads Ordinance 1871,” and the “Otago Roads Ordinance Amendment Ordinance 1872,” as members of the Awamoko District Road Board for the two subdivisions under-mentioned:

Subdivision of Ettrick:
John Johnston
James Davidson
Alexander M’Master
Robert Campbell

Subdivision of Dachet:
George Alexander Harris
John Borton.

T. W. PARKER,
Returning Officer.
14th September, 1872.

ABSTRACT FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

Of Impounding Notices:

4th October, Friday, noon, three mares, one cob, one gelding, one colt, two fillies, four steers, six heifers, one cow, one bullock, one stag, will be sold at Leaning Rock Pound, Clyde.