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claim for reward will be referred to such Commission as may be considered the most convenient for its proper investigation. The acts of the majority will be deemed the acts of the Commission.
Each Commission shall be at liberty to adopt such means as it may deem most fit for determining the value and cost of production of the Merchandise, for ascertaining the process employed, and for fully investigating in all respects and reporting upon the validity of any claim.
Every claim for reward must be preferred in writing before the 1st January, 1859, to the principal officer of Customs at the Port of Entry nearest to the place where it is desired that the examination of the merchandise shall take place, who will at once proceed to ascertain whether the full quantity in respect of which the reward is claimed, is ready for examination, and if such quantity is ready, he will give a certificate to that effect, dated on the day on which he shall have ascertained the fact, and such day shall be deemed to be the day on which the merchandise was produced.
Whenever any officer of Customs is required to go more than three miles from his residence, his travelling expenses must be paid beforehand by the person requiring his attendance, and he cannot be required to attend a second time if the quantity was found deficient on the first occasion.
One-half of any reward will be paid at once to any person whom a Commission shall report and the Governor shall have determined to be entitled to the same—after which no other claim to the same reward will be entertained—and the other half upon satisfactory proof being given to the Governor of the bona fide sale of the merchandise in Europe, at an advance of not less than 20 per cent. upon the bona fide actual cost of the article landed in Europe.
By his Excellency’s command,
E. W. STAFFORD.
Printed by M’KENZIE & MUIR, Wellington, New Zealand.
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 3
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Reward for Efficient Means of Rendering New Zealand Flax Available for Export
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- E. W. Stafford